Roos Drop Five-Set Decision to Missouri State

Saturday, September 18

Lawrence, KS

1:00 PM

Kansas City

9-3,0-0Summit League

Missouri State

9-3,0-0MVC

Missouri St.

Kansas City

Photo by: Ryan Weaver Photography

Roos Drop Five-Set Decision to Missouri State

9/18/2021 4:07:00 PM | Volleyball

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Kansas City out-hit the Bears, but it was not enough for victory

LAWRENCE, Kan. – In their final non-conference game of the year, Kansas City Volleyball dropped a 3-2 (26-24, 17-25, 25-18, 19-25, 15-11) decision to Missouri State. Maddie Renn led the Roos' defensive efforts, picking up 27 digs on the day.

KEY MOMENTS:

S1 | The teams were neck-and-neck to begin the match, with a De'Janae Arnold kill giving KC a 7-6 advantage.
S1 | Missouri State jumped up to a 17-11 lead, but another Arnold kill sparked a 6-1 run that brought the Roos within a point.
S1 | Kansas City battled to force extra play in the first set, but the bear won the last two points to take a 1-0 lead.
S2 | A solo block by Carly Gillen gave the Roos a 9-7 lead early in the set.
S2 | Leah Green sent across a service ace to give KC a 17-12 lead and force an MSU timeout.
S2 | Back-to-back kills by Melanie Brecka capped a 5-0 run, giving Kansas City all the advantage, it needed to take the second set, 25-17.
S3 | Another ace by Green brought the Roos within three, but Missouri State responded with an 8-3 run.
S3 | Kansas City attempted to battle back, but the Bears took the final two points of the set to take a 2-1 advantage.
S4| After trading points to begin the set, a kill by Raina Smith sparked a 6-1 run for the Roos.
S4 | The Bears drew within three, but an ace by Kennedy Schritenthal forced an MSU timeout.
S4 | Bree Thompson came through with a kill on set point to force a decisive fifth set.
S5 | A kill by Arnold gave the Roos an early 4-2 lead
S5 | Thompson sent across a kill to draw within two, but the Bears finished the match on a 4-2 run to take the victory.

STATS TO NOTE

Three Roos finished with double-digit kills, led by Brecka's 14.
Alli Schomers posted 44 assists and 13 digs, her third double-double of the year.
Thompson finished with eight kills, her Kansas City career-high.
Despite the loss, the Roos out-hit the Bears, .214-to-.177.

COACH CHRISTI POSEY, QUOTED

"We're disappointed that we didn't execute at a high level consistently enough. Ten blocks was a solid effort, but we've had better defensive efforts and we'll need to clean up serving errors to be the team we'll need to be at the start of conference play."
"As we continue to play better competition, there is less margin for error. Overall, it's been a good preseason for us. We played some really good teams that challenged us in many ways. We'll keep learning and improving, and we're looking forward to conference play."

UP NEXT
The Roos begin Summit League play next week, traveling to North Dakota for matches with NDSU on Thursday and UND on Saturday.