THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAS
MONDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2006
SPORTS
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VOLLEYBALL 0-3
Oklahoma blocks Kansas' bid to end losing streak
Correa records 1,000th career kill; costly sweep drops Jayhawks below .500
BY DREW DAVISON
The Kansas volleyball team extended its losing streak to five matches with its loss Saturday at Oklahoma.
The Sooners swept the Jayhawks, 30-21, 30-24 and 32-30 in the Howard McCasland Field House in Norman, Okla.
"We got off to a slow start, which is a little disappointing." Kansas coach Ray Bechard said. "Oklahoma
is playing extremely well they are a team playing with complete confidence."
With the loss, the Jayhawks are under .500 for the first time this season, 8-9 overall with a 1-7 Big 12 Conference record. No. 25 Oklahoma moved to 14-3 and 6-1 on the season.
The Sooners were led by outside hitter Bridget Laplante who had a match-high 15 kills.
Despite the loss, senior outside hitter Jana Correa notched her 1,000 kill of her career. In game three, with Kansas up 28-26, Correa became the ninth player in the school's history to reach the milestone.
"For somebody to go through two complete reconstructions of each knee, and still have the fortitude and courage to reach that mark, it's just a testament to her," Bechard said. "It really is pretty remarkable."
Correa has gone through two
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Sophomore middle blocker Savannah Noyes attempts to block an Oklahoma spike. The Jayhawks were swept by the Sooners in three games on Saturday, dropping their record to 1-7 in Big 12 play.
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6. Texas 5-1 1,294 7 **16. Georgia** 5-1 615 10
7. Louisville 5-0 1,247 8 **17. Arkansas** 4-1 482
8. Tennessee 5-1 1,159 13 **18. Oregon** 4-1 474 11
9. Notre Dame 5-1 1,068 12 **19. Missouri** 6-0 469 23
10. California 5-1 1,017 16 **20. Boise St.** 6-0 449 20
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15. Iowa 5-1 661 19 **25. Wisconsin** 5-1 86
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Correa led the Jayhawks with a team-high 14 kills on .216 hitting efficiency. It was her 14th match this season with 14 or more kills.
season-ending injuries in her four years at Kansas. She tore her ACL in her right knee her freshman year and tore her ACL in her left knee last year.
With the slow start, Bechard said he told his team just to extend the match.
"in game three we played much better," he said. "But we made some decisions in the end that weren't aggressive enough."
Emily Brown, junior right-side hitter, tallied her seventh double-double with 13 kills and 15 digs.
The Kansas offense struggled all night committing 25 hitting errors. Kansas' hitting percentage was just .164 compared to Oklahoma's .305.
Oklahoma middle blocker Eliane Santos helped the Sooners shut down the Kansas offense with three solo blocks and five assisted blocks. Santos, a preseason All-Big 12 selection, also had nine kills on .353 hitting efficiency.
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With five straight losses, Bechard said his team needs to find a way to get back on track.
"Just have an overall confidence that we can be a good defensive team and hit for a pretty high efficiency," he said. "I challenged them after the match, instead of thinking about what a certain teammate may or may not do, what are you going to do."
Edited by Catherine Odson
Kansas returns home Wednesday to take on in-state rival Kansas State (8-9, 0-7) at the Horejsi Family Athletics Center Wednesday. Admission is free for students with a valid KUID.
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Senior outside hitter Jana Correa digs the ball during Saturday's volleyball game in Norman, Okla. Correa recorded her 1,000th kill during the Jayhawks' loss.
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