THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2011 PAGE 21 VOLLEYBALL Undefeated record will be challenged CHRIS BRONSON/KANSAN Senior setter Nicole Tate of the Blue team gets a hand on the ball during an attack by the Crismon team during Saturday's scrimmage at Horeksi Family Athletics Center. The Javahaws take on Belmont today at noon. MATT GALLOWAY mgalloway@kansan.com The Kansas volleyball team will look to extend its perfect start to the season today and Saturday against three mid-major schools as part of the annual lajvawk Invitational. The action kicks off today at noon against the Atlantic Conference's Belmont Bruins (2-2) at the Horesei Family Athletics Center. Coach Ray Bechard said his team will not take the opponents lightly. "All, I think, have a great chance to win their leagues," Bechard said. "They might be considered mid-major schools from the standpoint of the BCS scenario, but they are very, very competitive Division I volleyball programs." After playing Belmont, the layhawks (3-0) will return to the court tonight at 7 p.m. against Appalachian State (3-1) out of the Southern Conference. The Mountaineers got a surprising victory in their season opener against North Carolina State behind a 31-kill performance from senior Anna Wagner. "They're not afraid to come in and play a school from the Big 12?" Bechard said. "So we'll have to play well if we want to have success against all three of them." The team wraps up the invitational on Saturday at 1 p.m. against South Dakota State (3-1) from the Summit League. Like the Layhawks, the Jacks opened their season in Georgia, recording back-to-back wins against Montana State and Georgia Southern in the Georgia Southern Invitational last weekend. Last weekend, the Jayhawks swept all three of their games in the Georgia Bulldog Invitational. Bechard said he is interested to see how his team will respond to the adversity of losing its first set. "I guess we'll see when that happens," Bechard said. "Obviously that could very well happen this weekend, more than once. Our response will be interesting, but you take the information from whatever happened during that set and you try to make adjustments and see if you can make some things happen on the positive side." Freshman outside hitter Chelsea Albers thinks the team will rebound well from the eventual first lost set. "I think we'll be devastated at first because we've been working really hard in practice," Albers said. "But I think we'll overcome it fast knowing we'll find out our weaknesses to overcome it, and that will help us build so we can learn from it" While the Jayhawks have yet to drop a set through three games, Bechard said he still sees numerous areas needing improvement. He said the team gave up too many service aces and had a few player rotations that were below his goals, statistically speaking, but that he was pleased with how his team responded in practice this week. "We had some success last weekend, but the goal was to identify some things that we didn't do so well as we hoped to, and get back at it," Bechard said. "I felt like we've come in with some good energy and good attentiveness, so we're excited about that." Albers and fellow freshman outside hitter Sara McClinton started both victories last Saturday. Their cohesiveness was a relief to McClinton, who said she was unsure how the two inexperienced players would work together on the court. "Thursday and we get some pretty familiar confines with Horejsi," Bechard said. "I was a little unsure how Chelsea and I would be able to mix in right away with the team," McClinton said. "We could do it during practice, but putting us into a game situation and being able to handle it as freshmen, I was unsure about that. But we ended up pulling through and our teammates were there to support us." Hosting an invitational is always a - Edited by Lindsey Deiter breath of fresh air for Bechard, who said the extra day of practice and other perks make playing at home a key advantage. "We get to sleep in our own bed, we get another full session at home on It's NOT too late... We still have great places left! 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The wireless expansion, which will continue throughout the fall semester, will eventually reach areas including Jayhawk Boulevard, Wesco beach and Peter Lake. As students settle in for the new academic year, the University of Kansas' department of Information and Technology is busy improving services and telecommunication around campus. However, as IT expands wireless to new areas of campus, some students have expressed concerns about the University's existing Wi-Fi internet access. Ann Erickson, a senior from Tonganoxie, replied to a University Daily Kansan inquiry on student wireless experience so far this year. "It's terrible." Erickson wrote. "From experience, it only works in certain areas and even then it's slow and cuts out." Patrick Henke, a senior from Olathe, expressed similar concerns about KU's wireless reliability. "We have problems in our room where it cuts in and out," Henke said. In an effort to provide better service and more efficient technology support, University IT hired the Huron Consulting Group Inc., to review its technology services around campus in the summer of 2010. The group's report outlined that: The University is behind the curve in terms of supporting technology-enhanced teaching in the classroom. — Classroom standards have not been set, resulting in variable capabilities. Overall need for more consistent consulting-level support for faculty and students related to technologies. Following Huron's recommendations, the University's Instructional Development Services (IDS) merged its operations with the IT department, taking effect last spring. In an email notifying University deans, directors and department chairs of the new changes, Diane Goddard, Vice Provest for Administration and Finance, wrote that: "By fall 2011, we hope that the plan for increased academic technology support will be well on its way to filling the gap at KU." Julie Loats, director of Enterprise Applications and Services for University IT, said that the merger of University IT and IDS will help Loats said that University IT hopes to further its service efforts by offering Blackboard technology support to students. "It brings all of those staff together so it can be a more focused and holistic approach to classroom support." Loats said. "One of the things we heard last spring loud and clear was that students didn't feel they had a place to go if they needed help with blackboard," Loats said. "With this merger wed like to be able to provide more support for students." Edited by Jayson Jenks provide comprehensive technology support for students and faculty. http://udkne.ws/qmL961 CLASSIFIEDS 10 CRYPTOQUIPS 4 SPORTS 12 CROCSWORD 6 OPINION 7 SDUCK 4 CHECK OUT THE UPCOMING WIRELESS LOCATIONS Don't forget all contents, unless stated otherwise, © 2011 The University Daily Kansan It's library card sign-up month. 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