MONDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2002
NEWS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN = 7A
Volleyball victory sets season record
By Jason Hwang
jhwang@kansan.com
Kansan sportwriter
The way the Kansas volleyball team has been playing, the Horejsi Family Athletics Center should have a doormat that reads, "Home Sween Home."
The Jayhawks (13-2, 4-2 Big 12) remained undefeated at home Saturday after knocked off the Baylor Bears (8-9, 2-5) in three games (30-26, 30-26, 30-28).
This is the Jayhawks' 12th victory by a 3-0 sweep, which sets a season record.
"A break from here and there and this match would have been extended to five games, like our other matches with Baylor," coach Ray Bechard said. "But we played when we needed to at the right times."
Junior outside hitter Sarah Rome led the team with 13 kills. Sophomore middle blocker Ashley Michaels, junior outside hitter Abbie Jacobson and freshman middle blocker Josiane Lima each tallied 10 kills.
"As the game went on, we were more comfortable where they were hitting and when they were going to pass the ball," Rome said. "We got a lot better defensively as the game progressed."
Senior defensive specialist Jennifer Kraft had one service ace.
which tied her with Julie Woodruff (1988-91) for career aces at Kansas with 134.
In game one, Baylor had a quick 3-0 start, and Kansas did not take the lead until it got a 14-13 advantage. The Jayhawks did not hold the lead for long as the Bears tied the game at 15 and regained the lead. After Kansas took a 25-24 lead, Baylor called a timeout. The Jayhawks scored four of the final six points to win game one, 30-26.
The roles reversed in game two as Kansas held the lead for the majority of the game. The Bears led only at 3-2 and 5-4. With their largest lead at three points, the Jayhawks made a 4-0 run to stretch the lead to 25-20 before going on to the victory.
Trailing 5-4 in game three, Kansas scored the next four points and took an 8-5 advantage. Kansas extended its lead to 27-23, scoring three straight points, including two consecutive blocks which halted any hopes of a Baylor comeback. Kansas sealed the match, winning the final game 30-28.
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Kansas will conclude its three-match homestand with a match against Kansas State at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Horejsi Center.
Edited by Lauren Beatty and Amanda Sears
Sophomore middle blocker Ashley Michaels and junior outside hitter Sarah Rome rise to block an attack from Baylor forwards. Kansas swept Baylor Saturday at home in three matches.
The Jayhawks responded to that by defeating the Cowgirls of Oklahoma State 6-0 on Friday. But Kansas dropped a heartbreaker to Oklahoma 2-1 yesterday, despite a late comeback.
Before the Kansas soccer team began play this weekend, coach Mark Francis said the competition would be a tough test for his team, and that it needed to play its best.
The first was a team record for goals in a game. Freshman Caroline Smith set the single-season scoring record with her 11th goal of the season.
Kansas settworecords in the Oklahoma State victory.
Kansas dominated the game on both ends of the field, as it held Oklahoma State to only two shots for the entire game, and did not let a shot on a goal in the first half. Oklahoma State did not get a shot on goal until 71:45 into the game.
Soccer team splits weekend games, ends win streak
Swimming and diving team takes 4th place
By losing, Kansas' record dropped to 9-3-2 and 3-2-1 in Big 12 Conference play. Oklahoma's conference record improved to 4-1.
The loss to the Sooners snapped the Jayhawks' ninegame winning streak at home.
Kansas will get an opportunity to start another home winning streak as it hosts non-conference foe Central Missouri State at 4 p.m. Friday at SuperTarget Field.
Kansas trailed Oklahoma 2-0 for the majority of the game until sophomore Stacy Leeper scored with 2:48 minutes remaining in the game. Minutes later Leeper almost sent the game into overtime but her shot sailed inches wide of the left post. Both of Oklahoma's goals were scored by Becky Nelson.
Kansas also got major contributions from freshman Jessica Smith, who scored two
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By Jeremy Krashin
jkrashin@kansan.com
Kansan sportswriter
goals in the game, and senior Brianna Valento, who also added two goals.
The Kansas swimming and diving team finished fourth at the Big 12 Relays in Lincoln, Neb., this weekend.
Texas took the top spot with 120 points, followed by Texas A&M with 71, Missouri with 68. Kansas with 60, Iowa State with 51 and Nebraska with 26.
"It was a really outstanding meet," Clark Campbell, swimming and diving coach, said. "It was an unfamiliar format for our team — and they threw several different events at us — but
we swam well across the board."
time of 3.31.06 behind Texas'
time of 3.50.45.
While the team did not finish in the top half of the six-team field, it did walk away with a few top-finishes.
The 800-yard relay team consisted of freshman Gina Gnatzig, Krueger, Gruber and Colver. It finished with a time of 7:40.21.
"We swam the 400 and 800 freestyle relay stroke for stroke with Texas, who was ranked in the top eight last year in both of those relays," Campbell said. "We competed with them, and that means we could ultimately end up with times good enough for the NCAA Championships."
The Jayhawks had a first-place finish in the 300-yard breast-stroke relay from sophomores Miranda Isaac and Jackie Krueger and junior Kristen Johnson.
KU earned second-place finishes in the 400-yard and 800- yard freestyle relays.
The 400-yard relay team, consisting of sophomores Aly Colver, Amy Gruber, Krueger and junior Ashley Dower, finished with a
The team does have room for improvement,however.KU had a total of 10 last-place finishes in
the swimming competitions
On the diving side, KU finished in sixth and eighth places in the one-meter competition and in fourth and seventh places in the three-meter event.
The Big 12 Relays is a preseason competition that the athletes use to get competitive racing experience before the regular season begins.
the next race for the Jayhawks is the Dual vs. Missouri on Nov. 1 in Columbia, Mo.
Teams also use these races as a way of measuring their progress from the last season.
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Scrimmage
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six rebounds and scored 6 points, including a two-handed dunk off an assist from fellow walk-on Vinson. Roles were nearly reversed the following trip down the floor as Moody dished to Vinson who was fouled as he went in for a layup. He made both free throws for his only points.
Other highlights included a soaring, two-handed jam by 6 foot 1, sophomore guard Aaron Miles. He, Langford and second-year freshman Jeff Hawkins drew applause with a series of athletic dunks in warm-ups.
Langford said after the scrimimage that Miles' leaping ability
was not a surprise to him.
"He could always jump like that," Langford said. "I guess he just found his boost again."
The fans might have been amazed by the dunks, but Williams told reporters he was most impressed with the plays of his other preseason All-Americans.
Nick Collison was 3-of-8 from the floor with a free throw for 7 points to go along with 4 rebounds and a block in 18 minutes.
"To me, the best players on the court were Nick Collison and Keith Langford," Williams said. "Maybe Keith saw the old man Brett Ballard guarding him, maybe that had something to do with it too."
Edited by Christine Grubbs