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er Jayhawks tallied three kills each. Alabama was betrayed by a .13 i attack percentage.
"I was disappointed with how we played in most of game two and all of game three," Bechard said.
He said Kansas had some things it needed to straighten out before heading to Provo, Utah, next weekend for the BYU/Utah Valley State Challenge.
"We had a few too many hitting errors," Bechard said of the Jayhawks' 21 miscues. "Overall, though, we identified a lot of things that we can continue to work on."
Correa, whose hard spike ended the match, said the team was happy with the way the season has begun.
Correa said the Jayhawks know what they need to do before they see tougher competition next weekend.
"The main focus is passing and defense," Correa said. "When we play BYU, a top 25 team, they're going to hit pretty hard."
Kansas sweeps Alabama
The Kansas volleyball team started its season with a bang on Friday with a sweep of Alabama at the Horejsi Family Athletics Center.
The match was much closer than the 3-0 score indicated. The Jayhawks took game one, 30-28, behind a balanced attack. Corea had five kills, and three oth-
Game two saw Kansas fight back from a 25-22 deficit to win. Following a questionable call on a diving save by Alabama, Kansas ran off eight of the game's next 11 points to win 30-28.
point to. Beachard said he was happy with his players' resilience after the disputed point put them in a hole.
"The whistle didn't blow, so there's no reason we should have stopped," Bechard said. "But it was good how we fought back."
The Jayhawks wrapped up the match in game three. Sophomore opposite hitter Emily Brown served Kansas to an early 10-5 lead. The Jayhawks never looked back and won the game, 30-22.
Lima said she was pleased with Kansas's effort.
"Alabama is a very good defensive team, but we were ready for them," she said.
Noyes was another bright spot for the Jayhawks. She started in her first collegiate match and had nine kills at a .444 attack percentage.
She said she felt more comfortable in her role after getting a match under her belt.
Kansas won its season opener for the eighth straight season. The streak began when Bechard took over before the 1998 season.
Edited by Nate Karlim
Senior forward Caroline Smith scored the first goal of the game, putting the Jayhawks up in the 12th minute of the contest.
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Junior defender Nikki Alvarez led Kansas' offensive attack.
After a quick steal, Alvarez took off down the field before firing in a goal from almost 20 yards out. The score tied the game at two and sent the Jayhawks into temporary celebration.
"I was so excited, my teammates were excited and I think that we kind of got back into a momentum for a while." Alvarez said.
Although Kansas fell to 0-1-1, the team maintains a positive outlook for the season. The team will match up against Missouri State in Lawrence on Wednesday.
"You're going to make mistakes, but we learn from them," Francis said. "If we make the same mistakes on Wednesday, then we have issues."
Francis said he was pleased with how well the team kept and handled the ball. He said that their combinations also continue to improve.
Quinn, Sauer and freshman midfielder Jenny Murtaugh, played all 97 minutes of the match, but none of them attributed the loss to fatigue from Friday's double-over
Caroline Smith, senior forward, holds off Michigan's Lindsey Cottrell, junior defender, to send the ball closer to the goal. Kansas tied Michigan in double overtime 1-1 on Friday afternoon in Topeka.
time tie with Michigan 107 dimes shots on goal, 15-5.
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That match ended in a 1-1 draw after the second overtime.
Francis said his team did a good job of adjusting to the artificial turf on the field in Topeka, despite temperatures of approximately
107 degrees.
Kansas trailed Michigan 1-0 heading into the half. It wasn't until the 59th minute that Smith put the Jayhawks on the board. The Jayhawks out shot the Wolverines 36-10 and also tripped their
Sophomore forward Melissa Dobby scored her third goal in as many games to lead the Wolverines.
- Edited by Jonathan Kealing
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