THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2013
VOLLEYBALL
Kansas ready for match at UMKC
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BRIAN HILLIX
bhillix@kansan.com
Fresh off a solid performance at the Arizona Invitational, the Jayhawks take on the UMKC Kangaroos Tuesday, Sept. 3, at 7 p.m. in Kansas City, Mo.
The squad finished in a three-way tie for first place in the Arizona Invitational after dropping its first match of the season and winning its next two. The Jayhawks continue their road trip with six of the next seven games away from Horesii Family Athletics Center.
The Jawhaws defeated the Kangaroos last season 25-15, 25-17, 25-17 at home on Sept. 4 2012.
Red-shirt senior middle blocker Caroline Jarmoc set the tone with 16 kills and 7 blocks in the match.
Senior setter Erin McNorton led the offensive attack with 33 assists while senior libero Brianne Riley anchored the defense with 17 digs.
Kansas will see some familiar faces in Swinney Recreation Center. Christi Posey, the head coach of UMKC, spent 11 years as the assistant coach at Kansas. This will be her third season as the head coach of the Kangaroos, UMKC associate
head coach Trent Jones also has roots in Kansas as he served as a volunteer assistant from 2002-04.
The Kangaroos are 1-2 after opening their season at the Arkansas Invitational.
Quick hits:
- The match will be the home opener for the Kangaroos
- Kansas is 18-0 all-time against UMKC, including three road victories
- Kansas went 9-5 on the road last season
- Kansas also finished 2-1 to open the 2012 season after the Arkansas Invitational
Last three meetings:
UMKC @ Kansas - Win, 3-0 (10/27/09)
UMKC @ Kansas – Win, 3-0 (8/31/10)
UMKC @ Kansas – Win, 3-0 (9/4/12)
Edited by Heather Nelson
Junior outside hitter Sara McClinton, junior outside hitter Chelsea Albers and senior middle blocker Caroline Jarmoc block a spike during a game against Texas at Horesjsi Family Athletics during the 2011 season.
FILE PHOTO/KANSAN
LOSS FROM PAGE 1B
only ranked team in the field of four teams. Despite this added pressure, Albers said nerves had nothing to do with Friday's loss.
"We don't look at others' expectations," Albers said. "We look to exceed our own."
Albers attributed the slow start to tentative play and too many errors. The Jayhawks responded by winning six of the next seven sets.
"We tried to make too many shots and we didn't trust in each other as much as we should have," Albers said. "After that match, we really began to trust in each other as a team."
Albers set career highs with 16 kills and 18 digs in the match
against Arizona. Both Albers and McClinton were named to the All-Tournament Team after a tournament total of 34 and 37 kills respectively.
Kansas went 2-1 for the weekend to earn a three-way tie for first place with Arizona and Central Arkansas. Morgan State went 0-3.
The layhawks have a busy week ahead as they play three matches in five days. First, they travel to Kansas City, Mo., on Tuesday, Sept. 3, to take on UMKC at 7 p.m.
Coach Ray Bechard plans to make good use of the team's limited practice schedule this week by continuing to work on pass and serve drills and improving the team's blocking and initial line of defense.
"We can learn a lot from the slow
start," Bechard said.
Coach Bechard earned his 250th career win after victories over Morgan State and Arizona on Saturday. Bechard has the most wins in the program's history.
"The best part of it all was that we got a win," Bechard said. "We knew we needed to respond after the first match and we really stepped up."
Featured tweet: Amy Wehrs @ amster12
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