Spring Break
UMKC falls to Wichita State
Elyssa Brogdon
Issue date: 9/8/08 Section: Sports
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Tuesday night the Roos faced the Shockers, who are ranked 22nd in the nation, in a three game match. The Roos fell to the scores of (11-25), (19-25) and (9-25).
In addition to being the opening home game, the WSU match housed many causes.
It was Diabetes Awareness night in the Swinney Recreation Center. Half of the ticket revenue went to the American Diabetes Association (ADA), and a speaker from the ADA spoke during half time.
Meanwhile another activity occurring outside the court was Bears on Patrol. The Eastern Independence Rotary Club was collecting stuffed animals for local policemen to keep in their patrol cars.
The bears and other stuffed animals will be given to children the officers encounter during tough situations.
And a Roo Crew tailgate that preceded the game and the game's Hawaiian Luau theme brought in a lot of student support.
"I think we played for a lot of good causes," said senior libero Mandy Tipton. "We knew Wichita State was going to be a tough match. So, we focused on individual goals, increasing our score each game and running our own plays."
In the first game WSU took a strong lead scoring 11 of the first 16 points. The Roos gained two more points 7-11 with freshman outside hitter Elizabeth Beck's kill. But four points was as close as UMKC got in the first game as the Shockers rounded out an 11-1 run 22-8. Moments later Wichita State claimed game one, 25-11.
"We need to work on consistency and staying mentally focused when we're down, but our kids gave a lot of effort tonight and showed a lot of heart and you can't go wrong when they are trying the best," Frugoli said.
The Roos took six of the first seven points of game two and were able to maintain their lead, 9-4. But the Shockers fought to within a point, 9-8, then after a time out tied the game.
The teams tied and tied again with the Kangaroos prevailing but the trend changed as the Shockers set ahead, 13-11.
The Shockers climbed another 13 points to the Roos four by game point, 17-24.
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