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KU volleyball earns fourth straight sweep in win over Wichita State

The Kansas volleyball team extended its streak to four consecutive sweeps when it beat Wichita State 3-0 (28-26, 25-14, 25-16) at Charles Koch Arena in Wichita on Tuesday night. Freshman opposite hitter Jovana Zelenović led the Jayhawks with 11 kills and added six block assists as KU (7-4) ...

WVU shaking hangover from Pitt win to prepare for Kansas

Morgantown, W.Va. — West Virginia’s win over Pitt was by far the biggest win of the young season, and probably won’t be topped the rest of this year, or for the next five years until the Backyard Brawl renews in 2029. Rich Rodriguez had a lot of family in town and some of his friends ...

Getting to know the Mountaineers: Scouting report from a WVU beat writer

Kansas and West Virginia have met several times in recent years, authoring some classic Big 12 games, but this year's edition of the Mountaineers is virtually unrecognizable. WVU has a new coach in Rich Rodriguez (really, an old coach, given that he led the program for seven seasons in the ...

KU defense preparing for West Virginia’s high tempo

The last time the Kansas defense took the field, it had a hard time getting off of it. The Jayhawks had to run 86 defensive plays in their 42-31 loss to Missouri on Sept. 6, as the Tigers controlled the ball and in turn the time of possession. KU's players had some time to recuperate thanks to ...