Volleyball's Win Streak Ends at Kansas

Thursday, September 16

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6:30 PM

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Photo by: Missy Minear, Kansas Athletics

Volleyball's Win Streak Ends at Kansas

9/16/2021 9:05:00 PM | Volleyball

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Odyssey Warren ended with a team-high 13 kills, including five in a first set victory

LAWRENCE, Kan. - Service errors plagued Kansas City Volleyball this evening, resulting in a 3-1 (22-25, 25-18, 25-21, 25-18) loss at the hands of Kansas. The loss snaps an eight-game win streak, the fourth-longest in program history.

KEY MOMENTS

S1 | De'Janae Arnold got the Roos started early, coming around on a slide attack to put the Roos up 7-4.
S1 | The Roos' veteran core of Maddie Renn, Alli Schomers and Melanie Brecka teamed up for the dig, assist and kill to give KC an 11-8 advantage.
S1 | A violent Odyssey Warren attack out of the middle was her third kill in five points and put the Roos up 19-14.
S1 | The Roos went back to Warren to end the set, giving Kansas City a first set victory.
S2 | A kill from Carly Gillen put the Roos up 4-2 early.
S2 | The teams continued to trade points back-and-forth, with the Roos tying things up on a kill by Brecka.
S2 | A 5-1 run gave Kansas a 16-12 lead and poised them to take the second set.
S3 | Arnold and Brecka teamed up with a big block for the Roos to tie things up at 4-4 early in the third set.
S3 | Raina Smith took advantage of a Jayhawk overpass for a kill, putting the Roos up 9-8.
S3 | A marathon point was ended by a kill for Warren to put an end to a KU run and bring the Roos within five, 16-11.
S3 | After the Roos drew within two on a Brecka kill, two-straight points for Kansas gave them the third set.
S4 | Warren used a sharp angle for a kill to give KC an 8-7 lead early in the fourth set.
S4 | Schomers sent across a knuckleball ace to tie the set up, 13-13.
S4 | Kansas ended the set on a 12-5 run to win the match.

STATS TO NOTE

Kansas City sent across five service aces, but 15 errors throughout the match hurt their chances.
Warren led the Roos with 13 total kills, tallying five of them in the first set victory.
Renn was the only Roo to reach double-digit digs, picking up 15 Kansas attacks.
Gillen led Kansas City in the block, finishing with four block assists.

UP NEXT

The Roos remain in Lawrence tomorrow, taking on Albany at 5 p.m. The Great Danes enter the day 3-7 and will also take on Missouri State at noon.