Kansas City
6-15,3-5Summit League
South Dakota State
10-9,4-3Summit League
Volleyball Earns Every Point in Win over Jackrabbits
10/13/2022 10:03:00 PM | Volleyball
Kansas City's defense showed up, digging up 80 SDSU attacks
BROOKINGS, S.D. - Kansas City Volleyball got down, but were never out this evening as they defeated South Dakota State, 3-1 (25-20, 28-26, 21-25, 25-21). The Jackrabbits were the first to the 20-point mark in each of the final three sets, but it was no problem for the Roos, whose back-line finished with 80 total digs.
KEY MOMENTS
- S1 / 8-5 | Sydney Henry found Raina Smith for her first kill of the day, putting the Roos up by three points early in the first.
- S1 / 16-12 | Henry linked with Odyssey Warren, extending KC's lead to four points.
- S1 / 25-20 | After the Jackrabbits went on a 3-0 run to draw within a point, Kansas City rattled off the final four points of the set, using an error by SDSU, kills by Warren and Carly Gillen, and a block by the same duo.
- S2 / 8-12 | Henry and Smith teamed up for back-to-back kills, putting an end to a six-point SDSU run.
- S2 / 20-23 | Mullins came through with two-straight kills, drawing Kansas City back within three points after falling behind by five.
- S2 / 24-24 | The Roos battled off four set points in a row to knot the match up at 24. KC would face two more SDSU set points in extra play, but Raina Smith would give the Roos their first set point on an out-of-system play, and the Roos would take the set.
S2 | Out of system? No problem.@OdysseyWarren with the absolute ???????? to @rainasmith15 to give KC set point ??#ROOUP | #DeclareKC pic.twitter.com/CNS5R5FSaI
— Kansas City Volleyball (@KCRoosVB) October 14, 2022
- S3 / 8-4 | Kansas City went on a four-point run early in the third set to take a lead.
- S3 / 19-21 | The Roos responded to an eight-point Jackrabbit run with three of their own, but the damage was done and SDSU would force a fourth set.
- S4 / 7-12 | Back-to-back blocks, one by Rachel Sturdevant and Kimora Whetstone, the other by Whetstone and Georgia Mullins, ended a five-point Jackrabbit run.
S4 | Back-to-back blocks by the Roos to put an end to the SDSU run, this one by @kimora104 and @georgialm3 ??#ROOUP | #DeclareKC pic.twitter.com/BBRBIbeRCf
— Kansas City Volleyball (@KCRoosVB) October 14, 2022
- S4 / 18-18 | Kansas City drew back even on Peyton Van Nest's serve, with Van Nest spreading the attack and getting kills from Smith, Whetstone, Mullins and Warren.
- S4 / 25-21 | After South Dakota State took a 20-18 lead, the Roos finished the match on a 7-1 run to claim the set and the match.
STATS TO NOTE
- Four Roos finished in double digit digs, led by Leah Green and Kennedy Schritenthal with 18 each. Van Nest added 15 and Warren notched 10.
- KC's 80 digs as a team were the second-most by the team this year, behind only the Roos' 84-dig performance at Oral Roberts last month.
- Warren added a team-high 17 kills with her 10 digs, her sixth double-double of the year and the first since Sep. 27.
- Van Nest dished a team-high 30 assists with her 15 digs, her sixth double-double of the year as well.
- Smith notched a career-high 16 kills on an efficient 0.344 hitting percentage. Her previous career mark came in a 15-kill performance against Arkansas State last season.
- Henry sent across four service aces on the night, besting her previous career-high of two, reached in the season-opener against Miami (OH).
COACH CHRISTI POSEY, QUOTED
"We were pleased with the grit and determination our team showed tonight. It was a very positive step in the learning process."
UP NEXT
The Roos will look to make their streak three wins in a row as they remain in South Dakota for a meeting with the conference-leading Coyotes on Saturday at 2 p.m.
