Roos Sweep Past Oral Roberts

Saturday, October 9

Kansas City, Mo.

1:00 PM

Kansas City

13-5,4-2Summit League

Oral Roberts

10-5,4-2Summit League

Oral Roberts

Kansas City

Photo by: Ryan Weaver Photography

10/9/2021 3:38:00 PM | Volleyball

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Four Roos ended with double-digit digs, led by Maddie Renn's 15

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Kansas City Volleyball used a balanced attack and tough defense to sweep past Oral Roberts this afternoon, 3-0 (25-21, 25-23, 26-24). Four Roos ended in double-digit digs, led by Maddie Renn's 15, and Bree Thompson led the Kansas City attack with 13 kills.

KEY MOMENTS

S1 | Alli Schomers took the ball off the net and set Odyssey Warren for a kill right to the middle of the court, tying the set up 3-3.
S1 | Following an unsuccessful challenge from the Golden Eagles, Melanie Brecka had a kill to put the Roos ahead, 8-7.
S1 | The Roos lead 11-9 after back-to-back kills by De'Janae Arnold.
S1 | Leah Green made a diving dig that kept the ball alive for Arnold to throw down a kill and extend the lead, 15-10.
S1 | Schomers set up Warren for a huge kill adding on another point for the Roos, 24-20.
S2 | After falling behind by seven midway through the set, Brecka came through with a block to draw within five, 12-17.
S2 | Schomers set Brecka up for an impressive attack that inched the Roos closer, 17-18.
S2 | Warren tied up the set, 18-18, with a tip over the net.
S2 | Gillen and Warren teamed up for a block, taking the Roos up, 20-18.
S2 | Thompson put an end to the set by tooling a kill off the Golden Eagles' block, completing the second set comeback.
S3 | A beautiful serve by Green was untouchable for ORU, putting the Roos ahead 6-4.
S3 | Peyton Van Nest sent across back-to-back service aces, taking the Roos ahead, 18-13.
S3 | Brecka tied up the match, 22-22 with an attack that the Golden Eagles could not stop.
S3 | The Roos completed the sweep on a big swing by Warren.

STATS TO NOTE

Kennedy Schritenthal recorded her 300^th career dig.
The Roos avoided making a single reception error, the first time they've had zero reception errors in a match since Sep. 21, 2019 against South Dakota State.
Kansas City now has five 3-0 sweeps this season.
Thompson collected thirteen kills for the second straight match.
Renn amassed 15 digs, and has at least that many digs in all but three matches this season.

COACH CHRISTI POSEY, QUOTED

"The way that we were able to win, after back-and-forth, having a lead and losing a lead, and being tough in end-game was good psychologically for us to be tough enough to finish in three."
"ORU's game plan is to put some pressure on you by doing some different things, so we knew to expect that. Once we settled in and calmed down, we were able to relax, but still be productive and urgent in our play."
"I was really pleased in a lot of areas, defensively. I think Kennedy Schritenthal was really a plus. We've been eager to have her extend her range and I think today was probably her best match of the year."
"Overall, it was a positive step in the right direction, and it was absolutely what we needed."

UP NEXT
The Roos are on the road for three matches over the next 10 days. They begin the road stint at Western Illinois on Thursday at 7 p.m.