Volleyball Opens Summit Play with Win over NDSU

Thursday, September 23

Fargo, ND

7:00 PM

Kansas City

10-3,1-0Summit League

North Dakota State

6-7,0-1Summit League

Kansas City

North Dakota St.

Photo by: Ryan Weaver Photography

Volleyball Opens Summit Play with Win over NDSU

9/23/2021 9:21:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score Final Box

The Roos posted a season-high 13 blocks on the night to take the victory

FARGO, N.D. - Kansas City Volleyball used an All-American night from Melanie Brecka to take the conference opener from North Dakota State, 3-1 (29-27, 25-20, 14-25, 25-14). Brick finished with an 18-kill, 14-dig double-double and hit at a .484 clip to lead the Roos to victory.

KEY MOMENTS

S1 | The Roos opened the match hot, jumping out to a 5-0 lead with two kills from Brecka.
S1 | The Kansas City lead reached 16-9 on a big kill by De'Janae Arnold.
S1 | After NDSU came storming back on a 10-2 run, a block by Arnold and Odyssey Warren tied things up at 23-23.
S1 | Brecka's eighth kill of the first set gave KC the 29-27 victory.
S2 | Bree Thompson checked into the match in the second set and immediately impacted the game, throwing down three kills en route to a 9-7 Kansas City lead.
S2 | Brecka came through for the Roos once again, throwing across a kill to put the Roos up, 17-13.
S2 | A block by Brecka and Carly Gillen secured the second set for the Roos, 25-20.
S3 | Warren sent across three-straight kills early in the third set to give KC a 7-4 edge.
S3 | The Bison used an 8-3 run midway through the set to secure an advantage and force a fourth set.
S4 | Kansas City responded quickly in the fourth set, jumping out to a 7-1 lead following a Thompson kill.
S4 | The Roos continued to dominate, forcing NDSU to burn its second timeout after a solo block by Odyssey Warren.
S4 | KC took eight of the final 12 points to open up Summit League play with a victory.

STATS TO NOTE

Brecka's .484 hitting percentage was a season-high and marked the second time this year that she has eclipsed the .400 mark.
Brecka's double-double was her seventh of the season.
The Roos finished the match with 13 total kills, a season-high. Arnold and Gillen paced the Roos with six blocks each.
Alli Schomers finished with 52 assists, her fourth match with 50-plus assists this season.
Maddie Renn led the Roos' backline with 17 digs. She and Brecka were the only Roos to reach double digits.

COACH CHRISTI POSEY, QUOTED

"This was a big win because it opens conference play, on the road, with a win. The NDSU was revved up, it was a great atmosphere."
"We didn't manage their serves well as they really came after us. Mel was very good in transition and Deja made a statement with six blocks. Good solid blocking and terrific offensive balance helped us tonight."
"We'll continue to work on our deficiencies, as the league is really strong and we need to get better every night."

UP NEXT
The Roos remain in North Dakota for a meeting with UND on Saturday at 1 p.m.