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?Roos Open WAC Play with Sweep of Cougars
9/23/2016 10:49:00 PM | Volleyball
CHICAGO, Ill. – UMKC volleyball started Western Athletic Conference play against Chicago State on Friday, Sept. 23, sweeping the Cougars at Jones Convocation Center in Chicago, Illinois.
Without having a player reach double-digits in kills, UMKC (8-6, 1-0 WAC) was able to sweep Chicago State (2-13, 0-1 WAC) on a .241 team hitting percentage, with freshman Alicia Harrington (Cedar Falls, Iowa) and junior Devan Porter (Bettendorf, Iowa) leading the attacking efforts with nine kills each.
Despite hitting just .152 as a team in the first set, UMKC was able to fight through adversity to win 25-19, holding the Cougars to a .089 hitting efficiency. Senior Madison Mosier (Lee's Summit, Mo.) tallied four kills in the set on seven attempts for a .571 hitting percentage. Senior Emma Hagedorn (Parkville, Mo.) did a little bit of everything in the set, tallying a kill, assist, service ace, solo block and block assist.
After jumping out to a 5-0 lead in the second set, UMKC fell behind by as much as four, forcing head coach Christi Posey to call a timeout at 16-12 to settle the 'Roos down. After the timeout, UMKC went on an 8-3 run to regain the lead at 20-19. A back-and-forth battle for the final few points was won by the 'Roos, as they took the set 25-23.
Harrington notched four of her nine kills in the final set, and Mosier added three kills for UMKC, as the 'Roos completed the sweet with a 25-21 victory.
Hagedorn ended the night with seven kills, and senior Kaylyn Brandt (Sumner, Iowa) recorded 31 assists to help UMKC to the 1-0 WAC start. Senior Brianna Starr (Blue Springs, Mo.) led the 'Roos with 12 digs.
UMKC will travel to the West Coast to face Seattle U on Thursday, Sept. 29 as they continue WAC play. From there, the 'Roos trek to Orem, Utah, to play Utah Valley on Saturday, Oct. 1.
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