THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2005
SPORTS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN 11
AUTELIICS CALENDAR
TODAY
- Volleyball at Utah Valley State (BYU/UVSC Challenge), 8 p.m., Orem, Utah
TOMORROW
♦ Volleyball at Montana State (BYU/UVSC Challenge), 1 p.m.
Provo, Utah
- Soccer vs. Arkansas, 5 p.m., Jayhawk Soccer Complex
- Volleyball at BYU (BYU/UVSC Challenge), 8 p.m., Provo, Utah
SATURDAY
Football vs. Florida Atlantic, 6 p.m., Memorial Stadium
Cross Country, Bob Timmons Invitational, 9 a.m., Rim Rock Farm
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Chiefs quarterback undergoes procedure
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Quarterback Trent Green underwent an outpatient procedure to improve circulation in his leg but will be ready for the season opener on Sept. 11, Kansas City coach Dick Vermeil said Wednesday.
Green, who's been having numbness in the lower left leg and foot, will not play Friday night when the Chiefs meet St. Louis in their final preseason game.
"He had a little problem. It was a minor problem and it's taken care of."
Vermeil said Green, who played only two series last weekend against Seattle, did not have a blood clot.
Vermeil said it was not major surgery and that Green would be at the stadium on Thursday for team meetings and return to practice on Monday.
"There's a procedure that they go through to do those things, but it's not like having a heart transplant," Vermilil said.
"You'll talk to Trent tomorrow and he'll tell you what they did. He watched them do it."
Green has never missed a start since the Chiefs gave St. Louis their first-round draft pick for him in 2001, and for the past three years has led one of the NFL's top-scoring offenses.
His endurance has been something of a surprise in light of his four knee operations after an injury in the
1999 preseason.
He had undergone a battery of tests for several days to find the cause of the numbness.
"I can't tell you the exact time that they found it, but as soon as they found it they quit looking for something else and went to work," Vermeil said.
"It was a circulation problem and I think it stemmed around four knee operations and things passing through scar tissue and they had to clean it up. But it was just like going to the dentist," he said.
Green's backup, Todd Collins, is out with a hand injury and No. 3 quarterback Damon Huard has a slight concussion.
Jonathan Quinn will have the start on Friday against the Rams for the winless Chiefs.
Quinn, a journeyman who was with the Chiefs for two years and played last season for Chicago, was out of football when the Chiefs gave him an emergency call two weeks ago.
Vermeil also said linebacker Kendrell Bell, a former NFL defensive rookie of the year who was acquired in the offseason, would make his first appearance against the Rams.
"I think he's getting excited about playing his first game. I know he's practiced real well," Vermell said. "He's working up to it. He may not play very much but he'll play."
Volleyball travels to Utah
VOLLEYBALL
BY MATT WILSON
mwilson@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
The Kansas volleyball team embarks on its first road trip of the season tonight as it takes on Utah Valley State in the first match of the UVSC/Brigham Young Challenge.
Utah Valley State is in its third season of Division I volleyball. The team had its best season last year, going 11-16. The Wolverines return seven players from that squad, including a second team all-independent selection in junior setter Lacee Koelliker.
Kansas is 2-0 going into the match up with UVSC. Victories over Alabama and Missouri-Kansas City last weekend have the team confident that it will be ready to play in Utah.
Kansas volleyball coach Ray Bechard said his team might be at a slight disadvantage. The Jayhawks will be playing in Orem, Utah, on the Wolverines' home court and they don't know much about their style of play.
"It's their first match, so they've probably seen us on tape, and we don't have that opportunity," Bechard said. "Early on we'll probably have to make a change on the run. We're not sure what to expect."
Kansas will take on Montana State on Saturday afternoon in Provo, Utah. Montana State is 2-1, with its only loss coming to second-ranked Washington, the team that eliminated the Jayhawks from the NCAA tournament last year. MSU is led by senior middle blocker Megan Zanto, who garnered first-team All-Big Sky Conference honors last season.
The marquee match up of the tournament, however, will come tomorrow night when Kansas takes on BYU. The Cougars are looking to return to the NCAA tournament after missing out on the postseason last year. BYU is picked to win the Mountain West Conference, in which they finished third in 2004.
Senior middle blocker Josi Lima spikes the ball past a UMKC defender during a game Saturday night. The volleyball team travels to Utah for the BYU/VUSC Volleyball Challenge today and tomorrow.
Justin O'Neal/KANSAN
The Cougars return three all-conference performers among 10 letter winners. First-year coach Jason Watson will rely on their experience to push the team to the postseason.
Tomorrow night's match will be emotionally charged. BYU will name the floor at Smith Fieldhouse after legendary coach Elaine Michaelis, who compiled a record of 886-225-5 while coaching the Cougars from 1961 through 2002.
Bechard said the scene will make the Jayhawk's task difficult.
"We'll have to sort through all of the emotion and do the things necessary for us to be
successful," Bechard said. "We can't get in a situation where we allow that emotion to creep in and impact points or even game outcomes."
Junior outside hitter Jana Correa said the Jayhawks would have a tough time with the Cougars, ceremony not withstanding.
"The main focus is passing and defense," Correa said. "When we play BYU, they're going to hit pretty hard and we
need to be prepared for that."
Bechard said the match could have a big impact on both teams' seasons.
"It might be a point where you look later in the year where both teams may or may not be considered for NCAA tournament play." Bechard said. "In that sense it may be pretty important. It will be a great test for us."
— Edited by Anne Burgard
Almost ready for air
Tim Fields, Smithville junior, and Alan Emmons, recreation coordinator for the KU Memorial Union, assembled a new air hockey table in Jaybowl yesterday. Emmons said he expects the table to be ready for use today.
Nicoletta Niosi/KANSAN
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