THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 27 2012
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VOLLEYBALL
Jayhawks outlast ranked Iowa State at home
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For the second straight week, the Kansas volleyball team refused to wilt when pushed to five sets on its home court.
GEOFFREY CALVERT
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The Layhawks jumped out to a 9-1 lead in the decisive fifth set against No. 19 Iowa State, and after the Cyclones closed the margin to 13-9, senior middle blocker Tayler Tolefree put Kansas on the cusp of victory with a powerful kill.
"At 13-9, when it got interesting, Tolefree took a huge swing for us," coach Ray Bechard said. "She only had five kills but that might have been the biggest of the match."
An error by Iowa State on the next point gave Kansas the set 15-9.
The Jayhawks won first two sets against Iowa State, but then made just enough errors to let the Cyclones win three and four by identical 25-23 scores.
Motivated after losing twice to Iowa State last year, the Jayhawks won the first set against the Cyclones 25-19. The Jayhawks took a 16-11 lead in the second set, but a 4-0 Iowa State run made it 16-15, and it looked like the match might be knotted at one at intermission.
An 8-0 run by Kansas quickly squashed all of Iowa State's momentum, and Kansas won the second set 25-16.
Kansas won 62 percent of the points when Iowa State served, while keeping Iowa State to 52 percent. Junior outside hitter Catherine Carmichael said this helped the Jayhawks go on runs while not letting the Cyclones get on a big run of their own.
"We always talk about sideout and how sideout is the key to everything that we're doing," Carmichael said. "And so for us to even be up that much percent on them is great. It shows that your sideout can win you a game."
The match turned in the third set, when Iowa State used a .302 hitting percentage to take a back and forth set that featured nine ties and six lead changes. In the fourth set, the Cyclones led 22-20 when sophomore outside hitter Sara McClinton notched one of her 14 kills to bring the deficit to one. Junior middle blocker Caroline Jarmoc had an opportunity to tie the set on the next play, but her attack into space went wide. It was all the cushion Iowa State needed that late in the set, and they held on for a 25-23 fourth set victory.
"I don't think it was really them, I think it was really us not executing when we needed to execute," freshman outside hitter Tiana
Dockery said. "They kept playing their game, but we weren't playing our game in that set."
Last week at home against Creighton, the Jayhawks led 2-0 before Creighton evened the match at two. The Jayhawks won the fifth set against Creighton, and they were not going to let another 2-0 lead at home go to waste.
Behind consistent serving from junior libero Brianne Riley, the Jayhawks went on an 8-0 run in the fifth set to grab a 9-1 lead. Bechard said the team got off to a fast start in the set because they slowed down and played at their own pace, instead of trying to match Iowa State's fast-paced style.
"They've had the bad taste in their mouth twice this year, with Arkansas and Notre Dame," Bechard said. "And they've invested a lot and when you invest a lot it hurts a little bit more when it doesn't work out."
Kansas still led 13-6 when Iowa State won three straight points to close the margin to 13-9. Instead of folding against a ranked
opponent, the Jayhawks went to their senior leader, Tolefew, whose emphatic kill gave the Jayhawks an opportunity for a match point, which they won on the next point.
Carmichael had 13 kills for Kansas, and Dockery, Jarmoc and McClinton notched 14. Carmichael said Kansas knew Iowa State was a physical team and so the Jayhawks' offense would have to be extra aggressive on their attacks.
"We knew our job, we knew we had to get up and take swings," Carmichael said. "Just take rips high, hard and deep, and that's what we did."
The Jayhawks do not play again until Oct. 3 when they visit West Virginia.
Edited by Ethan Padway
TRAVIS YOUNG/KANSAN (Top) Junior defensive specialist Brienne Riley dives for the ball during the first set against Iowa State Wednesday night. Kansas won the set against Iowa 25-19.
TRAVIS YOUNG/KANSAN
(Left) Junior middle blocker Caroline Jarmco gets a kill during the first set against Iowa State Wednesday night. Kansas won the set against Iowa 25-19.
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