Wednesday, September 8, 1999
The University Daily Kansan
Section B · Page 3
Volleyball team record falls to outside hitter in tourney
Amy Myatt, junior outside hitter, works on her serve during practice. Myatt and the Jayhawks next face Chicago State in the Jayhawks Classic in Lawrence. Photo by Roger Nomer/KANSAN
By Shawn Hutchinson sports @kansas.com Kanson sportswriter
- It didn't take Amy Myatt very long into her junior campaign to rewrite the record books.
In fact, she didn't even know she was doing it.
Myatt, an outside hitter on the Jayhawks volleyball team, tied a school record this weekend when she recorded 27 kills in a four-game match against West Virginia University at the West Virginia Tournament in Morgantown, WVa. That number already surpassed her kill total for all of last season and was one of the reasons why the Jayhawks won the tournament. It was also the reason Myatt went home with the most valuable player award.
Myatt put the award on the desk in her room. She said she was still in shock.
"It was a big surprise because I didn't feel like I played good enough throughout the entire tournament to earn that honor," said Myatt, who added that during the match she had no clue that she was approaching the record, set by Cvindee Kanabel in 1993.
What is even more surprising is that no one else saw this coming. Myatt played in only 16 games last season, recording 22 kills, two aces, two assists, nine dives and three blocks. In her freshman year in 1997, Myatt played in only 15 matches.
Already this season, Myatt has picked up 11 kills in the season opener against the University of Missouri-Kansas City, eight kills against Oakland (Mich.) University and the 27-kill performance against West Virginia.
against West. "Girls certainly she showed us that she has the capability," Kansas coach Ray Bechard said. "As a coaching staff, we've been waiting for it to happen. We gave her the ball in a situation where she had to perform well, and she did."
One of the reasons the coaching staff was forced to wait was that Myatt suffered a stress fracture in her femur last season. The injury caused her to miss several matches in the second half of the season, which disappointed Myatt.
"It was frustrating," she said. "I'm not very good at being hurt. I don't think anybody is."
So far this season, Myatt said that she was healthy and that she has had no further problems with her leg.
"During the spring and the summer it's been strong, and I've been working really hard," she said. "It feels good so far, knock on wood."
The Jayhawks did a good job of knocking off their opposition last weekend. Kansas swept Maryland-Baltimore County and Oakland, and defeated West
Virginia, 3-1. With the win last Wednesday in the season-opener against UMKC, the Jayhawks' record now stands at 4-0 for the second straight season.
"We had a lot of success this weekend," Myatt said after she and seniors Amanda Reves and Mary Beth Albrecht were named to the all-tournament team. "But we know we have a lot to work on as well."
Leave it to the Baylor Bears to find new and interesting ways to lose college football games.
By Michael T. Rigg sports@kansan.com Kansan sportswriter
Bears' play looks promising
games.
On Saturday, the Bears seemingly had the Boston College Eagles on the ropes in overtime. After Baylor quarterback Jermaine Alfred scored on a one-yard sneak that put the Bears within one point at 30-29, Baylor kicker Kyle Atteberry lined up for the point after what could have sent the game into a second overtime.
Atteberry, who only punted for the Bears last season before taking on the additional kicking chores this season, missed wide right.
The missed kick left first-year Baylor coach Kevin Steele in the unfamiliar place of analyzing a missed
extra point after the game.
"The snap was good, and the hold was good," Steele said. "(Atteberry) said he miss-hit it. He's an outstanding young man and a good kicker who has hit that 100 times."
The 105 overshadowed what was otherwise a strong effort by Baylor, which finished 2-9 last season. The Bears had not won a road game since 1997 when they won at Fresno State 37-35 during an otherwise miserable two-win season.
two win season.
Coincidentally, the 1997 Bears also were coached by a first year head man, Dave Roberts, and Steele hopes his debut season will come out a little more auspicious than Roberts'.
Robert's. "There are lots of things we can do better," Steele said. "Our job is to figure out ways to get it done."
get it done.
The close game and Alfred's play (244 yards, two touchdowns) were both bright spots for the Bears on Saturday. But, Steele knows that his team must improve on aspects of the game such as stopping the run for Baylor's season to be successful. The Bears surrendered 350 yards rushing to the Eagles on Saturday.
"We played hard and had a great effort." Steele said. "We're not hanging our heads. The score's the ultimate thing, and we need to do a better job stopping the run. We need
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to get together as coaches and figure that out."
Baylor will have a chance for redemption on Saturday when the Bears take on the downtrodden. Nevada-Las
downroad North Vegas Running Rebels in Waco Texas.
Buffs weren't ready for
Colorado coach Gary Barnett was somber and pensive on Monday as he tried to sort through his troubled team's wreckage after the Buffaloes were slaughtered 41-14 by instate rival Colorado State Saturday at Denver's Mile High Stadium.
"I should have been more perceptive," Barnett said. "I should've played up CSU
Barnett said. "I shout more. I approached the game as if it didn't matter who we played in the first game. I now look for what you can grow from, the things that you did well."
Unfortunately for Barnett, there weren't too many bright spots for
his young team. The Buffaloes were thoroughly dominated from kickoff until the fourth quarter, and the Rams built a 41-0 lead before Colorado could muster a score.
Much of the blame for the loss was shouldered by the Buffaloes' defense, who let Colorado State running back Kevin McDougal run for 190 yards and Rams' quarterback Matt Newton pass with ease. Speculation after the game was that the team had a rough time adjusting to the new defense that Barnett installed when he became the team's leader in January, but Barnett was insistent that poor tackling was much more of a reason for the letup than the new scheme.
"The way we tackled Saturday has to improve," Barnett said. "If we don't improve in that area, it's going to be a serious problem."
The loss sent the Buffaloes out of The Associated Press top-25 poll, while Colorado State moved into the poll at No. 24.
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