Sports update

Volleyball coach Ray Bechard on Oct. 29 won the 400th match of his 23-year KU career with a four-set victory over Kansas State in Horejsi Family Volleyball Arena. “It means I’ve been living my dream job for a long, long time,” Bechard said afterward. … Freshman Kara Church won the 1,000-yard freestyle at swimming and diving’s first dual meet—a 187-122 victory Oct. 17 over TCU—and followed that with a victory in the 500 free. …

A highlight of the fall tennis season was a second-place finish Oct. 25 at the ITA Central Regional Championship by junior Malkia Ngounoue. She earned a spot in the final with a 6-2, 6-1 victory over TCU’s Mercedes Aristegui, but lost the final in three sets to Missouri’s Bronte Murgett. … Track and field opens its indoor season with the Dec. 6 Bob Timmons Challenge. … Women’s basketball is set to tip Nov. 25 in Allen Field House against Northern Colorado. … Udoka Azubuike, c’20, on Oct. 30 recorded a 37-inch vertical leap, the highest mark among centers in the history of the NBA’s pre-draft combine.