Roos Blow Past Tommies in Three Sets

Thursday, November 11

Kansas City, Mo.

7:00 PM

Kansas City

18-9,9-6Summit League

St. Thomas

3-23,2-14Summit League

Team	1	2	3	Final F
St. Thomas (MN)	8	12	17	0
Kansas City	25	25	25	3

Photo by: Ryan Weaver Photography

Roos Blow Past Tommies in Three Sets

11/11/2021 9:21:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score Box Score

Kansas City hit at a red-hot .456 clip to sweep past UST

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Kansas City Volleyball came out swinging against St. Thomas this evening, sweeping the Tommies 3-0 (25-8, 25-12, 25-17). The Roos were efficient in the attack, hitting at a season-high .456 clip.

KEY MOMENTS

S1 / 4-2 | Odyssey Warren & De'Janae Arnold set the tone early against the Tommies with a big block.
S1 / 5-3 | Melanie Brecka came through for the Roos with her first kill of the night.
S1 / 9-4 | Alli Schomers sent the ball to Warren, who found the perfect spot for a kill in the back of the court.
S1 / 12-8 | Schomers turned to Raina Smith to increase the Roos' lead with a kill right through the arms of St. Thomas.
S1 / 25-8 | The Roos ended the first set by winning 13-straight points on the serve of Schomers.
S2 / 5-3 | Arnold made a move for the Roos at the beginning of the set, with a beautiful kill to the middle of the court.
S2 / 7-5 | Schomers took a pass from Maddie Renn and caught the Tommies off guard, pushing a kill to the back corner.
S2 / 11-6 | Smith sent a kill that slipped right through the hands of the Tommies block.
S2 / 18-9 | Schomers and Arnold teamed up for a block to increase the Roos' lead.
S2 / 25-12 | A big swing by Devynn Day ended the set and gave Kansas City the 2-0 lead.
S3 / 4-3 | Brecka sent a kill to the middle of the court, giving the Roos a slight advantage in the third.
S3 / 14-12 | A tip over the net by Brecka was too good, and found a soft spot in the Tommies' defense.
S3 / 25-17 | Peyton Van Nest sent across back-to-back service aces to end the night for the Roos.

STATS TO NOTE

The Roos' .456 hitting percentage was the first .400-plus match since a sweep of Grand Canyon during the 2018 season.
Brecka finished with 12 kills on .667 hitting, a career-high hitting percentage.
Smith finished with double-digit kills, her 10th match of the season with 10-plus.
Leah Green finished with a match-high 10 digs on the night.
The Roos sent across 16 kills and zero hitting errors in the first set, hitting for a .667 clip.
Kansas City sided out at a 92% rate in the second set, winning 12-of-13 side out opportunities.

COACH CHRISTI POSEY, QUOTED

"We came out, guns a-blaze. We wanted to be aggressive from the service line, and defensively I thought we were solid. St. Thomas was a bit out of sync, and part of that was our serves. We got them on a tough night, but that was the plan of attack."
"For the last two weeks our offense has been a bit puny, and we knew we needed to score points. We were locked in a bit better from a passing standpoint and had a nice, balanced attack."
"We were able to stay in system well. Raina had a nice match, Melanie played well and Carly hit for a high efficiency."
"We'll need that kind of offense again Saturday, and the rest of the season."

UP NEXT
The Roos remain at home for a match against Western Illinois on Saturday at 1 p.m. KC swept the Leathernecks in their first meeting this season.