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Kansas swept for second straight match

By Zach Getz

Thursday, October 8, 2009

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Photo by Mike Gunnoe

Sophomore outside hitter Allison Mayfield reaches for a dig in against Colorado on Sept. 30. The Jayhawks were swept by Nebraska last night.

Scores:

Kansas 20 20 21

Nebraska 25 25 25

Up next:

No. 14 Iowa State at Kansas

When: 6:30 p.m. Oct. 10th

Where: Horejsi Family Athletic Center

The Kansas volleyball team was unable to end its winless streak Wednesday against the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Kansas is now 0-83-1 all time against Nebraska in volleyball.

Kansas fell to 9-6 (2-4) and Nebraska improved to 11-4 (4-2) as Kansas was swept by Nebraska 3-0 (20-25, 20-25, 21-25) for the 65th time in 84 matches. The loss means Kansas also doesn’t have a conference road victory this season.

Sophomore outside hitter Allison Mayfield racked up her fourth career double-double, tallying 13 kills and 12 digs and sophomore setter Nicole Tate also had a double-double on the night.

Junior outside hitter Karina Garlington continued to struggle as she only recorded four kills while adding five errors in the first two sets, but bounced back with four kills and zero errors in the third set.

Kansas played very closely to Nebraska for most of the sets, but then Nebraska turned up the intensity Coach Ray Bechard said. Bechard also said Kansas needs to continue to work on its end game and execution.

“There was a time tonight where I thought that we were waiting for something to happen instead of making something happen,” Bechard said. “When it comes time to make a difference at the end of the game, we need a little better execution.”

Mayfield said that whenever Kansas would make a run, Nebraska always had an answer to stifle any momentum Kansas would gain.

“We were in it, then they would get just a couple of good plays, and they would get some of the momentum back,” Mayfield said. “It’s hard to get the momentum back when they have the crowd behind them.”

Kansas played in front of more than 4,000 fans and Nebraska volleyball had its 126th consecutive sellout, which is an NCAA women’s sports record. The crowd was a joy to play for, and appreciates good volleyball, Garlington said.

“On big rallies, regardless of where the point ends, they are cheering,” Garlington said. “There not the type of crowd that heckles or distracts you. They just want to see a good match.”

The first set started out back and forth, but after it was tied 14-14 Nebraska built a lead and Kansas lost the set 20-25.

Kansas fell behind by four early in the second set, but Kansas scored four in a row and took the lead at 15-14. Nebraska regrouped taking the lead right back and held it to the end as Kansas lost the set 20-25.

Nebraska used a 7-1 run to take an early lead, but Kansas scored five points in a row itself and tied the set up 11-11. Kansas then took its biggest lead of the match at 18-15, but Nebraska came back with three points in a row and ultimately Kansas lost the set 21-25.

Kansas will return to the court at home at 6:30 p.m. this Saturday to face No. 14 Iowa State.

— Edited by Tim Burgess

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