Kansas City
6-16,3-6Summit League
South Dakota
18-2,7-1Summit League
Roos Fall to Stout South Dakota Attack
10/15/2022 6:51:00 PM | Volleyball
Kansas City could not stop the Coyote attack, allowing 0.359 hitting
VERMILLION, S.D. – Kansas City was hoping for a three-match sweep of a week through St. Thomas, South Dakota State and South Dakota, but the home Coyotes were too much and handed the Roos a 3-0 (25-13, 25-17, 25-15) defeat Saturday afternoon at the Sanford Coyote Sports Center.
South Dakota, tied for the Summit League lead at the midway point of the conference season, hit .359 and had just seven errors for the match and had eight service aces as the Coyotes improved to 18-2 and 7-1 in the league. Kansas City, meanwhile, had 21 hitting errors with a .070 efficiency in dropping to 6-16 on the season, 3-6 in the Summit.
The Roos return home after a 2-1 week with wins over St. Thomas and South Dakota State before falling to the co-leader in the Summit League.
KEY MOMENTS
- S1 / 4-10 | Madison Harms and Elizabeth Juhnke each had three kids as South Dakota jumped on top. The Coyotes had six kills without an error, while Kansas City had four kills and four errors.
- S1 / 7-10 | Raina Smith had two kills and Georgia Mullins followed with another as the Roos scored three straight points out of the timeout to cut into the Coyote lead.
S1 | This one was played to perfection ??
— Kansas City Volleyball (@KCRoosVB) October 15, 2022
Three straight points for the Roos on the kill by @georgialm3.#ROOUP | #DeclareKC pic.twitter.com/fxGKBhPo7f
- S1 / 13-25 | South Dakota hit .364 in the first set while limiting the Roos to .047 hitting efficiency as the home team scored the last five points for victory in set one.
- S2 / 4-8 | Kansas City jumped out to a 4-2 lead in set two behind a kill by Mullins and a service ace by Kimora Whetstone, but USD scored the next six points behind a kill and two blocks by Harms to take control.
- S2 / 17-25 | Kansas City had 11 kills and fewer errors (five) in set two, but USD had just two hitting errors and hit .324 to win the second set going away. Kamryn Farris ended the set with two consecutive services aces to put USD up two sets to none.
- S3 / 4-1 | For the second straight set, the Roos jumped out to a lead behind a kill by Whetstone, a block by Mullins, a kill by Odyssey Warren and a kill by Rachel Sturdevant.
- S3 / 7-15 | South Dakota took control of set three thanks to some untidy play by the Roos. The Coyotes scored points on three KC hitting errors and an ace to take a 15-7 lead.
- S3 / 15-25 | South Dakota ended the match with its third ace of the set and eighth of the match. Madison Harms had two kills late in the set to give her 11 on the afternoon with zero errors in 18 attempts.
STATS TO NOTE
- Odyssey Warren led the Roos in kills with 8 to bring her season total to a team-high 260, but the junior also committed 8 hitting errors.
- Kennedy Schritenthal led Kansas City in digs with 12 to giver her 357 for the season, ranking 3rd in the Summit League.
- The 29 kills in the match were the second fewest of the season for the Roos (27 vs Kansas State). The 25 assists vs. South Dakota tied the lowest of the season (25 vs K-State).
- The ace by Kimora Whestone early in set 3 gives Kansas City at least one ace in 20 of the 21 matches this season.
COACH CHRISTI POSEY, QUOTED
"I was disappointed in our effort today. South Dakota played well. They were solid in all aspects of the game, and we didn't put and pressure on them, so it felt like everything went their way. We certainly have work to do. We look forward to getting back in training mode next week."
UP NEXT
Kansas City returns home to face Summit League foe Oral Roberts next Saturday, October 24 at 1 p.m
