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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2013
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLLEYBALL
Kansas celebrates after getting a kill during the first set against Iowa State Sept. 26, 2012. Kansas won the set 25-19.
Volleyball team to face Razorbacks
BRIAN HILLIX
bhillix@kansan.com
Riding a three-game winning streak, Kansas, 3-1, will take on the Arkansas Razorbacks tonight at 7 p.m. in Fayetteville, Ark.
This will be the first of two matches with Arkansas this week. The second meeting will take place on Saturday at 1 p.m. at Horeksi Family Athletics Center.
Kansas played Arkansas in the 2012 championship match of the Arkansas Invitational and fell in four sets with scores of 25-18, 25-27, 24-26 and 21-25. Junior outside hitter Sara McClinton led the Jayhawks with 16 kills in the match. The Jayhawks had set
points in the second and third sets and will look to convert on those opportunities this year.
"We have a bad taste in our mouth from last year," coach Ray Bechard said.
The Jayhawks are coming off a four-seat win over the University of Missouri-Kansas City on Sept. 3. Senior middle
sas earned first place at the Arkansas Invitational with wins over Northwestern State, New Mexico
blocker Caroline Jarmoc led the team with 19 kills and 10 blocks and senior setter Erin McNorton contributed with 50 assists.
Also 3-1 for the season. Arkan
RAY BECHARD coach
and UMKC. Its lone loss came on Sept. 3 to Oklahoma in three tight sets. The Razor-backs lost two of their best players from last season. Opposite hitter Roslandy. Acostawas
named to the 2012 All-SEC first team and outside hitter Jasmine Norton was named to the 2012 All-SEC second team. Four other players were lost due to graduation.
However, they return sophomore opposite hitter Liz Fortado, who was named to the All-SEC freshman team as well as senior setter Raymariely Santos, who became the third player in Arkansas history to pass 3,000 assists for her career. SEC coaches projected the Razorbacks to finish third in the SEC western division and seventh overall out of 14 teams. This will be the Jayahwks' first match-up with a team from the SEC this year.
Edited by Jessica Mitchell
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Junior outside hitter Sara McClinton spikes the ball during the second set against Iowa State on Sept. 26, 2012.
Women's tennis team prepares for season with new coach
BEN FELDERSTEIN
bfelderstein@kansan.com
Team chemistry is a concept that has been an obstacle to the success of many talented teams, and one that successful coaches such as Bill Self, John Wooden and Vince Lombardi have preached. It is also a concept that senior Claire Dreyer and sophomore Maria Jose Cardona agree will be the foundation to the women's tennis team's success this season. When asked for "one word to describe your team, and why?" Dryer and Cardona both responded emphatically with those two simple words: "Team chemistry."
The women's team is coming into the 2013-14 season with a new head coach, Todd Chapman. Having spent the last four years as an assistant coach for Big 12 rival Texas Tech, Chapman helped coach a team that won two straight Big 12 regular season titles in 2012 and 2013. Tech also climbed from
the depths of the Big 12 conference all the way to an 8-1 record in only a year. The University is hoping Chapman will bring similar on-court success to Lawrence.
Dreyer said the Jayhawks are looking forward to working with Chapman. "It's been different transitioning with a new coach, but everyone is really willing to work harder," Dreyer said. "We're just excited to get the season started."
as many are still engaging in recent times, the Big 12 has been dominated by a small handful of schools on the women's tennis side. There have been consistent titles from the Texas Longhorns, the Baylor Lady Bears, and the Texas Tech Lady Raiders. But this year team chemistry, a highly experienced and successful coach, hard work and a rigorous fall schedule make a run at the Big 12 title not as far out of range as previously thought. Claire Dreyer said she and her three teammates, Amy Barnthouse, Paulina Los and Dylan
fall, and I'm sure that we can do really well this season and keep improving," Cardona said. The team does not know yet which players are going to compete in the Midland Invitational, or if they will be in doubles or singles, as many are still fighting for a spot.
Windom are ready and hungry for a chance at the Big 12 title. "[Winning] would mean everything to me, and to us," Dreyer said. "I mean, we've worked so hard that we believe we can do anything. Coach has really gotten us excited for the season."
The team is preparing to open its fall schedule in Midland, Texas, at the Midland Invitational on Sept. 13. The fall season will begin with five tournaments in which the Jayhawks plan to compete in both singles and doubles play. Cardona said improvement over the course of the season will be key.
Edited by Duncan McHenry
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