Volleyball Fights, Falls to Omaha in Four

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Volleyball Fights, Falls to Omaha in Four

11/3/2022 9:24:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

Peyton Van Nest had a standout night, notching career-highs in kills and assists

OMAHA, Neb. - Kansas City Volleyball put up a battle against Omaha this evening, but fell to the Mavericks' potent attack, 3-1 (26-24, 23-25, 25-22, 25-15). Peyton Van Nest ran the Roos' offense as the lone setter and nearly notched a triple-double, finishing with nine kills, 32 assists and 14 digs.

KEY MOMENTS

S1 / 5-3 | Carly Gillen came around the right side on a pass from Peyton Van Nest, playing the ball off the block and down for a kill. The kill sparked an eight-point Kansas City run that forced Omaha to use both timeouts.
S1 / 19-16 | After a seven-point run by the Mavericks forced KC into a timeout, Odyssey Warren sent a kill down the line, starting a three-point Roo run.
S1 / 24-21 | A service error by the Mavs gave Kansas City three set-point chances, but Omaha took the next five points and won the set.
S2 / 10-5 | Kansas City rattled off seven-straight points, capped by a point that saw Leah Green make a lunging dig, followed by a Van Nest pass to Warren for the kill.
S2 / 16-15 | Georgia Mullins's attack was kept alive by the Mavericks, but after a free ball was sent to KC, Warren took a big swing and bounced a ball in front of the Omaha back line to break the tie.

S2 | @OdysseyWarren left no doubt on that one ??#ROOUP | #DeclareKC pic.twitter.com/c4PRGmM2Qb
— Kansas City Volleyball (@KCRoosVB) November 4, 2022

S2 / 25-23 | Omaha fought off the Roos' first chance at set point, but after a KC timeout, Van Nest found Smith for a cross-court kill to tie things up.
S3 / 7-4 | A quick connection from Van Nest to Kimora Whetstone gave Kansas City its third point in-a-row, putting the Roos up by three.
S3 / 14-14 | Peyton Van Nest and Carly Gillen teamed up on the outside for a big block that tied things up and sparked three-straight Kansas City points.
S3 / 21-23 | Kansas City took three-of-four points, capped by a Warren block, to draw within two, but Omaha would hold on and take the lead.
S4 / 11-10 | The start of the fourth set went back-and-forth with the Roos taking a lead on a kill by Smith, but the Mavericks responded by taking the next ten points.
S4 / 15-23 | Kansas City scored its final point of the night on a kill by Van Nest, but the Mavericks secured the victory by taking the next two points.

STATS TO NOTE

Van Nest tallied two career-highs on the night. Nine kills smashed her previous high of four, while 32 assists was an improvement upon her twice-reached 30-assist high.
Blair Taylor saw action in the first three sets of the night, putting up a career-high 11 digs.
Smith was KC's leader in the kill category, finishing with 11 for her 10th double-digit game this season and the fourth in-a-row.
Kennedy Schritenthal led the Roos with 20 digs, her sixth 20-plus dig match this year. She also set a season-high with four aces.

UP NEXT
The Roos' road trip continues on Saturday, taking on Denver at 4 p.m.