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KU Women’s Volleyball Has High Hopes After Final Four Season

By Greg Echlin
Published August 25, 2016 at 3:11 PM CDT
KU Jayhawk Madison Rigdon, left, battling Mizzou in the NCAA tournament last season. (Photo by Jeff Jacobsen / KU Athletics)
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Kelsie Payne had 16 kills vs. Mizzou in the NCAA tournament and was a first-team All-American last year. (Photo by Jeff Jacobsen / KU Athletics)
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The University of Kansas women’s volleyball season begins tomorrow (FRI). The Jayhawks return to action on the heels of their best season in school history, which resulted in a final four appearance at the NCAA tournament in Omaha. This new season starts on the road with a match against Mississippi State. And, with KU ranked No. 5 nationally, this promises to be another great season for coach Ray Bechard (buh-SHARD) and his team. KPR’s Greg Echlin reports.
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Greg Echlin
Greg Echlin is the sports reporter for KPR and KCUR. Ever since he set foot on the baseball diamond at Fernwood Park on Chicago's South Side, Greg Echlin began a love affair with the world of sports. After graduating from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, he worked as a TV sports anchor and a radio sportscaster in Salina, Kansas. He moved to Kansas City in 1984 and has been there since covering sports. Through the years, he has covered multiple Super Bowls, Final Fours and Major League Baseball's World Series and All-Star games. With his high metabolism rate, Greg is able to enjoy a good meal and stay slim when he's not running around on the sports scene. He loves desserts, even making them. Cheesecakes, pies and parfaits are the most common around the Echlin household.
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