Roos Fall at South Dakota State

Saturday, October 30

Brookings, SD

1:00 PM

Kansas City

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South Dakota State

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Kansas City

South Dakota St.

Photo by: Ryan Weaver Photography

Roos Fall at South Dakota State

10/30/2021 3:52:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

De'Janae Arnold led the Roos' attack with 14 kills on .355 hitting

BROOKINGS, S.D. - Kansas City Volleyball was off the mark against South Dakota State this afternoon, falling to the Jackrabbits, 3-1 (25-23, 25-20, 18-25, 25-21). De'Janae Arnold threw across a team-high 14 kills on .355 hitting, but it was not enough for the Roos to overcome SDSU.

KEY MOMENTS

S1 | After a slow start put the Roos down by four, a kill by Carly Gillen sparked four-straight points by KC to tie the set up, 12-12.
S1 | The Roos found themselves down by five late in the set, but three-straight points, capped by an Odyssey Warren kill, forced an SDSU timeout and made the score 21-19.
S1 | Kansas City fought off three set points, but the Jackrabbits ended the set on a Crystal Burk kill.
S2 | South Dakota State jumped out to an 8-1 lead in the second set, with a kill by Melanie Brecka ending the slide.
S2 | The Roos battled back within three points following a kill by Warren, making the score 14-11.
S2 | A kill by Arnold brought KC within a point, 19-18, but the Jackrabbits ended the set on a 6-2 run to take a 2-0 lead.
S3 | An ace by Kennedy Schritenthal gave Kansas City an early three-point edge in the third set, 12-9.
S3 | After the Jackrabbits tied things up, back-to-back kills by Warren put the Roos back in front.
S3 | The Roos ended the third set on a 7-2 run to force a fourth.
S4 | Another hot start by SDSU forced KC to use both of its timeouts by the 12-4 mark.
S4 | Brecka notched four kills and two block assists within seven points to pull Kansas City back into the set and tie things up, 14-14.
S4 | Kansas City fought off three match points, but it was too little, too late and the Jackrabbits pulled away for the win.

STATS TO NOTE

The Roos were limited to .140 hitting on the day.
After accumulating six kills and six attack errors in the first three sets, Brecka swung for six kills on .400 hitting in the final set.
The Roos blocked 11 SDSU attacks on the day, led by Brecka and Gillen with five block assists each.
Maddie Renn led the Roos with 18 digs. Brecka, Schritenthal, Leah Green and Alli Schomers were also in double-digits.

UP NEXT
The Roos are on the road for one match next weekend, taking on Oral Roberts on Nov. 6. KC won a 3-0 decision in the teams' first meeting this season.