Kansas won a challenge on what appeared to be the decisive point in the fourth set, then used a Toyosi Onabanjo solo block and Ayah Elnady kill to close out UCF in extra points, 3-1 (25-21, 21-25, 25-21, 28-26) at Horejsi Family Volleyball Arena. The Jayhawks' Senior Day win caps off a five-match winning streak to close the regular season, putting them at 23-5 (14-4 Big 12 Conference) and ensures that KU ...
Cincinnati — Cincinnati coach Scott Satterfield called Kansas running back Devin Neal “very impressive” this week, and defensive end Jowon Briggs said Neal “gets downhill fast, when he gets into open space he has good breakaway speed, he’s a very patient back” — so clearly Neal has garnered the respect of his Big 12 Conference foes. It hasn’t quite resonated on a national scale. Neal, a junior ...
This story will be updated. Cincinnati — After dropping back-to-back home games in disappointing fashion, Kansas ensured it would not repeat the late-season three-week slide that had marred its 2022 campaign. The Jayhawks knocked off new conference foe Cincinnati 49-16 at Nippert Stadium Saturday night to improve to 8-4 at the conclusion of the regular season. KU quarterback Jason Bean, who returned from a ...
Cincinnati — Kansas' 49-16 victory over Cincinnati went down as its biggest margin of the season, but the Jayhawks' victory didn't always seem so assured. KU's defense could not get off the field against Emory Jones, Corey Kiner and the Bearcats' rushing attack. The Jayhawks already trailed 3-0 early in the second quarter when they had to punt on UC's side of the field and incurred a fourth-down holding ...
Kansas coach Lance Leipold said two weeks ago that he wanted his team to finish strong in, as he put it, "the fourth quarter of the season." The Jayhawks had already achieved bowl eligibility and a monumental upset by beating Oklahoma, then secured a rare road win at Iowa State. To take the next step as a program, they’d need to maintain that success through three more games. "We can continue on this path ...
In its first-ever matchup against new conference foe Cincinnati, the Kansas volleyball team swept the Bearcats (25-23, 25-14, 25-23) on the road at Fifth Third Arena. The Jayhawks stifled UC's offense, which hit just .124 on the day with 22 attack errors, and got quality showings from the ever-reliable Reagan Cooper and Ayah Elnady, who tallied 15 kills apiece. Setter Camryn Turner had a strong all-around day ...