WEDNESDAY,OCT.3,2001
SPORTS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN = 3B
Ranked'Cats threaten Jayhawks
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Kansas to face rival with distraction of a loud Wildecat crowd
Molly Scavuzzo, junior middle blocker, spikes the ball back to Colorado during a game last week.
By Steve Laurenzo Kansan sportswriter
The Kansas volleyball team will travel to face its in-state rival at 7 tonight at Ahearn Field House in Manhattan. The Jayhawks (11-3, 2-3) face a Kansas State team (7-4, 3-2) that just slipped into the American Volleyball Coaches Association Top 25 Poll at No. 25.
"Kansas State beat Missouri last week in five in a great match," said Kansas coach Ray Bechard. "So I told our team they can expect the same type of effort on their home court.
"We've just got to find a really consistent high level to play at." Bechard said. "That's a lot to ask a young team, but that's what we have to do to have success throughout the next couple of weeks."
Three of the Wildcats' four losses have come at the hands of Top 10, nationally ranked teams. They started the season with losses to No. 5 Hawaii and No. 7 UCLA and fell to No. 2 Nebraska on Monday. The Wildcats were also defeated by Texas Tech.
Overall, the Wildcats lead the series with the Jayhawks, 43-31. Kansas State has defeated Kansas in each of the 12 matches they have played since 1993. Senior outside hitter Liz Wegner leads the Wildcats and the Big 12 Conference in total kills with 220.
Wegner became Kansas State's all-time kills leader Wednesday against Missouri with 26 kills against Missouri.
Wegner also is in second place on the Wildcat's roster with a 25.1 percent hitting efficiency and third with 128 digs.
"She's very durable," Bechard said. "She'll be as strong in game five as she is in game one. It'll be a matter of us not being able to shut
her down, but hopefully controlling her somewhat."
Bechard will face one of his former assistant coaches in Kansas State's first-year coach Suzie Fritz. Fritz spent two years as an assistant coach to Bechard at Barton County Community College. Fritz also played two years under Bechard at Barton County from 1990-91.
"I was hoping she'd do well in all but two matches this year," Bechard said. "This is one of those two."
Bechard said Fritz would likely be successful as Kansas State's coach.
"I think she's ready for the
opportunity there. She's done a great job as an assistant, and now she's got them off to a good start," Bechard said.
The Kansas State crowd is raucous and can cause visiting teams a problem.
"Actually it kind of fires our team up," Kansas junior defensive specialist Jennifer Kraft said. "They're definitely really loud and they get in our faces and kind of make fun of us a little bit. Our bench tries to cheer for us while we're serving. They try to drown them out and let us hear positive things."
Contact Laurenzo at 864-4858
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