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THE UNIVERSITY HAIRY KANSAN
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2007
VOLLEYBALL
Kansas loss to K-State drops team to 5-13 in Big 12
BY RUSTIN DODD
rdodd@kansan.com
Kansas sent Kansas State an early message on Wednesday night, and the No. 12 team in the country responded. With Kansas holding a one game to none lead, and leading 26-25 in game two, K-State was four points away from trailing Kansas 2-0 on its home floor. But K-State rallied to take the next five points, won game two 30-26, and parlayed that momentum into a 3-1 (21-30, 30-26, 30-14, 30-26) victory.
"Obviously a 2-0 game at the break would have been a lot better than a 1-1," Kansas coach Rav Bechard said. "But for
really competed. We didn't always execute at the best time, but we competed hard and had some really good efforts out of some players."
Bechard was probably thinking of junior middle blocker Savannah Noyes, who led Kansas with 14 kills and a .400 hitting percentage. Noyes did most of her damage in Kansas' game one victory.
But the Wildcats stormed to a 7-1 lead in game two and tied the match at 1-1 with a 30-26 victory. K-State performed better in game three, dominating Kansas 30-14 to take a 2-1 lead.
K-State continued its torrid pace in game four as the Wildcats built
A kill from freshman outside hitter Jenna Raiser cut the lead to 12-9, but K-State won the next two points and pushed the lead back to five points. A kill from senior middle blocker Natalie Uhart cut K-States lead to 19-13, but K-State cruised from there, winning game four 30-26 and clinching the match 3-1.
"They lead the Big 12 in aces and they had 12 tonight," Bechard said. "We didn't see that much short serve on tape. They would drive us back and then short serve us, and they really took us out our offensive rhythm. Even after game four we convinced we could get it to a
more plays in the end then we did."
Kansas dropped to 12-16 and 5-13 in the Big 12 Conference, while K-Sate improved to 21-7 and 13-5 in the Big 12.
Freshmen outside hitters Karina Garlington and jenna Kaiser also put up good offensive numbers for Kansas. Garlingen had 11 kills and Kaiser had 12 in the loss.
The loss was the third in a row for Kansas against K-State, and the second this season. Kansas fell 3-0 to K-State at the Horejsi Family Athletics Center on Sept. 12. The Jayhawks dropped to 34-55 all-time against the Wildcats.
STATE BRAGGING RIGHTS
The state of Kansas was well-represented in the volleyball version of the Sunflower Showdown. A combined 14 players - seven from each school - halted from the state of Kansas.
UP NEXT: SENIOR DAY
Kansas returns home for its last home match of the season against Louis Cats at 11 a.m.
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foodreview BLUEBERRY MUFFINS
Bistro Bella
These are the smallest at
about half the size of the other
muffins. They are too moist and watery, though; you almost don't need a drink to go with these muffins. They're also the stickiest ones, and have a reasonable amount of blueberries. ★★
Hy-Vee Bakery
3504 Clinton Parkway
This muffin has the least amount of blueberries in it. It is relatively big, and is so soft that it almost feels like it doesn't have any crust on top. But it's a little too sweet compared to the other muffins. ★★★
TOMORROW'S NEWS WWW.ROTTENNEIGHBOR.COM
If your neighbors have a trashy lawn with four immobile cars and a dog that won't stop crapping in your shrubs, tell the world about it on www. rottenneighbor.com.
The Web site lets you warm others about bad neighbors or give props to good ones. It's free and easy to use. Simply register with a name and password, then use the site's global map to mark a neighbor's house as "rotten" or "rad." Then write about it.
neighbors using the site's blog function.
User NeedaVacay recently posted the following:
"Put two divorces together with a combined five kids in a three-bedroom townhouse and you have yourself one **** uva crazy family to deal with. Loud, annoying, obnoxious. Like living next to the Manson family. We've lived here for two years and have their daily arguments down to a science. Starting at 11 p.m. every single night and not ending sometimes until the wee hours of the morning. Cops don't even show up anymore. Ugh..."
But that's not all. In addition to being a forum for flaming or saluting your neighbors, the site offers tips for mediation, and creator Brant Walker says he hopes to give users the ability to send postcards-of-concern to users in the future.
"If their dog is pooping on their yard, this can be the first step toward mediation," Walker says. "We want people to be able to resolve their problems."
Walker, who says the site can be used as a real estate tool for agents looking to sell houses, created the site after dealing with his own rotten neighbors. He says his neighbors cooked food that smelled horrible and the smell wafted into his home through open windows.
They have some really bad food cooking going on, the says. The site, which has had more than 1 million visitors, lists two rotten houses in Lawrence.
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