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Volleyball enjoys undefeated week in league matches

October 1st, 2012 | Add a Comment

The Roos’ volleyball team won its second Summit Conference game in a week by  defeating South Dakota 3-2 on Saturday night in Vermillion, S.D. Senior Emily Lucas recorded a career-high 34 kills and, with 12 digs, posted her team-leading seventh double-double of the season. Freshman Jessica Hendin totaled six kills and a career-high 17 digs, while  freshman Nicole Wemhoff finished with career bests of 33 assists and 14 digs. The advantage swung back and forth as the Roos took the opening set 25-15, then dropped the next two 27-25 and 25-21.They won  the fourth set 25-20, forcing a fifth set. The Roos opened up a 7-3 lead after back-to-back kills from Lucas and an ace from Hendin. But South Dakota took the next six points and led 9-7. The Roos still trailed 13-12 when they … Read entire article »

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Volleyball team 2-2 in Summit League following weekend games

September 24th, 2012 | Add a Comment

After a 3-0 home loss to Fort Wayne on Sunday, the volleyball team stands 9-7 overall and 2-2 in the Summit League. A 3-2 win against Oakland last Friday, this season’s home opener, gave the Roos reason to be optimistic. According to Sports Information Director Nik Busch, Oakland won the last four times it faced UMKC; however, the Roos lead overall in the two rivals’ history of competition. The team endured a two-and-a-half-hour practice on Tuesday, Sept. 18. After a mix of scrimmage and conditioning, senior setter Ella Meier summed up her feelings in anticipation of the weekend’s matches. “Oakland is always a solid team in the conference,” she said. “I’m excited to play them so we can see how we measure up. It would be two huge wins this weekend if we can pull … Read entire article »

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Volleyball newcomers shine for Roos in Runnin’ Bulldog Classic

September 10th, 2012 | Add a Comment

Freshmen Jessica Hendin and Skyler Muff were named to the Runnin’ Bulldog Classic All-Tournament Team as the Kangaroos finished second after falling to Charlotte but defeating Delaware State in Saturday’s matches at the Paul Porter Arena in Boiling Springs, N.C. In the final match, the Roos took second place with a 3-1 win over Delaware State behind 14 kills each from Muff and Hendin. The Roos won in four sets, 25-18, 20-25, 25-12 and 25-19. They now stand 7-5. In the fourth set, the Roos led 10-9 before going on a 9-3 run, which included two aces by Emily Lucas. Delaware State closed the gap to 22-18, but two errors and kill by Morgan Voorhes ended the match. Hendin and Muff each finished with 14 kills, while Wemhoff finished with her third consecutive double-double … Read entire article »

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Volleyball team seeks cohesion with seven freshmen

August 27th, 2012 | Add a Comment

The UMKC volleyball team is kicking off the season with a positive attitude. So far, the team has participated in a morale-boosting match against the Alumni on August 17th. The  Kangaroos swept the Alumni 3-0, taking the first set 25-15. In the second set, the Alumni fought back and took the lead halfway through the set. The Kangaroos came out on top,  25-20. The  Roos dominated the third set, taking a a 16-point lead, and won 25-10. With seven freshmen on the squad , the team has a lot of work ahead to assure its cohesiveness and success. “I have a good feeling about our team. We have been trying to catch them [the freshmen] up on what we have been learning from Coach [Christi] Posey and Coach [Trent] Jones,” said senior … Read entire article »

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Volleyball team ends season in the Dakota’s

November 14th, 2011 | Add a Comment

Volleyball team ends season in the Dakota’s

The volleyball team closed out its season last week with a victory against South Dakota State University (SDSU) on Nov. 11 in Brookings, S.D, followed by and a loss against North Dakota State (NDSU) the following night in Fargo, N.D. The Roos came out hot against SDSU, winning their sixth match out of the past seven. Once again, senior Kelsey Knoche stole the spotlight with a career-breaking record of 26 kills. She also had 14 digs, … Read entire article »

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Player of the Week: Kelsey Knoche

October 31st, 2011 | Add a Comment

Player of the Week: Kelsey Knoche

Volleyball star propels team to victory Volleyball star Kelsey Knoche has been in rich form as of late, putting in some dominant displays and helping her team accumulate a four-game win streak in recent Summit League contests, in particular against South Dakota, IUPUI and Western Illinois last week. Against the South Dakota Coyotes on Oct. 22, Knoche ripped off a career-high 18 kills as the Roos recorded a 3-2 set victory for the team’s second Summit League … Read entire article »

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Volleyball performances finally rewarded

October 24th, 2011 | Add a Comment

Volleyball performances finally rewarded

The Volleyball team (8-15) (2-10 in Summit League play) picked up its second straight Summit League win with a 3-2 win over South Dakota(12-13, 5-7) at Swinney Recreation Center on Saturday Oct. 22. After a tough start to the Conference campaign, losing 10 straight games, the results have finally started to go the Roos’ way since many of the score-lines this season have not reflected the overall performances of the blue & gold. In the victory, seniors … Read entire article »

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Volleyball still searching for first Summit League win

October 11th, 2011 | Add a Comment

The UMKC Volleyball team (6-13 overall, 0-9 in Summit League play) dropped three matches last week as they went in search of their first Summit League Conference victory of the season. Saturday night, the Roos traveled to Fort Wayne, Ind., where they took on the Mastodons (13-6, 6-2), falling in four sets. The Roos came out strong in the first set wasting no time taking advantage, using a 4-0 run to turn into a 10-7 UMKC lead. Another 4-0 run put in a gap the Mastodons could not overcome, as the Roos took the opening set 25-20. The Roos lost the following three sets 18-25, 23-25, and 20-25 respectively. Emily Lucas led the match with 16 kills, while Meier had a 23-dig, 34-assist double-double. Kerkman added 21 digs which took her above … Read entire article »

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Volleyball team defeated by Western Illinois University

October 3rd, 2011 | Add a Comment

Volleyball team defeated by Western Illinois University

The UMKC volleyball team (6-9, 0-5) dropped a four-set match on Friday night, 3-1, to Western Illinois (9-7, 2-4) at the Swinney Recreation Center. In the match, junior Roo setter Ella Meier registered 25 assists and 12 digs, while junior Brittney Robers recorded 16 assists and 12 digs. In the first set, the Roos went ahead with a 25-22 victory to take a 1-0 lead in the match. In the set, a late 6-1 run from … Read entire article »

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Volleyball team’s victorious comeback

September 5th, 2011 | Add a Comment

Volleyball team’s victorious comeback

The Lady Roos travelled to Radford, Va. and defeated both Chicago State and the University of South Carolina Upstate last Friday, before a dramatic comeback victory against Radford on Saturday. UMKC now stands 3-3. Against Chicago State in the tournament opener, senior Kelsey Knoche led the Roos with 13 kills, eight digs and three blocks. Junior Emily Lucas and senior Elizabeth Beck each finished with double-digit kill totals. The Lady Roos took the first set 25-17 and the second … Read entire article »

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