Dores Drop 5-Setter in Season Opener

LINCOLN, Neb. — In its first match in 45 years, Vanderbilt volleyball fell 3-2 (19-25, 25-18, 24-26, 25-20, 15-4) to No. 14 Kansas on the AVCA First Serve Showcase in Pinnacle Bank Arena Saturday afternoon.

The Commodores had three gamers report double-digit kills, led by exterior Reese Animashaun with a game-high 18. Animashaun additionally added 11 digs, 5 assists and 4 blocks for the Dores. Middle Jackie Moore registered a career-high 17 kills, hitting.323, and out of doors Kamryn Chaney notched 11 terminations. Setter Isabella Bareford posted 46 assists.

Vandy’s protection was paced by libero Hailee Mack who had 28 of the workforce’s 56 whole digs.

Reese Ptacek and Grace Nelson powered Kansas’ offense with 15 and 13 kill totals. The Jayhawks outblocked the Dores 15.5 to 10. Alisha Aiono totaled a team-high eight bock assists.

In set 1, the Dores struck first off a kill by Moore, constructing a 10-5 lead over the Jayhawks. Middles Maddy Bowser and Moore accounted for 9 of the Dores’ 16 kills within the first set, which they received by a rating of 25-19.

Coming out of the set break, the Jayhawks went on an 8-3 run and led by as many as 12 factors. Kansas posted eight workforce blocks in comparison with Vanderbilt’s two within the set. Back-to-back kills by Animashaun sparked an 8-2 Commodore run, holding Kansas at set level for 4 factors earlier than finally falling 25-18.

Set 3, which Vanderbilt received, 26-24, featured 11 ties and 5 lead adjustments. No workforce led by greater than 4 factors. Bareford tallied 14 assists, and Mack recorded 9 digs within the third set.

Kansas’ offense registered a match-high .351 hitting proportion in set 4, which propelled the Jayhawks to the 25-20 set win. Kansas closed out the five-set victory with a 15-4 win within the fifth set.

Up subsequent, Vanderbilt returns house to host Belmont for Match 1 Friday at 7 p.m. on SEC Network.