Friday, September 11, 1998
The University Daily Kansan
Section B · Page 3
Kansas volleyball hopes to extend winning streak
By Laura Bokenkroger
Kansan sportswriter
The biggest challenge of the season awaits the Kansas volleyball team at the Doubletree Guest Suites Classic in Indianapolis this weekend.
The 5-Jayhawks will try to tie the team record (8-8 set in 1990) for consecutive matches won. Butler University is the host of the tournament.
Kansas coach Ray Bechard said that the competition at the Doubletree Guest Suites Classic would be the toughest the Jayhawks had faced this season.
Butler University has been in the NCAA Tournament for the last two years, and Kentucky always has a strong program. he said.
But the Jayhawks are wellprepared for the challenge.
They have won five games, more than half of the nine games they won all of last season. Kansas players said the momentum had provided them with new confidence
"Our energy
Bechard: Hopes the volleyball team will stay focused.
level is much higher than last year," said outside hitter Nancy Bell. "We go into games expecting to win."
the difference is in the determination, she said.
The Jayhawks' confidence remains steady although their opponents only will get tougher as the season progresses.
"Our goal at this point is to improve," Bechard said. "We are focusing on ourselves right now, managing ourselves and doing the things we need to do to get better."
Those things include making the defensive changes in posture to enable digging more balls and making better passes.
"Our secondary line of defense is an area where we need to
PROJECTED KANSAS STARTERS
Nancy Bell, outside hitter
Moira Donavan, outside hitter
Laura Rohde, setter
Amanda Reves, middle blocker
Mary Bath Albrecht, outside hitter
Anne Kreimer, middle blocker
improve," Bechard said. "The goals we set for digs per game weren't realized Tuesday in Wichita, and it wasn't a pretty win."
Bernard said his team already has exceeded the expectations of some critics but that it wasn't enough.
Outside hitter Moira Donovan said that they weren't thinking about the strengths of other teams. They were just focusing on their own positives.
"We're all just excited," Donovan said. "You can feel it on the floor. We're competing with teams that are tougher than they were last year, and we've haven't let down." Kansas will play Butler University at 7 o'clock in the both hands.
Butler, who leads the series
against the Jay hawks 2-1, has struggled this season. The team has lost all three of its m a t c h e s , including two to Top 20 teams: Wisconsin and Arkansas.
Kansas will meet Kentucky tomorrow for the first time. The Wildcats are 3-1 this season with wins against the University of Alabama-Birmingham, Morehead State and Central Florida.
Donovan: Says the team is excited about this season.
The Jayhawks play Eastern Michigan at 5 p.m. tomorrow. Eastern Michigan has yet to win a game this season, losing to Michigan State, University of Pittsburgh and Central Michigan.
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