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VOLLEYBALL
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009
Kansas unable to pull off first-ever victory against Nebraska
Jayhawks fall 3-0 against third-straight ranked opponent
ZACH GETZ
zgetz@kansan.com
Karasas will have to wait until next season to take another shot at getting its first victory against Nebraska. Kansas was swept 3-0 by Nebraska Saturday, and now has a 0-84-1 all-time record against the team.
Coach Ray Bechard said that Nebraska could possibly make it to the NCAA Volleyball Tournament Final Four again and that when a team as good
as Nebraska pushes, you need to push back.
anything we wanted to get going." Bechard said. "When you don't get the opportunity to create some offensive opportunities for yourself, a match like that begins to deteriorate really quickly, and that is what we saw."
"Their serving took us out of
Kansas was unable to disrupt Nebraska's tempo, which was one of its game plans, Bechard said.
"We didn't control some little things that we obviously talked about," Bechard said. "When you're serving the ball and passing the ball, you have complete
PAIGE MAZOUR Senior middle blocker
control over that, and we weren't effective enough in those two phases to have success today."
SCORES BY SET
Kansas 15 12 18
Nebraska 25 25 25
Nebraska had an impressive .433 hitting percentage while Kansas' percentage was just .082. Nebraska almost doubled Kansas' kills.
earning 50 compared with Kansas'
26. Sophomore outside hitter
Allison Mayfield led Kansas with
UP NEXT: Texas Tech at Kansas
WHEN: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday
WHERE: Horeisi Family
Athletics Center
Sophomore outside hitter Allison Mayfield goes for a spike against two Nebraska defenders Saturday afternoon at the Horseji Family Athletics Center. Mayfield scored 10 points in Kansas' 3-0 loss against Nebraska.
10 kills while senior libero Melissa
Grieb led the team with six digs
Senior middle blocker Paige Mazour, Nebraska native, said she wanted the victory badly for herself and for her teammates.
"It would've meant the world to me," Mazour said. "And not just for myself, but for the team. This would've been a big ranked-team win. Everything about it was the perfect situation for us right now."
Kansas' post season hopes are cloudier now with only two games left. A victory against Nebraska would've gone a long way in helping Kansas make the NCAA
Volleyball Tournament, Grieb said.
"The situation that we put ourselves in with winning Baylor last week — if we would've won this game, it probably would've extended our season," she said.
Kansas kept the first set close and Nebraska could never build a comfortable lead until Nebraska went on an 11-2 run to finish it. Kansas tallied only six kills in the set and had seven errors, leading to a negative hitting percentage for the set, which it lost 25-15.
Nebraska quickly came out and took a 10-2 lead in the second set. Things didn't get much better as Nebraska routed Kansas 25-12. Kansas again had seven errors for the set to go along with its seven kills, leading to a .000 hitting percentage.
Kansas and Nebraska went back and forth through the beginning of the third set, tying it up nine times throughout. After Kansas was up 14-12, Nebraska went on a 9-1 run to take a strong lead and Nebraska eventually won
the set 25-18.
Kansas fell to 15-13, 7-11 in conference play, while Nebraska improved to 21-6, 14-4 in conference play. Kansas plays its last home game Tuesday against Texas Tech and finishes the season at
No.2 Texas
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BIG 12 PLAY
No. 2 Texas(3) vs. No. 24 Baylor(0)
Texas went to Baylor looking for a victory and at least a share of the Big 12 title. The team made fast work of the Bears as it won the match in three sets (25-18, 25-18, 25-23). Senior Setter Ashley Engle led Texas with a double-double with a .409
attack percentage, 20 assists and ten kills. Texas next plays at Oklahoma Wednesday. Baylor next will travel to play Missouri on Wednesday.
Iowa State went into Columbia, Mo., and took care of Missouri in straight sets (25-14, 30-28, 25-20). Senior Setter
No. 8 Iowa State(3) vs. Missouri(0)
Kansas State brought Colorado into Manhattan over the weekend and won the match in
Kaylee Manns led Iowa State with 44 assists for the game. Iowa State plays host to Oklahoma next Saturday. Missouri next plays Baylor in Columbia on Wednesday.
Colorado(0) vs. Kansas State(3)
SWIMMING AND DIVING Proehl sets the pace for her team at invitational
"It was a good travel trip for us." Elliott said. "We ended up doing pretty well."
Information from Big 12 report was used in this story.
Christian Lucero
Freshmen Christy Cash and Taylor liten and senior Allison Ho placed 11th, 12th and 13th, respectively, in the one-meter quarterfinals.
Given the circumstances, diving coach Eric Elliott said, he was pleased with his team's effort in Houston.
"She did great yesterday, she was definitely nervous about it, but she did well," he said. "We had our ups and downs this weekend but that's just part of training and getting experience."
The Jayhawks competed in the Houston Invitational, a three-day event with the same format as the Big 12 meet Kansas will face later in the season. Megan Proehl, senior and team captain, set the pace for the team, taking fifth place in the three-meter competition and third in the one-meter dive. Elliott said he noticed a difference in Proehl's approach to this competition.
three sets (25-21, 25-15, 25-16).
Senior setter Soriana Pacheco led Kansas State with 36 assists for the game. Colorado next plays Texas A&M in Boulder on Wednesday. Kansas State next plays Nebraska in Manhattan on Wednesday.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL No. 5 Villanova beats Mississippi to win tip-off
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Scottie Reynolds scored 21 points, Corey Stokes added 18 and No. 5 Villanova beat Mississippi 79-67 on Sunday to win the Puerto Rico Tip-Off.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico Kansas State coach Frank Martin understands that physical play can sometimes lead to plenty of fouls.It's a delicate balancing act for a team that plays in the rugged Big 12.
Antonio Pena added 17 points and 16 rebounds for the Wildcats (5-0), who did nothing to diminish their status as favorites in the Big East during their trip to the Caribbean.
Villanova used an 8-0 run in the opening minutes Sunday night and led 27-23 at halftime holding the Rebels (4-1) to only 29.6 percent shooting from the field.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL Wildcats defeat Dayton to take third in tip-off
The Wildcats bullied their way to an 83-75 victory over No. 18 Dayton on Sunday in the third-place game of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off, but Martin lamented sending the Flyers to the foul line 27 times — even if most of the fouls were competitive ones.
"We've got to stop fouling," Martin said, "but that's what we do. That's the identity of our basketball team."
Don't think that the whistle was being blown in only one direction, though. The Wildcats went to the foul line 44 times — 28 of them occurring in the second half.
The Wildcats turned a 44-32 advantage on the glass into 15 second-chance points, and although their speedy guard tandem lit up the scoreboard, they also had a 38-24 advantage scoring in the paint. Jamar Samuels led the way with 12 points and seven boards.
Junior guard Jacob Pullen scored 26 points, including 12 of 14 free throws, while fellow backcourt mate Denis Clemente made four 3-pointers and finished with 21 points.
Arizona wins against Rams 21-13 in game at St. Louis
NFL
ST. LOUIS — Kurt Warner wasn't the only quarterback who got rocked by a hard, high hit in the Cardinals-Rams game. St. Louis quarterback Marc Bulger said he also took a blow to the head late in Arizona's 21-13 victory on Sunday.
Bulger was injured on the team's final possession, apparently on a sack by Darnell Dockett, and will undergo evaluation on Monday. Warner was held out in the second half as a precaution after experiencing concussion-related symptoms following a hit by Rams safety O.J. Atogwe that drove the quarterback's head into the turf.
Rams coach Steve Spagnuo called Bulger got a "little bit dinged in the head. He took some whacks there at the end."
Like Warner, Bulger said his head had cleared after the game. Bulger said he also had hamstring and groin injuries.
Associated Press
NEW YORK — Mississippi, California and North Carolina, teams that started the season with lofty expectations before stumbling, have surged back into the AP Top 25 college football poll.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL Mississippi, North Carolina and Calif. reenter AP Top 25
There was little change, however, at the top of The Associated Press rankings Sunday after a weekend when most of the highly ranked teams had easy victories or time off.
The only change in the top 10 came at No. 10. Oregon moved up a spot after LSU slipped seven places to No. 17 following a 25-23 loss at Ole Miss.
place votes, Alabama had 13 and Texas 11.
The top seven in the BCS standings released Sunday were the same as the AP Top 25.
Associated Press
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