2008 Woodie Awards
Roos win two battles in Warhawk Classic
Elyssa Brogdon
Issue date: 9/15/08 Section: Sports
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"I think the KU game started us off," said volleyball Head Coach Geno Frugoli. "It gave us a lot of confidence because we hadn't won a set against KU since 2001."
Roos vs. Huskies - (18-25) (21-25) (23-25)
UMKC began the weekend tournament playing the Houston Baptist University (HBU) Huskies. The Huskies, who defeated the tournament's host ULM earlier in the day, took down the Roos in a three-set match.
In the first set, the two teams wrestled for a lead, falling into tie after tie. But the Huskies broke away with a four-point run, 13-10.
Kangaroo freshman middle hitter Christiana McQuin helped the Roos get within a point of the Huskies with a kill, followed by a service ace (12-13), but HBU continued to lead for the remainder of the game, winning 25-18.
In the second set, the teams stayed close the whole game, with UMKC gaining small leads several times.
Kills by freshman outside hitter Elizabeth Beck and sophomore middle hitter Holly Schmidt took it to 6-5. Senior setter Danni Sperry's ace and some Huskies errors kept the Roos at 10-9. Later, with a pair of service aces from freshman Erin Wellwood, UMKC was ahead 16-14.
But it was the Huskies who were again victorious in the end, as they climbed four points up from an 18-18 tie. Another kill by Beck staved off defeat momentarily, but the set ended in the Huskies favor, 25-21.
The final set of the match was the closest of the match.
The Roos grabbed the first two points of the set thanks to a freshman outside hitter Kate Humphreys. The Roos wrestled with the Huskies for the lead up through an 18-18 tie. HBU then took control of the rest of the set. The game ended with the Roos just two point behind, 23-25.
"They were a very tough team," Frugoli said. "They had a lot of their seniors and juniors playing, so they had a lot of experienced players."
Roos vs. Lions - (25-18) (19-25) (23-25) (25-17) (16-14)
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