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KANSAS vs. TEXAS TECHMATCH Lawrence, Kan.

Horejsi Family Athletics CenterSaturday, Oct. 211 p.m. Central 21

TV / VIDEO COVERAGE

TV: Jayhawk TV Network / Spectrum SportsVideo streaming: ESPN3Play-by-Play: Leif LisecAnalyst: Jill Dorsey-Hall

RADIO COVERAGE

Radio: KJHK-FM 90.7Audio streaming: KUAthletics.com/RadioPlay-by-Play: Nick Lewis

QUICK HITS• Kansas has won 13-straight in the series against Texas Tech, including three-set sweeps in 10 of the last 11 matchups. • Kansas is coming off three-set road win at No. 24 Baylor, which marked a program-high fourth win over a top-25 team. • The Jayhawks are 4-2 against teams ranked in the AVCA Coaches Poll and a 7-2 record against teams currently in the top-50 of the NCAA RPI. • Before first serve, Ainise Havili will be recognized in front of Saturday’s home crowd after becoming KU’s all-time leader in assists last week. She enters Saturday as the Big 12 leader in assists per set (11.86) and has 4,838 career assists. • Kansas is 25-2 in the last 27 Big 12 contests. • Four different Jayhawks have earned five of the seven Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week nods so far this season. • Since the start of the 2015 season, Kansas has the highest winning percentage among power-five conference members (.892). The Jayhawks are 74-9 in the last three seasons.• Kansas has 14-straight sellout crowds at Horejsi Family Athletics Center. • Head coach Ray Bechard is in his 20th season at Kansas. The four-time Big 12 Coach of the Year is the winningest coach in Kansas volleyball history. • The University of Kansas and Kansas Athletics announced on Sept. 22 plans to construct a new 3,000-seat volleyball arena thanks to the generosity of the Stewart Horejsi Family. Construction of the Horejsi Family Volleyball Arena will begin immediately following the 2017 season.

2017 SCHEDULEDATE RANK

KU / OPPOPPONENT TV

TIME/RESULT

WOLFPACK INVITATIONALA.25 8 - at NC State WatchESPN W, 3-1

A.26 8 - vs. Missouri State - W, 3-1

A.26 8 - at NC State WatchESPN W, 3-2WOLVERINE INVITATIONALA.31 9 - at Utah Valley FloVolleyball W, 3-0S.1 9 - vs. Long Beach St. FloVolleyball W, 3-1S.2 9 - vs. Montana FloVolleyball W, 3-0S.4 7 13 KENTUCKY JTV/ESPN3 W, 3-0KANSAS INVITATIONAL S.8 7 - BELMONT ESPN3 W, 3-0S.8 7 17 PURDUE ESPN3 W, 3-1S.9 7 9 CREIGHTON JTV/ESPN3 L, 0-3SANTA CLARA / SJSU INVITATIONAL S.15 9 - vs. San Jose State - W, 3-1S.15 9 - at Santa Clara - L, 2-3S.16 9 - vs. Idaho - W, 3-1S.24 12 - at Kansas State * ESPN2 W, 3-2S.27 11 18 IOWA STATE * JTV/ESPN3 W, 3-2S.30 11 - TCU * FSN W, 3-0O.4 11 - at West Virginia * - W, 3-1O.7 11 - at Oklahoma * - W, 3-1O.11 9 5 TEXAS * ESPNU L, 2-3O.18 11 24 at Baylor * FSSW+ W, 3-0O.21 11 - TEXAS TECH * JTV/ESPN3 1 p.m.

O.25 OKLAHOMA * JTV/ESPN3 6:30 p.m.

O.28 at Iowa State * - 7:30 p.m.

N.4 at TCU * - TBA

N.8 KANSAS STATE * JTV/ESPN3 6:30 p.m.

N.11 BAYLOR * ESPN3 1 p.m.

N.15 at Texas * LHN 7 p.m.

N.17 at Texas Tech * - 6 p.m.

N.25 WEST VIRGINIA * JTV/ESPN3 1 p.m.

NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPN.30-D.2 First & Second Rounds (campus sites)

D.8 Regional Semifinals (campus sites)

D.9 Regional Finals (campus sites)

D.14 National Semifinals (Kansas City; Sprint Center)

D.16 National Final (Kansas City; Sprint Center)

All times Central* - Big 12 Conference matchAll matches televised by Jayhawk Television Network (JTV) are

simulcast on ESPN3 (subject to blackout in Kansas City area).

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2ndBIG 12 STANDINGS

Ray BechardHEAD COACH

369-235 (.611)20TH SEASON AT KU

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2-5BIG 12

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t-5thBIG 12 STANDINGS

Tony GraystoneHEAD COACH

23-28 (.451)SECOND SEASON AT TEXAS TECH

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2015 NCAA SemifinalistsMatch 21: Texas Tech

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KANSAS-TTU SERIES

OVERALL 27-16 / W13Home (Horejsi) 16-6 (16-3) / W11Away 12-9 / W6Neutral 1-0 / L1Big 12 Play 27-15 / W13In 3 sets, Big 12 era 21-9 / W16In 4 Sets, Big 12 era 6-2 / W4In 5 Sets, Big 12 era 0-4 / L4Bechard vs. TTU 27-11 / W13Longest Winning Streak 13, 2010-presentLongest Losing Streak 6, 1996-98

Match-by-match history since 2004

DATEKU

RANKOPP.

RANK RESULT SITE

9/22/2004 #21 W, 3-0 Lawrence (Horejsi)11/24/2004 W, 3-0 Lubbock, Texas9/28/2005 L, 0-3 Lubbock, Texas11/12/2005 W, 3-0 Lawrence (Horejsi)9/27/2006 L, 1-3 Lubbock, Texas10/28/2006 L, 2-3 Lawrence (Horejsi)9/22/2007 W, 3-0 Lawrence (Horejsi)11/21/2007 W, 3-0 Lawrence (Horejsi)10/4/2008 W, 3-1 Lubbock, Texas11/8/2008 W, 3-0 Lawrence (Horejsi)10/21/2009 W, 3-0 Lubbock, Texas11/24/2009 W, 3-0 Lawrence (Horejsi)10/2/2010 L, 2-3 Lubbock, Texas10/30/2010 W, 3-0 Lawrence (Horejsi)10/22/2011 W, 3-1 Lawrence (Horejsi)11/12/2011 W, 3-1 Lubbock, Texas9/22/2012 W, 3-0 Lubbock, Texas11/24/2012 #20 W, 3-0 Lawrence (Horejsi)10/16/2013 #23 W, 3-0 Lubbock, Texas11/23/2013 #22 W, 3-0 Lawrence (Horejsi)10/25/2014 W, 3-0 Lawrence (Horejsi)11/8/2014 W, 3-1 Lubbock, Texas10/7/2015 #10 W, 3-0 Lubbock, Texas11/28/2015 #9 W, 3-0 Lawrence (Horejsi)10/8/2016 #6 W, 3-0 Lawrence, Kan.10/26/2016 #6 W, 3-0 Lubbock, Texas10/21/2017 #11 Lawrence (Horejsi)11/17/2017 Lubbock, Texas

STATS RANKINGS SUMMARY

KANSAS NCAA BIG 12 VALUE

ATTACK % 20th 2nd .270KILLS * 10th 1st 14.51ASSISTS * 10th 1st 13.65ACES * 314th 6th 0.88DIGS * 83rd 2nd 15.88BLOCKS * 169th 6th 2.01OPPONENTATTACK %

185th 5th .205

TTU NCAA BIG 12 VALUE

ATTACK % 76th 4th .233KILLS * 34th 3rd 13.95ASSISTS * 38th 3rd 13.08ACES * 294th 5th 0.97DIGS * 124th 4th 15.39BLOCKS * 213rd 9th 1.90OPPONENTATTACK %

222nd 6th .213

* per set

BIG 12 STANDINGSOct. 19 — BIG 12 — — OVERALL —TEAM RECORD PCT HOME AWAY NEUTRAL STREAK RECORD PCT HOME AWAY NEUTRAL STREAK

Texas 7-0 1.000 3-0 4-0 0-0 W7 15-2 .882 5-1 7-1 3-0 W9KANSAS 6-1 .857 2-1 4-0 0-0 W1 17-3 .850 5-2 7-1 5-0 W1Baylor 6-2 .750 3-1 3-1 0-0 L1 16-5 .762 9-2 4-2 3-1 L1Iowa State 4-3 .571 3-1 1-2 0-0 W1 13-4 .765 6-2 4-2 3-0 W1Texas Tech 2-5 .286 2-2 0-3 0-0 L1 13-7 .650 6-2 3-5 4-0 L1West Virginia 2-5 .286 2-2 0-3 0-0 L1 13-7 .650 4-3 3-4 6-0 L1Kansas State 2-5 .286 1-2 1-3 0-0 L2 9-11 .450 2-5 2-5 5-1 L2Oklahoma 2-5 .286 1-2 1-3 0-0 W1 5-15 .250 2-4 1-7 2-4 W1TCU 1-6 .143 1-3 0-3 0-0 L3 9-10 .474 6-4 1-5 2-1 L4

KANSAS-TEXAS TECH MATCHUPKansas looks to extend a 13-match winning streak against Texas Tech on Saturday in the 44th all-time meeting between the teams. KU leads the series, 27-16. KU's 13-match winning streak is the longest in series history.

Of KU's 13-straight wins over Texas Tech, 10 of the last 11 have been three-set sweeps.

Led by second-year head coach Tony Graystone, Texas Tech ranks in the top half of the Big 12 in hitting percentage (fourth), kills per set (third), assists per set (third) and digs per set (fourth).

LIVE COVERAGESaturday's match will be televised on Jayhawk Television Network/ESPN3, powered by Spectrum Sports, with Jill Dorsey-Hall and Leif Lisec calling play-by-play.

Live audio of the match will be available on KUAthletics.com/radio or KU's student radio station, KJHK-FM 90.7, with Nick Lewis calling play-by-play.

GOLD MATCHSaturday's contest is a "Gold Match" to promote the awareness and prevention of childhood cancer.

HALFWAY MARK OF BIG 12 PLAY Saturday marks the eighth Big 12 match and the halfway point of conference play for the reigning Big 12 champion Jayhawks. The Big 12 Conference plays a double-round-robin league schedule with eight home matches and eight road matches for all nine volleyball schools.

LAST TIME OUT Madison Rigdon recorded 18 kills on a .400 hitting percentage as No. 11 Kansas thwarted No. 24 Baylor in three sets on Wednesday night in Waco, 3-0 (25-14, 25-22, 25-14). Kansas held the Big 12's most productive offense to a .088 hitting percentage with 11.5 blocks and 55 digs to earn a program-record fourth victory over a top-25 opponent this season. Baylor entered Wednesday as the league leader in kills per set. Kansas held Baylor to its lowest hitting percentage of the season (.088), while on the offensive end recording an attacking clip over .300 for the fourth time during Big 12 play this season. KU's defensive front line was led by sophomore middle blocker Zoe Hill's match-high seven blocks. Kansas has now won

the last 13 matches after a loss. Since 2014, KU is 16-2 after a loss.

QUALITY WINSAgainst teams ranked in the top 25 of the AVCA Coaches Poll, the Jayhawks have a program-record four wins. KU is 4-2 against ranked teams with wins over No. 13 Kentucky, No. 17 Purdue, No. 18 Iowa State and No. 24 Baylor. KU previously notched three top-25 wins in 2003 and 2012.

Since 2012, Kansas is 14-18 against top-25 opponents.

Kansas is also 7-2 against teams currently ranked in the top-50 of the NCAA RPI. The seven wins includes one top-10 victory and four top-25 victories.

TOP-50 MATCHUPS (CURRENT RPI)

DATEOPP. RPI OPPONENT RESULT

Sept. 4 5 Kentucky W, 3-0Oct. 11 6 Texas L, 2-3Sept. 9 13 Creighton L, 0-3Sept. 8 14 Purdue W, 3-1Sept. 27 21 Iowa State W, 3-2Oct. 18 22 at Baylor W, 3-0Aug. 25 43 at NC State W, 3-1Aug. 26 43 at NC State W, 3-2Aug. 26 46 Missouri State W, 3-1

KANSAS VS. AVCA TOP 25SINCE 2012

SEASON TOP-25 RECORD

2012 3-32013 2-42014 2-32015 2-32016 1-32017 4-2TOTAL 14-18 (.438)

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QUICK FACTS

School: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .University of KansasLocation:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lawrence, Kan.Founded: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1866Mascot: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .JayhawksConference: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Big 12Enrollment: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,401Colors: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Crimson and BlueArena: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Horejsi Family Athletics Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (pronounced HOR-ish)Capacity: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,300Chancellor: . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Douglas A. Girod, M.D.Athletics Director: . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Sheahon ZengerAssociate AD/SWA: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nicole CorcoranAssociate AD (VB Administrator): . . . . . Jim MarchionyWebsite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . kuathletics.com

TEAM HISTORY

1st Year of Volleyball: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1975All-Time Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 795-693-12 (.530)All-Time Big 12 Record (1996-present): . . .174-229 (.430)All-Time Big Eight Record (1983-95): . . . . .39-109 (.264)2016 Overall Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27-32016 Big 12 Record (Finish): . . . . . . . . . . . .15-1 (1st)Conference Titles: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . One (2016)NCAA Tournament appearances: . . . . . . . . . . . . .Eight(2003, 2004, 2005, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)NCAA Tournament Second Round appearances: . . . Six(2003, 2004, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016)NCAA Tournament Regional Semifinal appearances: .Two(2013, 2015)NCAA Tournament Regional Final appearances: . . . . . One(2015)NCAA Tournament National Semifinal appearances: . One(2015)

COACHING STAFF

Head Coach: . . . . . .Ray Bechard (20th Season at KU)Associate Head Coach:. . Laura “Bird” Kuhn (Seventh)Assistant Coach: . . . . . . . . Todd Chamberlain (Eighth)Dir. of VB Operations: . . . . . . Maggie Anderson (First)Volunteer Assistant Coach: . . . . Skyler Yee (Second)

SUPPORT STAFF

VB Sport Administrator: . . . . . . . . . . . Jim MarchionyAthletic Trainer: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ann WallaceStrength & Conditioning Coach: . . . . . . Luke BradfordCommunications: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian KarstMarketing: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Josh WilliamsonFacilities & Home Events:. . . . . . . . . Mallory GillilandEquipment Manager: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Larry HareStudent-Athlete Development: . . . . . . . . . Scott WardAcademic Support: Vince McKamie, Cote Smith, Bobby Nichols

COMMUNICATIONS

VB Contact: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian KarstEmail: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Address: . . . 1651 Naismith Drive, Suite 1400. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lawrence, KS 66045-4069

FIRST 20 MATCHESThe Jayhawks are off to a 17-3 start after the first 20 matches of the regular season. Kansas has a combined .850 winning percentage in the first 20 matches of the season since 2012. KU has also reached at least 15 wins after 20 matches for six-straight seasons, since 2012.

FIRST 20 IN LAST 10 SEASONSSEASON FIRST 10 FIRST 20 FINISH

2017 9-1 17-3 -2016 10-0 18-2 27-3, Big 12 Champions2015 10-0 19-1 30-3, NCAA Final Four2014 9-1 15-5 22-9, NCAA First Round2013 7-3 16-4 25-8, NCAA Sweet 162012 9-1 17-3 26-7, NCAA Second

Round2011 9-1 12-8 15-142010 8-2 13-7 17-142009 7-3 11-9 16-142008 6-4 9-11 13-16

HISTORIC HAVILI Senior All-American setter Ainise Havili now holds KU's record for career assists with 4,838 entering this weekend.

Havili passed Andi Rozum's record of 4,772 in the second set against No. 5 Texas (Oct. 11) and finished the night with 50 assists. The Fort Worth, Texas, native broke the record as KU was facing a UT set point in the second set, 24-23. She guided her 4,773rd career assist to Jada Burse, who registered a kill to tie the set at 24.

Havili has started in all of KU's 114 matches since her freshman season in 2014.

To crack the top-10 of the Big 12's career assists list, Havili needs 4,899 assists. She would become the only player on the Big 12's top-10 list who has played her entire career in the 25-point set scoring era, which began in 2008.

HAVILI CAREER ASSISTS

SEASONASSISTS

(NCAA RANK)ASSISTS/SET (NCAA RANK)

KU HITTING %(NCAA RANK)

2014 1,332 (20th) 11.29 (19th) .241 (60th)2015 1,371(17th) 12.13 (3rd) .299 (4th)2016 1,210 (45th) 10.61 (49th) .236 (79th)2017 925 (6th) 11.56 (6th) .270 (20th)TOTAL 4,838 11.44 -

BIG 12 LEADERBOARD Kansas leads the Big 12 in kills per set (14.51) and assists per set (13.65), while ranking second in hitting percentage (.270) and digs per set (15.88).

Ainise Havili leads the Big 12 and ranks sixth in the nation in assists per set (11.86). Kelsie Payne ranks third in the league both kills per set (4.00) and points per set (4.37). Madison Rigdon is right behind Payne at fourth in the Big 12 in both kills per set (3.68) and points per set (4.30). Rounding out Jayhawks in the Big 12 stats rankings, Allie Nelson ranks fourth in digs per set (4.28) and Zoe Hill ranks fourth in hitting percentage (.371).

Havili has the most assists by a Big 12 player in a match this season (63 at NC State, Aug. 26). Nelson has the most digs by a Big 12 player in a four-set match (28 vs. Missouri State, Aug. 26).

BIG 12 WINNING STREAK KU's 19-match winning streak against Big 12 opponents ended last week with a five-set loss to No. 5 Texas. It goes down in the record books as the longest conference winning streak in program history for the Jayhawks. The winning streak took place over a full calendar year, starting with a win over Baylor on Oct. 1, 2016, and ending a with a loss to No. 5 Texas on Oct. 11, 2017.

All eight of KU’s Big 12 winning streaks of four matches or longer have ended with losses to top-25 teams.

Entering this weekend's match against Texas Tech, Kansas is 25-2 in the last 27 Big 12 contests.

KU’S BIG 12 WINNING STREAKSOF FOUR MATCHES OR LONGER

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11/5/2003 vs. MU 11/19/2003 at #10 NU 411/20/2004 vs. A&M 9/21/2005 at #23 UT 411/26/2011 vs. BU 10/12/2012 at #9 UT 611/14/2012 vs. OU 10/12/2013 vs. #3 UT 711/5/2014 vs. BU 11/22/2014 at #3 UT 411/26/2014 vs. WVU 10/23/2015 at #2 UT 911/14/2015 vs. TCU 9/24/2016 at #5 UT 510/1/2016 vs. BU 10/11/2017 vs. #5 UT 19

RANKINGS UPDATEKansas is ranked No. 11 in the AVCA Coaches Poll released on Monday. Four of the Big 12's nine teams are ranked in the top-25 this week -- No. 11 Kansas, No. 3 Texas and No. 22 Iowa State and No. 24 Baylor.

In the third release of the NCAA Ratings Percentage Index (RPI), Kansas is ranked No. 12.

Rankings breakdown on page 4

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AVCA COACHES POLLOct. 9, 2017RANK SCHOOL (FIRST-PLACE VOTES) PTS

2017W-L

LAST WEEK

1 Penn State (48) 1582 17-1 2

2 Stanford (12) 1536 15-2 3

3 Texas (1) 1428 14-2 5

4 Florida (2) 1395 14-1 1

5 Minnesota 1337 17-2 6

6 Kentucky (1) 1267 16-2 8

7 Nebraska 1240 14-4 4

8 BYU 1155 19-1 7

9 Wisconsin 1069 13-4 11

10 Michigan State 974 13-4 10

11 KANSAS 963 16-3 9

12 Utah 895 16-3 13

13 UCLA 860 12-5 12

14 Washington 685 15-4 14

15 Oregon 639 11-5 15

16 Creighton 616 14-5 17

17 Purdue 598 15-4 16

18 San Diego 551 14-4 18

19 Southern California 491 14-5 19

20 Colorado State 366 18-2 21

21 Wichita State 283 16-3 22

22 Iowa State 209 12-4 23

23 Cal Poly 177 17-2 24

24 Baylor 151 16-4 25

25 Northern Iowa 105 17-5 20

Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots:Western Kentucky 92; Illinois 33; Missouri State 32; Michigan 19; Colorado 15; Pittsburgh 14; Oregon State 10; VCU 7

Bold - 2017 KU Opponent

2017 WEEK-BY-WEEK RANKINGWEEK RECORD AVCA NCAA RPI

2012 Final 26-7 25 92013 Final 25-8 17 122014 Final 22-9 - 152015 Final 30-3 4 62016 Final 27-3 12 10Preseason 0-0 8 -Aug. 28 3-0 9 -Sept. 4 6-0 7 -Sept. 11 9-1 9 -Sept. 18 11-2 12 -Sept. 25 12-2 11 -Oct. 2 14-2 11 11Oct. 9 16-2 9 12Oct. 16 16-3 11 12Oct. 23Oct. 30Nov. 6Nov. 13Nov. 20Nov. 272017 Final

WINNING PERCENTAGE SINCE 2015Since the start of the 2015 season, Kansas has the highest winning percentage among power-five conference members and the third-highest winning percentage in all of NCAA Division I (.890). The Jayhawks are 73-9 in the last three seasons.

NCAA DI WINNING PERCENTAGE (START OF 2015 - OCT. 19, 2017)

# TEAM W L %

1. WKU 83 9 .9022. BYU 76 9 .8943. KANSAS * 74 9 .8924. Texas * 72 10 .8785. Nebraska * 77 11 .8756. Minnesota * 77 12 .8657. Washington * 75 12 .8628. Florida * 66 12 .8469. Dayton 72 14 .83710. Hawaii 65 14 .823

* - power-five conference member

DOUBLE-DOUBLES Senior setter Ainise Havili has recorded an assist-dig double-double in 17 of KU’s 20 matches this season. The Jayhawks combine for 13 kill-dig double-doubles this season as senior outside hitter Madison Rigdon has nine and senior right-side hitter Kelsie Payne has four.

Havili, Rigdon and Payne have all recorded a double-double in the same match three times this season -- against Missouri State (Aug. 26), Iowa State (Sept. 27) and Texas (Oct. 11).

ACTIVE KU DOUBLE-DOUBLESPLAYER 2017 CAREER LAST DOUBLE-DOUBLE

Havili 17 60 37a-12d at Baylor (10/18/17)

Rigdon 9 28 20k-11d vs. Texas (10/11/17)

Payne 4 12 16k-14d vs. Texas (10/11/17)

Montero 0 1 10k-13d vs. Chattanooga (9/9/16)

CAREER MILESTONES In addition to Ainise Havili holding KU’s career assists record, fellow senior All-Americans Kelsie Payne and Madison Rigdon are on pace to rewrite KU’s record books this season.

Payne ranks first in career hitting percentage (.345), second in career kills (1,390) and 12th in career blocks (315). She now needs 93 more kills to tie the current record of 1,483 held by Josi Lima (2002-05). Last season Payne became the 15th Jayhawk to reach 1,000 kills -- she is the only pin hitter in KU history with 1,000 kills and a hitting percentage of .300 or higher. On Sept. 15 against San Jose State, she became the 13th Jayhawk to reach 300 blocks.

Rigdon ranks 13th in career kills (1,167) and is third in career aces (130). Rigdon became the 16th Jayhawk to reach 1,000 career kills with 15 against Purdue (Sept. 8).

Havili is KU's all-time leader in assists with 4,838 and counting. She also ranks sixth in career digs (1,189) and 18th in service aces (100). Havili became the 18th Jayhawk to reach 100 career aces against Texas (Oct. 11), which is also the night she broke the career assists record. She passed the 4,000-assist mark with 43 assists against Missouri State (Aug. 26). The Fort Worth, Texas, native became the 14th Jayhawk to reach 1,000 career digs with 14 against NC State (Aug. 26).

Career records listed on page 5.

NCAA ACTIVE CAREER LEADERSNCAA RANK / PLAYER CATEGORY

3. Ainise Havili Assits per Set3. Ainise Havili Assists17. Kelsie Payne Kills23. Kelsie Payne Hitting %23. Kelsie Payne Kills per Set53. Madison Rigdon Kills91. Ainise Havili Digs

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KU CAREER ASSISTSPLAYER YEARS ASSISTS

1. Ainise Havili 2014-present 4,8382. Andi Rozum 2002-05 4,7723. Julie Woodruff 1988-91 4,2094. Molly LaMere 1998-01 4,1085. Laura Rohde 1995-98 3,646

KU CAREER HITTING % (1,000 attempt min.)PLAYER YEARS %

1. Kelsie Payne 2014-present .3452. Caroline Jarmoc 2009-13 .3273. Tayler Soucie 2013-16 .3244. Ashley Michaels 2001-04 .3205. Lori Erickson 1983 .287

KU CAREER KILLSPLAYER YEARS KILLS

1. Josi Lima 2002-05 1,4832. Kelsie Payne 2014-present 1,3903. Caroline Jarmoc 2009-13 1,3334. Sarah Rome 2000-03 1,3125. Karina Garlington 2007-10 1,3096. Allison Mayfield 2008-11 1,2827. Sara McClinton 2011-14 1,2728. Amanda Reves 1996-99 1,2649. Mary Beth Albrecht 1996-99 1,17110. Emily Brown 2004-07 1,16811. Madison Rigdon 2014-present 1,16712. Judy Desch 1984-87 1,14613. Jana Correa 2003-06 1,13114. Cyndee Kanabel 1990-93 1,12215. Moira Donovan 1995-98 1,08116. Ashley Michaels 2001-04 1,054

KU CAREER ACESPLAYER YEARS ACES

1. Jennifer Kraft 1999-2002 1512. Julie Woodruff 1988-91 1343. Madison Rigdon 2014-present 1304. Cyndee Kanabel 1990-93 123 Jodi Oelschlager 1986-89 1235. Sarah Rome 2000-03 122

KU CAREER DIGSPLAYER YEARS DIGS

1. Brianne Riley 2010-13 2,0532. Cassie Wait 2013-16 1,9583. Melissa Manda 2007-10 1,4574. Jill Dorsey 2001-04 1,3385. Adrian Powel 1988-91 1,3256. Ainise Havili 2014-present 1,201

KU CAREER BLOCKSPLAYER YEARS BLOCKS

1. Caroline Jarmoc 2009-13 5552. Tayler Soucie 2013-16 5462. Amanda Reves 1996-99 5143. Josi Lima 2002-05 4184. Tayler Tolefree 2009-12 4055. Ashley Michaels 2001-04 4017. Cyndee Kanabel 1990-93 3678. Julie Ester 1983-86 3649. Chelsea Albers 2011-14 34910. Anné Kreimer 1995-99 33511. Maggie Mohrfeld 1994-97 33312. Kelsie Payne 2014-present 31513. Kim DeHoff 1988-92 300

CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF WOMEN’S SPORTS AT KUAll-Americans Kelsie Payne, Ainise Havili and Madison Rigdon are current-ly carving their legacies in Kansas volleyball history, but with the 2017-18 academic year set to begin it is a great reminder of those who pioneered and paved the way for future female student-athletes to don the Crimson and Blue. The opportunity for women to compete for the University of Kansas was solid-ified in 1968. This school year, then, marks the 50th season of intercollegiate women’s athletics at KU, and the Department of Athletics will take the year to celebrate this milestone. During the pregame warmup, KU will sport a com-memorative T-shirt to honor the 50-year evolution of women’s sports in the athletics department. These commemorative T-shirts will be worn throughout the year by all female Jayhawk student-athletes prior to each competition.

BECHARD IN 20TH SEASON Ray Bechard is in his 20th season as head coach of Kansas volleyball this season. During his tenure as the leader of the program, Bechard has become the winningest coach in program history while charting an unprecedented era of success. The western Kansas native has recruited and coached all nine of KU’s AVCA All-Americans and has more than 1,000 career victories in his 33-year head coaching career at Barton County Community College (1985-97) and KU (1998-present).

KU’S PROGRESS UNDER BECHARDSEASON NOTE

1998 Bechard’s first season at KU 2000 Undefeated in nonconference

2003

KU’s first NCAA Tournament appearance, first NCAA Tournament win, first 20-win season since 1991, First AVCA All-American (Josi Lima)

2004NCAA Tournament appearance, undefeated in nonconference

2005 NCAA Tournament appearance

2012

First national ranking in the final AVCA poll of the season (No. 25), top-10 finish in the NCAA RPI (No. 9), first NCAA Tournament top-16 seed (No. 11)

2013First NCAA Tournament regional semifinal appearance

2015

First NCAA Tournament regional final and na-tional semifinal appearances, first first-team AVCA All-Americans (Kelsie Payne, Ainise Havili), highest ranking in the final AVCA poll of the season (No. 4), first win over a No. 1-ranked team (USC)

2016 First Big 12 Conference title

UP NEXT Kansas opens the second half of Big 12 Conference regular season play by playing host to Oklahoma on Wednesday night (6:30 p.m., JTV/ESPN3).

FIVE-SET DRAMAThe Jayhawks opened 2017 Big 12 play with back-to-back five-set victories at K-State (Sept. 24) and against No. 18 Iowa State (Sept. 27). Kansas earned the pair of victories after rallying from a 1-2 deficit at K-State and a 0-2 deficit against Iowa State.

KU's five-set loss to No. 5 Texas (Oct. 11) was the third-straight time Kansas and Texas had gone five sets in Lawrence.

0-2 SET DEFICIT COMEBACKSRAY BECHARD ERA

DATEKU

RANKOPP.

RANK OPPONENT RESULT

11/8/2003 - - at Texas W, 3-211/10/2007 - - at Colorado W, 3-29/12/2008 - - at Wyoming W, 3-29/20/2008 - - Iowa State W, 3-29/13/2013 - #25 at Wisconsin W, 3-29/27/2017 #11 #18 Iowa State W, 3-2

FIVE BIG 12 OFFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Kansas has earned five of the seven Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week awards so far this season. In the first three weeks of the regular season, Kansas took home the honor with setter outside hitter Madison Rigdon (Sept. 11), right-side hitter Kelsie Payne (Sept. 4) and setter Ainise Havili (Aug. 28) honored by the Big 12. Kansas has won the honor for two-straight weeks with Havili earning her second nod on Oct. 2 and sophomore middle blocker Zoe Hill earning her first-career Big 12 weekly award on Monday, Oct. 9.

Since the Big 12 began awarding offensive players of the week in 2007, there have been only three times when a team has earned three-straight Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week honors from three different players. Kansas has done it the last two times in 2013 and 2017.

KU’s 2017 BIG 12 WEEKLY HONORSWEEK PLAYER TYPE

Aug. 28 Ainise Havili OffensiveSept. 4 Kelsie Payne OffensiveSept. 11 Madison Rigdon OffensiveOct. 2 Ainise Havili OffensiveOct. 9 Zoe Hill Offensive

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KU’S RECORD WHEN... OVERALL BIG 12OVERALL 17-3 6-1Home 5-2 2-1Away 7-1 4-0Neutral 5-0 -

BY MONTHAugust 4-0 -September 10-2 3-0October 3-1 3-1November 0-0 0-0December 0-0 0-0

BY DAY (TOTAL / BIG 12 TOTAL)Monday (1 / 0) 1-0 -Tuesday (0 / 0) - -Wednesday (7 / 7) 3-1 3-1Thursday (1 / 0) 1-0 -Friday (6 / 1) 4-1 0-0Saturday (12 / 7) 6-1 2-0Sunday (1 / 1) 1-0 1-0

NUMBER OF SETSThree-Set Matches 6-1 2-0Four-Set Matches 8-0 2-0Five-Set Matches 3-2 2-1

SETS WONIn Set One 16-4 6-1In Set Two 14-6 4-3In Set Three 10-10 4-3In Set Four 12-1 4-1In Set Five 3-2 2-1

“BIG MATCHES”vs. 2016 NCAA Tournament Teams 7-2 4-2vs. Top-25 4-2 2-1vs. Top-10 0-2 0-1vs. Top-25 in NCAA RPI 4-2 2-1vs. Top-50 in NCAA RPI 7-2 3-1

LEAD CHANGESUp 1-0 14-2 5-1Down 0-1 3-1 1-0Up 2-0 12-0 4-0Down 0-2 1-1 1-0Tied 1-1 4-2 1-1Complete after 3 sets 6-1 2-0Up 2-1 8-1 2-1Down 1-2 3-1 2-0

STAT COMPARISONHigher Hitting Pct. 15-1 6-0Lower Hitting Pct. 1-3 0-1Hit .250 or higher 14-1 6-0Opp. Hit .250 or higher 3-2 1-1Hit .300 or higher 8-0 4-0Opp. hit .300 or higher 0-1 -Hit less than .200 0-3 0-1Opp. hit less than .200 6-0 2-0Four or more aces 9-0 2-0Opp. four or more aces 8-1 3-0More aces 8-1 2-1Less aces 7-2 3-0Equal aces 2-0 1-0More digs 14-2 4-1Less digs 3-1 2-0Equal digs - -More blocks 8-0 3-0Less blocks 6-3 2-1Equal blocks 3-0 1-0More kills 15-0 5-0Less kills 2-3 1-1Equal kills - -

REGULAR-SEASON NONCONFERENCE SUCCESSKansas ended pre-conference play having won 35 of the last 37 matches against nonconference opponents during the regular season. That stretch includes winning 10 of the last 12 nonconference tournament titles and a 25-match winning streak. KU’s 25-match regular-season nonconference winning streak lasted from a win over North Texas on Sept. 19, 2014, to a loss at No. 14 Purdue on Sept. 16, 2016.

The Jayhawks have gone undefeated through the nonconference portion of the regular season four times under head coach Ray Bechard (2000, 2002, 2004 and 2015) and are 191-32 (.857) against nonconference teams during the regular season since his arrival.

FIVE-STRAIGHT … In the last five seasons, since 2012, Kansas has simply been one the elite programs in the country with five-straight …

• NCAA Tournament appearances• Top-15 finishes in the NCAA RPI• 20-win seasons• Home winning percentages over .800

FIVE STRAIGHT TOP-15 NCAA RPI FINISHESTEAM 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Florida 10 4 8 5 13KANSAS 9 12 15 6 10Nebraska 5 8 11 1 3Stanford 1 6 1 13 5Texas 2 2 2 2 2Washington 14 3 4 8 6

RETURNING / LOSTKansas returns 84 percent of its total points scored, including 86 percent of the team’s kills, from last season’s Big 12 championship team. The Jayhawks return six players with starting experience while losing two perennial starters in All-American libero Cassie Wait and four-year starting middle blocker Tayler Soucie. Right-side hitter Kelsie Payne, setter Ainise Havili, outside hitters Madison Rigdon and Jada Burse, and middle blockers Kayla Cheadle and Zoe Hill all received substantial playing time as starters in 2016.

PERCENT RETURNING FROM 2016CATEGORY RETURNING / LOST % RETURNING

Kills 1,310 / 210 86%Assists 1,275 / 143 90%Digs 1,158 / 647 64%Block Assists 388 / 140 73%Block Solos 15 / 7 68%Aces 129 / 22 85%Points 1,638 / 309 84%

HOREJSI SOLD OUT, AGAINFor the second-consecutive season, KU’s home court, Horejsi Family Athletics Center (1,300), has sold out its allotment of season tickets.

KU AND ADIDAS EXTEND PARTNERSHIPThe successful renegotiation and extension of Kansas Athletics’ apparel rights agreement with current partner adidas was announced on Sept. 22. One of the

largest such contracts in college athletics,it will provide $191 million in sponsorship and apparel over the next 14 years. A parter with KU Athletics since 2005, adidas is also the official sponsor of USA Volleyball. MONTERO OUT FOR THE SEASONSophomore outside hitter Patricia Montero will not compete during the 2017 season due to an anterior cruciate ligament tear in her left knee which occurred during preseason practice. The Puerto Rico native was primed for a productive season as “nobody was playing as well as she was during our two-a-days,” head coach Ray Bechard said during media day on Wednesday, Aug. 16. Montero underwent successful reconstructive surgery in late August.

KANSAS RECEIVES THREE FIRST-PLACE VOTES IN BIG 12 POLL Kansas was voted second with three first-place votes in the Big 12 volleyball preseason coaches’ poll this season. The Jayhawks totaled 59 points in the poll, just three shy of league favorite and the nation’s preseason top-ranked team, Texas. KU’s three first-place votes in the preseason poll are the most in program history. The Jayhawks were also picked to finished second before the 2014 and 2016 seasons – both times with one first-place vote.

2017 BIG 12 PRESEASON POLLRANK SCHOOL (FIRST-PLACE VOTES) POINTS

1. Texas (6) 62

2. KANSAS (3) 59

3. Baylor 47

4. Iowa State 46

5. Kansas State 35

6. West Virginia 24

7. TCU 23

8. Oklahoma 15

9. Texas Tech 13

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2015 FINAL FOUR• Highest winning percentage in program history (.909;

30-3).• Highest final ranking in program history (No. 4).• Best postseason finish in program history (advanced

to the NCAA Championship regional final and national semifinal for the first time).

• Program’s first AVCA All-America First Team selections (Ainise Havili and Kelsie Payne).

• Best start to a season in program history (19-0).• Became the program’s fastest team to 20 wins (21

matches) and 30 wins (32 matches).• Program-record .299 hitting percentage ranked fourth

nationally.• Led the nation in kills per set (15.4) and assists per

set (14.2). • Only three losses of the season were against the

two teams that played for the NCAA title (Texas, Nebraska).

2016 BIG 12 CHAMPS• Big 12 Conference regular-season champions … The

Jayhawks went 15-1 in league play … It was KU’s first-ever conference title (Big Eight or Big 12).

• Kansas finished with a 27-3 overall record and a No. 12 national ranking in the AVCA Coaches’ Poll … It is the fourth time KU has been ranked in the final AVCA poll … The Jayhawks have been ranked for 31-straight polls.

• KU maintained a top-10 ranking throughout the regular season … Before the final ranking of the season (No. 12), KU was ranked in the top-10 for 25-straight AVCA polls.

• With a five-set win over Texas Oct. 29, Kansas snapped a 25-match losing streak in the series against the Longhorns to trail-blaze the path towards a Big 12 title. It was KU’s first win over UT since Nov. 8, 2003.

PAYNE NAMED PRESEASON BIG 12 PLAYER OF THE YEARFor the second-straight season, senior All-American right-side hitter Kelsie Payne has been tabbed as the Preseason Big 12 Player of the Year by the conference coaches. In 2016, Payne lived up to her preseason billing, becoming the first Jayhawk to earn Big 12 Player of the Year honors after leading Kansas to its first-ever Big 12 title. In addition to preseason player of the year honors, Payne and senior All-American setter Ainise Havili and senior All-American outside hitter Madison Rigdon were unanimous selections to the Preseason All-Big 12 Team.

PRESEASON & POSTSEASON BIG 12 PLAYERS OF THE YEARSEASON PLAYER TEAM

2016 KELSIE PAYNE KANSAS2014 Haley Eckerman Texas2013 Haley Eckerman Texas2010 Juliann Faucette Texas2009 Destinee Hooker Texas2008 Jordan Larson Nebraska2007 Sarah Pavan Nebraska2005 Sarah Pavan Nebraska2003 Lauren Goehring Kansas State2002 Greichaly Cepero * Nebraska2000 Greichaly Cepero Nebraska1999 Nancy Metcalf Nebraska

* - co-player of the year

DOMINATING PERFORMANCES Kansas has held opponents to single-digit points in a set 15 times since the 25-point rally scoring era began in 2008. Of those 15 sets, 10 have come in the last three seasons. Most recently, the Jayhawks notched a 25-9 first-set win over Montana (Sept. 2).

OPPONENT SINGLE-DIGIT SET POINTS25-POINT RALLY-SCORING ERA

DATE OPPONENT SCORE (SET)

11/24/2009 TEXAS TECH 25-8 (Set 1)8/27/2011 vs. Liberty 25-9 (Set 3)11/26/2011 BAYLOR 25-9 (Set 4)11/30/2012 CLEVELAND STATE 25-1 (Set 4)8/29/2015 vs. McNeese State 25-9 (Set 1)9/18/2015 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 25-9 (Set 2)10/31/2015 BAYLOR 25-9 (Set 2)11/28/2015 TEXAS TECH 25-9 (Set 2)9/4/2015 WESTERN ILLINOIS 25-6 (Set 3)9/18/2015 GONZAGA 25-8 (Set 4)8/27/2016 vs. Lamar 25-9 (Set 3)9/2/2016 CHICAGO STATE 25-8 (Set 2)9/2/2016 CHICAGO STATE 25-9 (Set 3)10/8/2016 TEXAS TECH 25-8 (Set 1)9/2/2017 vs. Montana 25-9 (Set 1)

ALL-AMERICANS Kansas returns three All-Americans from its 2016 Big 12 championship team, including right-side hitter Kelsie Payne (first team), setter Ainise Havili (third team) and outside hitter Madison Rigdon (honorable mention). Graduated libero Cassie Wait was the fourth Jayhawk named an All-American last season, earning honorable mention distinction.

Payne (2015, 2016), Texas right-side hitter Ebony Nwanebu (2013, 2016) and Penn State middle blocker Haleigh Washington (2015, 2016) are the only three returning players in the country with two appearances on the AVCA All-America First Team. Havili has also multiple All-America nods, but just one appearance on the first team – honorable mention in 2014, first-team in 2015 and third-team in 2016.

2-TIME FIRST-TEAM ALL-AMERICANSACTIVE PLAYERS

PLAYER SCHOOL YEARS

KELSIE PAYNE KANSAS 2015, 2016Ebony Nwanebu USC / Texas 2013, 2016Haleigh Washington Penn State 2015, 2016

ANDERSON ADDED TO STAFFKansas volleyball head coach Ray Bechard announced on Aug. 29 the hiring of former setter Maggie Anderson ‘16 to his staff as the director of volleyball operations. Anderson rejoins the Kansas volleyball program after a five-year playing career from 2012 to 2016, in which she helped the Jayhawks to 130 victories, a berth in the 2015 Final Four and the 2016 Big 12 Conference title. Anderson will help with the day-to-day operations of the program, including but not limited to travel arrangements, managing schedules, organizing summer camps and K Club relations.

RIGDON, PAYNE GAIN USA VOLLEYBALL EXPERIENCE Senior All-Americans Madison Rigdon and Kelsie Payne competed for USA Volleyball’s Collegiate National Team program during the summer of 2017. Rigdon played for the 12-player roster that toured Thailand, May 19-30, and competed in a series of exhibition matches. Payne played on the European Tour roster, winning the gold medal at the European Global Challenge in Pula, Croatia, July 11-14. Both Rigdon and Payne will see their USA Volleyball coaches as opposing coaches during the 2017 season.

TIME ZONE HOPPINGKansas played in every contiguous U.S. time zone during the nonconference schedule this season. The Jayhawks traveled to North Carolina State (ET) to open the regular season, Utah Valley (MT) in the second week and Santa Clara (PT) in the fourth and final week of nonconference play. KU also hosted four matches in Lawrence (CT) during the third week of the regular season.

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YEAR-BY-YEAR AT KANSASYEAR W L % NOTES

1998 15 17 .4691999 17 14 .5482000 15 14 .517 Undefeated nonconference

2001 16 15 .5162002 19 10 .655

2003 22 11 .667 KU’s 1st NCAA appearance1st 20-win season since ‘91

2004 19 12 .613 NCAA First RoundUndefeated nonconference

2005 15 15 .500 NCAA First Round

2006 10 19 .3452007 13 17 .4332008 13 16 .4482009 16 14 .5332010 17 14 .5482011 15 14 .517

2012 26 7 .788

NCAA Second RoundNo. 25 final ranking3rd in Big 12Big 12 Coach of the Year

2013 25 8 .758

NCAA Sweet 16No. 17 final ranking2nd in Big 12Big 12 Coach of the Year

2014 22 9 .710 NCAA First Roundt-2nd in Big 12

2015 30 3 .909

NCAA Final FourNo. 4 final ranking2nd in Big 12Big 12 Coach of the YearUndefeated nonconference

2016 26 3 .929

Big 12 ChampionsBig 12 Coach of the YearNCAA Second RoundNo. 12 final ranking

2017 17 3 .850 KU-record 4 top-25 wins

at KU 369 235 .611 20th season at KU

CAREER 1,085 295 .786 33rd season overall

NUMERICAL ROSTER# NAME YEAR EXP. POS. HEIGHT HOMETOWN1 Allie Nelson So. 1L L/DS 5-6 Chicago, Ill.2 Tori Miller Sr. 3L L/DS 5-8 Derby, Kan.3 Kayla Cheadle Sr. 3L MB 6-1 Columbia, Mo.4 Jada Burse So. 1L OH 6-1 DeSoto, Texas5 Gabby Simpson Sr. TR RS/S 6-3 Colorado Springs, Colo.6 Zoe Hill So. 1L MB 5-11 Houston, Texas7 Jacqui Mostrom R-Fr. RS L/DS 5-3 Springfield, Mo.8 Kelsie Payne Sr. 3L RS 6-3 Austin, Texas9 Mmachi Nwoke So. TR MB 6-1 Grand Prairie, Texas10 Taylor Alexander Sr. TR MB 6-4 Breaux Bridge, La.11 Ainise Havili Sr. 3L S 5-10 Fort Worth, Texas12 Ashley Smith So. RS+1L OH 6-0 Las Vegas, Nev.13 Patricia Montero So. RS+1L OH 5-10 Ponce, Puerto Rico14 Madison Rigdon Sr. 3L OH 6-0 Pflugerville, Texas17 Annika Carlson Fr. HS S 5-11 Olathe, Kan.20 Addison Barry Sr. 3L L/DS 5-4 Topeka, Kan.

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER# NAME YEAR EXP. POS. HEIGHT HOMETOWN10 ALEXANDER, Taylor Sr. TR MB 6-4 Breaux Bridge, La.20 BARRY, Addison Sr. 3L L/DS 5-4 Topeka, Kan.4 BURSE, Jada So. 1L OH 6-1 DeSoto, Texas17 CARLSON, Annika Fr. HS S 5-11 Olathe, Kan.3 CHEADLE, Kayla Sr. 3L MB 6-1 Columbia, Mo.11 HAVILI, Ainise Sr. 3L S 5-10 Fort Worth, Texas6 HILL, Zoe So. 1L MB 5-11 Houston, Texas2 MILLER, Tori Sr. 3L L/DS 5-8 Derby, Kan.13 MONTERO, Patricia So. RS+1L OH 5-10 Ponce, Puerto Rico7 MOSTROM, Jacqui R-Fr. RS L/DS 5-3 Springfield, Mo.1 NELSON, Allie So. 1L L/DS 5-6 Chicago, Ill.9 NWOKE, Mmachi So. TR MB 6-1 Grand Prairie, Texas8 PAYNE, Kelsie Sr. 3L RS 6-3 Austin, Texas14 RIGDON, Madison Sr. 3L OH 6-0 Pflugerville, Texas5 SIMPSON, Gabby Sr. TR RS/S 6-3 Colorado Springs, Colo.12 SMITH, Ashley So. RS+1L OH 6-0 Las Vegas, Nev.

COACHING STAFFHead Coach Ray BechardAssociate Head Coach Laura “Bird” KuhnAssistant Coach Todd ChamberlainDirector of Volleyball Operations Maggie AndersonVolunteer Assistant Coach Skyler Yee

PRONUNCIATION GUIDEHC Ray Bechard (buh-SHARD)3 Kayla Cheadle (CHEE-dul)11 Ainise Havili (uh-NEE-say hah-VEE-lee)4 Jada Burse (JAY-duh berse)9 Mmachi Nwoke (MAH-chee WHOA-kay)

RAY BECHARDHead CoachNCAA Appearances . . . 8 (‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘12, ‘13, ‘14, ‘15, ‘16)All-American selections (First or Second Team). . . . . 9 (3)Hometown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grinnell, Kan.Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fort Hays State ‘80

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TAYLOR ALEXANDER

10Middle BlockerSenior | 6-4 Breaux Bridge, LouisianaOle Miss

ADDISON BARRY

20Libero/DSSenior | 5-4Topeka, KansasHayden HS

JADA BURSE

4Outside HitterSophomore | 6-1DeSoto, TexasDeSoto HS

CAREER MATCH HIGHSKILLS 17 at Chattanooga, 9/17/2016 *

ATTACKS 32 at Chattanooga, 9/17/2016 *

ATK %min. 10 atk.

.692(10-1-13)

McNeese State, 9/3/2016 *

ASSISTS 2 at LSU, 11/4/2016 * vs. Tennessee State, 9/16/2016 *

ACES 3 at Chattanooga, 9/17/2016 *

DIGS 7 at North Dakota, 8/27/2016 *

BLOCKS 10 at Mississippi State, 11/16/2016 *

* - at Ole Miss

OVERVIEWTransferred to Kansas after graduating in three years from Ole Miss … Poised to make an immediate impact on KU’s front line of middle blockers … Coming off a 100-block season at Ole Miss in 2016.

AWARDS & HONORS• Scenic City Showdown MVP [2016]• Lipscomb Invitational All-Tournament Team [2016]• Rebel Classic All-Tournament Team [2016]• SEC Freshman of the Week [10/6/2014]

CAREER MATCH HIGHSKILLS 1 Creighton, 8/30/2014

ATTACKS 1 four times, last vs. TCU, 9/30/2017

ASSISTS 2 Samford, 12/1/2016at Texas, 9/24/2016

ACES 3 vs. Idaho, 9/16/2017

DIGS 10 at TCU, 11/01/2014Kansas State, 10/01/2014

OVERVIEWVeteran defensive specialist and clubhouse leader … In the mix for the starting libero position entering her senior season … Serves on KU’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) … Has the largest social media following on the team.

AWARDS & HONORS• Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll [Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017]

0.00 0.02 0.18 0.98

KILL/SMP-MS ATK% AST/S ACE/S DIG/S BLK/S

0.00 0-1-2 0.06 0.10 0.60 0.00

KILL/S K-E-A AST/S ACE/S DIG/S BLK/S

2.55 .220 0.06 0.00 0.49 0.38

KILL/S ATK% AST/S ACE/S DIG/S BLK/S

.3231.8416-13

MP-MS

20-0

MP-MS

19-14

CAREER MATCH HIGHS

KILLS 16 at Baylor, 11/26/2016 Iowa State, 11/19/2016

ATTACKS 43 at NC State, 8/25/2017 TCU, 11/12/2016

ATK %min. 10 atk.

.800(8-0-10)

Maryland, 9/2/2016

ASSISTS 1 five times, last vs. TCU, 9/30/2017

ACES - -

DIGS 5 Texas, 10/11/2017

BLOCKS 6 vs. Missouri State, 8/26/2017

OVERVIEW Dynamic athlete and returning starter at the outside hitter position entering her sophomore campaign … Named to the Big 12 All-Freshman Team in 2016, helping Kansas capture the Big 12 title … Former AAU High School All-American.

AWARDS• Big 12 All-Freshman Team [2016]• Wolverine Invitational All-Tournament Team [2017]

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CAREER MATCH HIGHS

KILLS 14 Cleveland State, 9/19/2014at Denver, 9/6/2014

ATTACKS 26 Arkansas, 9/20/2014

ATK %min. 10 atk.

.800(8-0-10)

Texas Tech, 10/8/2016

ASSISTS 2 vs. American, 9/13/2014

ACES 1 at Denver, 9/6/2014

DIGS 3Texas, 10/29/2016vs. Chattangooa, 9/9/2016UMKC, 9/9/2014

BLOCKS 9 Lipscomb, 8/29/2014

OVERVIEWEnters senior season with starting experience at the middle blocker position … Member of KU’s 2015 Final Four team and 2016 Big 12 championship team … Twin sister, Chayla, competes on the Kansas women’s basketball team.

AWARDS & HONORS• Academic All-Big 12 First Team [2016]

CAREER MATCH HIGHSKILLS -

ATTACKS -

ATK % -

ASSISTS -

ACES -DIGS -BLOCKS -

OVERVIEWStandout setter from Olathe South High School … The lone high school signee of KU’s 2017 incoming class … Projected to be the backup setter behind All-Ameri-can Ainise Havili during the 2017 season.

CAREER MATCH HIGHSKILLS 9 at Santa Clara, 9/15/2017

ATTACKS 15 at Santa Clara, 9/15/2017

ATK %min. 10 atk.

.636(8-1-11)

at Kansas State, 9/24/2017

ASSISTS 67 Texas, 11/11/2015

ACES 5 vs American, 9/13/2014

DIGS 22 at NC State, 8/25/2017 vs USC, 12/12/2015

BLOCKS 5 TCU, 11/12/2016 at Villanova, 9/12/2014

OVERVIEWThree-time All-American and back-to-back Big 12 Setter of the Year … Starting setter for KU’s 2015 Final Four team and 2016 Big 12 championship team … Enters senior season on pace to set KU’s all-time assists record … KU’s nominee for Big 12 Female Athlete of the Year in 2015-16.

AWARDS & HONORS• Three-time AVCA All-America [2014 Honorable

Mention, 2015 First Team, 2016 Third Team]• Two-time Big 12 Setter of the Year [2015, 2016]• Three-time All-Big 12 [2014 Freshman Team, 2015

First Team, 2016 First Team]• Three-time AVCA All-Midwest Region First Team

[2014, 2015, 2016]• NCAA Tournament San Diego Regional MVP [2015]• AVCA National Player of the Week [10/13/15]• Two-time Academic All-Big 12 [2015 Second Team,

2016 First Team]• Three-time Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week

[9/21/15, 10/12/15, 8/28/2017]• Wolfpack Invitational MVP [2017]• Three-time Preseason All-Big 12 Team [2015, 2016,

2017]

1.19 .169 0.00 0.00 0.37 0.48


0.00 - 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00


0.91 .336 11.86 0.15 3.22 0.32


KAYLA CHEADLE

3Middle BlockerSenior | 6-1Columbia, MissouriRock Bridge HS

ANNIKA CARLSON

17SetterFreshman | 5-11 Olathe, Kansas Olathe South HS

AINISE HAVILI

11SetterSenior | 5-10 Fort Worth, Texas Haltom HS

MP-MS MP-MS MP-MS

1-0 13-6 20-20

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CAREER MATCH HIGHSKILLS 2 vs. Long Beach State, 9/1/2017

ATTACKS 2 vs. Long Beach State, 9/1/2017

ASSISTS 4 at NC State, 8/26/2017

ACES 3 at NC State, 8/26/2017

DIGS 16 Iowa State, 9/27/2017vs. Idaho, 9/16/2017

OVERVIEWCandidate for the starting libero position entering her senior season … Used as a key reserve during KU’s 2015 NCAA Championship semifinal run and 2016 Big 12 title season … A former multi-sport standout at Derby High School in the Wichita area.

AWARDS & HONORS• Academic All-Big 12 Second Team [2016]

CAREER MATCH HIGHSKILLS 10 vs. Chattanooga, 9/9/2016

ATTACKS 24 at Creighton, 9/8/2016

ATK %min. 10 atk.

.286(10-4-21)

vs. Chattanooga, 9/9/2016

ASSISTS 3 at Iowa State, 10/5/2016at Creighton, 9/8/2016

ACES 3 vs. Xavier, 9/16/2016Chicago State, 9/2/2016

DIGS 22 at Creighton, 9/8/2016

BLOCKS 2 at Creighton, 9/8/2016

OVERVIEWA skilled six-rotation player, featuring dynamic hitting and versatile passing skills … Stands out in the classroom, having been listed on the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll in all semesters at KU … Puerto Rico native with experience on her home commonwealth’s junior national team.

AWARDS & HONORS• Academic All-Big 12 First Team [2016]• Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll [Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017]

CAREER MATCH HIGHS

KILLS 10at Oklahoma, 10/7/2017at NC State, 8/26/2017Arkansas, 9/3/2016

ATTACKS 19 Iowa State, 11/19/2016Arkansas, 9/3/2016

ATK %min. 10 atk.

.769(10-0-13)

at Oklahoma, 10/7/2017

ASSISTS 2 Texas, 10/11/2017

ACES - -

DIGS 2 UNI, 9/10/2016

BLOCKS 8 vs. Missouri State, 8/26/2017

OVERVIEWSpringy and fast-paced middle blocker who gained starting experience quickly as a freshman in 2016 … Started in 14 matches during KU’s Big 12 title run in 2016.

0.03 2-0-4 0.37 0.15 2.36 0.00


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1.53 .371 0.05 0.00 0.08 0.96


ZOE HILL

6Middle BlockerSophomore | 5-11 Houston, Texas Glenda Dawson HS

TORI MILLER

2Libero/DSSenior | 5-8 Derby, Kansas Derby HS

PATRICIA MONTERO

13Outside HitterSophomore | 5-10 Ponce, Puerto Rico Colegio Ponceño HS

MP-MS MP-MS MP-MS

20-18 20-3 0-0

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CAREER MATCH HIGHSASSISTS 7 vs. San Jose State, 9/15/2017

ACES 3 at Kansas State, 9/24/2017 vs. Southeastern La., 9/17/2016

DIGS 28 Texas, 10/11/2017vs. Missouri State, 8/26/2017

OVERVIEWCompeting for the starting libero position entering her sophomore season … Used as a reserve during KU’s 2016 Big 12 title run, averaging 1.33 digs per set … Comes from a family of athletes – father played professional baseball, mother played volleyball at Iowa.

AWARDS & HONORS• Wolfpack Invitational All-Tournament Team [2017]

CAREER MATCH HIGHSKILLS 11 at Oklahoma, 10/7/2017

ATTACKS 17 Oregon State, 10/2/2016 *

ATK%min. 10 atk.

.786(11-0-14)

at Oklahoma, 10/7/2017

ASSISTS 1 at UCLA, 10/7/2016 *

DIGS 2 Texas, 10/11/2017

BLOCKS 6 vs. Butler, 9/2/2016 *

* - at Arizona State

PRONUNCIATIONmah-CHEE WHOA-kay

OVERVIEWTransfer middle blocker from Arizona State … Provides size and quickness to KU’s lineup … Born and raised in Texas, but has full Nigerian heritage.

0.00 0-1-2 0.76 0.10 4.28 0.00


1.59 .396 0.00 0.00 0.18 0.94


ALLIE NELSON

1Libero/DSSophomore | 5-6 Chicago, Illinois Oak Park-River Forest HS

MMACHI NWOKE

9Middle BlockerSophomore | 6-1 Grand Prairie, Texas Arizona State

CAREER MATCH HIGHS

ASSISTS 1at Baylor, 10/18/2017at Oklahoma, 10/7/2017vs. Montana, 9/2/2017

ACES - -

DIGS 2at Baylor, 10/182017at Oklahoma, 10/7/2017at Kansas State, 9/24/2017

OVERVIEWSigned with the Jayhawks during the summer of 2016 and redshirted during KU’s Big 12 title run … Studying in KU’s School of Engineering.

0.00 0-0-0 0.09 0.00 0.29 0.00


JACQUI MOSTROM

7Libero/DSR-Freshman | 5-4 Springfield, Missouri Glendale HS

MP-MS MP-MS MP-MS

17-0 20-20 7-3

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CAREER MATCH HIGHS

KILLS 26 Creighton, 12/2/2016at Iowa State, 10/28/2015

ATTACKS 69 vs. USC, 12/12/2015

ATK %min. 10 atk.

.692(10-1-13)

West Virginia, 11/26/2014

ASSISTS 2at Kansas State, 9/24/2017at Purdue, 9/16/2016Duke, 9/04/2015

ACES 2 six times

DIGS 16 at Iowa State, 10/5/2016

BLOCKS 8at Iowa State, 10/5/2016at Creighton, 9/8/2016vs. Little Rock, 12/5/2014

OVERVIEWOne of the top players in the nation entering her senior season … Reigning Big 12 Player of the Year and back-to-back AVCA first-team All-American … Holds KU records for career hitting percentage and single-season kills and is within reach of owning KU’s career kills record.

AWARDS & HONORS• Big 12 Player of the Year [2016]• AVCA All-America First Team [2015, 2016]• AVCA All-Midwest Region First Team [2015, 2016]• All-Big 12 First Team [2015, 2016]• NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team [2015]• NCAA Championship San Diego Regional All-Tournament Team [2015]• Sports Imports/AVCA National Player of the Week [11/1/2016]• Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week [9/7/2015, 11/2/2015, 11/9/2015, 11/16/2015, 10/17/2016]• Preseason Big 12 Player of the Year [2016, 2017]• Preseason All-Big 12 Team [2015, 2016]• Wolverine Invitational MVP [2017]

CAREER MATCH HIGHSKILLS 24 at Creighton, 9/8/2016

ATTACKS 65 Texas, 10/11/2017

ATK %min. 10 atk.

.733(11-0-15)

West Virginia, 10/3/2015

ASSISTS 5 vs. Idaho, 9/16/2017

ACES 6 Texas Tech, 10/8/2016

DIGS 17 vs. Idaho, 9/16/2017

BLOCKS 7 at Santa Clara, 9/15/2017 vs. LMU, 12/11/2015

OVERVIEWReturning All-American who is praised by KU’s coaching staff for her consistent effort and production … Named to the All-Big 12 First Team in 2016 after leading the conference in aces per set … Two-time participant on USA Volleyball’s Collegiate National Team program.

AWARDS & HONORS• AVCA All-America Honorable Mention [2016]• Two-time All-Big 12 [2015 Second Team, 2016 First Team]• AVCA All-Midwest Region First Team [2016]• Preseason All-Big 12 [2017]• Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week [9/22/14, 10/6/15]• Academic All-Big 12 [2015 First Team, 2016 Second Team]• Wolverine Invitational All-Tournament Team [2017]

CAREER MATCH HIGHSKILLS 25 Stanford, 10/18/2015 *

ATTACKS 53 USC, 10/9/2015 *

ATK %min. 10 atk.

.500(10-1-18)

at UCLA, 10/12/2014 *

ASSISTS 48 Butler, 9/13/2014 *

ACES 5 two times *

DIGS 16 USC, 10/9/2015 *

BLOCKS 6 Portland State, 9/5/2014 *

* - at Colorado

OVERVIEWTransfer from Colorado who will have one year of eligibility remaining entering the 2017 season … Has experience as a right-side hitter and a setter … Three-year starter at Colorado who earned All-Pac-12 honors in 2015 and 2016 … Has extended family in the Lawrence area.

AWARDS & HONORS• AVCA All-Pacific South Region Honorable Mention [2016]• Two-time All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention [2015, 2016]• Two-time Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week [9/21/2015, 10/19/2015]• Pac-12 All-Freshman Team [2014]• Colorado/Omni Hotels Invitational MVP [2015]• Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention [2015, 2016]

4.00 .321 0.09 0.06 1.96 0.56


3.68 .224 0.36 0.29 2.50 0.65


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KELSIE PAYNE

8Right Side HitterSenior | 6-3 Austin, Texas John B. Collally HS

MADISON RIGDON

14Outside HitterSenior | 6-0 Pflugerville, TexasPflugerville HS

GABBY SIMPSON

5Right-Side Hitter/SetterSenior | 6-3 Colorado Springs, Colo.Colorado

MP-MS MP-MS MP-MS

20-20 20-20 0-0

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CAREER MATCH HIGHSKILLS 13 vs. Idaho, 9/16/2017

ATTACKS 37 vs. Idaho, 9/16/2017

ATK %min. 10 atk.

.400(5-1-10)

Chicago State, 9/2/2016

DIGS 4 Iowa State, 11/19/2016

ASSISTS 1 at Utah Valley, 8/31/2017

BLOCKS 3 at West Virginia, 11/16/2016

ACES - -

OVERVIEWThird-year sophomore who adds depth to KU’s fleet of hitters … Showed her reliability when starting for injured All-American Kelsie Payne to help defeat Iowa State and clinch the Big 12 title for KU in 2016 … Won a high school state title in Nevada.

1.72 .110 0.06 0.00 0.28 0.17


ASHLEY SMITH

12Outside HitterSophomore | 6-0Las Vegas, NevadaShadow Ridge HS

MP-MS

8-3

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STARTERS MATCH-BY-MATCHDATE OPPONENT RESULT SETTER OUTSIDE OUTSIDE RIGHT-SIDE MIDDLE MIDDLE LIBERO

A.25 at NC State W, 3-1 Ainise Havili Madison Rigdon Jada Burse Kelsie Payne Kayla Cheadle Taylor Alexander Allie NelsonA.26 vs. Missouri State W, 3-1 Ainise Havili Madison Rigdon Jada Burse Kelsie Payne Kayla Cheadle Taylor Alexander Allie NelsonA.26 at NC State W, 3-2 Ainise Havili Madison Rigdon Jada Burse Kelsie Payne Zoe Hill Taylor Alexander Allie NelsonA.31 at Utah Valley W, 3-0 Ainise Havili Madison Rigdon Ashley Smith Kelsie Payne Zoe Hill Taylor Alexander Allie NelsonS.1 vs. Long Beach State W, 3-1 Ainise Havili Madison Rigdon Jada Burse Kelsie Payne Zoe Hill Taylor Alexander Allie NelsonS.2 vs. Montana W, 3-0 Ainise Havili Madison Rigdon Tori Miller (DS) Kelsie Payne Zoe Hill Kayla Cheadle Allie NelsonS.4 KENTUCKY W, 3-0 Ainise Havili Madison Rigdon Jada Burse Kelsie Payne Zoe Hill Kayla Cheadle Allie NelsonS.8 BELMONT W, 3-0 Ainise Havili Madison Rigdon Tori Miller (DS) Kelsie Payne Zoe Hill Taylor Alexander Allie NelsonS.8 PURDUE W, 3-1 Ainise Havili Madison Rigdon Ashley Smith Kelsie Payne Zoe Hill Taylor Alexander Allie NelsonS.9 CREIGHTON L, 0-3 Ainise Havili Madison Rigdon Jada Burse Kelsie Payne Zoe Hill Taylor Alexander Allie NelsonS.15 vs. San Jose State W, 3-1 Ainise Havili Madison Rigdon Tori Miller (DS) Kelsie Payne Zoe Hill Taylor Alexander Allie NelsonS.15 at Santa Clara L, 2-3 Ainise Havili Madison Rigdon Jada Burse Kelsie Payne Zoe Hill Taylor Alexander Allie NelsonS.16 vs. Idaho W, 3-1 Ainise Havili Madison Rigdon Ashley Smith Kelsie Payne Zoe Hill Taylor Alexander Allie NelsonS.24 at Kansas State W, 3-2 Ainise Havili Madison Rigdon Jada Burse Kelsie Payne Zoe Hill Taylor Alexander Allie NelsonS.27 IOWA STATE W, 3-2 Ainise Havili Madison Rigdon Jada Burse Kelsie Payne Zoe Hill Taylor Alexander Allie NelsonS.30 TCU * W, 3-0 Ainise Havili Madison Rigdon Jada Burse Kelsie Payne Zoe Hill Kayla Cheadle Allie NelsonO.4 at West Virginia * W, 3-1 Ainise Havili Madison Rigdon Jada Burse Kelsie Payne Zoe Hill Kayla Cheadle Allie NelsonO.7 at Oklahoma * W, 3-1 Ainise Havili Madison Rigdon Jada Burse Kelsie Payne Zoe Hill Mmachi Nwoke Allie NelsonO.11 TEXAS * L, 2-3 Ainise Havili Madison Rigdon Jada Burse Kelsie Payne Zoe Hill Mmachi Nwoke Allie NelsonO.18 at Baylor * W, 3-0 Ainise Havili Madison Rigdon Jada Burse Kelsie Payne Zoe Hill Mmachi Nwoke Allie NelsonO.21 TEXAS TECH *O.25 OKLAHOMA *O.28 at Iowa State *N.4 at TCU *N.8 KANSAS STATE *N.11 BAYLOR *N.15 at Texas *N.17 at Texas Tech *N.25 WEST VIRGINIA *

STARTING LINEUP FREQUENCY / RECORDSMATCHES RECORD SETTER OUTSIDE OUTSIDE RIGHT-SIDE MIDDLE MIDDLE LIBERO

6 4-2 Ainise Havili Madison Rigdon Jada Burse Kelsie Payne Zoe Hill Taylor Alexander Allie Nelson3 3-0 Ainise Havili Madison Rigdon Ashley Smith Kelsie Payne Zoe Hill Taylor Alexander Allie Nelson3 3-0 Ainise Havili Madison Rigdon Jada Burse Kelsie Payne Zoe Hill Kayla Cheadle Allie Nelson3 2-1 Ainise Havili Madison Rigdon Jada Burse Kelsie Payne Zoe Hill Mmachi Nwoke Allie Nelson2 2-0 Ainise Havili Madison Rigdon Jada Burse Kelsie Payne Kayla Cheadle Taylor Alexander Allie Nelson2 2-0 Ainise Havili Madison Rigdon Tori Miller (DS) Kelsie Payne Zoe Hill Taylor Alexander Allie Nelson1 1-0 Ainise Havili Madison Rigdon Tori Miller (DS) Kelsie Payne Zoe Hill Kayla Cheadle Allie Nelson

INDIVIDUAL CAREER STARTSPLAYER 2014 2015 2016 2017 TOTAL

Ainise Havili 31 33 30 20 114Kelsie Payne 15 33 29 20 97Madison Rigdon 11 32 30 20 93Gabby Simpson 33 * 32 * 22 * red-shirt 87Taylor Alexander 18 * 2 * 31 * 13 64Kayla Cheadle 15 0 17 6 38Zoe Hill n/a n/a 14 18 32Jada Burse n/a n/a 14 14 28Allie Nelson n/a n/a 0 20 20Mmachi Nwoke n/a n/a 17 * 3 20Patricia Montero n/a red-shirt 15 injured 15Addison Barry 7 0 0 0 7Tori Miller 3 0 0 3 6Ashley Smith n/a red-shirt 1 3 4

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INDIVIDUAL LEADERS MATCH-BY-MATCH

DATE OPP. RESULT KILLS HITTING PERCENTAGE MIN. 10 ATT ASSISTS DIGS BLOCKS ACES

A.25 at NC State W, 3-1 Rigdon 17 Burse .233; 15-5-43 Havili 54Havili / Nelson

22 Alexander / Payne 3 Rigdon 2

A.26 vs. Missouri State W, 3-1 Payne 23 Payne .432; 23-4-44 Havili 43 Nelson 28 Hill 8 Havili 1

A.26 at NC State W, 3-2Payne / Rigdon

20 Hill .600; 10-1-15 Havili 63 Nelson 17 Alexander 7 Miller 3

A.31 at Utah Valley W, 3-0 Payne 18 Payne .516; 18-2-31 Havili 39 Havili 12 Hill 4 Payne / Rigdon 1S.1 vs. Long Beach State W, 3-1 Payne 20 Payne .381; 20-4-42 Havili 52 Nelson 16 Hill 5 Rigdon 3S.2 vs. Montana W, 3-0 Rigdon 11 Hill .636; 7-0-11 Havili 33 Nelson 12 Hill 4 Rigdon 5S.4 KENTUCKY W, 3-0 Rigdon 16 Rigdon .577; 16-1-26 Havili 40 Nelson 10 Alexander / Payne 2 Barry 2S.8 BELMONT W, 3-0 Payne 15 Hill .500; 6-0-12 Havili 38 Rigdon 11 Alexander 3 Payne / Rigdon 1S.8 PURDUE W, 3-1 Payne 19 Payne .366; 19-4-41 Havili 50 Nelson 16 Payne 4 Havili 2

S.9 CREIGHTON L, 0-3Burse / Rigdon

11 Alexander .500; 9-2-14 Havili 38 Nelson 15 Alexander 3 - -

S.15 vs. San Jose State W, 3-1 Payne 17 Hill .500; 6-0-12 Havili 36 Havili 19 Hill 5 Nelson / Rigdon 2

S.15 at Santa Clara L, 2-3 Payne 22 Havili .533; 9-1-15 Havili 50 Nelson 27 Alexander 8Alexander / Havili / Rigdon

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S.16 vs. Idaho W, 3-1 Payne 18 Alexander .471; 10-2-17 Havili 52 Rigdon 17 Alexander 4 Barry / Rigdon 3S.24 at Kansas State W, 3-2 Rigdon 18 Havili .636; 8-1-11 Havili 55 Nelson 17 Hill 4 Nelson 3S.27 IOWA STATE W, 3-2 Payne 22 Hill .389; 9-2-18 Havili 60 Nelson 24 Hill 4 Miller / Rigdon 1

S.30 TCU * W, 3-0 Payne 11 Payne .409; 11-2-22 Havili 39 Nelson 13Cheadle / Hill / Rigdon

3 Havili / Miller 2

O.4 at West Virginia * W, 3-1 Rigdon 17 Hill .636; 7-0-11 Havili 50 Nelson 21 Rigdon 3 Havili 2O.7 at Oklahoma * W, 3-1 Payne 13 Nwoke .786; 11-0-14 Havili 46 Havili 14 Hill / Nwoke 5 Miller 2O.11 TEXAS * L, 2-3 Rigdon 20 Burse .229; 13-5-35 Havili 50 Nelson 28 Hill / Rigdon 5 Havili / Nelson 1

O.18 at Baylor * W, 3-0 Rigdon 18 Hill .727; 8-0-11 Havili 37Havili / Payne

12 Hill 7 - -

O.21 TEXAS TECH *O.25 OKLAHOMA *O.28 at Iowa State *N.4 at TCU *N.8 KANSAS STATE *N.11 BAYLOR *N.15 at Texas *N.17 at Texas Tech *N.25 WEST VIRGINIA *

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TEAM STATISTICS MATCH-BY-MATCHDATE RESULT K E TA ATK % AST SA SE RE DIG BS BA BE TB BHE PTSA.25 KU W, 3-1 67 27 173 .231 63 4 6 5 82 0 14 2 7.0 1 78.0

at NC State 51 19 159 .201 47 5 7 4 73 1 16 2 9.0 1 65.0

A.26 KU W, 3-1 56 19 164 .226 52 1 7 3 80 5 28 2 19.0 1 76.0vs. Missouri State 60 31 189 .153 57 3 6 1 86 3 8 0 7.0 1 70.0

A.26 KU W, 3-2 76 19 163 .350 70 5 9 4 62 1 24 4 13.0 0 94.0at NC State 62 24 158 .241 60 4 6 5 59 0 16 1 8.0 1 74.0

A.31 KU W, 3-0 53 18 113 .310 49 2 2 5 42 0 10 3 5.0 0 60.0at Utah Valley 36 14 104 .212 33 5 4 2 35 1 19 1 10.5 1 51.5

S.1 KU W, 3-1 64 23 144 .285 61 3 4 6 73 0 14 2 7.0 1 74.0vs. Long Beach State 46 17 141 .206 44 6 8 3 51 1 12 3 7.0 0 59.0

S.2 KU W, 3-0 42 13 105 .276 40 8 6 5 43 1 10 0 6.0 0 56.0vs. Montana 22 19 90 .033 20 5 3 8 37 0 10 2 5.0 1 32.0

S.4 KU W, 3-0 50 11 100 .390 45 4 8 3 39 0 6 1 3.0 1 57.0KENTUCKY 39 12 101 .267 37 3 8 4 31 1 4 2 3.0 0 45.0

S.8 KU W, 3-0 45 15 97 .309 42 2 8 2 43 1 6 1 4.0 0 51.0BELMONT 30 11 97 .196 28 2 12 2 33 1 2 3 2.0 1 34.0

S.8 KU W, 3-1 60 21 144 .271 59 4 8 1 60 0 8 1 4.0 0 68.0PURDUE 48 19 133 .218 45 1 8 4 51 0 14 0 7.0 2 56.0

S.9 KU L, 0-3 45 20 127 .197 42 0 8 1 52 0 8 3 4.0 0 49.0CREIGHTON 46 11 116 .302 43 1 6 0 50 0 15 3 7.5 0 54.5

S.15 KU W, 3-1 49 18 131 .237 47 6 6 3 66 0 23 1 11.5 1 66.5vs. San Jose St 43 29 152 .092 41 3 8 6 57 0 8 1 4.0 1 50.0

S.15 KU L, 2-3 63 26 196 .189 57 3 1 7 78 0 20 2 10.0 1 76.0at Santa Clara 76 31 195 .231 72 7 12 3 90 0 25 0 12.5 0 95.5

S.16 KU W, 3-1 63 24 156 .250 59 6 6 3 73 1 10 1 6.0 2 75.0vs. Idaho 52 12 147 .272 45 3 12 6 61 1 18 2 10.0 4 65.0

S.24 KU W, 3-2 68 17 149 .342 63 5 10 4 63 0 14 2 7.0 1 80.0at K-State * 64 22 151 .278 56 4 8 5 55 0 14 2 7.0 5 75.0

S.27 KU W, 3-2 70 20 190 .263 68 2 8 3 93 2 12 1 8.0 0 80.0IOWA STATE * 66 25 195 .210 59 3 10 2 82 1 22 1 12.0 1 81.0

S.30 KU W, 3-0 45 11 88 .386 43 6 5 2 35 0 12 1 6.0 0 57.0TCU * 41 20 103 .204 40 2 4 6 30 0 6 4 3.0 0 46.0

O.4 KU W, 3-1 56 17 143 .273 51 3 11 4 60 0 8 1 4.0 1 63.0at WVU * 57 20 145 .255 54 4 11 3 62 1 12 1 7.0 5 68.0

O.7 KU W, 3-1 54 12 126 .333 51 3 5 4 53 4 16 1 12.0 1 69.0at Oklahoma * 50 32 148 .122 49 4 6 3 58 0 4 1 2.0 0 56.0

O.11 KU L, 2-3 61 31 192 .156 60 2 7 1 87 1 15 1 8.5 0 71.5TEXAS * 65 19 181 .254 60 1 15 2 83 2 24 5 14.0 1 80.0

O.18 KU W, 3-0 45 13 104 .308 43 0 5 0 55 1 21 1 11.5 0 56.5at Baylor * 32 22 113 .088 30 0 4 0 43 0 10 2 5.0 4 37.0

O.21 KUTEXAS TECH *

O.25 KUOKLAHOMA *

O.28 KUat Iowa State *

N.4 KUat TCU *

N.8 KUK-STATE *

N.11 KUBAYLOR *

N.15 KUat Texas *

N.17 KUat Texas Tech *

N.25 KUWVU *

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MATCH 1(8) Kansas 25 25 23 26 - 3NC State 20 23 25 24 - 1STAT KU NC STATE

Kills 67 51Errors 27 19Hitting % .231 .201Points 78.0 65.0Aces 4 5Blocks 7.0 9.0TA 173 159Assists 63 47

Location: Raleigh, NC Duration: 2:26KU: Rigdon (17 K); Havili (22 DIG); Payne (3 BLK); Havili (54 AST)NC State: Evans (14 K); Pickrell (18 DIG); Kearney (7 BLK); Pickrell (23 AST)

MATCH 2Missouri State 23 23 25 19 - 1(8) Kansas 25 25 21 25 - 3STAT MSU KU


Location: Raleigh, NC Duration: 2:09MSU: Cheffey (17 K); Butters (26 DIG); Irwin (4 BLK); Messa (30 AST)KU: Payne (23 K); Nelson (28 DIG); Hill (8 BLK); Havili (43 AST)

MATCH 3(8) Kansas 26 25 22 25 15 3NC State 28 17 25 17 8 2STAT KU NC STATE


Location: Raleigh, NC Duration: 2:29KU: Payne (20 K); Nelson (17 DIG); Alexander (7 BLK); Havili (63 AST)NC State: Brown (20 K); Kuchmaner (21 DIG); Kearney (5 BLK); Pickrell (35 AST)

MATCH 4(9) Kansas 25 25 25 - - 3Utah Valley 20 19 23 - - 0STAT KU UVU


Location: Orem, UT Duration: 1:33KU: Payne (18 K); Havili (12 DIG); Hill (4 BLK); Havili (39 AST)UVU: Thompson (12 K); Merrill (10 DIG); Starley (5 BLK); Starley (28 AST)

MATCH 5(9) Kansas 17 25 25 25 - 3Long Beach State 25 19 14 23 - 1STAT KU LBSU


Location: Orem, UT Duration: 1:37KU: Payne (20 K); Nelson (16 DIG); Hill (5 BLK); Havili (52 AST)LBSU: Kruidhof (17 K); Harward (14 DIG); Xue (4 BLK); Patterson (36 AST)

MATCH 6Montana 9 22 16 - - 0(9) Kansas 25 25 25 - - 3STAT MONTANA KU


Location: Orem, UT Duration: 1:08UM: Hammer (6 K); Casale (11 DIG); Kramer (4 BLK); Gay (13 AST)KU: Rigdon (11 K); Nelson (12 DIG); Hill (4 BLK); Havili (33 AST)

MATCH 7(13) Kentucky 23 20 20 - - 0(7) Kansas 25 25 25 - - 3STAT UK KU


Location: Lawrence, KS Duration: 1:28UK: Skinner (14 K); Curry (8 DIG); Franklin (2 BLK); Lilley (33 AST)KU: Rigdon (16 K); Nelson (10 DIG); Payne (2 BLK); Havili (40 AST)

MATCH 8Belmont 18 20 18 - - 0(7) Kansas 25 25 25 - - 3STAT BELMONT KU


Location: Lawrence, KS Duration: 1:14BEL: Person (11 K); Richards (11 DIG); Lewis (2 BLK); Warrior (26 AST)KU: Payne (15 K); Rigdon (11 DIG); Alexander (3 BLK); Havili(38 AST)

MATCH 9(17) Purdue 18 17 25 19 - 1(7) Kansas 25 25 18 25 - 3STAT PURDUE KU


Location: Lawrence, KS Duration: 1:41PUR: Cuttino (11 K); Peters (14 DIG); Mohler (4 BLK); Evans (37 AST)KU: Payne (19 K); Nelson (16 DIG); Payne (4 BLK); Havili (50 AST)

MATCH 10(9) Creighton 25 25 29 - - 3(7) Kansas 20 16 27 - - 0STAT CREIGHTON KU


Location: Lawrence, KS Duration: 1:28CU: Winters (14 K); Witt (16 DIG); Wilkinson (3 BLK); Dimke (38 AST)KU: Burse (11 K); Nelson (15 DIG); Alexander (3 BLK); Havili (38 AST)

MATCH 11(9) Kansas 25 25 18 25 - 3San Jose St. 10 20 25 17 - 1STAT KU SJSU


Location: Santa Clara, CA Duration: 1:53KU: Payne (17 K); Havili (19 DIG); Hill (5 BLK); Havili (36 AST)SJSU: Gavio (14 K); Andrade (23 DIG); Grajeda (2 BLK); Robinson (32 AST)

MATCH 12(9) Kansas 25 25 23 25 12 2Santa Clara 22 27 25 23 15 3STAT KU SCU


Location: Santa Clara, CA Duration: 2:50KU: Payne (22 K); Nelson (27 DIG); Alexander (8 BLK); Havili (50 AST)SCU: Gajdka (21 K); Mead (25 DIG); Cunningham (6 BLK); Mead (61 AST)

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MATCH 13(9) Kansas 25 21 25 26 - 3Idaho 23 25 15 24 - 1STAT KU IDAHO


Location: Santa Clara, CA Duration: 1:55KU: Payne (18 K); Rigdon (17 DIG); Alexander (4 BLK); Havili (52 AST)UI: Straw (17 K); Wodke (23 DIG); Carman (6 BLK); Mathis (38 AST)

MATCH 14(12) Kansas 25 21 22 25 16 3Kansas State 20 25 25 15 14 2STAT KU KSU


Location: Manhattan, KS Duration: 2:18KU: Rigdon (18 K); Nelson (17 DIG); Hill (4 BLK); Havili (55 AST)KSU: Williams (14 K); Vogel (15 DIG); Sandbothe (4 BLK); Dixon (32 AST)

MATCH 15(18) Iowa St. 27 25 20 16 11 2(11) Kansas 25 20 25 25 15 3STAT ISU KU


Location: Lawrence, KSDuration: 2:18ISU: Schaben (18 K); Harris (26 DIG); Lazard (6 BLK); Harris (53 AST)KU: Payne (22 K); Nelson (24 DIG); Hill (4 BLK); Havili (60 AST)

MATCH 16TCU 22 17 21 - - 0(11) Kansas 25 25 25 - - 3STAT TCU KU


Location: Lawrence, KSDuration: 1:25TCU: Walsh (12 K); Dennison (10 DIG); Swanson (2 BLK); Konstantinidou (22 AST)KU: Payne (11 K); Nelson (13 DIG); Cheadle (3 BLK); Havili (39 AST)

MATCH 17(11) Kansas 28 25 17 25 - 3West Virginia 26 22 25 17 - 1STAT KU WVU


Location: Morgantown, WVDuration: 1:56KU: Rigdon (17 K); Nelson (21 DIG); Rigdon (3 BLK); Havili (50 AST)WVU: Evans (15 K); Hasting (22 DIG); DeMeo (4 BLK); Slinde (46 AST)

MATCH 18(11) Kansas 25 25 24 25 - 3Oklahoma 18 19 26 11 - 1STAT KU OU


Location: Norman, OK Duration: 1:49KU: Payne (13 K); Havili (14 DIG); Hill (5 BLK); Havili (46 AST)OU: Enneking (16 K); Manriquez (12 DIG); Anderson (1 BLK); Alford (35 AST)

MATCH 19(5) Texas 21 27 18 25 18 3(9) Kansas 25 25 25 10 16 2STAT UT KU


Location: Lawrence, KSDuration: 2:22UT: Sun (21 K); McCoy (22 DIG); Ogbogu (10 BLK); Shook (52 AST)KU: Rigdon (20 K); Nelson (28 DIG); Hill (5 BLK); Havili (50 AST)

MATCH 20(11) Kansas 25 25 25 - - 3(24) Baylor 14 22 14 - - 0STAT KU BU


Location: Waco, TXDuration: 1:15KU: Rigdon (18 K); Payne (12 DIG); Hill (7 BLK); Havili (37 AST)BU: Philo (9 K); Philo (12 DIG); Freiberg (3 BLK); Lockin (25 AST)

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2017 Kansas VolleyballKansas Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Oct 19, 2017)

All matches

SEASON CAREER

Attack Set Attack Set## Player sp k k/s e ta pct a a/s pts/s sp k k/s e ta pct a a/s pts/s8 Payne, Kelsie 78 312 4.00 78 729 . 3 2 1 7 0.09 4 . 3 6 376 1390 3.70 336 3058 . 3 4 5 19 0.05 4 . 2 014 Rigdon, Madison 78 287 3.68 105 813 . 2 2 4 28 0.36 4 . 2 9 383 1167 3.05 425 3367 . 2 2 0 76 0.20 3 . 6 24 Burse, Jada 65 166 2.55 66 454 . 2 2 0 4 0.06 2 . 7 5 158 369 2.34 163 1042 . 1 9 8 5 0.03 2 . 5 610 Alexander, Taylor 50 92 1.84 29 195 . 3 2 3 0 0.00 2 . 3 8 50 92 1.84 29 195 . 3 2 3 0 0.00 2 . 3 812 Smith, Ashley 18 31 1.72 20 100 . 1 1 0 1 0.06 1 . 7 8 42 55 1.31 40 186 . 0 8 1 1 0.02 1 . 4 39 Nwoke, Mmachi 17 27 1.59 6 53 . 3 9 6 0 0.00 2 . 0 6 17 27 1.59 6 53 . 3 9 6 0 0.00 2 . 0 66 Hill, Zoe 73 112 1.53 29 224 . 3 7 1 4 0.05 2 . 0 5 139 199 1.43 65 440 . 3 0 5 5 0.04 1 . 9 43 Cheadle, Kayla 27 32 1.19 18 83 . 1 6 9 0 0.00 1 . 4 1 156 204 1.31 74 485 . 2 6 8 9 0.06 1 . 7 611 Havili, Ainise 78 71 0.91 22 146 . 3 3 6 925 11.86 1 . 2 3 423 300 0.71 78 686 . 3 2 4 4838 11.44 1 . 1 62 Miller, Tori 78 2 0.03 0 4 . 5 0 0 29 0.37 0 . 1 8 261 2 0.01 2 10 . 0 0 0 43 0.16 0 . 1 117 Carlson, Annika 1 0 0.00 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 . 0 0 1 0 0.00 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 . 0 07 Mostrom, Jacqui 34 0 0.00 0 0 . 0 0 0 3 0.09 0 . 0 0 34 0 0.00 0 0 . 0 0 0 3 0.09 0 . 0 020 Barry, Addison 78 0 0.00 1 2 - . 5 0 0 5 0.06 0 . 1 0 236 1 0.00 2 4 - . 2 5 0 17 0.07 0 . 1 21 Nelson, Allie 78 0 0.00 1 2 - . 5 0 0 59 0.76 0 . 1 0 90 0 0.00 1 2 - . 5 0 0 62 0.69 0 . 1 2

KANSAS 78 1132 14.51 375 2805 . 2 7 0 1065 13.65 1 7 . 4 0Opponents 78 986 12.64 409 2818 . 2 0 5 920 11.79 1 5 . 3 1

Serve Dig Blocking Serve Dig BlockingPlayer sa sa/s se dig dig/s bs ba total b/s sa sa/s se dig dig/s bs ba total b/sPayne, Kelsie 5 0.06 19 153 1.96 3 41 44 0.56 26 0.07 62 446 1.19 16 299 315 0.84Rigdon, Madison 23 0.29 25 195 2.50 0 51 51 0.65 130 0.34 198 788 2.06 8 165 173 0.45Burse, Jada 0 0.00 0 32 0.49 1 24 25 0.38 0 0.00 0 67 0.42 1 69 70 0.44Alexander, Taylor 1 0.02 0 9 0.18 4 45 49 0.98 1 0.02 0 9 0.18 4 45 49 0.98Smith, Ashley 0 0.00 0 5 0.28 0 3 3 0.17 0 0.00 0 11 0.26 0 11 11 0.26Nwoke, Mmachi 0 0.00 0 3 0.18 1 15 16 0.94 0 0.00 0 3 0.18 1 15 16 0.94Hill, Zoe 0 0.00 0 6 0.08 6 64 70 0.96 0 0.00 0 14 0.10 10 122 132 0.95Cheadle, Kayla 0 0.00 0 10 0.37 0 13 13 0.48 1 0.01 4 41 0.26 9 122 131 0.84Havili, Ainise 12 0.15 30 251 3.22 2 23 25 0.32 100 0.24 199 1201 2.84 7 168 175 0.41Miller, Tori 12 0.15 15 184 2.36 0 0 0 0.00 28 0.11 44 334 1.28 0 0 0 0.00Carlson, Annika 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00Mostrom, Jacqui 0 0.00 4 10 0.29 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 4 10 0.29 0 0 0 0.00Barry, Addison 8 0.10 13 47 0.60 0 0 0 0.00 27 0.11 82 240 1.02 0 0 0 0.00Nelson, Allie 8 0.10 24 334 4.28 0 0 0 0.00 11 0.12 27 350 3.89 0 0 0 0.00KANSAS 69 0.88 130 1239 15.88 17 279 156.5 2.01Opponents 66 0.85 158 1127 14.45 13 259 142.5 1.83

SEASON / CAREER STATISTICS

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2017 Kansas VolleyballKansas Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 19, 2017)

Conference matches

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 6-1 2-1 4-0 0-0CONFERENCE 6-1 2-1 4-0 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Attack Set Serve Dig Blocking## Player sp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa se sa/s re dig dig/s bs ba total blk/s be bhe points14 Rigdon, Madison 29 111 3.83 36 315 . 2 3 8 7 0.24 3 12 0.10 7 63 2.17 0 21 21 0.72 0 0 124.58 Payne, Kelsie 29 90 3.10 28 254 . 2 4 4 3 0.10 2 6 0.07 1 69 2.38 1 9 10 0.34 2 0 97.54 Burse, Jada 29 72 2.48 24 175 . 2 7 4 1 0.03 0 0 0.00 1 16 0.55 1 8 9 0.31 2 0 77.010 Alexander, Taylor 7 13 1.86 3 23 . 4 3 5 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 1 0.14 1 2 3 0.43 0 0 15.06 Hill, Zoe 29 51 1.76 10 86 . 4 7 7 3 0.10 0 0 0.00 0 1 0.03 4 25 29 1.00 2 0 67.59 Nwoke, Mmachi 15 26 1.73 5 47 . 4 4 7 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 2 0.13 0 14 14 0.93 1 0 33.011 Havili, Ainise 29 26 0.90 6 51 . 3 9 2 337 11.62 5 8 0.17 0 81 2.79 1 12 13 0.45 0 2 38.03 Cheadle, Kayla 12 10 0.83 8 38 . 0 5 3 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 4 0.33 0 7 7 0.58 1 0 13.512 Smith, Ashley 2 0 0.00 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.017 Carlson, Annika 1 0 0.00 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.020 Barry, Addison 29 0 0.00 1 1 -1.000 2 0.07 1 5 0.03 0 13 0.45 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 1.07 Mostrom, Jacqui 14 0 0.00 0 0 . 0 0 0 2 0.14 0 1 0.00 1 7 0.50 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.01 Nelson, Allie 29 0 0.00 0 1 . 0 0 0 13 0.45 5 10 0.17 4 121 4.17 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 5.02 Miller, Tori 29 0 0.00 0 1 . 0 0 0 11 0.38 5 9 0.17 2 68 2.34 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 5.0

TEAM - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - - -KANSAS 29 399 13.76 121 992 . 2 8 0 379 13.07 21 51 0.72 18 446 15.38 8 98 57.0 1.97 8 3 477.0Opponents 29 375 12.93 160 1036 . 2 0 8 348 12.00 18 58 0.62 21 413 14.24 4 92 50.0 1.72 16 16 443.0

Team Statistics KU OPPATTACK K i l l s 399 375 E r r o r s 121 160 Total Attacks 992 1036 Attack Pct . 2 8 0 . 2 0 8 K i l l s / S e t 13.8 12.9SET A s s i s t s 379 348 A t t e m p t s 983 1015 Assist Pct . 3 8 6 . 3 4 3 A s s i s t s / S e t 13.1 12.0SERVE A c e s 21 18 E r r o r s 51 58 A t t e m p t s 656 589 Serve Pct . 9 2 2 . 9 0 2 A c e s / S e t 0.7 0.6SERVE RECEPTIONS E r r o r s 18 21 E r r o r s / S e t 0.6 0.7 A t t e m p t s 531 604 Reception Pct . 9 6 6 . 9 6 5DEFENSE D i g s 446 413 D i g s / S e t 15.4 14.2BLOCKING Block Solo 8 4 Block Assist 98 92 Total Blocks 57.0 50.0 B l o c k s / S e t 2.0 1.7 Block Errors 8 16Ball handling errors 3 16ATTENDANCE T o t a l 3906 5441 Dates/Avg Per Date 3/1302 4/1360 Neutral site #/Avg 0/0 Current win streak 1 - Home win streak 0 -

Date Opponent Score Score by set Att.*Sep 24 at Kansas State W 3-2 25-20,21-25,22-25,25-15,16-14 3325*Sep 27 #18 IOWA STATE W 3-2 25-27,20-25,25-20,25-16,15-11 1302*Sep 30 TCU W 3-0 25-22,25-17,25-21 1302*Oct 04 at West Virginia W 3-1 28-26,25-22,17-25,25-17 441*Oct 07 at Oklahoma W 3-1 25-18,25-19,24-26,25-11 617*Oct 11 #5 TEXAS L 2-3 25-21,25-27,25-18,10-25,16-18 1302*Oct 18 at #24 Baylor W 3-0 25-14,25-22,25-14 1058

* - Big 12 Conference match! - Wolfpack Invitational (N.C.) | # - Wolverine Invitational (Utah)$ - Kansas Invitational (Kan.) | % - SC/SJSU Tournament (Calif.)

Record in 3-set matches: 2-0Record in 4-set matches: 2-0Record in 5-set matches: 2-1

BIG 12-ONLY STATISTICS

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2017 Kansas VolleyballKansas Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 19, 2017)

All matches

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 17-3 5-2 7-1 5-0CONFERENCE 6-1 2-1 4-0 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 11-2 3-1 3-1 5-0

Attack Set Serve Dig Blocking## Player sp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa se sa/s re dig dig/s bs ba total blk/s be bhe points8 Payne, Kelsie 78 312 4.00 78 729 . 3 2 1 7 0.09 5 19 0.06 2 153 1.96 3 41 44 0.56 4 0 340.514 Rigdon, Madison 78 287 3.68 105 813 . 2 2 4 28 0.36 23 25 0.29 18 195 2.50 0 51 51 0.65 4 0 335.54 Burse, Jada 65 166 2.55 66 454 . 2 2 0 4 0.06 0 0 0.00 9 32 0.49 1 24 25 0.38 7 0 179.010 Alexander, Taylor 50 92 1.84 29 195 . 3 2 3 0 0.00 1 0 0.02 0 9 0.18 4 45 49 0.98 5 0 119.512 Smith, Ashley 18 31 1.72 20 100 . 1 1 0 1 0.06 0 0 0.00 3 5 0.28 0 3 3 0.17 1 0 32.59 Nwoke, Mmachi 17 27 1.59 6 53 . 3 9 6 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 3 0.18 1 15 16 0.94 1 0 35.56 Hill, Zoe 73 112 1.53 29 224 . 3 7 1 4 0.05 0 0 0.00 0 6 0.08 6 64 70 0.96 5 0 150.03 Cheadle, Kayla 27 32 1.19 18 83 . 1 6 9 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 10 0.37 0 13 13 0.48 3 1 38.511 Havili, Ainise 78 71 0.91 22 146 . 3 3 6 925 11.86 12 30 0.15 0 251 3.22 2 23 25 0.32 1 8 96.52 Miller, Tori 78 2 0.03 0 4 . 5 0 0 29 0.37 12 15 0.15 9 184 2.36 0 0 0 0.00 0 2 14.017 Carlson, Annika 1 0 0.00 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.07 Mostrom, Jacqui 34 0 0.00 0 0 . 0 0 0 3 0.09 0 4 0.00 2 10 0.29 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.020 Barry, Addison 78 0 0.00 1 2 - . 5 0 0 5 0.06 8 13 0.10 2 47 0.60 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 8.01 Nelson, Allie 78 0 0.00 1 2 - . 5 0 0 59 0.76 8 24 0.10 14 334 4.28 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 8.0

TEAM - - - - - - - - - - - 7 - - - - - - - - -KANSAS 78 1132 14.51 375 2805 . 2 7 0 1065 13.65 69 130 0.88 66 1239 15.88 17 279 156.5 2.01 31 11 1357.5Opponents 78 986 12.64 409 2818 . 2 0 5 920 11.79 66 158 0.85 69 1127 14.45 13 259 142.5 1.83 36 29 1194.5

Team Statistics KU OPPATTACK K i l l s 1132 986 E r r o r s 375 409 Total Attacks 2805 2818 Attack Pct . 2 7 0 . 2 0 5 K i l l s / S e t 14.5 12.6SET A s s i s t s 1065 920 A t t e m p t s 2777 2821 Assist Pct . 3 8 4 . 3 2 6 A s s i s t s / S e t 13.7 11.8SERVE A c e s 69 66 E r r o r s 130 158 A t t e m p t s 1800 1616 Serve Pct . 9 2 8 . 9 0 2 A c e s / S e t 0.9 0.8SERVE RECEPTIONS E r r o r s 66 69 E r r o r s / S e t 0.8 0.9 A t t e m p t s 1455 1668 Reception Pct . 9 5 5 . 9 5 9DEFENSE D i g s 1239 1127 D i g s / S e t 15.9 14.4BLOCKING Block Solo 17 13 Block Assist 279 259 Total Blocks 156.5 142.5 B l o c k s / S e t 2.0 1.8 Block Errors 31 36Ball handling errors 11 29ATTENDANCE T o t a l 9114 9223 Dates/Avg Per Date 7/1302 8/1153 Neutral site #/Avg 5/318 Current win streak 1 - Home win streak 0 -

Date Opponent Score Score by set Att.!Aug 25 at NC State W 3-1 25-20,25-23,23-25,26-24 972!Aug 26 vs Missouri State W 3-1 25-23,25-23,21-25,25-19 243!Aug 26 at NC State W 3-2 26-28,25-17,22-25,25-17,15-8 1046

#Aug 31 at Utah Valley W 3-0 25-20,25-19,25-23 1048#Sep 01 vs Long Beach State W 3-1 17-25,25-19,25-14,25-23 491#Sep 02 vs Montana W 3-0 25-9,25-22,25-16 459Sep 04 #13 KENTUCKY W 3-0 25-23,25-20,25-20 1302

$Sep 08 BELMONT W 3-0 25-18,25-20,25-18 1302$Sep 08 #17 PURDUE W 3-1 25-18,25-17,18-25,25-19 1302$Sep 09 #9 CREIGHTON L 0-3 20-25,16-25,27-29 1302

%Sep 15 vs San Jose State W 3-1 25-10,25-20,18-25,25-17 319%Sep 15 at Santa Clara L 2-3 25-22,25-27,23-25,25-23,12-15 716%Sep 16 vs Idaho W 3-1 25-23,21-25,25-15,26-24 78*Sep 24 at Kansas State W 3-2 25-20,21-25,22-25,25-15,16-14 3325*Sep 27 #18 IOWA STATE W 3-2 25-27,20-25,25-20,25-16,15-11 1302*Sep 30 TCU W 3-0 25-22,25-17,25-21 1302*Oct 04 at West Virginia W 3-1 28-26,25-22,17-25,25-17 441*Oct 07 at Oklahoma W 3-1 25-18,25-19,24-26,25-11 617*Oct 11 #5 TEXAS L 2-3 25-21,25-27,25-18,10-25,16-18 1302*Oct 18 at #24 Baylor W 3-0 25-14,25-22,25-14 1058

* - Big 12 Conference match! - Wolfpack Invitational (N.C.) | # - Wolverine Invitational (Utah)$ - Kansas Invitational (Kan.) | % - SC/SJSU Tournament (Calif.)

Record in 3-set matches: 6-1Record in 4-set matches: 8-0Record in 5-set matches: 3-2

OVERALL STATISTICS

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“My family and I have been thrilled to watch all the success of KU volleyball as it outgrew the current Horejsi Family Athletic Center. We loved the concept of the new arena, especially Sheahon’s vision of connecting a hospitality area to the existing one in Allen Fieldhouse. That will take fan enjoyment to a new level. We look forward to watching great Big 12 and NCAA matches in the new Horejsi.”

- Stewart Horejsi

HOREJSI FAMILY VOLLEYBALL ARENA

• Made possible by the Stewart Horejsi Family’s $10 million donation• 3,000-seat capacity• Donor club and hospitality space• Home locker room with exclusive amenities• Expanded concourse with upgraded concession space and options• High-definition video board• Construction will begin immediately following the 2017 season

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ALLIE NELSONL/DS • 5-6 • SOCHICAGO, ILL.

TORI MILLERL/DS • 5-8 • SRDERBY, KAN.

JADA BURSEOH • 6-1 • SODESOTO, TEXAS

KAYLA CHEADLEMB • 6-1 • SRCOLUMBIA, MO.

GABBY SIMPSONRS/S • 6-3 • SRCOLORADO SPRINGS, COLO.

ZOE HILLMB • 5-11 • SOHOUSTON, TEXAS

JACQUI MOSTROML/DS • 5-3 • R-FRSPRINGFIELD, MO.

MMACHI NWOKEMB • 6-1 • SOGRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS

TAYLOR ALEXANDERMB • 6-4 • SRBREAUX BRIDGE, LA.

KELSIE PAYNERS • 6-3 • SRAUSTIN, TEXAS

AINISE HAVILIS • 5-10 • SRFORT WORTH, TEXAS

ASHLEY SMITHOH • 6-0 • SOLAS VEGAS, NEV.

PATRICIA MONTEROOH • 5-10 • SOPONCE, PUERTO RICO

ANNIKA CARLSONS • 5-11 • FROLATHE, KAN.

MADISON RIGDONOH • 6-0 • SRPFLUGERVILLE, TEXAS

ADDISON BARRYL/DS • 5-4 • SRTOPEKA, KAN.

RAY BECHARDHEAD COACH

LAURA "BIRD" KUHNASSOCIATE HEAD COACH

SKYLER YEEVOLUNTEERASSISTANT COACH

TODD CHAMBERLAINASSISTANT COACH

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