Spring Break
Roos hop on top of Bulldogs and Cougars
Elyssa Brogdon
Issue date: 11/3/08 Section: Sports
While the Roos held the lead for a moment, a couple of questionable referee calls gave the lead back to the Bulldogs, 13-11. But the Roos hung tough, earning another tie at 14-14. Freshman middle hitter Christiana McQuin added a point for the Roos on her service, giving them a 16-14 lead.
The Bulldogs caught up again, but this time junior outside hitter Jamie Hagerman, freshman middle hitter Brittany Fossier and Beck fought them off with a kill each, taking the score to 19-14. The Roos continued their success all the way up to a 25-19 set win.
A service ace by senior setter Danni Sperry, a block from Fossier and a Hagerman kill gave UMKC a great fifth-set start of 7-1.
Beck and Fossier blocked well together and the Bulldogs could not stop senior libero Mandy Tipton's kills, carrying the Roos first to 10-3, and then to match point.
An assist by freshman setter Erin Wellwood and another Schmidt kill ended the match with the team exulting in its comeback win.
"Missouri Valley [Conference] is traditionally a much stronger conference," Frugoli said. "Drake is a team that is sneaking up over there, so this is a very good win. They're ranked much higher than us. It was just a great night for our program."
On Saturday, the Roos took an eight-point lead (11-3) in the first set against the CSU Cougars. The Cougars faced blocks, kills, amazing digs and pancakes from the Roos as they fell to a 12-point deficit 9-21. The Roos took the game with a kill by freshman outside hitter Kate Humphreys.
The Roos got off to an early 5-1 lead in the second set, but the Cougars fought back to a 5-5 tie. In a key moment, junior outside hitter Kelly Gettinger slid the ball over the net with ease, giving the Roos a 10-7 lead.
The Roos would continue to lead for the rest of the game until McQuin ended it at 25-15 with a kill.
The Roos wasted no time catching a substantial 11-2 lead against the Cougars in the final set. Tipton extended the lead with a couple of service aces, 16-4. Making quick work of their opponents, the Roos closed out the match, 25-9.
UMKC (11-17, Summit League 4-8) has four regular season games remaining this year, all of them valid for conference results.
The first three are at home, starting with a match against IUPUI at 7 p.m., Nov. 7 at Swinney Rec. The last one is scheduled for Nov. 16 at Tulsa, Okla., against Oral Roberts.
ebrogdon@unews.com
The Bulldogs caught up again, but this time junior outside hitter Jamie Hagerman, freshman middle hitter Brittany Fossier and Beck fought them off with a kill each, taking the score to 19-14. The Roos continued their success all the way up to a 25-19 set win.
A service ace by senior setter Danni Sperry, a block from Fossier and a Hagerman kill gave UMKC a great fifth-set start of 7-1.
Beck and Fossier blocked well together and the Bulldogs could not stop senior libero Mandy Tipton's kills, carrying the Roos first to 10-3, and then to match point.
An assist by freshman setter Erin Wellwood and another Schmidt kill ended the match with the team exulting in its comeback win.
"Missouri Valley [Conference] is traditionally a much stronger conference," Frugoli said. "Drake is a team that is sneaking up over there, so this is a very good win. They're ranked much higher than us. It was just a great night for our program."
On Saturday, the Roos took an eight-point lead (11-3) in the first set against the CSU Cougars. The Cougars faced blocks, kills, amazing digs and pancakes from the Roos as they fell to a 12-point deficit 9-21. The Roos took the game with a kill by freshman outside hitter Kate Humphreys.
The Roos got off to an early 5-1 lead in the second set, but the Cougars fought back to a 5-5 tie. In a key moment, junior outside hitter Kelly Gettinger slid the ball over the net with ease, giving the Roos a 10-7 lead.
The Roos would continue to lead for the rest of the game until McQuin ended it at 25-15 with a kill.
The Roos wasted no time catching a substantial 11-2 lead against the Cougars in the final set. Tipton extended the lead with a couple of service aces, 16-4. Making quick work of their opponents, the Roos closed out the match, 25-9.
UMKC (11-17, Summit League 4-8) has four regular season games remaining this year, all of them valid for conference results.
The first three are at home, starting with a match against IUPUI at 7 p.m., Nov. 7 at Swinney Rec. The last one is scheduled for Nov. 16 at Tulsa, Okla., against Oral Roberts.
ebrogdon@unews.com
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