The Battalion - October 16, 2017 by The Battalion

Aggies top Gators in final minute of game Analysis: Texas A&M stays calm to achieve last quarter win over Florida By Alex Miller @AlexMill20 GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Composure was Texas A&M’s biggest point of emphasis while preparing for Florida. And indeed, it was the collective calmness of the Aggies (5-2, 3-1 SEC) that allowed them to string together a fourth-quarter comeback over the Gators (3-3, 3-2 SEC), earning a 19-17 win at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Saturday night. “These guys have continued to just keep

playing,” A&M head coach Kevin Sumlin said. “They believe in each other. There wasn’t a bunch of panic from our coaches and that’s what composure is all about.” In each of the Aggies past three wins, the maroon and white had to find their way back from a second-half deficit. According to wide receiver Christian Kirk, being in those situations where the team has had to comeback is invaluable and has benefitted them. “We’ve been down in a lot of the games we’ve played in this year,” Kirk said. “We know when we come out to the second half with a different mindset. We played like it was a whole new game.” The coolness of kicker Daniel LaCamera

may have been most important. The junior and Florida native was 4-for-4 on field goals for the night, sinking three in the fourth quarter — including the game-winning 32-yarder with 58 seconds left. “We knew coming into this game it was going to be a big field goal game,” LaCamera said. “I try not to think it’s bigger than any other kick. It feels great to do it.” Totaling just 263 yards of total offense, the Aggies accumulated nearly half of that in the fourth quarter, posting 127 yards in the frame. “We knew we were going to score, and we knew we were going to win that football ANALYSIS ON PG. 2

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Linebacker Tyrel Dodson sealed the game fro the Aggies when he intercepted the ball with 52 seconds left in the game.

48-HOUR VIDEO GAME CRAZE

Over the past four years, Chillennium has grown to a total of 365 participating students. Cristian Aguirre — THE BATTALION

Texas A&M hosts international, student-run game jam competition By Katherine Garcia & Kathryn Whitlock @katiegarcia2018 & @kathrynwhitloc8 Planning, designing and creating a video game in two days may sound close to unthinkable, but not for the roughly 300 participants in this weekend’s Chillennium game jam. Chillennium, a 48-hour video game competition began in 2014 without an official name with around twenty competitors. Now the largest student-run game jam in the world, it has grown into

an internationally recognized competition that gives college students the opportunity to create a video game based on a given theme. The theme this year was role-reversal. Game ideas included human-eating ice cream cones, boxing punching bags and people of Earth destroying inhabitants of Mars. The competition included designated times for provided meals and students could rest at any point in the duration of allotted time. The results were announced Sunday night and the winning team, Oddbird Studio, included members Shae Humphries, Joshua Cappelli, Cody Romphf and Benjamin Scott from Sheridan College in Oakville, Ontario, Canada.

“Our game is called ‘Bag Box,’” Humphries said. “This was a game where two people share one controller, take on the role of boxing punching bags and beat the fluff out of each other.” The second place team from A&M, Netflix and Chill’em, included Travis Stebbins, Meena Subramanian and Stephanie Sykara created a game titled ‘Its Gonna Getcha.’ The competition facilitated several disciplines. Each team consisted of four people who contributed their skill sets. From programming, to visualization, virtual reality, to computer science, the video game competition had something GAME JAM ON PG. 4

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The winning team, Oddbird Studio, from Canada at Chillennium 2017 with their game ‘Bag Box.’

Volleyball finding their rhythm Despite falling behind early, Aggies fight back steadily to defeat Auburn at Reed By Ryan MacDonald @Ryan_MacDonald2

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Senior outside hitter Kiara McGee finished Sunday’s game with 12 kills, 35 total assists and three blocks.

The Aggie volleyball team (6-8, 3-4 SEC) got back on track Sunday afternoon after a tough loss last Wednesday, coming from behind to beat No. 21 Auburn (11-6, 4-4 SEC) 16-25, 25-22, 2725 and 25-19. The Aggies got off to a slow start in the match, as they were caught out of position in several instances and overall weren’t playing in the style they were accustomed to. The Aggies found themselves trailing 11-6 in the first set and A&M head coach Laurie Corbelli used her first timeout to settle the team down. “The first set we were getting overwhelmed with

their pace and speed and we were trying to match it,” Corbelli said. “We have a fast style but not that fast.” A&M came out of the time out with some new energy, garnering three blocks and getting back in the game, cutting the Auburn lead to 14-10. Senior Kiara McGee was dominant in the set with four kills and 11 assists however, the Aggies were unable to match Auburn’s speed in the first set, losing 25-16. Throughout the season, the Aggies have struggled to come back after they have gone down a set but, senior Amy Nettles said they weren’t going to let that happen again in this match. “I looked at the score and I was like, ‘Alright let’s see what we’re made of, let’s show people that we can finish,’” Nettles said. The second set was much more competitive, leading to many long points. The two teams traded VOLLEYBALL ON PG. 2