The Jayhawks turned the tide in their favor on that day with a five-set win, and on Thursday night inside Horejsi Family Volleyball Arena, history didn’t repeat itself as KU swept the Bears (25-20, 25-21, 29-27) on Ray Bechard Court.
“It felt like a very similar match, this time we won the close set,” KU head coach Matt Ulmer said. “You could have seen this being a reverse of what happened in Waco … They were gaining momentum and feeling better and figuring things out.”
It was an offensive-minded match throughout with the Jayhawks, who have now won five straight matches, outhitting the Bears .379-.304, but the Big 12’s player of the month, Ksenia Rakhmanchik, kept the visitors in striking distance all night with 20 kills on a .405 hitting percentage…