Thursday, October 23, 1997
The University Daily Kansan
Section B · Page 3
Volleyball team hopeful about matches after win
By Matt Gardner sports@ukans.edu Kansan sportwriter
The Kansas volleyball team is hopeful going into this weekend's matches against Texas and Texas A&M.
Hopeful the chemistry that produced a win against Iowa State Saturday will return to Allen Field House.
The Jayhawks (8-13, 1-7) snapped an eight-match losing streak with a five-game victory against the Cyclones. Kansas lost a three-game match to Missouri on Friday.
"It was a big win for us," defensive specialist Kristi Kiyabu said. "We've been practicing very hard for a long time, and it set everyone's spirits higher."
After Friday's loss to Missouri,
the Jayhawks got together and
tried to figure out just what
went wrong.
"We were counting on two wins, but we carried over good. We went over everything, regrouped real quickly and went all out against Iowa State." Kiyabu said.
Defensive specialist Stephanie Blackwell said the loss had some
positive aspects.
"We were a little disappointed, but it motivated us to go harder against Iowa State." Blackwell said.
This weekend's Big 12 Conference matches will not be any easier for the Jayhawks.
Texas (14-3, 8-0) enters this weekend's match fresh off a win against Notre Dame on Tuesday. The Longhorns are the only Big 12 team undefeated in conference play. Texas also defeated Nebraska and Colorado last week at home. Texas is on a nine-match, 19-game winning streak.
Kansas hopes the win against Iowa State will bring the much-needed answer to its eight-match losing streak.
Texas A&M (14-4, 6-2) will face Kansas State tomorrow before coming to the field house Saturday. The Aggies' only losses were against Texas and Nebraska. Texas A&M is second in the Big 12 in hitting percentage at .272 and third in kills, averaging nearly 17 per game.
"We needed both wins, but one will do, said middle blocker Maggie Mohrfeld. "It definitely lifted everyone's spirits up this week
Schedule
7:30 p.m. tomorrow vs. Texas in Allan Field House
Alen Field House
4:30 p.m. Saturday vs. Texas
4:30 p.m. Saturday vs. Texas
Allen Field
A&M in Allen Field House.
Theatre
The start time of the Texas A&M match was moved from 7:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
at practice."
The Jayhawks will play Texas at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow.
The Jayhawks' match against Texas A&M scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Saturday has been moved. The first game will start at 4:30 p.m. Saturday at the field house.
Kansas will be looking for its first home win since it defeated Louisiana Tech in the Jayhawk Classic on Sept. 20.
■ Middle blocker Amanda Reves is second in the conference with a hitting percentage of .364 and is on pace to set a school record. The current Kansas volleyball single season record for hitting percentage is .287, set by Lori Erickson in 1983.
Ryder Cup selects team captain
Crenshaw's challenge is team motivation
By Ron Sirak
The Associated Press
The easy Texas charm of "Gentle Ben" Crenshaw seems wrong for the Ryder Cup captaincy he accepted yesterday, yet enough smoke seeped through to indicate he might have the fire to reverse 14 years of U.S. mediocrity.
"I sometimes think 'Gentle Ben' might be a misnomer," said Crenshaw, who played the last 12 holes of his Ryder Cup singles match in
1987 without a putter after he broke it over his foot.
"Sometimes I can be very competitive in spots," he said. "I think players I've played with know that."
Creshman also touched on three points that indicated his studious approach to the game might put him in a position to make the difficult decisions needed to be a successful Ryder Cup captain.
The U.S. team lost the last two Ryder Cups because the Europeans were better around the greens.
He was willing to bench team members who are not playing well at The Country Club in Brookline,
Mass..in two years.
He will challenge his team's sense of pride with the fact that the United States has failed to bring home the Cup five of the last seven times since 1983.
"They know," Crenshaw said. "they've felt enough pain. It will make them try extremely hard."
The PGA of America moved with unusual speed in selecting Crenshaw. The announcement yesterday by PGA of America president Ken Lindsay came just three weeks after the United States failed for the fifth time in seven tries to bring the Ryder Cup home, losing to Europe in Spain last month.
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