When the Kansas volleyball team assembled at the beginning of August practice, its goal was to make the NCAA Tournament. But hosting the tournament? That thought didn’t cross very many minds. “I don’t think that we thought it was a possibility for us to be able to host the first and second rounds of the [...]
In 2010, then-freshman libero Brianne Riley asked coach Ray Bechard the Kansas career record for digs. When Bechard told her 1,457 digs, Riley’s response back was simple. “She said, ‘I got that,’” Bechard said. “That’s before she even knew she was going to be the libero here, so I guess she’s got some self-confidence, too.” [...]
After a seven-year absence, the Kansas volleyball team is back in the NCAA Tournament and will host Cleveland State at 6:30 p.m. Friday in Allen Fieldhouse. After a 25-6 regular season, including a 12-4 Big 12 record, Kansas knew it would be selected for the tournament. However, unlike the basketball tournament, the top 16 seeds [...]
Libero Brianne Riley dug a Texas Tech attack to junior setter Erin McNorton, who then set it to senior middle blocker Tayler Tolefree. She slammed the ball to the floor for her eighth kill of the night. Although it seemed like another point, it was much more than that for Riley. It was her 1,458th [...]
The Kansas volleyball team followed suit of the Kansas basketball team Wednesday, Nov. 21, when it defeated the Saint Louis Billikens at Allen Fieldhouse. The Jayhawks played in Allen Fieldhouse rather than Horejsi Family Athletics Center as a trial run for if the team makes it to the NCAA tournament and hosts a game in [...]
The Kansas volleyball team heads next door to play at Allen Fieldhouse tonight with hopes that this won’t be the last time it plays on the basketball court this season. The Jayhawks have two matches remaining in the regular season, and both are at home. Tonight, they play Saint Louis at the Fieldhouse, and they [...]
Playing in Fort Worth, Texas for the first time ever, the Kansas volleyball team made no plans to stick around any longer than it had to, dispatching the Texas Christian Horned Frogs in three sets Saturday. Freshman outside hitter Tiana Dockery reached 10 kills for the first time since Oct. 10 against Oklahoma, while redshirt [...]
The Jayhawks took on the Sooners for the its first sweep since 2004. The team also set a record for most home wins in KU history. The Jayhawks are ranked No. 22.
One look at the stat sheet wouldn’t do any justice to the Jayhawks’ performance around the net Wednesday against Oklahoma. Although Oklahoma outblocked Kansas 10-5, the Jayhawks’ front line routinely got touches on the Sooners’ attack, slowing the ball down by the time it reached Kansas’ back row. Although touches are not an official stat, [...]
When Kansas takes the floor against Oklahoma tonight at 6 p.m., junior Brianne Riley will face a rare counterpart who is just as accomplished as she is. María Fernanda has 458 digs this season for Oklahoma and is the Sooners’ career leader in digs. Her 4.72 digs per set is third in the Big 12 [...]
Maybe last year Kansas would have found a moral victory in taking Texas to five sets before losing. But not this year. The Jayhawks had a two-sets-to-one lead against the Longhorns, but they weren’t able to hold on during the meet on Saturday. With the success this team has experienced this season, redshirt junior middle [...]
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas was struggling, and they were struggling badly. For the second straight match, the Jayhawks didn’t even compete in the first set, losing to Kansas State 25-13. Sara McClinton didn’t care. Heeding the words of injured libero Brianne Riley, McClinton, the sophomore outside hitter, took over late in the second set, recording [...]
Outside hitter Catherine Carmichael loves her hometown, and she loves it even more when she gets to play a match in her hometown and leave with a victory. Being from Manhattan, her friends won’t let her forget it. “Anytime in any sport ever, it could be the swimming and diving team, anybody in K-State beats [...]
The Kansas volleyball team knew Baylor would run an unorthodox offense, but the Jayhawks couldn’t adjust quickly enough in its 3-1 loss to the Bears on Saturday. Baylor emphasized its middle blockers and attacked away from the net to cinch the victory. “They really forced their middles when they’re out of system, which is something [...]
Kansas faces one of the Big 12’s most unorthodox offenses in the Baylor Bears tonight at 7 p.m. in Waco, Texas. Instead of keeping its hitters tight on the net and trying to force attacks through the Jayhawk block, Baylor instead elects to hit from farther back to avoid the block and create angles that [...]
Behind middle blocker Tayler Tolefree’s 10 kills and 1.000 hitting percentage, the Kansas Jayhawks swept West Virginia to reach 20 wins in a season for the first time since 2003. Another middle blocker, junior Caroline Jarmoc, also finished the match with 10 kills and no errors. It was the first time in seven matches both [...]
