Kansas Volleyball: Defending Big 12 Champs are even better
By Stan Unruh
Kansas Volleyball is gearing up for another run at a Big 12 Conference Title. Hang on to your seats this team may be the best yet.
If you aren’t paying attention to Kansas volleyball, why not? Coach Ray Bechard’s Jayhawks are one of the most exciting teams anywhere. I always pay attention to college football and basketball. As a matter of fact, I also always find a way to get the latest details or watch the Kansas volleyball team too.
The team has enjoyed some incredible success the past couple of seasons. I can’t begin to tell you how much I enjoyed their run to the final-four. I lived for many years in Southern California and was especially happy when Bechard’s girls rallied in the fifth set to knock off the Trojans in December of 2015. The win sent them to their first ever final four appearance. They followed that with a conference title last season and the 2017 team could be better.
I can’t wait for the Jayhawk football season opener but the Kansas volleyball season opener is just a few days earlier when they travel to a tournament in Raleigh, North Carolina on Friday, August 25. The team’s non-conference schedule is going to be extra good according to Bechard.
"“We have the most competitive home nonconference schedule that we have ever had….the opportunity to entertain some really good teams and to make a large footprint on the national stage.”"
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Whether you follow them on social media, catch them on TV or find some way to get one of the hottest tickets in town, these games are exciting. I mean sit on the edge of your seat exciting. If there is any reason you dislike Kentucky, the Kansas Volleyball team hosts the ‘Cats on September 4 and will open defense of their Big 12 conference title against those purple ‘Cats in Manhattan on September 23.