8B = THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
FRIDAY,SEPT.7,2001
SPORTS
LAURIE SISK/KANSAN
Volleyball coach Ray Bechard gives instructions to his players during a scrimmage. The Jayhawk netters won their opener 3-0 against Wichita State on Wednesday.
Games to test Kansas streak
Volleyball team carries winning streak into weekend tournament
By Steve Laurenzo Kansan sportswriter
The Jayhawks will bring a five-game winning streak to a two-day tournament and see what happens this weekend at the Hampton Inn/Jayhawk Classic.
The Kansas volleyball team will play host to Georgia Southern, Montana and Portland for the two-day, six-match tournament at 11 a.m. today at the Horeksi Family Athletic Center.
Georgia Southern enters the tournament with a 3-1 record coming off two straight wins against Georgia State and The Citadel. They are led by sophomore outside hitter Martina Veiglova of Slovakia. Veiglova leads the team with 66 kills.
Montana comes in with a record of 2-2 with wins against Central Michigan and Gonzaga. Sophomore outside hitter Lizzie Wertz leads the team with 49 kills.
Portland enters the weekend still searching for its first win of the season after being shut out in the Idaho State Tournament. Senior outside hitter Bridget DeChant leads the team with 28 kills.
The Jayhawks are trying to extend a five-game winning streak to start the season. The team swept the season-opening tournament in Charlotte, N.C., and its home opener Wednesday against Wichita State.
The Charlotte tournament was the fourth straight regular-season tournament the team has won. The home-opening win was the ninth straight of its kind for the Javhawks.
After five games, Kansas coach Ray Bechard said he thought the new rally scoring and service rules were positive changes, especially in a tournament atmosphere. Rally scoring tends to favor a team with good momentum, but its 30-point games do tend to wear
"I really haven't seen the net serve affect too much
vet."
Ray Bechard Kansas volleyball coach
"So far so good," he said. "I think it's a long enough game. Some think it's too long. Some think 25 would be a better score to go to."
on the athletes.
The new service rule makes a serve that hits the net and continues over the net a live ball.
"I really haven't seen the net server affect too much yet," he said. "I heard last weekend a team got beat two times in a row by a serve that hit the net and just dropped over on game point. That would be unfortunate."
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Chiefs fans hope team proves doubters wrong
Eagerly awaited season starts Sunday against Oakland Raiders
By Jason Hwang Kansan sportswriter
Diehard football fans have eagerly waited the start of the 2001 NFL season.
But for University of Kansas students who call the Chiefs their team, the wait is nearly finished.
"I live in Kansas, growing up in a household of Chiefs fans," DeTienne said. "I'm excited to see the Chiefs achieve a winning record, maybe the playoffs."
Recently, Chiefs fans have not had a lot to cheer about for their team. Kansas City has not won the Super Bowl since 1970 during the Nixon administration. The team has not made the playoffs since the 1998-1999 season. It had losing seasons in two of the last three years. The coach, Gunther Cunningham, was fired last season. The Chiefs are coming off a 7-9, third place finish in the AFC West division.
The Chiefs' home opener is Sunday against the team's traditional nemesis, the Oakland Raiders.
Brit DeTienne, Wichita sophomore, is a lifetime Chiefs fan. He has gone to three games and is planning to go to one or two games this season at Arrowhead Stadium. He said he could not wait to see Kansas City open the season.
This season, the Chiefs have gone through drastic change. The team acquired Trent Green from the St. Louis Rams and free agent running back Priest Holmes, formerly of the Baltimore Ravens. New defensive and offense coordinators were hired, and a new coach, Dick Vermeil.
Vermell led the St. Louis Rams to a Super Bowl win in the 1999-2000 season.
One fan, Jon Davis, Newton senior, is pleased with the new personnel coming to the Chiefs. Although he is a self-proclaimed "fair-weather fan," he is elated to see the Chiefs unveil their new look.
"I thing the change will help because the new coach has done it all before," Davis said. "Priest Holmes is a good back that can help the quarterback."
DeTienne said he liked the new Chiefs
quarterback for his teamwork.
Davis said he expected the team to make the playoffs as a wild card. On the other hand, DeTienne understands that the Chiefs must learn new offense and defensive schemes.
"I'm excited that we got Trent Green because of his attitude as a team player," DeTienne said. "With (Elvis) Grbac last year, the team did not play adapt well."
Many Chiefs fans take pride in their support, but other NFL fans aren't quite as fond of Kansas City fans. Last year, a Sports Illustrated article said Kansas City had the "stupidest fans of the NFL." One undisclosed player said in the article that Chiefs fans get really loud when their offense is on the field. The noise deafens the ears of the Chiefs offense, who need to hear the snap count and audibles.
Jay McLaughlin, Winnetka, Ill., junior, said Chiefs fans didn't pack Arrowhead as in the past. Even though he is a Chicago Bears fan, he said that he had been trying to get tickets to a Chicks game for two years because he liked the experience of going to other NFL stadiums.
"Chiefs games are always sold out because of season ticket holders," he said. "But in some games on TV, Arrowhead looks like it's half full."
Some NFL preview issues, such as Sports Illustrated, Sporting News and Athlon Sports, have predicted that Kansas City would be fourth or last place in the AFC West Division. Despite the negative feedback from other NFL fans and national media, the fans hope the Chiefs will do well this season.
DeTienne said he wished the Chiefs could prove doubters wrong.
"Sports Illustrated rated the Chiefs 25th out of 31 teams in the league," he said. "I think this gives the Chiefs motivation because when they play, they will prove them wrong."
Contact Hwang at 864-4810
Proud to be a Jayhawk
Guidelines for Responsible Tailgating
Consistent with Board of Regents and university policies, alcohol may be consumed at universitysponsored fund-raising events. The "Proud to be a Jayhawk" fund benefiting KU traditions and programs will be promoted actively to tailgaters to encourage donations. Initially,the fund will benefit the KU Marching Band. Total funds raised will be announced at the end of the season.
Alcohol may be consumed only during a three-hour period before kickoff in the designated areas. Kickoff for the Saturday, Sept. 8, game is 11:30 a.m.
A perimeter around 10 parking lots adjacent to Memorial Stadium will designate Proud to be a Jayhawk tailgating areas.
Underage drinking, disorderly conduct or other unlawful conduct will not be tolerated.
No kegs or other containers with a capacity greater than one gallon may be brought into the area.
Fans are strongly encouraged not to use or bring glass containers.
No alcohol will be sold in the tailgating areas, in Memorial Stadium or elsewhere on the KU campus.
Individuals on foot will be allowed to bring their picnics into the designated tailgating areas.
Alcohol may not be brought into Memorial Stadium.
Consumption of alcohol will not be permitted outside of the designated tailgating areas.
In accordance with NCAA recommendations for responsible tailgating, a "no re-entry policy" will go into effect at Memorial Stadium. With the exception of personal emergencies, fans will not be allowed to re-enter the stadium if they go out at halftime or any time during the game.