Volleyball Takes to South Dakota for Road Trip

Thursday, October 28

Vermillion, SD

7:00 PM

Kansas City

South Dakota

Photo by: Ryan Weaver Photography

Volleyball Takes to South Dakota for Road Trip

10/27/2021 12:43:00 PM | Volleyball

Full Game Notes

The Roos take on USD tomorrow at 7 p.m. and SDSU on Saturday at 1 p.m.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Kansas City Volleyball is on the road this weekend, matching up with South Dakota tomorrow at 7 p.m. and South Dakota State on Saturday at 1 p.m.

Kansas City Notes

Kansas City Volleyball comes off back-to-back sweeps of North Dakota and North Dakota State for a weekend visiting their neighbors to the south, South Dakota and South Dakota State. The Roos dropped a five-set match with USD and swept SDSU earlier in the year.
With 997 career digs, Maddie Renn needs just three more to eclipse the 1,000 dig mark. She needs 52 digs to enter the top-ten in program history. Renn's current mark of 4.52 digs per set leads the Summit League this season.
The Roos lean heavily on Melanie Brecka in the attack. Brecka surpassed 1,500 career points in the sweep of North Dakota State and currently ranks third in the Summit with an average of 4.18 points per set.
Alli Schomers continues to display her ability as one of the most prolific passers in the nation. She currently averages 10.88 assists per set to lead the Summit League, and her mark of 925 total assists is just seven back from the most in Division One.
Each of the Roos' last six matches have been decided in three sets, notching a 5-1 mark throughout the stretch. Kansas City has swept nine opponents on the season.
This Roos' squad features some of the most dangerous servers in program history. Schomers and Brecka each surpassed 100 career aces last week, becoming the ninth and tenth players in program history to do so. Additionally, Kennedy Schritenthal's current mark of 0.38 aces per set ranks fourth in the Summit League.
Brecka currently ranks fourth in program history with 1,297 career kills and is just 31 kills shy of moving into the number three spot.

South Dakota Notes

The Roos and Coyotes have battled to five sets in each of the past four meetings, with KC taking the first two and USD taking the most recent two.
With an 8-2 record in conference play, the Coyotes currently sit in a tie for third place. USD's lone conference losses came at the hands of Denver and Oral Roberts.
With a hitting percentage of .409, Madison Harms currently ranks 22nd in the nation and second in the Summit League. Her average of 1.26 blocks per set is also second in the conference.
The Coyotes boast one of the most dangerous defensive front lines. Their average of 2.34 blocks per set trails only Oral Roberts.

South Dakota State Notes

The Roos ride a five-game winning streak against the Jackrabbits into this match, including a 3-0 sweep on Sept. 30. In addition, the Roos have won 10 of the last 11 meetings between the two teams.
At 4-6 in conference play, South Dakota State currently sits in sixth in the league standings and would hold the final spot in the conference tournament if the season ended today.
Crystal Burk is the Jackrabbits' workhorse in the attack, ranking second in the Summit League in both kills (3.77) and attacks (10.0) per set.
SDSU Coach Dan Georgalas and Roos' Coach Christi Posey have a history. Posey was an assistant coach for the Jayhawks while Georgalas was a student assistant.