OREM, Utah – Four players tallied nine or more kills for Utah Valley University on Saturday afternoon as the Wolverines knocked off first-place Missouri-Kansas City in four sets (25-19, 19-25, 25-17, 25-14) at the PE Building. The loss marked just UMKC's second in its last 20 matches.
 
Sophomore Macky Treanor led the UVU (12-16, 7-5 WAC) attack with 18 kills, while freshman Madison Wolford added 11 and senior Kalani Norris and junior Lauren Bakker each chipped in nine apiece. Treanor and freshman Sierra Starley both notched double-doubles in the contest as Treanor added 10 digs and Starley put up a match-high 24 assists and 10 digs, while senior McKenna Tait finished one assist shy of a double-double with 17 digs and nine assists.
 
With eight blocks on the afternoon, Bakker became the program's all-time leader in career total blocks late in the fourth set. Bakker, who now holds the all-time UVU mark with 428 total blocks, passed former Wolverine great Jessica Endres' (2004-07) previous record of 426. The junior from Kaysville, Utah, will enter Monday's contest on the verge of setting another record as she sits just two block assists shy of becoming the school's all-time leader in that category as well.  


 
UMKC (22-5, 10-2 WAC) was the first team to break through in the opening set as it took a 14-11 lead following three consecutive points. UVU countered right back with four unanswered points of its own, including back-to-back aces from Treanor, to take a 15-14 advantage. With the set later tied at 18-all, UVU put the frame away by six points thanks to a 7-1 run.
 
The Kangaroos got things going in the second set as they opened up an early 11-5 lead. UVU later pulled to within two at 12-10 following a 4-0 spurt, but that was as close as the Wolverines would get as UMKC evened the match at one set apiece with a 25-19 second-set victory.
 
Following the intermission break, UVU looked strong as it took a quick 9-1 lead in the third set. With the Wolverines later holding a 21-12 advantage, Kansas City managed to piece together five straight points but the Wolverines answered with four unanswered points of their own to take the set by eight points. Wolford and senior Cassie Wahlin led the final stretch with two kills apiece.
 
UVU continued to hold the upper hand in the fourth set as it jumped out to a 9-2 advantage. Treanor led the spurt with three kills while senior McKenna Tait added a pair of aces. The Wolverines held their advantage from there as they cruised to a 25-14 fourth-set victory.
 
As a team, the Wolverines out-hit the Kangaroos .291 to .173. UVU also recorded seven more service aces than UMKC (9-2) and five more total blocks (12-7).
 
The Wolverines will close their home season on Monday at 7 p.m. against in-state foe Utah State. The non-conference contest will mark Senior Night for UVU, as five seniors will be honored prior to first serve.
 
Following Monday's contest, UVU will conclude its regular season on the road next weekend. The Wolverines will face Bakersfield on Thursday before traveling to Phoenix on Saturday to take on Grand Canyon. The 2014 WAC Tournament will then be held the following weekend (Nov. 20-22) in Bakersfield, California.