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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLLEYBALL
Hawks challenge dominant Huskers
BY RUSTIN DODD
MONDAY,OCTOBER22,2007
rdodd@kansan.com
If playing the defending NCAA national champions and current No. 1 team in the nation on the road wasn't enough, Kansas had one more obstacle to deal with: 4,030 red-clad fans packed the Nebraska Coliseum
to watch the Cornhuskers defeat the Jayhawks 3-0 (30-16, 30-25, 30-26) in Nebraska's 100th straight volleyball sellout.
Kansas' record fell to 10-11 and 3-8 in the Big 12 after its sixth loss in seven matches, while Nebraska stayed perfect, improving to 18-0 and 11-0 in the Big 12.
Still, coach Ray Bechard found a few positives in his team's defeat.
Garlington
"We're not into moral victories," Bechard said. "But we felt the team took a pretty good step forward in a lot of areas tonight, competing in an extremely enthusiastic environment against the top team in the country."
The loss spoiled solid performances from three Kansas newcomers and one
home floor all year. But he said his team needed to play better in endgame situations.
"I told the girls afterward that we just needed to be a little cleaner, a little crisper and a little more technically sound." Bechard said.
"We exchanged with
veteran. Freshman outside hitter Jenna Kaiser had 10 kills, and freshman outside hitter Karina Garlington and sophomore transfer Flavia Lino had eight kills each. Senior right side hitter Emily Brown showed off her versatility with nine kills, 19 assists and nine digs.
CHALLENGING THE BEST
"We exchanged with them, and we didn't back up when the rallies got tough." Bechard said. "I thought we showed some courage."
Kansas fell quickly in game one, losing 30-16. But the layjahwks gave the Cornhuskers all they could handle in games two and three. Kansas had leads late in each game, but fell 30-25 in game two and 30-26 in game three.
"We're not into moral victories. But we felt the team took a pretty good step forward in a lot of areas tonight.
Bechard said he didn't think a team had played that well on Nebraska's
"We didn't respond well at all in game one," Bechard said. "But then we we're first to twenty points in games two and three, and that's really all we could have hoped for."
RAY BECHARD Coach
But Nebraska showed off its dominance on offense by finishing with 51 kills to Kansas' 41. Nebraska senior right side hitter Sarah Pavan, the reigning AVCA National Player of the Year, led Nebraska with 17 kills and became
the school's all-time leader in kills with 1,780 kills.
Kansas has lost 79 straight matches to Nebraska, a streak that dates back to 1975.
Edited by Tara Smith
Kansas will stay on the road for its next match, against Texas A&M at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday in College Station, Texas.
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Kansas shuts out Colorado, Texas during road trip
SOCCER
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Freshman forward Kaitlyn Cunninghamights for the ball against the No. 6 Texas Longhorns. Kansas managed a 0-4 draw on Sunday after defeating Colorado 2-0 on Friday.
Sophomores lead team in victory, tie
BY ALISON CUMBOW
cumbow@kansan.com
The Kansas soccer team had a successful weekend away, adding a victory and a tie to its record. The victory came through two Jayhawk goals and a shutout against Colorado on Friday. Sunday's game against No. 6 Texas resulted in a 0-0 tie.
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Sophomores Monica Dolinsky and Kim Boyer each had a goal and an assist in the second half against the Buffalooes. Senior goalkeeper Colleen Quinn recorded six saves to help the Jayhawks earn their second shutout of the season, even though they trailed the Buffalooes in shot attempts 17-9 and in corner kicks 7-2.
HERDING THE BUFFALOES
The second game of the weekend, against Texas, also ended in a shutout, but not in a victory. The Jayhawks and the Longhorns tied 0-0 after two overtimes. Quinn made seven saves during the game, including a crucial save of a shot from only 12 vards out.
Dolinsky had five shot attempts against Texas, including two shots on goal. Sunday's game was the sixth time this season that the Jayhawks have gone into overtime. They are 1-1-4 when playing past regulation.
ROUNDING UP THE LONGing two shots on goal. Sunday's game was the sixth time this season that the Jayhawks have gone into overtime. They are 1-1-4 when playing past regulation.
HORNS
NEXT UP FOR THE JAY-HAWKS
The Jayhawks are now 4-9-4 overall and 2-2-3 in conference play. Kansas is looking forward to its final three games at home. The first two come this weekend when the Jayhawks play Nebraska on Friday and Iowa State on Sunday.
TENNIS Duo fails to repeat as champion in Tulsa
The Kansas tennis team wrapped up play this weekend at the ITA Central Region Championships in Tulsa, Okla.
The doubles tandem of senior Elizaveta
Avdeeva
The doubles tandem of senior Elizaveta Avdeeva and junior Edina Horvath fell in the quarterfinals
Horvath
Avdeeva and junior Lv vath fell in the quarterfinal to Oklahoma duo Chelsea Orr and Ana Constantines, 8-2. Avdeeva and Horvath were the No. 2 seed for the tournament and looked to repeat as champions after taking the doubles title at last year's event. The duo
was able to win two matches but could not advance past the 12th-seeded Oklahoma duo in the quarterfinals.
Sophomore Kunigunda Dorn and freshman Maria Martinez also notched a doubles victory against Oral Roberts' Emily Arkel and Taylor Pippen. They could
not advance any further, dropping their next match against the No. 4-seeded duo from BYU.
who along with Avdeeva had already qualified for the main
In singles play, Avdeeva won her first match against Boise State's Klaudia Wlodarczyk on Friday to advance to the field of 32, but dropped her next match to Oklahoma's Chelsea Orr in the following round. Dorn.
draw, was eliminated in the first round by Tula's Thalia Barriga, 6-2, 6-1.
Svistun, who won two matches on Wednesday to qualify for the main draw, lost her opening-round catch to BYL's Liza
INTRAMURALS Afternoon Delight wins first game of season
Ezhova, 6-4, 7-6.
The Kansas tennis team will continue play Nov. 2-4 when it travels to Tallahassee, Fla., for the Seminole Invitational.
Pat Tefft
Afternoon Delight returned to championship form in the season opener for men's intramural indoor volleyball Sunday evening.
Triangle 1 lacked a full team, down five players to Afternoon Delight's six for the entirety of the match. The one-man advantage made things easy for the defending champs, and they quickly got down to business. The first game started with Bret Jones, Topeka junior, serving brilliantly to give Afternoon Delight a lead from which it would never look back. Solid offense and quick hands on defense shut the door on any comeback hopes for Triangle 1. The first game in the best-of-three match ended 25-12 in favor of Afternoon Delight.
"We played well as a team tonight" he said.
The second game went much the same way for Afternoon Delight. The team put on a clinic, winning the second game 25-12 and notching its first victory in what they hope will be another championship-caliber season. Ben Grams, Upland, Neb., junior, was happy about the victory. He said he togetherness of the team and unspoken understanding between the players helped them to avoid making mistakes.
"I don't want to sound like a jerk or anything," he said, "but we really killed them tonight."
The dominating victory puts Afternoon Delight well on its way to contend for a secondstraight title.
Jones gave a little more credit to his team.
PGA
That emotional victory paid dividends Sunday, when Weir shot a 2-under 68 for a one-stroke victory over Australia's Mark Hensby in the Fry's Electronics Open.
PGA Canadian golfer Weir wins in windy weather
"Itmaybe got me over the hump as far as confidence that when it really hits the fan, I can get it done." Weir said.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Mike Weir outdueled Woods in the Presidents Cup three weeks ago at Royal Montreal, reaffirming his status as a Canadian icon.
Joe Preiner
Weir got it done on a warm,
blustery day at Grayhawk Golf Club. Only 12 players broke par on Sunday, 22 fewer than Saturday.
Weir finished at 14-under 266 for his eighth PGA Tour victory and first since the 2004 Nissan Open, a span of 87 starts.
"Definitely been tough not winning," said Weir, who earned $900,000 to jump from 84th to 33rd on the money list at $1,986,053. "You know, that's what we're all out here to do, and 3½ years has been quite a long time."
Fans serenaded a grinning Weir with a rendition of "O Canada" after he spoke to reporters.
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