CSU Volleyball Upended In WAC Match At Kansas City 3-0

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chicago State volleyball dropped a 3-0 (25-14, 25-17, 25-13) decision at Kansas City on Friday (Oct. 25) evening in a Western Athletic Conference match.
 
Junior Valeria Desiderio (Chicago Heights, Ill./Bloom) tied for a match-high with nine kills. Junior Julia Menhart (Augsburg, Germany/FOS Friedberg) added 13 digs. Senior Paula Sioto (Sao Paulo, Brazil/Instituto Educacional Raphael Di Santo) recorded 10 digs, eight kills and an ace.
 
The Cougars trailed 13-12 in the first set following a kill by Desiderio. Kansas City responded with six consecutive points to take over the set. It was a similar story in the second. Freshman Mackenzie Lotter (Indianapolis, Ind./Franklin Central) and senior Rachel Levitt (Willow Springs, Ill./Lyons Township) delivered kills to knot the score at 13. Three Kansas City points later and the Cougars were forced to ask for time. The 'Roos took over from there to win the second set. In the third and final frame, the difference was a 7-0 run by the 'Roos.
 
Emma Hagedom recorded nine kills for Kansas City.
 
The Cougars fall to 2-21 (0-9 WAC). Kansas City improves to 11-10 (5-4 WAC). The Cougars step out of WAC play on Monday with a visit by Horizon League member Valparaiso to the Jacoby Dickens Center.