8B SPORTS
VOLLEYBALL (CONTINUED FROM 1B)
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2007
GAME ONE
Nebraska used a red-hot offense to claim the game. Uhart had a kill on her first point back from injury to give Kansas a 1-0 lead, but Nebraska quickly gained control of the game. Pavan provided the punch for the Huskers with six kills, while sophomore Rachel Holloway added 11 assists. Uhart and senior setter Emily Brown led Kansas with three kicks each in game one.
GAMETWO
Kansas gained an early lead when a Uhart block on a Pavan kill attempt put Kansas up 4-0. Kansas managed to hold on to the early lead through the first half, but after a kill from Larson tied the game at 16, the Huskers began to pull away.
Larson had nine of her matchhigh 17 kills in game two and recorded the play of the match. With
GAMETHREE
Nebraska leading 28-24, Larson retreated back toward the baseline and unleashed a fade-away kill from 25 feet behind the net. Nebraska closed out game two, 30-24, on the next point.
Nebraska cruised through game three in systematic fashion. The Huskers never trailed and closed out the match with a 30-18 win.
Kansas freshman outside hitter Jenna Kaiser led Kansas offensively with eight kills, while sophomore setter Katie Martincich had 11 digs to lead the defense. Kaiser said that playing against Nebraska could only help Kansas, but don't expect Kaiser to want to see much more of Nebraska.
"They're the best I've ever seen," Kaiser said.
- Edited by Chris Beattie
Above: Melissa Manda, freshman defensive specialist/libero, dives for a dig during the match Wednesday night.
Below: Senior middle blocker Natalie Uhart goes up for a hit during the game against Nebraska Wednesday night. This was Uhart's first game back after sitting out for about a month while getting treatment for a congenital heart defect.
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Above: Savannah Noyes, junior middle blocker, gets blocked during a spike Wednesday night at the Horesei Family Athletics Center. Nebraska swept Kansas in three games.
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Right Above: Emily Brown, senior right side/setter, blocks a spike during the match against Nebraska Wednesday night. Nebraska defeated Kansas in three straight games, 30-18, 30-24 and 30-18.
Right Below: Freshman defensive specialist Melissa Manda and freshman outside hitter Karina Garlington go for a dig in the second game of the match against Nebraska Wednesday night. Kansas lost the match after losing the first three games to No. 1 Nebraska.
game notes INJURY REPORT
Just as Natalie Uhart returned from a 10-game absence because of a congenital heart defect, Kansas loses another middle blocker. Sophomore middle blocker Brittany William
was sidelined on Wednesday because of an injury.
UP NEXT
Kansas will get the weekend off, but travels to Iowa State Wednesday for a 6:30 p.m. game.
JOHNSON (CONTINUED FROM 1B)
"We all expected them to be good and do things well," said Kaiser. "That's exactly what we got. They are some of the best players I've competed against."
Nebraska was led by Jordan Larson and last year's national player of the year Sarah Pawan who combined for 25 kills. These are two of the best players that the Jayhawks have faced this year. But as a team, the Cornhuskers worked together using their depth, and didn't make the little mistakes that the Jayhawks made, which they took full advantage of to pull out the victory in three straight games.
Nebraska moved its record to 11-0 for the year, and if they keep playing like this, not even a semi truck could stop them.
Playing a team like Nebraska will be good for the Jayhawks in the long run. They know what they have to do to reach that next level and become one of the top teams in the Big 12 and in the country. They just can't make the mistakes that they made.
Don't worry too much. Not every team is as dominate as Nebraska. The Kansas volleyball team will look past this and continue to improve and start another winning streak for the year in hopes of making the NCAA tournament for the third time in four years. Who knows, the Jayhawks may be the team you will never forget come tourney time.
- Edited by Kaitlyn Syring
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