KANSAS CITY, MO --The Denver volleyball team tallied a .432 attack percentage on the way to a 3-0 win (25-20, 25-20, 25-12) against the UMKC Kangaroos Thursday on the road at Swinney Center.
The conference victory improved Denver's record to 10-7 overall and 4-2 in Summit action.
The Pioneers offense was paced by Memphis Glasgow, who finished with 15 kills on the day while accumulating a hitting percentage of .5, and by Jordan Lockwood, who had 10 while hitting .333. got 15 digs from Ryen Wilkens along with seven blocks from Brianna Green and five rejections from Glasgow to lead them defensively.
Game Notes
» Denver attackers combined to hit .432 in the match.
» Gianna Bartalo had a match-high two aces in the win.
» Brianna Green had a match-high seven blocks.
» The Denver front row did a great job defensively, picking up 10 blocks in the match.
» Memphis Glasgow had a match-high 15 kills for Denver.
» Denver got a match-high 15 digs from Ryen Wilkens.
» Denver attackers were helped by a match-high 37 assists from Lorrin Poulter.
» Denver's .432 attack percentage was a new season high.
» Glasgow's 15 kills marked her fifth time this year in double figures for kills.
How It Happened
SET 1 | The Pioneers took control of the set-one lead at 6-5 and never looked back to win 25-20. Denver led by as many as six points at 18-12 before closing out the set, collecting 19 kills while only committing two attack errors along the way.
SET 2 | Denver built on a set-one win by earning a 25-20 victory in the second set. The Pioneers never trailed by more than five points and grabbed the advantage for good at 16-15 in a set that featured 12 ties and seven lead changes.
SET 3 | Denver then ended the match with a victory in set number three. The Pioneers grabbed control of the set early when the score was 2-1 and never trailed to win 25-12. Denver led by 13 points at 24-11 before closing out the stanza, totaling 16 kills while only committing one attack error in the process. Denver's front row had a solid defensive performance, blocking five UMKC attacks in the stanza.
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