Volleyball Eases Past North Dakota

Thursday, October 21

Kansas City, Mo.

7:00 PM

Kansas City

16-6,7-3Summit League

North Dakota

1-21,0-10Summit League

North Dakota

Kansas City

Photo by: Julia Kapros

Volleyball Eases Past North Dakota

10/21/2021 9:16:00 PM | Volleyball

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Melanie Brecka ended with 14 kills on .429 hitting to pace KC in the sweep

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Kansas City Volleyball had a field day with North Dakota this evening, sweeping the Fighting Hawks, 3-0 (25-15, 25-22, 25-17). UND had no answer for Melanie Brecka, who finished with a game-high 14 kills on .429 hitting.

KEY MOMENTS

S1 | Brecka sent across a kill to give KC a 12-9 lead early in the set and force a North Dakota timeout.
S1 | Kennedy Schritenthal sent across her first service ace of the night to put the Roos ahead, 15-12.
S1 | Leah Green ended the first set with a service ace of her own. The Roos finished the set on a 10-2 run.
S2 | A kill by Arnold gave the Roos an early edge in the second set, 7-5.
S2 | Alli Schomers sent a tip over the net that caught the Fighting Hawks off guard, bringing the Roos within a point at 10-9.
S2 | Odyssey Warren bounced a kill in front of the UND back line, tying up the set, 13-13.
S2 | Schomers set Carly Gillen up for a kill, putting the Roos ahead, 22-18.
S2 | Kennedy Schritenthal made a diving save to kept the ball alive and gave the Roos the second set after an error by UND.
S3 | Gillen put up a solo block in the middle to put the Roos ahead, 2-0.
S3 | Arnold and Schomers teamed up for a block that left the Fighting Hawks defenseless, putting KC up 8-4.
S3 | Back-to-back service aces by Maddie Renn put the Roos in front, 16-15.
S3 | The Roos won the final four points of the match to run away with the sweep.

STATS TO NOTE

Tonight marked Melanie Brecka's 100th career match.
Kansas City has now swept its opponent in four of the last five contests.
Eleven different Roos registered a dig on the evening.
Kansas City held North Dakota to a .070 hitting percentage, the lowest mark for an opponent against the Roos this season.
Brecka passed Angela Melka for fifth in Kansas City history in total attacks.
Bree Thompson and Carly Gillen both smashed their 100^th kills as Roos.

COACH CHRISTI POSEY, QUOTED

"We never take a victory for granted, especially a three-set sweep. We competed well against a good team."
"It was my goal to out-dig them, because that didn't happen in the first match. At one point, I looked up and we were six or seven behind, but we made up the difference and out-dug them."
"We continue to appreciate our level of serve and putting pressure on teams. Several of our kids are putting pressure on teams and serving where we need to, allowing our defense and block to work well."
"There are moments where we lose a little focus, and that's disappointing. It can't happen in any match, let alone a competitive match. Against the top teams in the league, that comes back to bite you. Overall, business-like, we got it done and we need to focus on the next match."

UP NEXT
The Roos remain at home for a meeting with North Dakota State on Saturday at 1 p.m. Tickets can be purchased here.