4B THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
SPORTS
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2004
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Kansas @ Northwestern
○ #6 LSU @ #18 Auburn ○
○ #9 Ohio State @ N.C. State ○
○ Nebraska @ Pittsburgh ○
Marshall @ #3 Georgia
Nebraska @ Michigan State
Northern Illinois @ Iowa State
- Notre Dame @ Michigan State
* #23 University @ #10 W. Virginia
○ #24 Oregon @ #2 Oklahoma ○
16 Iowa @ Arizona State
Ball State @ #19 Missouri
Duke @ Virginia Tech
Coast Guard @ Norwich
Division III
Steven Bartkoski/KANSAN
Volleyball keeps rolling
By Bill Cross
bcross@kansan.com
KANSAN SWIMMER
Jesi Lima, junior middle blocker, and Paula Caten, junior outside hitter, stand ready as Emily Brown, freshman opposite hitter, saves a ball spiked by one of the Denver Pioneers. The Kansas volleyball team swept Denver Saturday to improve its record to 7-0.
Kansas posted 6.5 blocks in the third game. Impressive blocking was a trend that helped them throughout the weekend.
This weekend had a familiar feel for the Kansas volleyball team.
Kansas swept its second consecutive weekend tournament, winning the Jayhawk Invitational by defeating Rhode Island, Wisconsin and Denver, winning 3-0, 3-1 and 3-0. A week earlier, Kansas won the Oral Roberts Classic.
Heavy favorites coming into Friday's first match, the Jayhawks started off sloppily, falling behind Rhode Island. 2-8. But Kansas scored seven consecutive points after the break, and it would not trail again in the match.
Junior middle blocker Josi Lima again won MVP honors as she led the team in kills.
Solid defense — particularly at the net — kept Rhode Island's percentage at.105 for the game, and Kansas won 30-24.
When the top two teams in the tournament faced off in Friday's nightcap, Kansas' 15-7 blocking
Junior Andi Rozum repeated as the all-tournament setter after leading all three matches in assists.
After a 30-23 victory, Kansas attacked poorly in game two, hitting at just .154 percentage.
If there was a difference between this tournament and the last, it was the quality of opponents. In their second match, the Jayhawks faced the No. 25 Wisconsin Badgers.
Senior middle blocker Ashley Michaels, who was second on the team in kills last weekend, also earned all-tournament honors.
"Hopefully that competition will get us ready to face some big teams in the Big 12," Michaels said.
advantage may have been been the difference between winning and losing in the 3-1 victory over Wisconsin.
The Jayhawks took game one in impressive fashion en route to a 30-21 final.
Most of the close calls went the other way in game three. With the game tied at 29, Lima was ruled "in the net," giving the Badgers a point. When a tap-over by Emily Brown was ruled not to have touched a nearby Wisconsin player, the game was over.
Wisconsin stayed close in game two, trailing 26-25 near the game's end. On the ensuing serve, a questionable out-of-bounds call worked in the Jayhawks' favor. The team would win 30-26.
"You can always blame it on officiating," Michaels said. "It was our job to put it away before that became a problem."
Lima wasn't going to let it become more of a problem. She had six kills, one dig and a two block assists in game four. The Jayhawks kept the Badgers at arm's length this time, winning 30-22 and ending the match.
"Josi's very smart," coach Ray Bechard said. "She can see what a lot of people can't."
"We didn't get any breaks in game three, and we bounced right back in game four. That's the sign of a pretty confident team."
Bechard said he was glad his team would not have to play in another weekend tournament so his players would have more time between games.
Kansas made short work of Denver. All 14 players on the roster saw play in game three as the Jayhawks built a 15-2 lead on the Pioneers. They swept the match 30-23, 30-22, 30-13
Sophomore outside hitter Jana Correa, who contributed 12 kills against Wisconsin, was held out of Saturday's match against Denver. Correa tore her ACL last season.
Kansas will rest today and travel to Kansas City tomorrow for a 7 p.m. match against the UMKC Kangaroos.
"It's just a precautionary thing to give her a little time to rest and get healthy," Bechard said.
Senior outside hitter Lindsey Morris filled in for Correa and had six kills.
"We're going to be their biggest match of the year," he said of the Kangarooos.
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