So far, so good. The Jayhawks are off to a 4-0 start, despite the departures of Amanda Reves and Mary Beth Albrecht, Nos. 1 and 2 in the Kansas record books.

“I don’t feel pressure. I feel, ‘Hey it’s about time,”’ KU senior hitter Nancy Bell said.

Bell had 15 kills in KU’s 15-1, 15-12, 16-14 victory over Wichita State on Wednesday night at Horejsi Center.

Senior hitter Amy Myatt contributed 14 kills as the Jayhawks handed the Shockers their fourth loss against no wins.

“I’m ready for it, so bring it on,” Bell, a 5-foot-10 Orland Park, Ill., native said of a leadership role. “I’ve always been a very verbal person, a good communicator. Being a leader is not something that is hard for me. It comes naturally, I think. Whatever you want to throw at me, here I am.”

Bell totaled her 15 kills in 18 swings for an .833 hitting percentage.

“Hitting efficiency is a lot like a batting average. Any time you hit .300 you are really good,” KU coach Ray Bechard said. “That’s unbelievable 15 of 18 with no errors.

“They were focusing on Myatt, so that frees up Bell a little. She took advantage of the opportunities,” Bechard added.

Myatt, a 6-footer from Iowa City, Iowa, who was the MVP of last weekend’s Purdue Tourney, had 14 kills in 26 swings.

“It was a pretty physical weekend,” Bechard said of the Purdue tourney possibly taking something out of the Jayhawks. “You have two days to recover, still you could tell tonight Myatt was not as sharp as she usually is.”

Myatt had 52 kills in KU’s three wins at Purdue. Bell also made the all-tourney team, as did setter Molly LaMere.

On Thursday, KU trailed 14-9 in Game Three. The Jayhawks scored seven unanswered points to complete the victory.

“That’s real big,” Bechard said. “It tells us this team has some confidence and ability to do that. We’ve done that on a number of occasions. To come back from a big deficit like that is important.”

“It shows we can battle through when we are down,” Bell said. “I’m sure a lot of teams at 14-9 would say, ‘We have another game.’ We came through and won.”

Freshman Sarah Rome and senior Danielle Geronymo had nine and eight kills, respectively. LaMere had 41 assists. Rome totaled nine digs, while Jamie Morningstar had eight for the Jayhawks, who next meet East Carolina (noon) and West Virginia (7 p.m.) Friday at Horejsi.