THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2013
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ABOVE: Redshirt senior middle blocker Caroline Jarmoc, left, and senior setter Eric McNorton block a shot during the Sept. 7 home game against Arkansas.
RIGHT: Redshirt senior outside hitter Catherine Carmichael talks to McNorton during the game. Kansas lost the match in five sets, 23-25, 25-21, 24-26, 25-12, 11-15. The Jayhawks return to Horejsi Family Athletics Center on Friday for the KansasInvital.
Jayhawks return to Lawrence for Kansas Invitational
IBRIAN HILLIX
GEORGE MULLINIX/KANSAN
bhillix@kansan.com
Coming off a first place finish at the InnTowner Invitational in Madison, Wisc., the Jayhawks (7-3) begin a stretch of five home matches that begins Friday, Sept. 20, with the Kansas Invitational.
Down two sets to none against No. 25 Wisconsin last Friday, Kansas stormed back to win the next three sets and upset the Badgers in their home opener. In its final match of the weekend, Kansas
downed Bowling Green in five sets to claim its second tournament championship of the season.
championship With 42 kills and 18 blocks for the tournament, redshirt senior middle blocker Caroline Jarmoc earned Most Valuable Player honors for her strong offensive and defensive performance. In addition to Jarmoc, senior libero Brianne Riley and sophomore outside hitter Tiana Dockery were also named to the All-Tournament team. Both set season-highs at the tournament as Riley finished with 31 digs against
Bowling Green while Dockery notched 2 kills against Wisconsin.
This year's field includes North Dakota State, Georgia and Notre Dame. The tournament will be a round-robin format and will conclude Sunday afternoon.
Notre Dame (5-3) is coming off a tournament win of its own. The Fighting Irish swept the Shamrock Invitational last weekend that included a comeback from two sets down in the championship match against Auburn. Notre Dame was picked to finish fourth out of 15 teams in the Atlantic Coast Conference in its first season as a member
The Jayhawks placed first in the Kansas Invitational last year with wins over Sam Houston State, Tulsa and Arkansas State. Jarmoc was named the tournament MVP as she set a then-career high with 16 kills in the final match of the invitational against Arkansas State. Senior setter Erin McNorton and junior outside hitter Sara McClinton were also named to the all-tournament team. Kansas dropped just two sets in the tournament.
of the conference. The Jayhawks fell to the Fighting Irish last season in four sets in the Golden Dome Invitational in South Bend, Ind.
Georgia (8-1) has taken advantage of a schedule that has included only two teams from a power conference. In their eight wins, the Bulldogs have only dropped one set. The lone loss came in three sets to Nebraska at the Nebraska Tournament. Georgia was picked in the preseason to finish fourth place in a loaded Southeastern Conference eastern division that features No. 4
Florida and No.19 Kentucky.
North Dakota State (0-9) is struggling to start the season as it has won just one set in nine matches. In the preseason, the Bison were projected to finish sixth out of eight teams in the Summit League.
Returning to play a match at Horejsi Family Athletics Center for only the second time this season, the Jayhawks will look to improve upon their three-game winning streak.
Edited by Jessica Mitchell
VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE
Friday, Sept. 20
Kansas vs. North Dakota State
12 p.m.
Kansas vs. Georgia
7 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 21
North Dakota State vs. Notre Dame
9:30 a.m.
North Dakota State vs. Georgia
2:30 p.m.
Notre Dame vs. Georgia
7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 22
Kansas vs. Notre Dame 1 p.m.