Volleyball Sweeps Past South Dakota State

Thursday, September 30

Kansas City, Mo.

7:00 PM

Kansas City

12-4,3-1Summit League

South Dakota State

9-5,1-2Summit League

South Dakota St.

Kansas City

Photo by: Ryan Weaver Photography

Volleyball Sweeps Past South Dakota State

9/30/2021 9:30:00 PM | Volleyball

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The Roos were efficient in the attack, hitting .300 and committing only nine attacking errors

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Kansas City Volleyball bounced back from Tuesday's loss to Denver with a decisive sweep over South Dakota State this evening, winning 3-0 (25-12, 25-21, 25-21). Melanie Brecka and Bree Thompson paced the Roos' attack, finishing with 11 and 10 kills, respectively.

KEY MOMENTS

S1 | Maddie Renn sent across back-to-back aces, setting the Roos up for an early advantage against the Jackrabbits, 4-1.
S1 | Alli Schomers set up an impressive kill from Carly Gillen, keeping the Roos ahead, 11-6.
S1 | The Roos extended their lead to 20-7 behind Schomers' serve, capped by a big block in the middle by Brecka and Gillen.
S2 | After trading points to begin the set, Odyssey Warren came through with a kill that put the Roos up 9-7.
S2 | A big kill from Gillen put the Roos up by one, 14-13.
S2 | Roos stayed ahead 21-17, with Warren and De'Janae Arnold teaming up for a block against the Jackrabbits.
S3 | The Roos and the Jackrabbits went back-and-forth at the start of the set until the Roos got ahead with a kill from Thompson, 10-8.
S3 | An ace from Brecka gave the Roos their 4th straight point, 17-15, and forced South Dakota State to use a timeout.
S3 | The Roos continued to dominate the match with a kill from Arnold, 20-17.
S3 | After a block by Thompson on match point was initially ruled out of bounds, a successful challenge gave the Roos the set and match.

STATS TO NOTE

The Roos hit .300 as a team, their fourth match at .300 or better this season.
KC had 20 kills in the second set, the first time they've reached 20 kills in a set since Nov. 4, 2019 against California Baptist.
The Roos accumulated seven blocks, the twelfth time this season they have reached that mark.
In KC's second set victory, the Roos were able to side out at an 81% clip.
Thompson's .391 hitting percentage was her highest of the season, and her ten kills gives her double-digit kills in three of the last four matches.
KC's nine attacking errors are their lowest for a match since Oct. 18, 2018 against Grand Canyon.

COACH CHRISTI POSEY, QUOTED

"We needed to get back into a good place. We challenged them to be aggressive, hungrier, confident and just to fight harder. (The first set) was a great response to see."
"We had a good serving plan and we were aggressive. We eliminated some attackers through our serve. We were better defensively, more alert and more aware."
"We always want to put pressure on teams with our serve. If I'm asking them to be aggressive we have to live with a little bit of error, but I think we're getting into more of a rhythm."
"I thought tonight was a good response from Bree after struggling against Denver. She got into a rhythm tonight, made some smart shots and helped us. All of our outsides need to always be ready because their name could be called and they need to be ready to perform."

UP NEXT
The Roos remain in town for a matchup with South Dakota on Saturday at 1 p.m. The Roos and Coyotes went to five sets three times last season, with the Roos winning two of the three matches.