Box Score

WICHITA, Kan. ? Wichita State swept Southern Illinois by scores of 30-18, 30-25 and 30-19 to improve to 11-2 in the Missouri Valley Conference.

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Stephanie Tokarz led the Shockers (21-5, 11-2) with 13 kills, while hitting .556 in the match.? Abby Harsh had a match-high 33 assists and added 11 digs, while Sara Lungren had a team-high 16 digs.

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Johannah Yutzy led the Salukis (11-13, 6-8) with 13 kills.

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WSU jumped out to a 5-1 lead in game one after a couple of kills from Stephanie Tokarz and increased the lead to 15-7 behind the serving of Abby Harsh.? SIU scored four-straight to pull within 21-14, but the Shockers closed out the game on a 9-4 run to take a 30-18 victory.

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SIU grabbed the early lead in game two taking a 3-1 lead behind the serving of Kristie Berwanger.? The Shockers took the lead at 5-4 with a kill by Lindsey Eckenrode, but the Salukis came back to take the lead at 14-13 after a Shocker hitting error.? SIU then scored three-straight points to go up 17-13 before the Shockers went on a 6-1 run to take a 19-18 advantage.? The teams traded points until WSU took a three-point advantage at 25-22 on a Saluki hitting error.? The Shockers won game two 30-25 on a kill by Eckenrode.

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The Shockers cruised to a 5-2 lead in game three behind the serving of Sara Lungren and never looked back.? A kill by Katie Niggemeyer gave WSU a 16-10 lead and a kill by Angela Jakubov increased it to 19-11.? The Shockers won game three 30-19 on a setting error by SIU.

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The Shockers next play host to Evansville on Saturday at 7 p.m.

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-Wichita State-