Friday, August 26
Peoria, Ill.
4 p.m.
Miami University
0-2
2
vs
3
Kansas City
1-0
1
2
3
4
5
F
Kansas City
20
25
23
25
15
3
Miami (Ohio)
25
20
25
19
11
2
Photo by: Brian Mack
RedHawks Edged by Roos in Five Sets
8/26/2022 6:58:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
PEORIA, Ill.—A hard-fought effort came up just short as the Miami University volleyball team (0-2) was edged in a five-set battle with Kansas City (1-0) on Friday evening at the Bradley CEFCU Invitational, 25-20, 20-25, 25-23, 19-25, 11-15.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
UP NEXT:
Miami rounds out its stint at the Bradley Invitational, playing the host Braves at 11 a.m. (ET) on Saturday, Aug. 27.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Hayden Hicks served up an ace for the opening point of the match. Kansas City built a 7-3 lead, but Miami climbed back and used a 5-0 run that included back-to-back kills from Brooke Jackson and another Hicks service ace to notch a 14-12 advantage and a lead it would not relinquish. The RedHawks pushed their lead to six, 22-16, and went on to claim a 25-20 win in the opening set.
- A Jackson service ace along with three-straight kills from Abby Stratford helped Miami take a quick 7-0 lead in the second set. The RedHawks pushed their lead to 10 off a block by Maggie McCrary and Hicks, 12-2. KC used a 9-1 run to claim a 17-15 advantage. Two more Stratford kills gave Miami an 18-17 edge, but the Roos took the second set, 25-20.
- It was a tight third set with neither team leading by more than one until KC took an 11-9 edge. The Roos used a 7-0 run to push ahead and eventually led by eight, 21-13. Miami kept chiseling away and put together a 7-0 run to close out the set to seize a 25-23 win in the third stanza. Gentry Warrick served up two aces during the final stretch.
- Kansas City opened up a 9-3 lead in the fourth set and did not look back. The Roos led by as many as 11, but Miami used a 4-0 spurt to close within three late in the set, 21-18. Kansas City went on to send the match to a fifth set with a 25-19 win in the fourth stanza.
- The Roos took a 4-1 lead in the fifth, but Miami climbed back to within one off an Ellie Hanson kill, 6-5. KC extended its lead to five, 13-8, but a kill from Allyson Severance highlighted a 3-0 spurt to put Miami within two. The Roos went on to claim the match with a 15-11 win in the fifth set.
- Stratford paced the RedHawks with 14 kills and added 10 digs and two blocks.
- Hicks posted 40 assists, nine digs and two service aces.
- Warrick added three service aces and four blocks.
- Margo Lawson led Miami with 18 digs.
UP NEXT:
Miami rounds out its stint at the Bradley Invitational, playing the host Braves at 11 a.m. (ET) on Saturday, Aug. 27.
Team Stats
KC
MIAMI
Kills
57
49
Errors
25
34
Attempts
149
156
Hitting %
.215
.096
Points
76.0
62.0
Assists
51
48
Aces
7
8
Blocks
12.0
5.0
Game Leaders
Kills
14
Aces
1
Blocks
2
Kills
9
Aces
1
Blocks
0
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Players Mentioned
Outside Hitter
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Libero
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/ Women's VolleyballOutside Hitter
/ Women's VolleyballRight Side Hitter
/ Women's Volleyball
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