Wednesday, October 25, 2000 The University Daily Kansan Section B·Page 3 kansasstarters Kansas starters No. Position Name Ht. Year 4 OH Sara Kidd 5.11 sr. 7 MB Danielle Geronymo 6-2 sr. 8 S Molly LaMere 5-7 lr. 10 OH Nancy Bell 5-10 sr. 14 OH Amy Myatt 6-0 sr. 16 DS Jennifer Kraft 5-5 so. Kansas Leaders | Kills | Kills per game | | :--- | :--- | | Myatt | 360 | 4.93 | | Bell | 252 | 3.45 | | Geronymo | 198 | 2.83 | | Total | 1239 | 16.97 | | Opponents | 1157 | 15.85 | Aces Sarah Rome 22 Jennifer Kraft 20 LaMere 16 Total 101 Opponents 94 Digs Geronymo 194 | Digs per game | Rome 186 | 2.77 | Bell 174 | 2.38 | Total 1133 | 15.52 | Opponents 1078 | 14.77 | Blocks Geronymo 27 | Blocks Assists | Total | Per game | Kylie Thomas 10 | 39 | 99 | 1.41 | Bell 4 | 43 | 47 | .73 | Total 72 | 249 | 196.5 | 2.69 | Opponents 54 | 288 | 198 | 2.71 | Volleyball Kansas Kansas (12-8, 38) versus Texas A&M (13.5, 8) 7:08 p.m. at the Horeisi Family Athletic Center. The game will be televised on Fox Sports Net at 11 a.m. Friday. Standings in Big 12 Kansas Matchs Hitting Percentage: 5th (.256) Kills per game: 6th (16.96) Aces per game: 7th (1.38) Blocks per game: 6th (2.61) Digs per game: 7th (15.33) Texas A&M Hitting Percentage: 3rd (.271) Kills per game: 1st (18.31) Aces per game: 5th (1.47) Blocks per game: 5th (2.73) Digs per game: 1st (15.33) lastmatch The Jawhaws fell in three games, 15-11, 15-12, 15-11, to Colorado after beating the Buffaloes in five games on Sept.13. lastmatch The No. 25 Aggies beat No. 24 Missouri in three games, 16,14, 15,13, 15,3, at home in College Station, Texas, avenging a 3-0 loss. texasa&mstarters No. Pos. Name Ht. Year 10 MB Heather Marshall 6-0 sr. 14 OH Erin Gibson 5-11 jr. 16 DS/OH Beth Weynand 5-8 jr. 21 DC/OH Christy Clark 5-9 sr. 22 OH Michelle Cole 6-0 jr. 24 S Jenna Moscovic 5-11 jr. Texas A&M Leaders Kills Kills per game Gibson 240 4.07 Marshall 209 3.37 Cole 183 3.16 Total 1135 18.31 Opponents 1049 16.92 Aces Gibson 14 Marshall 14 A.D. Achiefu 10 Total 91 Opponents 66 Digs Digs per game Gibson 251 4.25 Marshall 193 3.11 Cole 187 3.22 Total 1199 19.34 Opponents 1079 17.40 Blocks Assists Total Per game Marshall 15 72 87 1.40 Tara Pulaski 4 47 51 0.89 Brandi Mount 2 46 48 0.81 Total 30 279 169.5 2.73 Opponents 24 215 131.5 2.12 'Hawks hope to aggravate Aggies By Sarah Warren sports@kansan.com Kansan sportswriter Tip-top shots will be necessary for the Kansas volleyball team to topple No. 25 Texas & AM at 7 onight at the Horeisi Family Athletic Centers. The Aggies (13-5, 8-3 in the Big 12 Conference) downed the Jayhawks in three games when the teams met Sept. 15 in College Station, Texas. Now the Hawks (12,8,3-4) will look for their first win against the Aggies, who have dominated Kansas 10-0 since the teams first met in 1990. In fact, the last time the Jayhawks stole a game in a match from the Aggies was in 1997. "They're playing really well," said coach Ray Bechard. "They've won five of their last six. I'm sure they're' much more comfortable with their roles now." The Aggies shut out No. 24 Missouri 3-0 Saturday in College Station, write the 'Hawks fell to Colorado in three games in Boulder, Colo. the same day. Bechard said that Kansas hadn't performed as a team in its losses, but as a group of athletes competing at very different levels. Therefore, to ace the Aggies, the Jayhawks must upgrade as a team, rather than as individuals. "It's a ranked opponent," he said. "We've had a few people playing well, but not everybody's on the same page." However, Bechard did say that the play of senior outside hitter Amy Myatt, who killed 18 balls against Colorado, was a welcomed highlight. "When she gets a big swing, she's an energy producer for our team," he said. "But it's going to have to be a collective, group effort if we're going to win." Besides resolving team effort issues, the Jayhawks will have to concentrate on other parts of their game to take the match from the Aggies. Its ranking aside, Texas A&M is No. 1 in the Big 12 in both kills per game (18.31) and digs per game (19.34) — a deadly combination. This means that not only can the team easily smack the ball to the floor for a kill, but it also can prevent opponents' shots from becoming point-earning kills. "You've really got to strike the ball with some energy to get that ball onto the floor," Bechard said. "They're a really good digging team." In fact, getting the ball to the floor right away seems to be the only way to score against the Aggies. "They're also a really good rally team," Bechard said. "And I think the longer the rally goes, the better they feel about winning it." In addition to raising their record and their confidence, pride is at stake for the Jayhawks, as tonight's match will be broadcast at 11 a.m. Friday on the Fox Sports Net. "We have a big match," said Nancy Bell, senior outside hitter. "It's going to be televised. We have to execute unlike we did Saturday." Edited by J. R. Mendoza Chiefs to play next 5 games on the road KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Schedulewise, the easy part's finished for Kansas City. The Associated Press Playing five of their first seven at home, the Chiefs are 4-3, coming off a rolllicking 54-34 victory against previously unbeaten St. Louis in the biggest win of Gunther Cunningham's career. But now they're on the road for five of their next six, starting with a back-and-forth three-week swing to West Coast destinations Seattle, Oakland and San Francisco. Then after a home game Sunday, Nov. 19 against Buffalo, the Chiefs go back on the road to San Diego and then hurriedly pack up once more and fly to New England for their second Monday night game of the year. The Chiefs have not had to play three straight road games since 1995. And the last time Kansas City was asked to play five of six away from home was 1960. The Chiefs considered several possibilities for dealing with the unusual situation, including going to the West Coast sites on Friday instead of Saturday and even spending at least one week there. "There was a thought about going a day early. But when you go a day early, you get too much lag time at the site where you're going to play and sometimes players lose their focus." Cunningham said. After considerable thought, Cunningham nixed the idea of staying on the West Coast instead of coming right back to Kansas City. Cunningham said quarterback Elvis Grbac was expected to be ready Sunday despite a bruised elbow. 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