Box Score

DES MOINES, Iowa ?  Wichita State won its ninth-straight match with a sweep of Drake (5-15, 2-7).  The Shockers (16-4, 8-1) won by scores of 30-20, 30-20 and 30-21.

 

Emily Stockman and Angela Jakubov led the Shockers with 11 kills each, while Stockman added 11 digs.  Abby Harsh had 40 assists for WSU, while Kelly Broussard had 18 digs.

 

The Shockers took an early 9-3 lead in game one after a service ace by Melissa Granville and increased it to 22-13 after a kill by Angela Jakubov.  A couple of kills by Amanda Moore brought the Shockers to game point and WSU won the game 30-20 on a kill by Emily Stockman.

 

The teams traded points early in game two until a kill by Stephanie Tokarz gave the Shocks an 11-7 lead.  WSU continued to pull away and took a 30-20 win on a kill by Sara Lungren. 

 

A kill by Jakubov put the Shockers up 11-7 in game three, but the Bulldogs came back to tie it at 15.  The Shockers responded to the tie with a 4-0 run to go up 19-15, but Drake pulled back to within 21-19.  A service ace by Lungren gave the Shockers a 26-20 lead and WSU pulled away for a 30-21 win.

 

WSU next plays at Oral Roberts on Tue., Oct. 16 at 6 p.m.

 

-Wichita State-