Kansas University volleyball players won’t simply face off against one another in KU’s annual Crimson and Blue Match.
On Saturday, the Jayhawks will welcome a list of heavy hitters to form an alumni team to oppose the 2015 squad.
First serve is set for 1 p.m. inside the Horejsi Center. Free to the public, the event will kick off with the 2014 NCAA Tournament banner unveiling before the showdown gets underway.
“Oh, yeah, they’ll be talking the talk. We’ll see if they can walk the walk,” KU coach Ray Bechard joked about his former players. “I’m sure there will be a little bit of protecting the turf that alumni used to have and, hopefully, that our team is currently trying to protect.
“It’s always a thrill to have alumni back, and this is a very willing group. That is very cool that they have taken time out of their busy schedules to come back and give back to the younger players.”
Six members of the 2013 NCAA Sweet 16 team will make their way back to Lawrence — All-Big 12 stars from last year’s senior class, Chelsea Albers and Sara McClinton; 2013 Big 12 Setter of the Year, Erin McNorton; the 2013 backcourt duo of Jaime Mathieu and Brianne Riley; and Catherine Carmichael from that same team.