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Shocks Sweep Sooners

8/29/2008 11:15:00 PM

Box Score

NORMAN, Okla. -  Wichita State improved to 2-0 on the year with a sweep over host Oklahoma at the Sooner Legends Nike Invitational.  The Shockers won by scores of 32-30, 25-13 and 26-24.

The first set went back and forth with neither team having a lead larger than four.  The Shockers finally won the game 32-30 after back-to-back OU hitting errors.

In the second set, the Shockers pulled away with a 10-0 run behind the serving of Mary Elizabeth Hooper to grab a 20-7 lead.  WSU never looked back in the 25-13 win.

OU raced out to a 5-0 lead in the third set, but the Shockers rallied to tie it at 13.  The teams traded points until a Sooner hitting error and a kill by Emily Stockman gave the Shocks a 26-24 victory.

Emily Stockman led the Shockers with 16 kills and 18 digs, while Mary Elizabeth Hooper added six kills, 26 assists and eight digs.  Kelly Broussard had a match-high 27 digs.

The Shockers held the Sooners to a .044 hitting percentage in the match and out dug OU 74-53.

WSU finishes the tournament against Michigan State at 11 a.m. on Saturday

-Wichita State-

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