Friday, October 23, 1998
The University Daily Kansan
Section B · Page 3
Kansas volleyball works for wins
Amanda Reves, Kansas middle blocker, spikes the ball at Nebraska player. Last time the two teams met, Nebraska swept the Jayhawks in three games. They will meet again tomorrow. Photo by Matt Daugherty/KANSAN
By Laura Bokenkroger
Kansan sportswriter
It'll be another tough weekend for the Kansas volleyball team as they travel to No. 13 Colorado Friday and No. 3 Nebraska Saturday.
But the 13-7 Jayhawks have momentum after sweeping Missouri and Iowa State last weekend at Allen Field House. The Jayhawks ended a five-match conference losing streak with their first Big 12 Conference wins since Sept. 23.
For the Jayhawks, who improved to 3-5 against Big 12 opponents, last weekend was important in their quest to finish in the middle of the Big 12.
Coach Ray Bechard said his team was pleased with their performance.
"Any time you can win 3-0 in the Big 12, that's good," Bechard said. "It doesn't matter who it is. As we try to make our way up, these are big matches."
Outside hitter Mary Beth Albrecht said that the wins boosted the Jayhawks' confidence against other league teams.
"It was a good breakthrough win," Albrecht said. "We really needed to dominate, and we did. We did some technical things better than we had been."
The Jayhawks have faced both of their upcoming opponents already this season, losing three games to none both times. Despite being the underdog, Bechard said that the Jayhawks could reach their goal for this weekend by winning a game or two and extending the match as long as possible.
"we can accept whatever happens
WEEKEND GAMES
WEEKEND GAMEST
Colorado - 7 tonight in Boulder,
Colo.
Nebraska - 7:30 tomorrow in Lin-
coln, Neb.
if we play like we can." Bechard said. "Certainly, those teams are going to affect what we do. But for us, if we play well on our side of the net, if we execute and follow a game plan, we feel like we could extend the match to four or five games."
Colorado, whose only loss in the Big 12 came at home against Texas, leads the all-time series against Kansas 23-2.
In the Jayhawks' loss to the Buffaloes earlier this season, right-side hitter Nancy Bell led the way with six kills, nine digs and three block assists.
Despite the Jayhawks' successful campaign to slow down Sarah Lodge, the 1997 unanimous All-Big 12 selection, the Buffaloes had a balanced attack, winning in three games with no player collecting double figure kills.
Nebraska has yet to lose a match and only has lost two games all season. Only No. 6 Stanford and No. 15 Texas A&M have beaten the Cornhuskers in a game so far.
Kansas middle blocker Anne Kremler said that playing those teams could help the Jayhawks improve.
"I think the tendency is that you play to the level of your opponents sometimes," Kreimer said. "These teams are tough, and we'll have to come out with a lot of intensity."
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AMES, Iowa — Iowa State officials are so concerned about getting a crowd for the football season finale with Kansas that they're giving away tickets.
Because of the possibility of cold weather that could scare away fans for a late November game, Smith said he probably would have made the free ticket offer regardless of attendance numbers.
The Associated Press
Athletic Director Gene Smith is offering Iowa State's season ticket holders two free tickets to the Nov. 21 game.
43,000-seat stadium.
Ticket sales at Iowa State are down this fall. The Cyclones, who have a 2-4 record, have averaged 34,802 fans for their four home games. Last year, the team averaged 36,486 fans in the
In a letter to the 18,000 season ticket holders, Smith said he was making the offer to demonstrate "how much we value your support and at the same time give our players a vote of confidence by filling the stadium for the Kansas game."
Crum said the response to the offer had been unbelievable.
"Our fax is running continuously," he said. "It has worked real well."
Smith blamed the drop in attendance on the 11:30 a.m. starts for two of the home games, saying walk-up fans were less likely to buy tickets when there was a morning kickoff
Kansas is 2-5 overall and 0-5 in the Big 12.
Last year's season finale against Kansas State drew just 24,042 fans, and the Wildcats were a nationally ranked team headed for a bowl game. When Kansas and Iowa State meet, it's likely to be two teams with losing records going nowhere in the postseason.
The Nov. 7 game with Nebraska probably will be a sellout and help the average, but crowds usually are slim for the Cyclones' final home game.
"Kansas does not travel like Kansas State, so it's always a tough sell," ticket manager David Crum said, noting that Kansas State fans bought 3,500 tickets for last year's game.
Smith said the offer was not an act of desperation to attract fans.
"I'm not as panicky about our attendance as most people seem to be and the media probably will be," Smith said. "If we were winning and averaging what we're averaging, then I'd be disappointed. But I'm keeping it in perspective."
Seizure led to death of Olympic champion
The Associated Press
SANTA ANA, Calif. — Olympic sprint champion Florence Griffith Joyner suffocated during an epileptic seizure as she slept, authorities said yesterday.
Lt. Frank Fitzpatrick said toxicology tests showed she had taken Tylenol and Benadryl, but that there was nothing unusual in terms of drugs.
At a news conference, other scientists said her heart appeared normal.
Griffith Joyner, 38, died in her Mission Viejo, Calif. home Sept. 21, and since then investigators had been trying to determine the exact cause of death.
Her husband, 1984 Olympic triple-jump champion Al Joyner, called paramedics that morning
Griffith-Joyner:
Died Sept. 21 at her
California home.
after discovering she was not breathing.
Stylish, smooth and muscular, Griffith Joyner won three Olympic gold medals at the 1988 Seoul Games and set world records that still stand in the 100- and 200-meter dashes.
Griffith Joyner had been shadowed through her career by speculation about use of banned substances, but she never failed a drug test and denied ever using drugs.
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