University of Kansas - Jayhawker Yearbook (Lawrence, KS)

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AND THAT,S ONE THING I PUT OUT THERE FOR THE GIRLS: You LOSE, You GO HOIvIEg IF YOU WIN, You KEEP PLAYING. Kansas and Missouri are botn 1lf7 in conference play and are seeded No. 9 and S, respectively, in tne tournament. Because Missouri defeated Kansas, it received a nigner seeding in tne brackets. Olflaboma State defeated Missouri and lost to Kansas in tne regular season, and because It vvas able to deteat No. 7 seeded Texas Tecn, a sguad tnat beat botn Kansas and Missouri, Oklanoma State vvas given a nigner seeding at No 5. li vve nad beaten Texas Tecnl we would nave nad a pretty good cnance of being tne sixth seed. Everybody trom tne sixtn to tne nintn seed, it could nave gone eitner way, Hall-l-lolt said, Tne vvinner oi' todays matcn vvill advance to tne second round tomorrovv and play tne No. l seeded Sig I2 defending cbampion Baylor, vvnicb is 55-I in conterence play since 2005. l-lovvever, tne Jaynavvlfs' attention is on todays opponent. I don't vvant to tninkanead too muon, l-lall-l-lolt said. I detinitely want to Keep focus on Missouri tnis vveelrend and Keep tne girls' focused on Missouri. lt's tournament timep anytning can nappen, Sig teams go dovvn and were looking to nave a lot ot good tnlngs nappen tnis vveekendf' l-lall-l-lolt knows tne level oi intensity at vvbicn ner play- ers can perlorm. Site expects tnem to nave and maintain tnat level today, You got to goin vvitn tne desire tnat vve're going to vvin at all cost. Were going to nave our A-mind out tnere during 59 XXSINGLES VICTORIES tne vvbole matcb, and vvelre going to play our game and 63 XXSINGLES LOSSES not play otnersl And tnats one tning I put out tnere tor tne girls: you lose, you go nomeg it you vvin, you Keep playingjl 40 X! DOUBLES VICTORIES Hall-I-lglt ggidl 41!!DOUBLES LOSSES X3 TENNIS W l46 elf

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HOME MATCH BRATES NIORS RAY BECHARD KNOWS THAT TOMORROW,S SENIOR NIGHT MATCH TO TWO OF HIS PLAYERS. Kansas volleyball has only two seniors this season - middle blockers Natalie Uhan and Savannah Noyes W and Bechard said this match, along with this entire week, was dedicated to them. We feel like we have the opportunityto play ourvery best volleyball, Bechard said. l'We hope to put our best ef- fort we've seen all year out there on Wednesday night. Kansas tl 24 5, 6-i 23 will play Baylortl 8-l ll in its last home match of the season at 7 pm. on Wednesday. Though a postseason bid is most likely out of the guestion for Kansas, it doesn't mean Wednesday nights match is any less important to the team. We still have a lot to play for and a lot to look forward to, sophomore outside hitter Karina Garlington said. l-lopefuily it'll transfer over against Baylor. The Jayhawks will need all the momentum they can get against the Bears. Baylor is fourth in the conference and hopes to lock up an NCAA Tournament bid tomorrow night. The team has one ofthe most dominating defenses in the conference. The last time Kansas faced Baylor, earlierthis year, the Bears marched to a three-set sweep and used their offense to stifle the Jayhawks. The Bears hit an eye-popping .427 and the Jayhawk defense was nowhere to be found. Bechard said he understood that the last two matches this season were against two duality teams. lie conveyed the importance of this week to his team after last Saturdays three-set loss to Texas. The Jayhawks' NCAA Tournament dreams might be over, but their season isnt. 'lt is what it is. We have two games left to show prog- ress and for this group to be together, Bechard said. Kansas will have a lot to look at after the Texas loss. Not much went right during the three sets in Austin, Bechard attributed the loss to bad passing, saying the setterahitter connection was oh? Nine hitting errors and nine kills in the second set wont get it done against a high-level opponent, Bechard said, and the Jayhawks won't fare much better tomorrow if the sguad plays the same way. Bechard also implemented a different system against the Longhorns to get his bigger, physical players up front to combat the athleticlsm from Texas, It didn't work out. but Bechard said he didn't have any regrets about trying it. You can't sit around and go status duo and hope it works out, he said. 'You got to tw to make some adiust- ments. With two seniors ready to move on to the next level of their lives aftertomorrow nights senior night match, Bechard will do everything he can to make sure they go out on top. VOLLEYBALL l I 48