Women look to improve offense in Texas

Friday, September 21, 2007

After a breakthrough victory at Missouri on Wednesday, the Kansas volleyball team returns home to play Texas Tech at 1 p.m. Saturday. Kansas, 7-5 and 1-2 in the Big 12, will attempt to win its second consecutive conference match. On the other side of the net will be a Texas Tech squad that is 7-5 overall and 1-2 in the Big 12. Kansas lost both matches to Texas Tech last season, falling 3-2 at home and 3-1 in Lubbock, Texas. Texas Tech lost its last match to Texas A&M, 3-2, in College Station, Texas.

Kansas Offense

Kansas is last in the Big 12 conference with a .180 hitting percentage. Coach Ray Bechard said he wanted his team’s hitting percentage to be in the .220 to .240 range. Texas Tech might be the ideal opponent for Kansas to get its offense in gear. The Red Raiders are dead-last in the Big 12 in defense. They allow opponents to hit .220 against them.

Freshman outside hitter Jenna Kaiser still leads Kansas with 2.52 kills per game, but sophomore Brittany Williams has been the Jayhawk’s most efficient offensive player. Williams leads the regulars with a .265 hitting percentage, and the second year player notched a team-high 15 kills against Missouri on Wednesday.

Kansas is employing a new two-setter offensive system this season, so senior Emily Brown and sophomore Katie Martincich have been sharing the workload at that position. Brown leads Kansas with 6.71 assists per game, while Martincich, the team’s assist leader last year, has contributed 4.45 assists per game.

Kansas Defense

Freshman libero Melissa Manda has put together a solid rookie effort thus far. Manda leads the Jayhawks with 3.78 digs per game, while Martincich has been active on defense as well, tallying 2.57 digs per game.

— Edited by Jeff Briscoe

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