Roos Return to Winning Ways Against Leathernecks

Tuesday, September 27

Kansas City, Mo.

7:00 PM

Kansas City

4-11,1-1Summit League

Western Illinois

4-11,0-3Summit League

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
Western Ill.	21	11	28	19	1
Kansas City	25	25	26	25	3

Photo by: Ryan Weaver Photography

Roos Return to Winning Ways Against Leathernecks

9/27/2022 10:11:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

Odyssey Warren led the Roos' attack, finishing with 20 kills

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Kansas City Volleyball used a well-distributed attack to down Western Illinois for its first Summit League win, 3-1 (25-21, 25-11, 26-28, 25-19). Peyton Van Nest and Sydney Henry ran the offense like a machine, finishing with 25 assists apiece.

KEY MOMENTS

S1 / 13-11 | A block by Odyssey Warren and Carly Gillen got the Roos out to a two-point lead midway through the first set.
S1 / 21-16 | Kimora Whetstone sent a kill across, capping a three-point run by KC that forced a Western Illinois timeout.

S1 | @kimora104 finishes the point off and forces WIU to use their second timeout ??#ROOUP | #DeclareKC pic.twitter.com/6aIkSmmYxJ
— Kansas City Volleyball (@KCRoosVB) September 28, 2022

S1 / 25-21 | After the Leathernecks drew within a pair, Gillen and Warren sent kills across to end the first set.
S2 / 10-4 | Warren came through for another kill, sparking a 9-2 run that put the Roos firmly in control of the set.
S2 / 23-9 | Gillen and Warren teamed up for another block, putting Kansas City in prime position to take the second set.
S3 / 16-15 | After the Roos fell behind by three, a kill by Raina Smith forced a WIU timeout and put KC ahead by a point.
S3 / 26-26 | Kansas City battled off three set points, the last on a block by Henry and Gillen, but the Leathernecks would win the set to stay alive.
S4 / 10-8 | Georgia Mullins sent a kill across, giving KC a two-point advantage.
S4 / 19-15 | The Roos went on a 5-1 run to surge ahead in the fourth set, using two kills each by Whetstone and Smith.
S4 / 25-19 | The Roos ended the match on another 5-1 run, capped by Gillen's ninth kill of the day.

STATS TO NOTE

Warren (20), Whetstone (10) and Smith (10) all ended with double-digit kills, while Gillen and Mullins sent across nine and eight, respectively.
Four Roos ended with double-digit digs, led by Kennedy Schritenthal and Leah Green with 15 each.
The Roos used an 81% sideout rate in the blow-out second set.
KC limited the Leathernecks to 0.109 hitting, while swinging at a 0.253 clip themselves.

THE ROOS, QUOTED

UP NEXT
The Roos turn around quickly for a trip to North Dakota, playing UND on Thursday and North Dakota State on Saturday.