The Kansas Jayhawks were 5-0 coming into today’s match, but the first two matches didn’t come quite as easily as we thought it would. Instead of continuing those worries, the Jayhawks completed dominated in their match against Montana today. We recap the action with a big assist from our friends over at the KU Volleyball Twitter account (@KUVolleyball).
Tori Miller is making her fourth career start and first since 2014 #KUvball pic.twitter.com/JbUebPoER3
— Kansas Volleyball (@KUVolleyball) September 2, 2017
First Set:
Kansas came out on fire early, with the offense failing to have any of the struggles that we saw in yesterday’s match.
An ACE from Madison Rigdon gives #KUvball a 4-0 lead in the first set
— Kansas Volleyball (@KUVolleyball) September 2, 2017
Montana got three quick points back, but Kansas showed off the explosiveness on both offense and defense, putting together a huge 12-2 run
Zoe Hill's 4th kill of the set gives #KUvball a 12-point lead over Montana
— Kansas Volleyball (@KUVolleyball) September 2, 2017
S1 | 17-5
The domination continued, as Montana only scored 4 more points the rest of the way.
#KUvball wins the first set over Montana, 25-9
— Kansas Volleyball (@KUVolleyball) September 2, 2017
Second Set:
Once again, Kansas got out to a hot start in the set.
ACE by Addie Barry gives #KUvball a 5-1 lead in the second set!
— Kansas Volleyball (@KUVolleyball) September 2, 2017
This time, Montana was able to pull back within striking distance, getting within 13-12.
Mmachi Nwoke gets her first block as a Jayhawk! #KUvball
— Kansas Volleyball (@KUVolleyball) September 2, 2017
S2 | 15-12 pic.twitter.com/RUcHEKbgCT
But Montana wasn’t finished, sticking with the Jayhawks and even taking a 21-20 lead until Madison Rigdon took over.
... another ACE from Rigdon!!! #KUvball
— Kansas Volleyball (@KUVolleyball) September 2, 2017
S2 | 23-21
Rigdon scored the last 4 points by the Jayhawks (plus 1 point on a service error) to take the set.
Kansas wins the second set over Montana, 25-22! #KUvball leads the match, 2-1
— Kansas Volleyball (@KUVolleyball) September 2, 2017
(Yes, that tweet is wrong.)
Third Set:
Montana finally came out hot, building an 8-4 lead early in the set. But Kansas wasn’t about to let one get away, going on a quick run to take back control of the set.
Kansas on a 5-0 run in the third set, including 3 Rigdon kills and 2 Payne kills. #KUvball
— Kansas Volleyball (@KUVolleyball) September 2, 2017
S3 | 11-10
And the run didn’t finish there.
Madison Rigdon's 4th ACE of the day!!! #KUvball
— Kansas Volleyball (@KUVolleyball) September 2, 2017
S3 | 17-13
Kansas didn’t let up at all, finishing the set on an 8-3 run.
KANSAS WINS!!! Your Jayhawks are heading back to Lawrence with a 6-0 record! #KUvball #RockChalk pic.twitter.com/noxB8iBDlW
— Kansas Volleyball (@KUVolleyball) September 2, 2017
This was the kind of performance that this team needed, a dominating match from start to finish. The few times that they were challenged, they quickly turned it around.
Kansas is back in action Monday, September 4th as the Jayhawks host the Kentucky Wildcats in a Labor Day afternoon matchup. First serve is scheduled for 1 pm. The match will be available on WatchESPN, online or on select local Jayhawk radio affiliates.