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Know your opponent: West Virginia University NATHAN ENSERRO THE COLLEGIAN
For the second week in a row, the Kansas State football team will face a team coached by a former Mike Leach player. This time, it is Dana Holgorsen’s West Virginia University team. Holgorsen was one of Leach’s early receivers when Leach was the offensive coordinator under head coach Hal Mumme at Iowa Wesleyan College. Holgorsen followed the duo to Valdosta State in the early 1990s and then held several positions at Texas Tech under Leach, now head coach of the Red Raiders. True to form, Holgorsen’s offense is going to try to move quickly and throw the ball. Holgorsen’s major deviation from his “Air Raid Offense” roots is that he has a more balanced offense. While Leach essentially abandoned the rushing game, Holgorsen has managed to put together very successful, balanced attacks. Wildcat defenders need to keep an eye out for junior receiver David Sills V. Sills has managed to light up defenses, averaging 15.5 yards per catch
this season. Sills is a former University of Southern California quarterback recruit. He committed to USC at the very early age of 14. After a knuckle injury and subsequent loss of control on his throws, he ended up as a backup quarterback at West Virginia. Sills moved to the receiver position in the off-season prior to this season. This offense means K-State will have to manufacture some pressure without bringing extra rushers. The Wildcat linebackers will need to be ready to stop the talented rushing game of quarterback Will Grier. K-State will also need its safeties and cornerbacks to play well to try to limit Grier’s throwing abilities. West Virginia’s defense is a 3-3-5 base defense. They will have three linemen and three linebackers on the field for most downs. Luckily for the Wildcats, the Mountaineers lost all three starting linemen off of their 37th nationally ranked defense last season to graduation. The losses are noticeable. I expect Wildcat freshman quarterback Skylar Thompson to get the starting spot for K-State after sophomore quar-
terback Alex Delton suffered what appeared to be his second concussion in two weeks. Delton drew a targeting penalty last week after taking a shot to the head just before halftime against Texas Tech. Delton would not end up playing in the second half. Thompson led the Wildcats back from an 11-point fourth quarter deficit to beat Texas Tech in overtime. Since K-State is already down to their third option for quarterback, I would expect the offense to be careful about Thompson being hit. Expect the run game to involve a lot of touches for sophomore running back Alex Barnes and junior running back Justin Silmon. If I were offensive coordinator, I would also use Barnes and Silmon to help in pass protection. K-State can’t afford too many sacks and definitely can’t afford losing Thompson to an injury. I usually don’t include special teams in my previews, but senior cornerback D.J. Reed and junior receiver Byron Pringle are doing so well that they are changing games. Teams have been changing their kicking strategies to kick away from Reed. With the
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Oklahoma football rises to top of this week’s Big 12 Power Rankings NATHANIEL FUNK THE COLLEGIAN
1. OKLAHOMA (8-1)
The Sooners reclaimed their spot atop the Big 12 power rankings with a huge win over Oklahoma State. Baker Mayfield may have made himself the Heisman favorite with his performance on Saturday in a game where the Sooner offense put up 62 points. Their schedule doesn’t get any easier with Texas Christian University coming to town this weekend.
2. TCU (8-1)
The Horned Frogs are back on track. This past weekend, they made easy work of a University of Texas team that had been showing steady improvement. TCU is still in a position to win the Big 12, and it can make a big statement this weekend when it takes on Oklahoma.
3. OKLAHOMA STATE (7-2) It was a shoot-out between
state rivals Oklahoma and Oklahoma State. Mayfield and Mason Rudolph went back and forth in a game of two power house offenses. The Cowboys fell 62-52 in the end in what may have been the best game of the college football season so far.
State team.
8. TEXAS TECH (4-5)
The Red Raiders took a heartbreaking loss in overtime to the K-State Wildcats this past weekend. Texas Tech has hung tough and had a chance to win almost every game they have played this year. Look for them to rebound Saturday against the Baylor Bears.
4. WEST VIRGINIA (6-3) The Mountaineers continue to fight. Will Grier and West Virginia knocked off a red-hot Iowa State team who had already taken down Oklahoma and TCU. This weekend, they will head to Manhattan to take on the Kansas State Wildcats.
9. BAYLOR (1-8)
Baylor got their first win of the 2017 season with a blowout victory over a weak Jayhawk team. The Bears look to keep their winning ways alive when they go head to head with a Texas Tech team fresh off a loss in overtime.
5. IOWA STATE (6-3)
The Cyclones lost a tough one to a good West Virginia team in a game that came down to the very end. They will have another chance to knock off a top 25 team this weekend when they head up with the Oklahoma State Cowboys.
6. TEXAS (4-5)
The Longhorns got beat up by TCU this past weekend. They
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The K-State football team prepares to run onto the field at the beginning of the game against Oklahoma at Bill Snyder Family Stadium on Oct. 21, 2017. should be able to get right back on track this weekend when they face the University of Kansas Jayhawks.
7. KANSAS STATE (5-4)
K-State has strung together back-to-back victories with a
Big 12 coaches imagined as dating websites DEAUNDRA ALLEN NATHAN ENSERRO THE COLLEGIAN
When you think about it, dating websites are like coaches for your love life. That said, here’s what football coaches in the Big 12 would be if they were dating sites.
OKLAHOMA STATE MIKE GUNDY File photo by Alanoud Alanazi | COLLEGIAN MEDIA GROUP
Coach Bill Snyder talks into his headset during the game against Oklahoma at Bill Snyder Family Stadium in Manhattan, Kan. on Oct. 21, 2017.
Plenty of Fish. Instead of watching the University of Oklahoma versus Ohio State game in September, Gundy went turtle hunting to get those reptiles out of the pond. Why?
Because turtles eat your fish. On this website, you can find all the fish you want and more. Gundy wants to protect his fish and get more fish. Gundy will get all the fish he likes.
KANSAS - DAVID BEATY
Zoosk. Wasn’t that well known, but it’s been getting more advertisement. People look at this site as kind of a last resort, and it’s not generally the first site people think of when they think of dating sites.
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tough win on the road at Texas Tech. This weekend, West Virginia comes to Manhattan after knocking off a hot Iowa
10. KANSAS (1-8)
Kansas was embarrassed Saturday afternoon in a 38-9 loss to a Baylor team that had yet to win a game in the 2017 season. The road doesn’t get any easier when they play the Texas Longhorns this week.
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BAYLOR - MATT RHULE
Bumble. It’s pretty known that with a dating site, there are unspoken rules to not post photos of yourself shirtless, with your ex-girlfriend or posed in front of a car that is obviously not yours. However, my Spidey Sense tells me that Rhule would do all of those to get more dates.
TEXAS - TOM HERMAN
Match.com. Match is one of the old-timers, one of the first dating sites people ever heard about. Herman has been in and out of the state of Texas since the beginning of his coaching career. The only time Herman wasn’t in the state of Texas was from 20092014. His name has been passed around quite a lot, but he is sure to please a crowd with his mannerisms.
WEST VIRGINIA DANA HOLGORSEN
Elite Singles. Holgorsen seems like someone who would think he’s able to “bop” to the top. He also seems like someone that would post his resume on a dating site, because he doesn’t know how to socialize at times. I mean, what is Elite Singles, anyway?
K-STATE - BILL SNYDER
Our Time. It’s not the most popular site around, but Our Time is a dating site specifically for people aged 50 years and older. Snyder is the oldest head coach in college football’s highest division, the Football Bowl Subdivision. Snyder is 76 years old and has been at K-State since
1989 (except for a hiatus from 2005-2009). Even though he is advanced in age, Snyder still has an incredibly sharp mind, remembering and reciting specific game situations and stats several days after the game.
TCU - GARY PATTERSON
Farmers Only. Patterson was raised in Rozell, Kansas, a town that had 156 people during the last census. He was raised on a farm and spent his youth helping his dad and other local farmers, and one day he would walk onto the football team at K-State and eventually work his way into coaching. At TCU, he built an excellent program. He also plays a mean acoustic guitar.
OKLAHOMA LINCOLN RILEY
Tinder. Riley is the youngest coach in the FBS. Tinder is very popular among the younger crowd because it centers around a phone app and is really easy to use. It seems like people who have never really used a dating site use Tinder because it is so ubiquitous among people in their early 20s. Likewise,
Oklahoma is Riley’s first head coaching job.
IOWA STATE - MATT CAMPBELL
Tawkify. Technically, Tawkify considers itself a “matchmaking site” instead of a dating site. It tries to focus on the human aspect of love, even using human matchmakers instead of an algorithm. Campbell also seems to have built the surprising Iowa State program by focusing on the human element. He seems committed to Iowa State and building his program around core values that should provide success for years to come.
TEXAS TECH - KLIFF KINGSBURY
SpeedDate. Kingsbury has built his program around speed and throwing the ball, the same way other “Air Raid Offenses” have worked. SpeedDate allows singles to meet up to 15 different people in an hour. It’s like throwing a wide net and seeing what you can catch. It’s quantity of people over quality of the meeting, just like Texas Tech’s offense values high stats and high attempts over quality play.
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Women's basketball begins 50th season against Stephen F. Austin State JULIA JORNS
THE COLLEGIAN
The Kansas State women’s basketball team will host Stephen F. Austin State in their regular season home opener tonight at 5:30 p.m. in Bramlage Coliseum. This season marks the 50th year for the women’s basketball program at K-State. In the series history between these two teams in the regular season, K-State leads 3-2 overall, 2-0 in Manhattan. In season openers, K-State is 40-9. The Wildcats ended their exhibition schedule undefeated with a 61-46 win over Fort Hays State on Monday night. This year’s team roster consists of five freshmen, one sophomore, three juniors and three seniors. This is head coach Jeff Mittie’s fourth season leading the Wildcats. At K-State, Mittie has led the Wildcats to a 61-38 record. For Stephen F. Austin State, this is head coach Mark Kellogg’s third season leading the team. Kellogg has led
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his team to a 43-20 record over that time. K-State’s lead scorer in its last game against Fort Hays State was sophomore forward Peyton Williams. Williams finished the game with 20 points, playing for 24 minutes on the court. All five starters for K-State scored at least five points, and none fouled out. Junior guard Kayla Goth shot 40 percent from the field, had five assists and ended the night with nine points in 32 minutes on the court. Freshman guard Cymone Goodrich played 33 minutes, finishing with eight points. Junior forward Kali Jones contributed eight points and saw 20 minutes of game action. In the Wildcats’ first exhibition game against Emporia State, freshman guard Rachel Ranke shot 50 percent, adding eight points with three assists. Senior forward Kaylee Page totaled nine points in 16 minutes. Williams shot 2-3 while going 4-4 from the line, ending with eight points over 17 minutes. Page is the third player in the program’s history who is at least six feet
tall with 90 or more three-point field goals. Last season, Page had a .360 three-point field goal percentage while making 20-27 from the free throw line. Senior guard Karyla Middlebrook started in 31 out of 33 games in the 2016-2017 season and played for 868 minutes. Middlebrook shot a .368 field goal percentage and .719 from the free throw line. Collecting 78 defensive rebounds and 106 assists, Middlebrook totaled 301 points. Senior guard Shaelyn Martin played 793 minutes last season, averaging 23.3 per game. Martin made 48 out of 72 attempted free throws and recorded 117 defensive rebounds. By the end of the season, Martin had scored 161 points, averaging 4.7 per game. The game between K-State and Stephen F. Austin State is scheduled to tip off tonight at 5:30 p.m. Fans can watch the game for free on K-StateHD.TV.
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Men’s basketball to begin season against American University BRETT ENGLE
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The Kansas State men’s basketball team will begin its 2017-2018 season tonight with a season opener at home against American University at 8 p.m. in Bramlage Coliseum. K-State is coming in hot after going 3-0 in its preseason exhibition games. The Wildcats beat Missouri State 78-62, Fort Hays State 79-56 and Emporia State 77-44. The projected starting lineup for the Wildcats will be junior guards Kamau Stokes and Barry Brown Jr., sophomore forward Xavier Sneed, junior forward Dean Wade and graduate forward Mawdo Sallah. K-State will lose four players from last year’s squad who
saw plenty of time on the court before graduating: forward Wesley Iwundu, forward D.J. Johnson, guard Carlbe Ervin II and forward Austin Budke. K-State will likely rely on Stokes, Brown and Wade, who are all in their third season of starting. Brown and Stokes averaged double-digit points per game last year, both at 11.7. Wade almost made double digits, averaging 9.3 points per game. There will be plenty of new faces for the Wildcat faithful to grow accustomed to. Fans will finally get to see the play of redshirt freshman guard Cartier Diarra, who missed all of last season due to a knee injury. Junior transfer Amaad Wainright should also see time as a guard for K-State. Sallah will have some help from sophomore forward Ma-
kol Mawien. The Wildcats will also have a pair of freshman forwards to play in the post, Nigel Shadd and Levi Stockard III. The Wildcats will be guided by head coach Bruce Weber. This will be Weber’s sixth season at K-State and his 20th season overall as a head coach. Weber is 17-1 in season openers at home. The next game for K-State will be Tuesday at home against the University of Missouri— Kansas City. Sabrina Cline | COLLEGIAN MEDIA GROUP
Sophomore forward Xavier Sneed looks to pass the ball during the game against Emporia State at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kan. on Nov. 3, 2017.
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Science Communication Week brings big ideas, research to K-State CONRAD KABUS THE COLLEGIAN
Kansas State and local Manhattan partners organized a Science Communication Week devoted to engage scientists, researchers and the public in science and communication from Nov. 6 to 11. Science Communication Week is part of the Kansas Science Communication Initiative organized by K-State, Sunset Zoo, Flint Hills Discovery Center and other community partners. Presentations included research and development showcases, discussions of scientific controversies and the use of alternative communication methods. Sarah Hancock, leader and communication coordinator for the KSCI, said the week’s events aimed to convey the impact of scientists’ work to the general public. “I think we have engaged faculty and student researchers at K-State who truly want to connect with the general public,” Hancock said. “We’ve been doing it forever because that’s our heritage as a land-grant institution.” Hancock said the rhetoric of Science Communication Week was designed to explain the importance of research and clarify scientific miscommunication. “Out in the national arena, a
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big example of bad science communication would be how GMOs are being handled, or climate change,” Hancock said. “We have people emotionally attached to information that is not scientifically based, and maybe it’s because we weren’t doing enough to properly communicate those topics. It left openings for people with inaccurate information to put out the wrong information.” NPR science correspondents Joe Palca and Maddie Sofia, National Geographic photographer Jim Richardson and several K-State and community groups were involved with the week’s events. Palca and Sofia held workshops over controversial scientific topics, including the media’s role in science and miscommunication over politically or socially sensitive issues. “I believe very passionately that people should have arguments over what to do about climate change,” Palca said. “We have to decide what kind of scientifically literate society we should live in, but the public shouldn’t pretend that the science is unclear.” Some of the presentations emphasized visual storytelling with scientific research. Hancock said art and visual messages can communicate emotions and ideas that papers and data struggle to clarify.
Valentina Trinetta, assistant professor in food safety and food microbiology, presented “agar art” at the library scholarship expo. Agar art is a form of art that creates images by growing microorganisms in specific patterns. Trinetta and her research team also gave a presentation on how bacteria, yeasts, molds and other microbes are associated with foods and food processing. “I think that a lot of times, scientists get trapped in their labs with formulas and reactions,” Trinetta said. “Sharing information with the public is, therefore, slow and difficult. Integrating scientific results with communication is fundamental to give a stronger understanding of the current research, and moreover, increase science relevance in society.” Nicole Green, organizer for Science Communication Week and graduate student in biochemistry, said the camaraderie among interdisciplinary groups created an opportunity for many researchers to engage with new people and ideas. “I think all the participation from various groups at K-State and Manhattan really opened our eyes to the possibility that we could come together as one group and spread this positive message of science communication,” Green said.
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Joe Palca speaks during his lecture “Explaining the Universe in Two Minutes or Less” at Forum Hall in Manhattan, Kan. on Nov. 8, 2017.
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Student seeks potential girlfriend, hangs posters in campus buildings to find her MONICA BRICH
THE COLLEGIAN
“Free Starbucks Coffee! Now that I have your attention, I’d like to mention that I’m looking for a potential girlfriend,” posters read in Bluemont Hall and Hale Library. The owner of the posters is Gunner Gum, a junior in elementary education. “It was ... a spur of the moment kind of thing,” Gum said. “I’ve kind of always thought about it. I’ve talked to a few girls recently, and nothing Image Courtesy of Kaylee Gunzelman
A flyer created by Gunner Gum greets students at Bluemont Hall.
Small town to big stage: Theatre professor shares story in lecture KATELIN WOODS THE COLLEGIAN
From living with a family of seven in a crowded home to performing in “Les Miserables” on Broadway, Jerry Jay Cranford, assistant professor of theatre, has lived fully by pursuing his passions. As part of the “What Matters to Me and Why” lecture series, Cranford shared his experience as a performer with humble beginnings who eventually performed in back-to-back renowned shows like “Singin’ in the Rain,” “Les Miserables” and “Anything Goes.” Cranford even performed as the genie in Disneyland’s stage version of “Aladdin.” Before hitting the stage, Cranford grew up in a small town. Cranford said his life behind the scenes wasn’t perfect. “I was born and raised in Tecumseh, Oklahoma, which makes Manhattan look like Me-
tropolis,” Cranford said. “My home life, looking back, wasn’t perfect. My father was very abusive. … I think I spent my life desperately trying not to be that. I will not allow that part of my genetic pool to define me.” Cranford said his mother eventually packed him and his three siblings into her station wagon to go live with his grandparents. They shared three bedrooms and one bathroom between the seven of them, Cranford said. “I talk about it now and I say I could never do that, but it was no big deal,” Cranford said. “The choir kids hung out and played games in our tiny little house, but it was always open and warm and loving. Through that community, we were able to thrive.” After his parent’s divorce, Cranford said he became the head of the household, looking after his siblings when his mother went back to school to obtain her
bachelor’s degree in education. Cranford said he was inspired by his music teacher to follow his own mother’s footsteps in education. “She celebrated everyone who walked into her classroom, encouraged them and gave them the tools to succeed,” Cranford said. Cranford went on to double major in instrumental and vocal music at East Central University before transferring to the University of Oklahoma and performing as Harold Hill, the main character in “The Music Man.” Cranford said at this time in his life, he weighed almost 300 pounds. Bruce Govich, his vocal teacher at Oklahoma, pushed him to lose weight to better obtain his goals. “I lost about 120 pounds,” Cranford said.
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ever came of it. “Nothing ever seems to go right for me, so I might as well just let them talk to me instead of me putting myself out there,” Gum continued. “I guess I never really had much luck.” Gum’s requirements for a potential girlfriend included loving Jesus, children, animals and Netflix, as well as enjoying “an adult beverage” and supporting the Second Amendment. The poster instructs applicants to email AnonymousEducator7@gmail.com. Gum said he has gotten roughly ten email responses to his poster — some from potential girlfriends, and others commending his idea. Some respondents made new emails just to contact Gum, including “AnonymousInterest1” and
“AnonymousEmailForPotentialBF.” One response was from Mason Reaser, freshman in psychology, who was sent a picture of the poster by his roommate. “I responded because I thought the person was funny, and that it would be funny to respond and have a conversation with them,” Reaser said. Kaylee Gunzelman, junior in education, said she dismissed the poster at first, thinking it was for an event. “I read a little more, and as I continued reading it, I couldn’t help but smile,” Gunzelman said. “It was a very clever sign, and I hope he finds nothing short of a dog-loving, funny, movie guru gal.” Gum said he has yet to find a girlfriend through the
posters as of right now. “Most [people] email a few times, but nothing ever comes of it, so it kind of sucks,” Gum said. Gum said others wanting to hang posters should be aware that they will have to feel comfortable enough talking online before they meet in person. “It’s an idea,” Gum said. “I don’t know if I’d recommend it. Looking back at it now, I probably could’ve refined it more.” Gum said he briefly debated taking the posters down due to recent events, but he said the response has been pretty great. “In the digital age, it’s kind of nice to be anonymous and still get to know somebody without putting yourself out there,” Gum said.
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Manhattan Public Works employees share what not to flush down drains EMILY MOORE
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When the milk in the fridge has gone bad, it is all too easy to dump it in the sink. However, the fat content should be considered when pouring something down the drain, and milk is no exception. High fat content creates a possibility for sewage backups and wastewater leaks into the city environment. Abdu Durar, environmental compliance manager for Manhattan’s Public Works department, said items containing fat, oil or grease can disturb the balance of the wastewater system. “The most common things, to be honest with you, are fats, oils and grease,” Durar said. “That’s really one of our major causes for sewer backups.” Monty Wedel, director of planning and development for Public Works, said grease is also
negative for septic tank sewage systems in rural areas where the Riley County Sanitation Code applies. “In a rural area, you’re going to have a septic tank and lateral fields, so you want to be careful what you put down there,” Wedel said. Durar said this point is especially important with the holidays coming up because citizens may use poor cooking practices when making holiday foods. “We are approaching the holiday season, and people cook their turkeys and hams and so forth here,” Durar said. “If they dump their grease from the pan in the sewer system, that’s going to clog the sewer system and may contribute to sewer backup in their residence.” As a way of avoiding this in the winter, Durar said residents can take fat and grease outside to harden or freeze, and then it
will be able to be thrown in the trash. The Manhattan wastewater system cleans water with living organisms, and these organisms need to be in the proper environment to thrive. Durar said this is why putting unapproved items down the drain can cause problems. “We rely on the microorganisms, like bacteria, to digest the waste and break it down and make the water clean so we can return it back to the river,” Durar said. “The microorganisms, or bacteria, are pretty sensitive.” A few of the many items Durar listed to not be put down the drain are bandages, medication, condoms, poison, feminine hygiene products and paper towels. When in doubt, Durar said toilets in particular are only meant for select materials to be flushed. “The toilets are designed for two things: human waste
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“Through that, I started taking dance classes and theatre classes. Because of [Govich], suddenly my career trajectory changed greatly.” From there, Cranford worked at the Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma for three summers and worked in his first professional production. Cranford was offered the role of protagonist Don Lockwood in a national tour of “Singin’ in the Rain” and endured a lengthy audition for the
role in the city of Chicago. “I was kept there for four hours,” Cranford said. “They went, ‘Eh, you’re not a great tap dancer,’ and I was like, ‘Duh.’ But they liked my singing and acting.” The production’s crew set him up in an apartment in New York City with a private tutor and dance studio for five weeks, Cranford said. “Every day of the week, for eight hours, I tap danced,” Cranford said. During his time in New York City, Cranford said he had his
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first experience with “the casting couch.” The production’s director drunkenly called Cranford into a bedroom in the apartment. When Cranford entered, he found the director unclothed. “Thankfully I knew he was drunk, and thankfully I knew I was talented and I never, ever was going to do that,” Cranford said. Cranford said he was subjected to several other similar incidents during his career, and he uses his personal experience as a lesson for his students. “I say this to students: ‘Say
no,’” Cranford said. “You don’t have to do that because you all are talented, and once you do that, then it is expected of you. Just as, once you do a really great show, then it’s expected that you are going to be really talented and do great work.” Cranford’s career progressed to a European tour of “Evita,” a role he received without having to audition. Cranford also performed in “Les Miserables” on Broadway for nearly eight years. Now, Cranford is a professor at the K-State School of Music,
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The Kansas State volleyball team lost in four sets to the University of Kansas on Wednesday night in Lawrence. Junior outside hitter Kylee Zumach had a night she won’t forget — she eclipsed the 1,000 kill mark in her K-State volleyball career and became just the 18th player in Wildcat history to do so. “It’s just a really cool accomplishment,” Zumach said to K-State Sports. “I’m really happy that I could do it with this group of girls. I’ve played with some really great volleyball players. I couldn’t have done it without my teammates and coaches, family, the K-State family and support staff. It’s a bittersweet night, but not a lot of people can say
they did that.” K-State came out swinging and won the first set of the match, but the Wildcats lost the next three sets, leaving KU the ultimate victor 3-1. K-State’s volleyball record is now 9-16 overall and 2-10 in Big 12 conference play this season, while KU’s record improved to 21-4 and 10-2 in conference play. “I thought we competed hard,” head coach Suzie Fritz said to K-State Sports. “I thought, at times, we were playing good volleyball. I think we are still trying to become the team that we are capable of becoming and doing things consistently well.” Zumach led the team in kills with 15, senior opposite Bryna Vogel finished with eight kills and sophomore middle blocker Elle Sandbothe had seven kills. The game between the Wildcats and the Jayhawks
was very back and forth — the score was tied 22 times, and the lead changed nine times. But in the end, KU was just too much for K-State. Next up for the Wildcats is a home volleyball match against Texas Christian University on Saturday night at 7 p.m. This will be their second matchup of the season; the Horned Frogs won their first meeting 3-1 on Oct. 4. K-State will try to win its first volleyball match in over a month against TCU. The Wildcats started 1-0 in the Big 12, but they have won just one conference match in 11 attempts since that first victory.
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