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SPORTS / WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2010 / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / KANSAN.COM
VOLLEYBALL
Blue Raiders kill Jayhawks' hopes of perfect season
Middle Tennessee counters Kansas plays delivers first defeat of the 2010 season
The Jayhawks' undefeated streak was stopped at seven on Tuesday night when they were swept by the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders. The game was close early on, but signs of trouble were apparent.
Coach Ray Bechard said about this blocking effort. "They put up a pretty organized block, because, offensively, we were very predictable. Because we did not pass the ball to
The offensive plays - so effective in the past- organized by the setter Kara Wehrs and the outside hitters Allison Mayfield and Karina Garlington were unraveled at the net by Middle Tennessee blockers who always seemed to be at the right place at the right time.
where we had options. When systems offense becomes predictable, that's what's going to happen."
Garlington said of Middle Tennessee's players, "They're super physical. And they had a good game plan
The Jayhawks staged a rally in
racked up eight of her own. The Jayhawks only registered 10 kills and lost the first set 25-19.
Sophomore middle blocker Tayler Toilefree said, "They were better than us tonight. They brought it, and we didn't respond."
on us. So, that's up to the layhawks to respond to that. They put up a big block, but we're going to see that in the Big 12, so, I mean, it was a good learning opportunity for us and it's a disappointment."
"They were better than us tonight. They brought it, and we didn't respond."
The Middle Tennessee offense delivered 19 kills, led by senior outside hitter Izabela Kozon, who
TAYLER TOLEFREE Sophomore middle blocker
Things only got worse in the second set. The Blue Raiders picked up steam, raising their attack percentage to 478, compared with a .037 percentage for the Jayhawks. The Blue Raiders did not fall for fakes, they kept up pressure at the net and they kept three outside hitters on duty by scoring kills all night.
the third set
and tied the
score 18-18.
But the Raid-
ers pulled
away with a
seven point
run that ended
the set and the
match.
After the game, Bechard said, "We let a group come in
tonight, we let them be comfortable. We let them do what they wanted to do offensively, and they executed at a very high level, and when it was time to give a little push back, we didn't do it."
— Edited by Emily McCoy
Junior outside hitter Lauren Hagan and sophomore middle blocker Tayler Difree, attempt to block a kill from a Middle Tennessee State player Tuesday. The Jayhawks lost their unbeaten streak this season seasoning 3-0.
Mike Gunnoe/KANSAN
See a photo gallery from the game at kansan.com/photogalleries
MLB
Last place Pirates manage to stop division-leading Braves
ASSOCIATED PRESS
PITTSBURGH— James McDonald pitched seven innings, Ronny Cedeno's triple keyed a five-run seventh and the last-place Pittsburgh Pirates beat the slumping Atlanta Braves for the second straight day, winning 5-0 on Tuesday night.
Braves had been in possession of the division lead since May 31.
The Braves dropped into second place in the NL East, one-half game behind Philadelphia, which beat Florida 8-7 on Tuesday. The
It's easy to find a culprit for the Braves' slide — they have scored only 12 runs while losing five of six, a slump that followed a five-game winning streak. The Pirates had lost seven of nine and were on pace to lose 109 games before winning the first two games of the three-game series.
Tim Hudson (15-7), losing his second straight after winning six in a row, held the Pirates to three
hits over six shutout innings, but he retired only one batter during the Pirates' breakthrough seventh inning. He was charged with four runs after pitching 28 consecutive innings against Pittsburgh without allowing an earned run.
Garrett Jones and Pedro Alvarez doubled in succession with one out for the game's first run. After Ryan Doumit was intentionally walked, Cedeno tripled off the right-field wall to make it 3-0.
Hudson left one batter later,
and reliever Eric O'Flaherty gave up pinch-hitter Delwyn Young's two-run homer into the left-field bleachers. Young's seventh homer was the Pirates' first by a pinch-hitter in 29 at-bats.
McDonald, the former Dodgers prospect, made the most effective of his seven starts with Pittsburgh and his first against Atlanta, limiting the Braves to five hits.
Joel Hanrahan closed it out in the ninth — following a 43-minute rain delay — for his second
save in as many days, and his fifth in eight opportunities. Evan Meek pitched a scoreless eighth as the three pitchers combined for Pittsburgh's sixth shutout. Atlanta has been shut out 10 times.
The Braves twice looked like they might break through against McDonald, who gave up 14 earned runs in 16 1-3 innings while losing his last three starts.
They put two on with two outs in the fifth, but McDonald got Hudson to pop up.
An inning later, the Braves loaded the bases when Jason Heyward walked, Martin Prado doubled for only his second hit in 20 at-bats in PNC Park this season and Brian McCann was walked, but Derrek Lee grounded into a double play.
Lee, acquired from the Cubs to give the Braves a much-needed power bat down the stretch, has yet to homer and is batting .228 (13 for 57) in 17 games with Atlanta. Lee was hitless in four at-bats.
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