Volleyball Travels to N.C. for Black & Gold Challenge

Friday, September 3

Boone, NC

11:30 AM

Kansas City

Appalachian State

Photo by: Cassie Florido

Volleyball Travels to N.C. for Black & Gold Challenge

9/2/2021 5:38:00 PM | Volleyball

Full Game Notes

The Roos will take on Appalachian State, East Tennessee State and Old Dominion this weekend

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - After beginning the season 2-1 in Columbia, Mo. last weekend, Kansas City Volleyball takes to North Carolina for the Black & Gold Challenge, where they will take on Appalachian State, East Tennessee State and Old Dominion.

Kansas City Notes

Kansas City enters the weekend on a two-match win streak, winning the final two games of its trip to Columbia. One of those wins came against Missouri, the first win over a ranked/RV team in program history.
Having played in the first 12 sets of the season, Alli Schomers has extended her program-record sets played streak to 413.
Melanie Brecka notched the Roos' first double-double of the season in the win over Missouri with 20 kills and 10 digs.
Through three matches, Maddie Renn leads the Roos with 41 digs. Brecka is the next closest with 22.
This will be the first meeting between the Roos and all three of their opponents this weekend.

Appalachian State Notes

The Mountaineers will be playing at home for the second weekend in a row, having started the season 2-1 in the Appalachian Invitational with five set wins over Eastern Kentucky and Radford.

East Tennessee State Notes

East Tennessee State began the year in Knoxville, Tenn. this past weekend, falling in straight sets to Texas Tech and Tennessee, and earning a sweep over NC State.

Old Dominion Notes

The Monarchs went 1-2 in the Old Dominion Invitational to open the season, earning a 3-1 victory over Hampton in their season opener before dropping straight-set decisions to West Virginia and Loyola (Md.).