Completed Event: Women's Volleyball versus Green Bay on September 12, 2025 , Win , 3, to, 0
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Women's Volleyball
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vs Green Bay
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FORT WORTH, Texas – Kansas seniors Nina Khmelnitckaia and Janet Koch combined for a perfect 4-0 mark for the second-straight round Saturday during the third day of the Big 5 Challenge. In all, the Jayhawks finished play with an 8-1 showing in singles and doubles action.
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Koch earned the biggest victory of the day with a come-from-behind 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 win over No. 39-ranked Jaeda Daniel from Auburn. Khmelnitckaia notched her second-straight singles victory of the fall with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Taylor Russo, also from Auburn.
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Each of KU’s three doubles matches also resulted in victory over Auburn. Khmelnitckaia and freshman Malkia Ngounoue needed an extended set to beat Daniel and Madeline Meredith (7-5). Koch and Maria Toran Ribes teamed up in a 6-2 victory over Russo and Caroline Turner. Freshmen Julia Deming and Sonia Smagina downed Annabella Bowen and Lindsay Song (6-4) to complete the doubles sweep.
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Ngounoue’s strong debut continued as she was victorious over Meredith (6-0, 6-3). Toran Ribes outlasted Turner (6-2, 6-4), while Smagina triumphed over Bowen (6-0, 6-0). Deming nearly pulled off the Kansas sweep, but fell in a three-set match to Song (7-6[4], 3-6, 10-6).
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“We had a really solid day against quality competition,” head coach Todd Chapman said. “We competed really well and set a really good tone as a team. We look forward to the opportunity to finish the tournament off in strong fashion Sunday.”
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The Big 5 Challenge concludes Sunday, with competition starting at 8:45 a.m., for the Jayhawks. Live scoring is not available for the tournament.
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