November 21, 2006
The Texas A&M volleyball team concludes its season Wednesday as the Aggies play host to the Missouri Tigers. First serve is at 6:30 p.m. at G. Rollie White Coliseum.
| MATCH INFO |
| Wednesday, Nov. 22, 6:30 p.m. (CST) G. Rollie White Coliseum (7,800), College Station |
| RECORDS |
| Texas A&M: 11-16, 4-15 Big 12 (9th) Missouri: 16-11, 10-8 Big 12 (6th) |
| RANKINGS |
| Mizzou is receiving votes in the latest AVCA poll. |
| LIVE VIDEO |
| Matt Simon, play-by-play (broadcast time 6:15 p.m.) |
| INTERNET |
| Live Video (Free): (Aggies All-Access) Live Stats: (aggieathletics.com) |
| SERIES |
| A&M leads, 17-7 Last Meeting: (9/16/06) Last in CS: (9/16/05) |
The Aggies are 11-16 overall and 4-15 in the Big 12 after falling to Texas Tech, 3-0, in Lubbock on Saturday. It was A&M's fourth consecutive loss.
After opening Big 12 action with a 7-1 record, Missouri is 3-7 over the last 10 matches and is now 16-11 overall and 10-8 in the Big 12. The Tigers ended a two-match losing streak by defeating Kansas, 3-1, in Lawrence on Saturday.
Christi Hahn, A&M's lone senior, will be concluding her stellar four-year career against the Tigers. The middle blocker and three-year starter from Leander, Texas, leads the Aggies and ranks third in the Big 12 with a .369 hitting efficiency. Hahn sports a .332 career hitting percentage, which currently ranks second in the A&M all-time career records.
Freshman Mary Batis leads A&M with 3.48 kills per game, and freshman libero/defensive specialist Zanny Castillo posts a team-leading 3.35 digs per game. Freshman setter Courtney Rhodes is averaging 9.9 assists per game, and junior middle blocker Kelly Stanton leads the Aggies and ranks ninth in the Big 12 with 1.22 blocks per game.
The Tigers are led by senior middle blocker Nicole Wilson, who ranks seventh in the conference with a .327 hitting efficiency. Senior outside hitter Jessica Vander Kooi tops the team and ranks sixth in the Big 12 with 4.14 kills per game, and junior libero Tatum Ailes leads the team and ranks second in the league with 4.80 digs per game.
A&M leads the all-time series against the Tigers, 17-7, including a 9-1 mark in matches played in College Station. Missouri, however, has won the last three meetings. The then-No. 17 Tigers held off A&M earlier this season in Columbia, Mo., defeating the Aggies, 30-24, 22-30, 20-30, 30-20, 15-11 on Sept. 16 at the Hearnes Center. A&M's most recent win against the Tigers was Oct. 27, 2004, in College Station.
The Aggies are in ninth place in the Big 12 standings, a game and a half behind eighth-place Texas Tech. The Tigers are in sixth place, one game behind Iowa State and Colorado, who are tied for fourth place.
The Big 12 conference schedule concludes on Saturday, with Texas A&M having a bye. The NCAA Championship 64-team field will be announced on ESPNEWS between 2 and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, November 26.