KANSAN.COM / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19.2010 / SPORTS
VOLLEYBALL
3B
Kansas to take on Texas after loss
Mike Gunnoe/KANSAN
Mike Gunnoe/KANSAN Freshman middle blocker Caroline Jarmoc makes a two handed block in the match against Baylor Wednesday. The Jayhawks lost to the Bears 3-1.
**WHO:** Jayhawks vs. Longhorns
**WHEN:** Today, 6:30 p.m.
**WHERE:** Austin, Texas
Kansas is just three games from the end of the regular season, and senior outside hitter Karina Garlington said the match was a must-win for the Jayhawks.
BY IAN CUMMINGS icummings@kansan.com
"It's a do-or-die situation," she said.
With just two days to prepare — instead of the usual three — the Jayhawks travel to Austin, Texas for a rematch with the No. 8 Longhorns today.
The Texas Longhorns are on a
12-match winning streak and have won 23 Big 12 Conference home games in a row.
In their last meeting, Texas (20-5, 15-2 Big 12) swept Kansas (16-12, 7-10 Big 12) in Lawrence. On Wednesday, the Longhorns swept the Missouri Tigers while Kansas dropped a four-setter to the Baylor Bears at home.
Kansas lost to Baylor at home, despite out-digging Baylor's No. 2 ranked defense. Freshman libero Brianne Riley recorded 21 digs, reaching double-digits for the third-straight match. Junior setter Nicole Tate contributed 12 digs and senior defensive specialist Melissa Manda added 11. The Jayhawks put together a total of 71 digs in the match compared to Baylor's 69.
Longhorn senior outside hitter Juliann Faucette led the Texas offense Wednesday with 16 kills and a .324 hitting efficiency, adding 10 digs for her 19th career double-double. Junior middle blocker Rachael Adams and junior outside hitter Amber Roberson rounded out the offense with 11 and nine kills, respectively. Roberson averaged a .714 hitting efficiency in the match.
The layhawks also out-blocked the Bears 13-11. Redshirt freshman middle blocker Caroline Jarmoc alone recorded a seasonhigh nine blocks, including three
solo rejections.
Garlington and senior outside hitter Jenna Kaiser led the Jayhawks' offense with 12 kills each, and junior outside hitter Allison Mayfield added 11 and two service aces.
Despite all that, and winning the first set 25-23, the Jayhawks ran into big trouble starting in the second set. Kansas was plagued by errors, a problem that only grew worse in the next three sets. In the third set, the Jayhawks took an 18-13 lead only to see it disappear after a string of mishaps that gave Baylor the lead. Kansas managed to tie the set at 22-22, but Baylor won 25-23. The fourth set was even worse, as Baylor hit a match-high .500 hitting efficiency while Kansas dropped to -.037. Baylor won set 25-12 to end the contest.
Kaiser said serving aggressively would be important to the Jayhawks on Friday, a sentiment echoed by the coach Ray Bechard.
"We've still got to be aggressive. We can't get tentative," Bechard said. He said it was hard for the attackers to continue taking big swings after missing and having shots go out of bounds.
"That's a tough combination, but that's what we'll have to do," he said.
Edited by Lisa Curran
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
New OSU offensive coordinator finds success
ASSOCIATED PRESS
STILLWATER, Okla. — Mike Gundy spent the better part of a decade going up against Mike Leach's potent offenses at Texas Tech, then watched as the Red Raiders took the next step and became a legitimate national championship contender.
The questions from Oklahoma State fans were only natural: Why not just do what Leach was doing?
Dana Holgorsen has Oldahoma State (9-1, 5-1 Big 12) leading the
First-year offensive coordinator
It was never that simple, but now the 12th-ranked Cowboys have the next best thing — or perhaps something even better.
son and are closing in on their first appearance in the conference
nation in total offense despite massive turnover on the roster from last season, including the loss of two first-round NFL draft picks. Behind their 547.5 yards and 45 points per game, the Cowboys also
"You don't ever take the foot off the gas pedal. Just let her rip."
championship game.
MIKE GUNDY Coach
lead the Big 12 South with only games against Kansas and No. 16 Oklahoma left in the regular sea-
Gundy set out after last season to find an coordinator who he considered a great play-caller and someone who could bring in a system that would be
attractive to recruits. He was able to land Holgorsen, who had been a part of offenses that were in the top
six in the nation each of the past eight years.
Holgorsen's success in Year 1 at Oklahoma State comes without the opportunity to load up the roster with players who fit his system. He inherited a group of unproven receivers and has seen Justin Blackmon turn into the nation's top receiver for Bowl Subdivision passing leader Brandon Weeden.
"You would eventually like for this offense to evolve where you get some more skill guys to play in here on the perimeter and then just keep going." Gundy said. "You don't ever take your foot off the gas pedal. Just let her rip."
MLB
Seattle's Hernandez wins pitching award
SEATTLE — Felix Hernandez consistently proved the lone standard of excellence in an otherwise miserable Mariners season.
And Wednesday, with the franchise still reeling over 101 losses and the death last week of Hall of Fame broadcaster Dave Niehaus,
the 24-year-old Hernandez once again provided a rare glimpse out of the darkness.
Hernandez captured just the second American League Cy Young Award for the Mariners on Thursday, beating out rivals C.C. Sabathia of the New York Yankees and David Price of the Tampa Bay Rays in voting conducted by the Baseball Writers' Association of America.
Hernandez received 21 first-place votes and 167 ballot points. Price of Tampa Bay was second
"It is a very emotional day for me," said Hernandez in a statement released by the Mariners. "I'm very proud that I was able to accomplish this not only for myself, but for my family, my country and my team. I don't have the words to describe the way I feel."
with 111 points (four first-place votes), and Sabathia was third with 102 points (three first-place votes). Two BBWAA members from each of the 14 American-League cities cast votes.
Hernandez's win could provide
a historic shift in the emphasis Cy Young voters place on wins by a pitcher. The 13 wins by Hernandez sets a new low for a Cy Young winner, trumping the 15 by Tim Lincecum of the Giants in the National League race last season.
Instead, voters focused on Hernandez's league-best 2.27 earned-run average and 2492/3 innings pitched. He was also second in the league with six complete games and 232 strikeouts.
McClatchy-Tribune
CROSS COUNTRY
Jeff Jacobson/KU ATHLETICS INC.
Donny Wasinger, the captain of the cross country team, was chosen by the NCAA to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA championship.
Wasinger earns spot in Nationals
BY LAUREN NEWMAN
lnewman@kansan.com
Monday is a day that junior captain Donny Wasinger has been waiting for his whole cross country career. That day is the NCAA National Championship that will be held in Terre Haute, Ind., which Wasinger will individually compete in.
The NCAA offered Wasinger an automatic bid to the championship. The NCAA take the top two teams from NCAA Midwest Regional Championship and those athletes automatically go on to NCAA Nationals. The top four individual runners who are not on the qualifying teams go on to Nationals as well. Wasinger, who placed 10th at the Midwest Regional Championship, was the fourth individual selected. This is a huge accomplishment since it has been four years since a KU male has qualified for the NCAA Championship.
Wasinger first tried out for cross country in eighth grade because he was too small for football and would have to stand on the sidelines. He joined cross country because everyone competes. The people in his life
that believe in him, such as his parents and coaches, are what motivate him.
Being a captain on the team has put Wasinger in a leadership role that he highly values. He feels that the team has made lots of improvements from last season and especially feels that senior Nick Caprario stepped it up as he took on the role of being the men's team No. 2 runner.
As a team they had higher hopes, and Wasinger wished the team could have competed as a whole in Nationals. Factors that hindered the success of the men's team came from junior Zach Zarda's injury early on and some injuries from freshmen that took place at the end of the season. As for next year Wasinger feels that the team will be more prepared and ready for the season.
"It's definitely a confidence boost being able to go on to Nationals," Wasinger said. "Afterwards I just plan to roll on to the next season and stay healthy."
Edited by Abby Davenport
KU TRADITIONS START AT HOME
KU Independent Study offers more than 100 online courses
- Courses are designed by KU instructors for flexibility and convenience
- Take up to six months to complete your course
- Enroll anytime and study at your own pace
- Earn KU credit from home
ask listen solve
YOUR MONEY ON CAMPUS. ONLINE. ON YOUR ID.
With KU Checking, you're always close to your money.
- Email Alerts
- Mobile Banking $ ^{1} $
Apply today at our location inside the Kansas Uni
Commerce was voted "Best Bank" by KU students in University Daily Kansas survey
Commerce Bank
785-864-5846
commercebank.com/kucard
Your mobile carrier's text messaging and web access charges may apply. *Voted Best Bank in 2010* at the hill and listen solve and call click come by are trademarks of Commerce Banchares, Inc. © 2010 COMMERCE BANCHARES, INC