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University Daily Kansan
Sports
Wednesday, August 20, 1986
Volleyball team gets fine-tuning practice
Bv Heather Fritz
Associate sports editor
When volleyball coach Frankie Albitz took over the coaching duties last season, the team had to start by re-learning the basics. After that same team's first practice this season, which was Friday in Robinson Gymnastium. Albitz said the players just needed some fine-tuning and adjustments.
It appears they've come a long way in one year.
This year's Jayhawk roster is the same as last year's, with one addition: freshman outside hitter Jodi Oelschlager of Lawrence. The team may be without two of its better players, however.
Hitter Judy Desch had a hernia operation in July and will be unable to play until Sept. 2, four days before KU's first game. Another hitter, Eileen Schwartz, injured a knee in May and injured it five minutes into Fridays practice. Trainer Brenda Sneed said Schwartz would have arthroscopic surgery Aug. 27 and would be out for at least four to six weeks. Albitz said Oelschlager might replace Schwartz.
Despite the injuries, the team still has some outstanding players in hitter Catalina Suarez, blocker Julie Ester and Monica Spencer, the team'setter.
With the exception of Oelschlager, the players are familiar with each other's style of play.
"There's only one freshman." Suarez said "We're more like a team already. Everybody knows more about each other and we're adjusted."
That familiarity makes the team's practices more consistent. The team is able to pick up right where it left off last season and players say it's as if they never left.
"We're already starting at a higher level than last year." Albitz said. "My job will be to fine-tune them and make a couple of adjustments for some teams."
Most of the players participated in summer volleyball, as well as playing in United States Volleyball Association games last spring. The USVBA team, which consisted of the same players as the KU team and was coached by Albiz, won the regional championship and went to nationals, where the team tied for 19th place.
The Jayhawks are scheduled to play 15 individual games and five tournaments, including two games with top-20 Nebraska and a tournament appearance at Florida. Albiz said the schedule was slightly tougher than last season's, but still not of top-20 caliber.
Albiz called Suarez, who was named most valuable player at the USVBA regionals, the team's stabilizer. Suarez played on Colombia's national team before coming to the United States last year and is KU's most experienced player.
"She helped us more last year than hopefully she'll have to do this year." Albitz said. "She could do anything you asked her to."
Friday's practices were relaxed and the players looked as if they were having fun. Last year, the team started the season with practices three times a day. This year, the team practiced twice a day. Albiz said she was trying to put fun back in to the game.
"Last year we had three-a-days and we burned out," she said. "It's too hard on them physically. I'm really trying to stress fun in practice this year. Last year, it seemed like it was a class."
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