Brecka's Big Day Not Enough Against ORU

Saturday, November 6

Tulsa, OK

1:00 PM

Kansas City

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Oral Roberts

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Kansas City

Oral Roberts

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Brecka's Big Day Not Enough Against ORU

11/6/2021 3:28:00 PM | Volleyball

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Melanie Brecka sent across 25 kills to lead all players, but the Roos could not overcome ORU

TULSA, Okla. - Despite a season-high 25 kills from Melanie Brecka, Kansas City Volleyball could not stop a hot-hitting Oral Roberts this afternoon, falling 3-1 (25-21, 25-23, 12-25, 25-20).

KEY MOMENTS

S1 / 3-3 | Brecka showed flashes of her big day early, throwing across the Roos' first three kills.
S1 / 10-10 | A kill by Warren tied the set up, but the Golden Eagles responded by winning the next six-straight points.
S1 / 20-22 | The Roos drew within two on an ace by Kennedy Schritenthal, but ORU won three of the last four points to take the set.
S2 / 12-8 | After trading points to begin the set, the Roos gained an edge by winning five-straight, capped by a block by Brecka and Carly Gillen.
S2 / 19-15 | The Golden Eagles battled back within a point, but three-straight points on kills by Odyssey Warren and Bree Thompson put the Roos ahead by four.
S2 / 23-23 | After ORU came soaring back into the set, a kill by Brecka tied it up, but the Golden Eagles took the final two points to win the set.
S3 / 4-1 | The Roos got out to a hot start in the third, aided by three kills from Brecka in the first five points.
S3 / 10-3 | Kansas City gained a large edge on the serve of Brecka, helped by two service aces.
S3 / 24-9 | The Roos rattled off seven-straight points on Schritenthal's serve to take control of the set and force set point.
S4 / 5-3 | KC jumped out to a slight lead in the fourth thanks to kills by Brecka and De'Janae Arnold.
S4 / 11-12 | After ORU took four-straight points, Kansas City went to Raina Smith, who sent across a kill on her first point of the day.
S4 | 20-21 | Alli Schomers sent across an ace to bring the Roos within a point, but the Golden Eagles won the final four points to take the match.

STATS TO NOTE

Brecka finished the night with 25 kills, one away from her career-high. She also posted 11 digs, three aces and two block assists.
The Roos allowed Oral Roberts to hit above .250 in each of their set victories.
Despite the loss, the Roos finished with more points, kills, aces, assists and digs than the Golden Eagles.
Maddie Renn led all players with 18 digs.

UP NEXT
The Roos return home next weekend, and will take on St. Thomas and Western Illinois on Thursday and Saturday.