Volleyball Drops a Pair to Start Billiken Invite

Friday, September 16

St. Louis, Mo.

10:00 AM

Kansas City

3-8,0-0Summit League

Missouri State

3-7,0-0MVC

Missouri St.

Kansas City

Photo by: Ryan Weaver Photography

Volleyball Drops a Pair to Start Billiken Invite

9/16/2022 7:30:00 PM | Volleyball

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Kansas City took Iowa State to five sets but could not emerge victorious

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Kansas City Volleyball took the first set against Missouri State and fought to five sets against a Big XII opponent in Friday's second game, but could not claim victory in either match. The Roos fell 3-1 to the Bears and 3-2 to Iowa State.

KEY MOMENTS VS. MISSOURI STATE

S1 / 12-10 | Two kills by Carly Gillen, in the span of three points, put the Roos up by a pair early in the first set.
S1 / 19-19 | Georgia Mullins sent across a kill, tying the set up after a four-point run by the Bears.
S1 / 26-24 | Kimora Whetstone went up for a solo block to end the set, finishing a 5-2 Kansas City run.
S2 / 7-6 | After falling behind early, Whetstone logged another solo block to cap a four-point Kansas City run.
S2 / 12-18 | The Roos rattled off three-straight points in response to an 11-2 Missouri State run, but the damage was done and the Bears took the set.
S3 / 6-6 | Missouri State went on a four-point run, but the Roos responded with three of their own, finished by a block from Whetstone and Raina Smith.
S3 / 13-13 | Mullins came through with back-to-back kills to tie the match up, but MSU responded with a four-point run to take an advantage.
S3 / 17-20 | Rachel Sturdevant placed a kill to bring the Roos within three, but Missouri State went for the next five points to take the set.
S4 / 5-2 | Gillen and Odyssey Warren teamed up for a block to give the Roos an early advantage in the fourth.
S4 / 20-18 | Gillen and Warren went for another block that made KC the first to the 20-point mark, but the Bears went on a 7-2 run to end the match.

STATS TO NOTE VS. MISSOURI STATE

The Roos finished with 13.5 blocks, a season-high.
Mullins finished with 11 kills, tying her season-high from the Sep. 3 match against Howard.
Peyton Van Nest finished with a team-high 25 assists.

KEY MOMENTS VS. IOWA STATE

S1 / 4-0 | Whetstone sent across back-to-back kills to cap a quick start for KC.
S1 / 17-11 | Whetstone went up for a solo block, finishing off a six-point Kansas City run.
S1 / 23-16 | Smith placed a kill that put the Roos in position to win the first set handily.
S2 / 10-10 | After a 6-0 run by the Cyclones, Kansas City responded with five-straight points of their own to tie things up.
S2 / 18-16 | Gillen and Smith earned kill son back-to-back points, putting the Roos up by a pair.
S2 / 25-20 | Bree Thompson sent across a service ace to finish off the set and put Kansas City ahead by two sets.
S3 / 8-4 | KC got off to a fast start in the third set after a block by Warren and Mullins put them up four.
S3 / 12-15 | A six-point run by the Cyclones put them up for good, finishing the set on a 15-7 run.
S4 / 10-10 | The teams traded points to begin the fourth set, with a kill by Warren tying things up.
S4 / 14-18 | A kill by Smith put an end to an 8-3 Iowa State run.
S4 / 21-24 | The Roos won two-straight points to draw within three, but Iowa State forced a fifth set.
S5 / 3-7 | A kill by Gillen stopped the Cyclones' initial run to begin the fifth set.
S5 / 10-13 | Smith and Warren went for kills on back-to-back points, but Iowa State took the set and the match.

STATS TO NOTE VS. IOWA STATE

Warren and Smith each finished in double-digits with 15 and 14 kills, respectively.
Warren also tallied 11 digs for her third double-double of the year.

UP NEXT
The Roos take on host Saint Louis to finish off the Billiken Invite tomorrow at 10 a.m.