Friday, November 6, 2009
The Kansas volleyball team will attempt to get its fourth consecutive Big 12 Conference road victory this weekend as Kansas travels to Norman, Okla. to face Oklahoma this Saturday. Kansas’ victory against Colorado Wednesday gave the team its first back-to-back-to-back Big 12 road victories in its history.
Sophomore outside hitter Lauren Hagan and Senior middle blocker Paige Mazour reach for a block against UMKC Tuesday evening. The Jayhawks defeated the Kangaroos 3-0 Horejsi Family Athletics Center.
Kansas comes in with a 13-10 (5-8) record while Oklahoma sports a 16-7 (9-5) record. Oklahoma’s only conference loss, to a non-ranked team, was against Kansas Sept. 23. Kansas has defeated Oklahoma three out of the last four matches.
Academic Achievements
Mazour was placed on ESPN The Magazine’s Academic All-District First Team. Mazour, a human biology major, is maintaining a 3.94 GPA and is in the running for the Academic All-America Team. Martincich was also named on the Academic All-District Second Team.
“Oklahoma is a tough team and makes you fight for every point that you earn,” sophomore outside hitter Lauren Hagen said.
“They are just a good team all the way around,” Hagen said. “They challenge every team that they play no matter if they are at home or away.”
Oklahoma is currently fourth in the Big 12 standings. Kansas is excited for a chance to get a victory against a team high in the Big 12 rankings, senior middle blocker Paige Mazour said.
“We just need to take care of our side and do what we need to do,” Mazour said. “We need to get a big win, especially on the road.”
A victory against Oklahoma could be big for Kansas, senior defensive specialist Katie Martincich said.
“It’s pretty crucial,” Martincich said. “Any win we can get from teams above us in the rankings is defiantly big. These last seven are big for us and we have to make the most of it.”
Kansas needs to get a few big victories from these teams to help achieve its goal of making the NCAA Volleyball Tournament, Martincich said.
— Edited by Megan Morriss
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