Saturday, September 27
Denver, Colo.
1 p.m. MT
University of Denver
10-3,2-0Summit League
3
vs
1
Kansas City
1-14,0-2Summit League
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City | 10 | 22 | 25 | 14 | 1 |
| Denver | 25 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 3 |
Photo by: C. Morgan Engel/Clarkson Creative Photography
Johnson Leads the Way in Victory over Kansas City
9/27/2025 3:38:00 PM | Volleyball
DENVER -- The Denver Pioneers defeated the Kansas City Roos (25-10, 25-22, 23-25, 25-14) on Saturday afternoon in Hamilton Gymnasium. With the win, the Pioneers move to 10-3 and 2-0 in Summit League play.
Jamia Johnson led the offense with a career-high 17 kills and .433 hitting percentage. Genevieve Lewis added 11 kills and Ava Reynolds tacked on 10. Defensively, Maddie Winkler made 12 digs and Izzy Rawlings chipped in 9. Rawlings led the team with 29 assists and Ilayda Erem added 24 helpers.
HOW IT HAPPENED
SET 1
Denver jumped out to an early 5-1 lead to start the match off a pair of kills by Elise Hart. A balanced Pioneers attack extended the lead to 15-7. Hart, Lewis and Johnson each earned a trio of kills at the halfway mark of the first stanza. DU extended the lead to 18-8 en route to securing the 25-10 set one win.
SET 2
The Pioneers and the Roos traded kills to start the second set before Kansas City pulled ahead to take a 13-8 lead. Denver rallied late with a 4-1 run to tie the match at 19. The Pioneers were able to complete the comeback to win set two, 25-22.
SET 3
Kansas City took an early 8-5 lead to start set three. Denver was able to pull within one before the Roos made back-to-back blocks on a 4-0 run and extended their lead back to 14-9. The Pioneers once again rallied late after being down 21-13 to tie it up at 23 but dropped the set, 25-23.
SET 4
Denver jumped out to an early 5-1 lead off of three kills and a block by Johnson. The Pioneers kept the offensive momentum rolling with, extending the lead to 16-9 before Johnson notched her career-best 17th kill to win the third set and the match.
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Jamia Johnson led the offense with a career-high 17 kills and .433 hitting percentage. Genevieve Lewis added 11 kills and Ava Reynolds tacked on 10. Defensively, Maddie Winkler made 12 digs and Izzy Rawlings chipped in 9. Rawlings led the team with 29 assists and Ilayda Erem added 24 helpers.
HOW IT HAPPENED
SET 1
Denver jumped out to an early 5-1 lead to start the match off a pair of kills by Elise Hart. A balanced Pioneers attack extended the lead to 15-7. Hart, Lewis and Johnson each earned a trio of kills at the halfway mark of the first stanza. DU extended the lead to 18-8 en route to securing the 25-10 set one win.
SET 2
The Pioneers and the Roos traded kills to start the second set before Kansas City pulled ahead to take a 13-8 lead. Denver rallied late with a 4-1 run to tie the match at 19. The Pioneers were able to complete the comeback to win set two, 25-22.
SET 3
Kansas City took an early 8-5 lead to start set three. Denver was able to pull within one before the Roos made back-to-back blocks on a 4-0 run and extended their lead back to 14-9. The Pioneers once again rallied late after being down 21-13 to tie it up at 23 but dropped the set, 25-23.
SET 4
Denver jumped out to an early 5-1 lead off of three kills and a block by Johnson. The Pioneers kept the offensive momentum rolling with, extending the lead to 16-9 before Johnson notched her career-best 17th kill to win the third set and the match.
Tickets:
Tickets are on sale now for the 2025 Denver volleyball season. Purchase tickets for the rest of the 2025 campaign here.
Visit DenverPioneers.com for complete coverage of all 18 of Denver's NCAA Division I sports.
Like Denver Pioneers and Denver Volleyball on Facebook
Follow @DU_Pioneers and @DU_Volleyball on Twitter
Follow @denverpioneers and @duvolleyball on Instagram
Players Mentioned
MH
/ Volleyball
OH
/ Volleyball
Opposite Hitter
/ Volleyball
Setter
/ Volleyball
Outside Hitter
/ VolleyballTeam Stats
KC
Denver
Kills
34
64
Errors
19
19
Attempts
107
128
Hitting %
.140
.352
Points
45.0
77.0
Assists
32
61
Aces
6
11
Blocks
5
2
Game Leaders
Kills
17
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
10
Aces
1
Blocks
0
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
0
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