THE UNIVERSITY DARY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2006
SPORTS
VOLLEYBALL
3B
Kansas to face Texas Tech Jayhawks in must-win situation for tonight's match
BY DREW DAVISON
Starting off Big 12 play with a 1-3 record, the Kansas volleyball team is in a must-win situation at Texas tonight in Lubbock, Texas.
Jana Correa, senior outside hitter, said, "We cannot lose. It was very
Saturday to lose, and we have to win the next two games. We're not thinking about anything else."
G o o d news for the Jay hawks the
Tonight is just the second time Texas Tech has played at home, at the United Spirit Arena. They were swept by Colorado in their first home match.
"It's hard to play at Tech because the gym is so different." Correa said. "It is the one where they play
"They'll fight and scratch because they're trying to protect a win at home."
Raiders are 0-4 in conference matches this season.
Both teams enter the match after losing matches Saturday. Texas Tech was swept by No. 1-ranked Nebraska, and Kansas lost a five-game match at Colorado.
RAY BECHARD Volleyball coach
basketball, so it's huge."
Statistically in the conference, the Red Raiders are at the bottom of the barrel in hitting percentage, assists, kills and digs.
The lone bright spot for the Red Raiders
is Phillister Sang, senior outside hitter. Sang is second in the conference in points, averaging 5.39 a game, and kills, averaging 4.59 a game.
"Tech is just on the verge of trying to break through," coach Ray
Bechard -said. "They'll fight and scratch because they're trying to protect a win at home."
The jayhawks, who are 1-3 on the road this season, enter tonight's game coming off a frustrating loss to the Buffaloes in Boulder, Colo.
Last season, the Red Raiders (7-6, 0-4) swept the Jayhawks (8-5, 1-3) in Lubbock. At the Horeisi Family Athletics Center, Kansas swept Texas Tech. Tech leads the all-time series, 13-8.
"I know Texas Tech thought they had an opportunity to be an NCAA tournament team at the beginning of the season," Bechard said. "They haven't had a lot of success yet, but they have a lot of season ahead of them."
Next up, Kansas will face Iowa State at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Horeisi Family Athletics Center.
Kansan sportswriter Drew Davison can be contacted at ddavison@kansan.com.
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under 10 points. Oakland should hold a contest where they pull fans from their seats at halftime and see if they can run the offense better than new starter Andrew Walter. The winner gets a roster spot and a Warren Sapp bobble-belly doll.
Players to drop:
1) Mike Bell, running back, Denver Broncos. Coach Mike Shanahan has predictably duped thousands of fantasy football players once again. Did you really think that he was going to go with an undrafted rookie out of Arizona all year? Now that Tatum Bell has solidified himself as the man with 27 carries for 123 yards, Mike Bell
can go back to standing on the sidelines drinking Gatorade and bragging to the ball boys about how he was once an NFL starting running back.
2) Chris Simms, quarterback, Charter Hospital of Tampa Bay. Unless "spleens removed" is an official stat in your league, Simms won't have a whole lot of value. His stats, zero touchdowns and six picks weren't worth a whole lot anyway. All you can do is wish Simms a healthy recovery, and keep an eye on replacement Bruce Gradkowski to see if he can master Gruden's offense and become fantasy-worthy.
3) Marty Booker, wide receiver, Miami Dolphins. Daunte Culpepper's inadecquacies as a quarterback have assassinated the fantasy football careers of several players, and Booker is no exception. Even if Culpepper can rediscover the ability to execute a forward pass, Marty Booker will still be the fourth option in the offense after Chris Chambers, Ronnie Brown and Randy McMichael. Think of him as Amani Toomer in a weaker offense.
Evan Hengel is an Overland Park senior in finance.
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of a real life tragedy, like Hurricane Katrina. But let's remember that sometimes similar tragedies occur in the sporting world and give these afflicted athletes the coverage they deserve.
Kansan sportswriter Mark Dent can be contacted at mdent@kansan.com.
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sons. The Duquesne five can teach us to better protect not only our athletes, but everyone near college campuses. Ashaola's recovery from near death can be an inspiration to those in similar situations.
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coach's challenge in a game this season.
An example of how the media's coverage of sports can affect our lives was evident in New Orleans on Monday night. There, at the Superdome, people were reminded of how sports can help cure the sting
multiple legal problems. Media personalities, on shows like "Pardon the Interruption" or "Around the Horn," will talk until their throats are sore when an athlete is holding the gun, but they lose their voices when an athlete is on the receiving end of the bullet.
Violent incidents like the one that happened at Duquesne should not only be mainstream news, but they should also teach us valuable life les-
Mangino said the officials have helped coaches save their challenges for important plays.
"They've bent over backwards to help take some of the pressure off the decision making," Mangino said.
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Kansan senior sportswriter Ryan Schneider can be contacted at rschneider@kansan.com.
Meier Update:
Football Notes:
Mangino said freshman quarterback Kerry Meier has been throwing in practice and will continue to throw more as the week progresses. He said team doctors have told him that Meier is "improved and feeling better", but declined to name a starter for Saturday's game. Meier is currently listed as day-to-day.
Instant Replay:
If Meier is healthy, Mangino declined to speculate if he would
take over for Barmann.
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"I don't discuss hypotheticals," Mangino said.
With coaches allowed to challenge one play per game, Mangino said he is picky when deciding which one he wants reviewed. He said that he asked for at least two plays to be challenged in last week's victory against South Florida, but an official said that the play was being reviewed by the replay official. Mangino has not used a
Kansas State defensive back out for season
MANHATTAN — When Kansas State opens Big 12 Conference play on the road Saturday against the pass-happy offense of Baylor, they will be without starting defensive back Bryan Baldwin.
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The junior suffered a season-ending injury during last Saturdays 24-6 loss to No. 8 Louisville. Coach Ron
son before former coach Bill Snyder suspended him for the remainder of the year after a failed drug test.
Byron Garvin, who started against Florida Atlantic on Sept. 9, will once again move into the starting role.
Prince on Tuesday declined to disclose the nature of the injury, saying only that Baldwin will be out for the season.
Garvin, who had a team-high seven tackles and an interception in a 23-7 win over Marshall, leads all defensive backs with 19 tackles. He started the first seven games last sea-
"He's had a really good start to the season," Prince said of Baldwin. "He's been a big part of how we play on defense and his leadership in the secondary and developing a number of younger players with his leadership. He will continue to do that, but we'll just lose his services on the field."
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