SPORTS 李伯山 UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN Tuesday, September 1. 1992 7 Volleyball team ready for opener in Wichita By David Dorsey Kansan sportswriter Kansas outside hitter and team captain Julie Larkin will head home tonight for the volleyball team's first match of the season. "A lot of my friends will be there," Larkin said. "I'm really excited." Larkin, who grew up in Wichita and attended Bishop Carroll High School, received a lot of playing time last season and is a probable starter for tonight's match with the Wichita State Shockers. The Jayhawks, who lost five seniors last season, will have a new look this fall as they take on the Shockers. Although coach Frankie Albiz has not yet decided on her starting lineup, she said the team was tired of drills and wanted to get out and play. "They probably are ready for their first match," Albizt said. She said that the uncertain lineup was a good problem to have because it would give her more flexibility this year. "We've got to play people and find out what works best," she said. "I'd like to be able to move people in and out." The Jayhawks face an experienced Shocker team, one that is returning four starters. One of those starters is Nona Saldana, the Gateway Conference Newcomer of the Year. The Shockers went 25-13 last season and lost the Gateway tournament title match to Northern Iowa. Larkin said that the first game of the season was always important for the team but that this match meant even more to her. "It's very important, and for me personally just because there are going to be so many people that I know that will be watching." Larkin said. Larkin's father Mike will be one of those people in the stands. He said he had seen his daughter play against Wichita State before. "We're really looking forward to it," Mike Larkin said. Julie Larkin said that whenever the Jayhawks and the Shockers got together on the same court, the competition was intense. "It's a big rivalry between KU and Wichita State," she said. "They're always out to get us. When we play them here we usually beat them, but away we're usually pretty competitive." Junior Barb Bella said she was ready for tonight's first serve. "it's really exciting as the season starts to see how we perform against the competition," Bella said. The players in the starting lineup at the season opener will find out about their starting positions only hours before the beginning of the game. "We don't have a clue," Bella said. "I would like to start. That has been one of my goals." Cynedee Kanabel, a junior middle blocker, said the starting lineup aside, a lot of players would contribute this season. Though some players did not return this season, the team still has depth, Kanabel said. Larkin agreed. "A lot of people have been talking that since we graduated so many people, we've set our goals too high," she said. "I don't think they're right, and I think we have something to prove to everyone." Kansas will compete in the Jayhawk Classic Friday and Saturday. Other teams participating are Wisconsin-Green Bay, Southern Illinois, Utah and Akron. The tournament will be in Robinson Center instead of Allen Field House. Volleyball games will be in Robinson Center until Oct. 1, when the new floor in the field house is scheduled to be completed. Irene Lanier / KANSAN Lesii Steinert, Lakeforest Calif. freshman, bumps the ball during volleyball practice in Robinson Center. Steinert is a member of the 1992-93 Kansas volleyball team, which was practicing yesterday afternoon. Canseco is traded to Rangers The Associated Press Canseco, a two-time American League home run champion, was hitting. 246 this season with 22 homers and 72 RBIs. OAKLAND, Calif. — The Oakland Athletics, in a surprise move last night, traded slugger Jose Cancseo to the Texas Rangers for outfielder Ruben Sierra, pitcher Bobby Witt, reliever Jeff Russell and cash. Canseco, 28, played right field in the top of the first inning against the Baltimore Orioles yesterday and was in the on-deck circle in the bottom of the inning when he was called back by Ony La Rusa and told of the trade. He then cleaned out his locky at the Oakland Coliseum and sat in the locker room for several minutes in stunned disbelief. Canseco attended a news conference at the Coliseum still dressed in his Oakland uniform. "From their view, it makes a lot of sense from a business point of view," Canseco said. "Maybe it's an indication it's time to move on." Despite loss of players, coach says men's tennis team could surprise "I'm still in shock," Canseco said. "They (the A's) need a lot of pitching, and I guess that's what they were looking for." Causese helped the A's win the tie Plemanant in 1988 and a World Series tie. By David Bartkoski Kansan sportwriter Kansas men's tennis coach Michael Center said that despite losing three key seniors from last year their team, this year's unit could surprise some people. The loss of Patrick Han, Rafael Rangel and Paul Garvin would have to be accounted for by a good team work ethic, he said. Center said the team had shown that work ethic so far. Center said that Carlos Fleming, the team's only senior this year, would "I think others look at this team as one that's lost a lot of people," he said. "The team comes in at six in the morning and they lose weights. They're working very hard." probably play No.1 singles for the Jayhawks. Fleming was part of last year's team, which finished second in the Big Eight Conference to Oklahoma. Fleming said that the team had dominated its region the whole year but that losing the championship match was the hardest thing, niting it was one of the team's goals. "I felt like somebody close to me died when we lost that title," Fleming said. "It was like running a race and stopping short at the finish line." Sophomore Manny Ortiz, who played most of last year at No. 6 singles and No. 3 doubles, said this year could be very good or bad depending on two factors. "The returning players will have to fill the gap," he said. "The new people will be important, too. The challenge for us is to play up to the Kansas tennis level of the past." In the last eight years the men's team has won two Big Eight titles, finished second five times and placed third once. Center said this year's team has filled most of the top positions but has not recruited. Center will conduct a round-robin tournament beginning Sept. 10 to determine which 26 players will make the team, he said. One of those hoping to make this year's team, junior Kevin Herke, said he expected competition to be rough for the remaining spots. "I'll have to play as well as I can to make the team," he said. "I'll have to give 100 percent everyday." Freshmen Reid Slattery and J.P. Visepo could make an immediate impact in the program, Center said. Slattery, who stands six feet four inches tall, played in some national tournaments this summer and won the Western Open in Indiana in both singles and doubles, he said. Slattery's high school team won the 3A state championship in California last year, he said. He hopes to be one of the top six players on the team. Vissseo was rated as one of the best players in Puerto Rico. "He has a lot of natural ability." Center said. "He's got a lot of national and international experience. He's going to be a great college player." Kansas men's basketball schedule Nov. 19 Marathon Oil (exhibition) 7 p.m. Nov. 27 Australian Gold (exhibition) 7 p.m. Dec. 1 GEORGIA 6:30 p.m. ESPN Dec. 5 Indiana 3 p.m. CBS Dec. 7 EMPIORA STATE 7 p.m. Jayhawk TV Dec. 11 Kansas City Classic TBA Jayhawk TV Dec. 12 Kansas City Classic TBA Jayhawk TV Dec. 19 EAST TENNESSEE STATE 7 p.m. Jayhawk TV Dec. 21 N.C. STATE 7 p.m. Jayhawk TV Dec. 27. 30 Rainbow Classic 10:15 p.m. Jayhawk TV Jan. 9 WICHITA STATE 7 p.m. Jayhawk TV Jan. 9 IOWA STATE 1 p.m. Raycom Jan. 11 Oklahoma 8:30 p.m. ESPN Jan. 14 ORAL ROBERTS 7 p.m. Jayhawk TV Jan. 18 Louisville 11 p.m. ESPN Jan. 18 Kansas State 8:30 p.m. ESPN Jan. 23 Colorado 3 p.m. Raycom Jan. 25 LONG BEACH STATE 7 p.m. Jayhawk TV Jan. 30 ROYAL 7 p.m. Jayhawk TV Jan. 30 MISSOURI 8:30 p.m. ESPN Feb. 7 Nebraska 2:45 p.m. ABC Feb. 7 OKLAHOMA STATE 7 p.m. Jayhawk TV Feb. 13 Missouri 1 p.m. Raycom Feb. 13 OKLAHOMA 1 p.m. Jayhawk Feb. 20 KANSAS STATE 1 p.m. Raycom Feb. 22 Iowa State 8:30 p.m. ESPN Feb. 27 COLARADO 1 p.m. Raycom March 17 NEBRASKA 1 p.m. Prime March 7 Oklahoma State 2:45 p.m. ABC March 12-14 Big Eight Tournament TBA Source: KU Sports Information Sean M. 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