Roos Bested by Bison in Three Sets

Saturday, October 1

Fargo, ND

10:00 AM

Kansas City

4-13,1-3Summit League

North Dakota State

12-5,5-0Summit League

Kansas City

North Dakota St.

Photo by: Ryan Weaver Photography

Roos Bested by Bison in Three Sets

10/1/2022 11:50:00 AM | Volleyball

Box Score

KC had an efficient hitting day, but could not stop the NDSU attack

FARGO, N.D. - Kansas City Volleyball had trouble stopping the North Dakota State attack this morning, falling to the Bison 3-0 (29-27, 25-17, 25-19). The Roos hit at an efficient 0.284 rate, but allowed NDSU to post a 0.340 hitting percentage.

KEY MOMENTS

S1 / 15-14 | Neither team gained an advantage in the early going, but a solo block by Georgia Mullins took the Roos into the media timeout with an edge.
S1 / 23-21 | Odyssey Warren dropped a kill and followed it up with a service ace, putting the Roos ahead by two and forcing an NDSU timeout.
S1 / 26-25 | Sydney Henry rose above the net and pushed a second contact down for a kill to give KC its second set-point opportunity. The Bison would take the next point, and eventually take the set.
S2 / 7-12 | Kimora Whetstone sent across a strong kill from the middle, trying to spark a KC run after the Bison won six-straight points.

S2 | @kimora104 gave the defense no chance and the Roos are trying to respond to NDSU's run with a run of their own.#ROOUP | #DeclareKC pic.twitter.com/MMCuVrsGj4
— Kansas City Volleyball (@KCRoosVB) October 1, 2022

S2 / 15-20 | The Roos responded with three points in-a-row in response to a 6-1 NDSU run, but the Bison would close the set out.
S3 / 5-3 | Warren gave the Roos a spark with two-straight aces to take an early lead in the third.

S3 | Two-straight aces by @OdysseyWarren and the Roos have an early edge. Oddy has three aces on the match ??#ROOUP | #DeclareKC pic.twitter.com/xh1U6ZnUPk
— Kansas City Volleyball (@KCRoosVB) October 1, 2022

S3 / 12-18 | A kill by Rachel Sturdevant stopped a 5-1 run by North Dakota State.
S3 / 19-23 | The Roos drew back within four on a kill by Carly Gillen, but it was too little, too late and the Bison would claim the sweep.

STATS TO NOTE

Warren finished with a team-high 10 kills, her 11th match in double-digits this season.
The Roos' 0.284 hitting percentage was their second-highest of the season, and the highest in a loss since hitting 0.298 in a loss to Utah Valley on Oct. 1, 2016.
The Bison's 0.340 hitting percentage was the second-highest by a KC opponent this year.
Sturdevant had an efficient day, finishing with eight kills on 16 attacks for a 0.500 hitting percentage.
KC finished with 33 digs on 106 North Dakota State attacks.

UP NEXT
The Roos are back home next week, hosting Denver and Omaha.