October 15, 1998

scouting the opponents Oklahoma enters the weekend with an overall record of 6-12 and a conference record of 0-6. Last weekend the Sooners fell to No. 13 Texas 1-3 and No. 16 Texas A&M 0-3. Oklahoma is currently hitting at a .179 clip. As a team they are averaging 13.98 kills, 1.78 aces, 12.51 digs and 2.01 blocks per game. The Sooner are led by Sunny Spoonland on offense. Spoonland is averaging 3.09 kills per game. OU leads the series 28-15 over MU. The last time the Tigers defeated the Sooners was on Oct. 30, 1993. The Tigers won the match 3-2 (13-15, 15-5, 16-14, 7-15, 15-13) in Columbia. Kansas enters the weekend with an overall record of 11-7 and a conference record of 1-5. KU got their first conference win of the season over Oklahoma. Last weekend the Jayhawks fell to No. 13 Texas 3-0 and No. 16 Texas A&M 3-0. As a team the Jayhawks are averaging 15.48 kills, 1.85 aces, 12.78 digs and 2.75 blocks per game. They are currently hitting at a .239 clip. KU is led by Amands Reves on offense. Reves is averaging 3.74 kills per game and hitting at a .351 clip. The Jayhawks lead the series 30-26 over the Tigers. However, last season the Tigers swept the Jayhawks winning both matches. The last match of the season was in Lawrence. The Tigers won the meeting 3-2 (15-8, 2-15, 10-15, 15-13, 20-18).

career high performances With just two weeks underway and some Tigers are already setting new career highs. Below you will find a list of career high performances: Kills: 19, Annette Luyten vs. Towson 15, Naaron Branson vs. Iowa State Digs: 23, Chandra Hopkins vs. Wake Forest 15, Naaron Branson vs. Wake Forest 14, Heather Gerber vs. Wake Forest Assists: 70, Heather Gerber vs. Texas Tech Aces: 4, Annette Luyten vs. Minnesota 2, Naaron Branson vs. Wake Forest Block Assists: 3, Heather Gerber vs. Bradley 3, Naaron Branson Twice Block Solos: 3, Annette Luyten vs. Drake

serving it up . . . The Tigers recorded a season-high 10 service aces against Minnesota and Lehigh. Annette Luyten leads the Tigers with 19 aces on the year.

. . . and dishing it out Sophomore setter Heather Gerber is off to a fast start. Gerber is currently averaging 13.03 assists per game, ranking her fourth in the conference. Gerber set a new career high with 70 assists against Texas Tech and ranks third on the all-time career list with 2048 in less than two years.

1,000 kill watch Senior outside hitter Jodi Maune is approaching the 1,000 kill career mark. Jodis career mark stands at 957. Only two other Tigers in school history have tallied 1,000 kills. Yvette Buhlig owns the record with 1,478 kills and Sheri Gentry is second with 1,030. Senior Renee Rosinski is not far behind either. Rosinski has a career kill total of 935.

branson on fire Freshman sensation Naaron Branson is blazing the stat pages. The lefty has had three consecutive double-doubles and owns seven on the season. She is averaging 2.44 kills per game and ranks second on the team in hitting percentage with .289.

lefty in the house Freshman hitter Naaron Branson becomes Johnsons first lefthanded hitter at Missouri. Branson, from Ft. Smith, Ark., will see a lot of playing time on the right side for the Tigers.

noting Johnson Head coach Disa Johnson begins her fifth season at the helm of the Tigers volleyball program. Last season was Johnsons most successful since taking over the reigns five years ago. In the rebuilding process at Missouri, Johnson has compiled a 30-97 record. Last seasons 15-20 record marked her best season with the Tigers. Johnson came to Missouri from Illinois, where she was an assistant coach for four years. Johnson served as the captain of the Illinois volleyball squad in 1986 and 1987, helping the Illini win consecutive Big Ten Championships. In 1987, the Fighting Illini advanced to the NCAA Final Four.

tournament honors Senior Renee Rosinski and sophomore Heather Gerber were named to the Tiger Invitational All-Tournament team. Sophomore Annette Luyten earned MVP honors for her outstanding performance. Luyten led the team in hitting percentage, hitting at a .357 clip for the weekend. Luyten also led the team in kills, banging our 3.69 per game. Sophomore middle blocker Annette Luyten garnered all-tournament honors at the Minnesota Nike Invitational. Luyten banged out 40 kills in three matches, averaging 13.3 per match. Freshman Naaron Branson and sophomore Annette Luyten were named the Wildcat Classic all-tournament team. During the Classic, Branson averaged 2.6 kills and 2.6 digs per game. Luyten led the team hitting at a .429 clip, averaging 3.3 kills per game.

mus record when. . . 7-3 three games 4-5 four games 0-0 five games 4-3 on Fridays 4-5 on Saturdays 1-0 on Sundays 1-0 on Tuesdays 1-0 on Wednesdays 8-6 in September 3-2 in October 0-0 in November 5-4 in white uniforms 5-4 in black uniforms 6-1 when playing before 5 p.m. 5-7 when playing after 5 p.m. 7-0 when leading 2-0 after two games 0-4 when trailing 2-0 after two games 4-4 when 1-1 after two games 7-2 at home 1-4 away 3-2 at a neutral site 11-1 outblock the opponent 0-7 outblocked by the opponent 10-1 have more kills than oppo nent 0-6 opponent has more kills

tigers vs. conferences 2-4 Big 12 1-0 Sunbelt 4-0 Missouri Valley 1-0 Southland 0-1 Atlantic Coast 0-1 Pac 10 0-2 Big Ten 1-0 Southeastern 1-0 Patriot League 1-0 America East