Sunflower Showdown Saturday at Ahearn
Oct 31, 2008 | Volleyball
Nataly Korobkova took over the match for the Wildcats with 20 kills en route to the win. Jenny Jantsch also came up big for K-State both offensively and defensively. She added 11 kills and 13 digs in the effort. It was her second double-double of the season as she found holes in the
K-State finds itself in third place in the Big 12 just a half game behind
Following the match Saturday, the Wildcats will sign autographs for fans on the floor of Ahearn. Fans are encouraged to stick around after the conclusion to get signatures from the team. Players will sign autographs for half an hour after the match and fans are asked to bring just one item per person to be signed.
The Series
The Wildcats have won four straight against the Jayhawks and are 23-2 since the inception of the Big 12 Conference. K-State has dominated the series since 1995 when the Wildcats won 21 straight.
The Coaches
Kansas
On the Airwaves
Saturday’s match will be broadcast on 1350 KMAN with
On the Web
Live stats and video for Saturday’s match will be available through www.k-statesports.com. Fans can sign up for Powercat Passport on the site to watch live video.
Scouting the Jayhawks
The Jayhawks won their last match on Wednesday against
Three KU players reached double digits in kills and five tallied at least 10 digs. Karina Garlington led the attack with 19 kills while Natalie Uhart added 12 and Jenna Kaiser marked 15. Melissa Grieb had 21 digs and Garlington completed a double-double with 17 digs.
Garlington leads the Jayhawks this season averaging 3.80 kills per set. She had a career-high 29 in the team’s win over
Senior Natalie Uhart leads the team in blocks and is one of the team’s top offensive players as well. She is stuffing 0.87 attacks per set and averaging 1.81 kills while hitting .251 -- second among regular players. Uhart is the emotional leader for the Jayhawks and has played every set for the team after missing all of 2006 with a knee injury and a portion of last year after the discovery of a heart condition.
Catching Up with the Cats
Against the Aggies, K-State had a strong showing from its entire senior class particularly Nataly Korobkova and Megan Farr. Korobkova tallied 19 kills and nearly hit..400 for the match. She also assisted on five blocks. Farr struggled a big offensively but made a large contribution at the net. The Wildcats had nine blocks for the match, and Farr was involved in eight with two solo stops and six assists.
Rita Liliom also had 19 kills for the match. Jenny Jantsch was one kill short of her fourth double-double with 13 digs. Leslie Townsend came off the bench to play back row for Korobkova and tallied seven digs, an ace and two assists in action. Junior middle blocker Kelsey Chipman also returned to form on offense with nine kills and no errors on 16 attacks for a .562 hitting percentage. As a team, the Wildcats hit .303 for the match with 64 kills.
Familiar Faces
When K-State and
Coach Suzie Fritz will see her former coach and boss in KU coach Ray Bechard. Fritz played two seasons for Bechard at
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