It’s time to close the book on a wide-ranging year of University of Kansas sports, one that saw some programs continue their upward trajectories and others begin the process of reinventing themselves completely. Here are a few of the most significant storylines that defined 2023 for KU, plus ...
After a heartbreaking second-round NCAA Tournament home loss to Penn State on Dec. 1, emotions ran high for the Kansas volleyball team. “There was hugging and there was crying,” said Reagan Cooper, a graduate transfer playing in her final game. “It doesn’t matter that I’ve been here ...
Reagan Cooper, the standout outside hitter who shone throughout her final season of collegiate volleyball at Kansas, was selected in the Pro Volleyball Federation's inaugural draft on Monday. She was picked No. 14 overall, with the final pick of the second round, by the Columbus Fury. The ...
Kansas volleyball fell short of advancing past the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday in a down-to-the-wire, five-set match against No. 7 Penn State (20-25, 25-22, 21-25, 25-13, 13-15). “It was two hours and forty minutes of really good volleyball, and it was really an honor to be ...
After winning its first-round matchup against Omaha on Thursday night, Kansas will play in Horejsi Family Volleyball Arena for the final time this season in a bout against Penn State Friday. A win would send the Jayhawks to their first Sweet 16 since 2021 and could have them dreaming of 2015, ...
The Jayhawks sealed a win in their first-round matchup against the Omaha Mavericks Thursday night in a three-set victory (25-16, 25-19, 28-26) in front of a sold-out Horejsi Family Volleyball Arena. Kansas gets to host the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2016 ...
Long before she was a unanimous first-team all-conference selection for Kansas, Reagan Cooper first experienced Horejsi Family Volleyball Arena as an outsider. “While I was at Tech, one of the main things we would talk about was how loud it was in here and how the fans were all on top of ...
For the first time since 2016, and for the first time ever in the current iteration of Horejsi Family Volleyball Arena, the Kansas volleyball team will host matches in the NCAA Tournament. The Jayhawks may not know it, but they are fulfilling a prophecy that was foretold when head coach Ray ...