Volleyball Runs Past St. Thomas

Saturday, October 16

St. Paul, MN

3:00 PM

Kansas City

15-5,6-2Summit League

St. Thomas

2-17,1-8Summit League

Kansas City

St. Thomas (MN)

Photo by: Ryan Weaver Photography

Volleyball Runs Past St. Thomas

10/16/2021 5:21:00 PM | Volleyball

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The Roos earned their third-straight sweep in a dominant win over the Tommies

SAINT PAUL, Minn. - Kansas City Volleyball logged its third-straight sweep this afternoon, blowing past St. Thomas in the first-ever meeting between the two programs, 3-0 (25-19, 25-14, 25-23). Maddie Renn held down the Roos' back line, finishing with a game-high 21 digs on the day.

KEY MOMENTS

S1 | A well-placed ball in the back corner gave Bree Thompson a kill and put the Roos in front, 9-8.
S1 | St. Thomas used a five-point run to jump in front, but Kansas City battled back and took a 17-16 lead on a kill by Odyssey Warren.
S1 | The Roos won seven of the final eight points, capped by an ace from Peyton Van Nest, to take the first set.
S2 | St. Thomas watched as a Kennedy Schritenthal serve fell to the floor for an ace, putting the Roos ahead, 4-1.
S2 | A block by Emma Crouch and Raina Smith capped three-straight points for KC and put them ahead, 15-9.
S2 | Devynn Day threw down her first-career kill to give the Roos set point, and Carly Gillen finished it off to put KC ahead 2-0.
S3 | A great serve by Schritenthal took the Tommies out of rotation, setting up an easy kill for Melanie Brecka to put the Roos in front, 11-8.
S3 | Three-straight kills by Warren gave Kansas City its largest lead of the set, 17-12.
S3 | St. Thomas battled back within a point, but a kill by Gillen gave the Roos the sweep.

STATS TO NOTE

Crouch and Day both logged their first-career kills in the second set. Additionally, Crouch earned her first-ever start in the absence of De'Janae Arnold.
Melanie Brecka led all players with 14 kills, followed closely by Warren with 12.
Zero St. Thomas players made it to double-digit kills.
Schritenthal's serve was on fire, finishing with four service aces, one away from her career-high.
Alli Schomers finished with an assist on all but three of the Roos' kills, logging 44 total.
In the first two sets, KC held St. Thomas to a combined .083 hitting percentage.

COACH CHRISTI POSEY, QUOTED

"I felt like we were eager and ready at the start of the match, but we didn't ball handle as well as we're capable of, so we had to rely on serving and defense to get the first set."
"We got in a good rhythm in the seconds set, siding out at 71%. Alli directed good transition offense from our core of defenders, led by Maddie with 21 digs."
"Any win is appreciated, especially on the road, but we still have room to grow and the strength of the league means we have more work to do."

UP NEXT
The Roos will head south from Minnesota and travel to Omaha, Neb. for a meeting with the conference-leading Mavericks on Tuesday at 7 p.m.