THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY OCTOBER 12, 2009
MONDAY, OCTOBER 12. 2009
SPORTS
3B
VOLLEYBALL
Kansas sets season lows in third-straight match loss
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Junior outside hitter Jenna Kaiser attempts to save the ball in the match against Iowa State Saturday. Kaiser had two spikes and five kills.
BY ZACH GETZ
zgetz@kansan.com
The Kansas volleyball team was swept for the third-straight match as Kansas lost to No.14 Iowa State 0-3 this weekend.
Kansas is a good team, but it looked amateurish against Iowa State, sophomore setter Nicole Tate said.
"They are tough,but tonight we
got outcoached,
outworked and
outplayed, and
that's our own
fault," Tate said.
"We need to find
a way to turn this
around."
Kansas only had two. The powerful blocking kept Kansas from being able to get into an offensive rhythm, coach Ray Bechard said.
iowa State had its way at the nets and racked up 13 blocks while
Kansas fell to 9-7 (2-5) while Iowa state improved to 13-4 (6-2).
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Kansas also helped Iowa State's good blocking with poor hitting by Kansas junior outside hitter lenna Kaiser.
"When we swing lower than we have all season, then we are going
"There is not one moment where you can doubt yourself in this league or take a step sideways or back."
to make a team look good," Kaiser said.
Kansas didn't have a player with double-digit kills for the first time this season, while junior libero Melissa Manda was the only Kansas player with double-digit digs with 16.
out strong in the first set, scoring seven in a row early and blocking six hits to build a strong lead. Kansas could never find an answer and lost the first set 18-25.
iowa State came
The second set started out even, but a 6-1 run in the middle of the set gave Iowa State an edge that Kansas could not overcome. Kansas kept a sluggish pace to lose the set 16-25.
After being down 0-2, the drive to win slowly went away during the third set, Tate said. Even after starting the third set even, Iowa State led during most of the set and Kansas lost 17-25.
Kansas will face its thirdstraight ranked opponent as it plays host to undefeated No. 2 Texas this Wednesday at the Horejsi Family Athletic Center. Kansas can't let its losses linger if it wants to stay competitive in the Big 12, Bechard said.
"There is not one moment where you can doubt yourself in this league or take a step sideways or back," Bechard said. "You can only look ahead at what's in front of us."
NFL
— Edited by Alicia Banister
Chiefs lose in overtime to Cowboys
BY DOUG TUCKER
Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Miles Austin looked nothing like a backup making his first career start.
Stepping in for injured wide receiver Roy Williams, Austin caught 10 passes for a franchise-record 250 yards and scored the winning touchdown in overtime of the Cowboys' 26-20 victory Sunday over the winless Kansas City Chiefs.
In dooming the Chiefs to their 28th loss in 30 games, Austin erased the record of 246 yards that Hall of Famer "Bullet" Bob Hayes set against Washington almost 39 years ago.
"It's a feeling that's unbelievable," he said. "It's amazing. I never seen that coming today. I was ready today, but you never expect a huge game like that."
Austin'stackle-breaking59-yard catch-and-run from Tony Romo gave the mistake-prone Cowboys a 20-13 lead over the Chiefs with 2:16 left. Then after Matt Cassel's 16-year TD pass to Dwayne Bowe tied it 20-20 with 24 seconds to go in regulation, Austin got free on
a 60-yard scoring play on Dallas second in overtime.
Each time, he broke the tackle of cornerback Maurice Legettg.
"It's very frustrating," Leggett said. "But we also have to focus on the bigger stuff so we can get better each and every day. Don't take big jumps and focus on getting 2 percent better every day."
Kansas City (0-5) is winless for 315 days and has lost eight in a row at Arrowhead Stadium, where the Chiefs were nearly invincible during the 1990s.
"I thought the guys fought hard in all phases," said coach Todd Haley. "I know the guys are hurting."
Austin is the third Cowboys receiver when Williams is healthy. But he was unstoppable against the Chiefs, who led most of the game but couldn't take advantage of the many opportunities the Cowboys kept handing them.
"I just wanted to show people I'm ready to play. I wanted to show my teammates that I want to contribute as much as I can," he said. "I was able to do that."
Dallas (3-2) was penalized 13 times for 90 yards and Romo over three open receivers. Other
passes were dropped. Dallas also muffed a punt and missed a field goal attempt.
"Our guys fought the whole game but we didn't do all the right things," said coach Wade Phillips. "There are things we need to work on, but the bottom line is winning and guys coming through."
So has Austin cracked the starting lineup?
"We are going to try and keep him playing," Phillips said. "There is no doubt about that."
Late in the fourth quarter, Austin caught Romo's pass, broke loose from tackles by Leggett and safety Mike Brown, and sped 59 yards to give the Cowboys their first lead of the day.
Then Cassel swept the Chiefs down the field, hitting Bowe in the end zone on fourth-and-7. Ryan Succop, who had a 53-yard field goal attempt blocked by Jay Ratliff right before Dallas' last TD in regulation, kicked the extra point for the tie.
Romo was 20 for 34 for 351 yards and two TDs. Cassel, still winless since being traded from New England, was 23 for 41 for 263 yards.
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Big Jay lays out on the sidelines, taking pictures of the homecoming game with a Kansan photographer's camera. Kansas has celebrated homecoming since 1912, when it beat Missouri.