Friday, October 15.1999
The University Daily Kansan
Section B · Page 9
Top-form Kansas has will to conquer No. 4 Nebraska
By Chris Wristen
sports@kanson.com
Kansas sportwriter
The Kansas soccer team will face its toughest test of the season tonight when it takes on the No. 4 Nebraska Cornhuskers at 7 p.m. in Lincoln, Neb.
Nebraska won two games I weekend, including a 9-0 mauling of Big 12 Conference opponents Colorado.
"Nebraska's going to be tough," coach Mark Francis said. "They're fast, physical, athletic and they're all over
the field. we're going to have to match them as far as aggression and intensity. We can't match up with them physically, so we're going to have to adjust a little bit and try to limit the space they have to play in."
While defeating the Communist 12-1-1 overall and 5-0 in the Big 12, appears to be a near impossible
task, Francis thinks otherwise.
“There’s only one team that ‘beaten them so far this year, and that’s Santa Clara and they’re No. 1 in the country, so sure they can be beaten.” Francis said. “Are we going to beat them? I don’t know.”
The Jayhawks are facing the
their best soccer of the season. Kansas, 8-5 overall and 3-3 in the Big 12, has won three straight conference games and has set a school record for wins in a season. In addition, the Kansas
offense has been potent after scoring six goals this past weekend.
"If there's any point in the season where we're ready, I think it's now," he said. "We've won six of our last seven games. We're riding pretty high right now, so if you've got to play the fourth-ranked team in the country, you might as well play them now."
"We can't match up with them physically, so we're going to have to adjust a little bit and try to limit the space they have to play in."
Mark Francis Kansas soccer coach
The team is also confident that it will give the Cornhuskers a run for their money.
"We're going to be tough to beat, and we're going to fight right to the 90th minute," said junior defender Emma Di Cesare.
The Jayhawks will travel to Iowa State Sunday for a 1 p.m. game against the Cyclones in Ames, Iowa.
— Edited by Julia Nicholson
Aggies to be met by large crowd
By Shawn Hutchinson sports@kansan.com Kansan swordwriter
Late Night show to net extra fans
The Jayhawks won't have to worry about fan support tonight.
The Kansas volleyball team will kick off Late Night with Roy Williams at 7 p.m. with a match against No. 16 Texas A&M in Allen Fieldhouse. The fieldhouse seats 16,300 and is expected to be filled with fans awaiting the first basketball practice of the season at midnight.
That translates into quite a home-court advantage for the volleyball team.
"We know there will be a large crowd," said Kansas coach Ray Bechard. "And hopefully our team will respond to it."
The Jayhawks, 13-5 overall and
4-3 in the Big 12 Conference, will face a Texas A&M squad that hasn't played since last Saturday. The Aggies, 13-3 and 4-2, are led by senior middle blocker Amber Woolsey, who has 216 kills and 72 blocks this season.
"They're a veteran team, and
ence this year, and they expect to do well in the NCAA Tournament. They're an extremely quality team, and we're expecting a tough match."
The Jayhawks are 0-7 all-time against Texas A&M and haven't taken a game from the Aggies since Nov. 21, 1997.
Kansas is coming off a 3-1 loss
Wednesday night at No. 13 Kansas State, which snapped a three-match winning streak. The Jayhawks will try to get back on track tonight in the fieldhouse, which they called home from 1975 to 1998 before moving into the Horejsi Family Athletics Center this season.
The Jayhawks have been working out this week in the fieldhouse, including practicing there last night to get acclimated to the atmosphere.
"The team is obviously excited about playing in this type of environment, where there will be a lot of fans and hopefully a lot of enthusiasm." Bechard said.
Kansas is also hoping the Aggies will be disrupted by the partisan crowd.
"They're not used to seeing so many people," Bechard said. "It will be interesting to see how they react. When the crowd gets involved, hopefully it'll create a difference."
Edited by Mike Loader
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