Box Score

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – No. 17 Wichita State (1-1) suffered its first loss of the season in three sets to Pittsburgh.  The Panthers (2-0) won by scores of 25-22, 25-23 and 25-21.

Emily Stockman led the Shockers with 10 kills and five digs, while Emily Adney added eight kills.  Mary Elizabeth Hooper had a team-high 26 assists, while Sarah McGee had eight blocks and Melissa Granville had nine digs.

The Panthers jumped out to a 7-4 lead in the first set, but the Shockers came back to tie it at eight after a kill by Emily Adney.  The teams traded points until back-to-back hitting errors by the Shockers gave Pitt a 15-12 lead.  WSU tied it at 17 after a Pitt hitting error, but back-to-back kills by the Panthers put them up 20-18.  A block by Sarah McGee tied the score at 20, but WSU could not take the lead late and Pitt held on to win the first set 25-22.

In the second set, the Panthers raced out to a 3-0 lead, but a block by Emily Stockman and McGee tied the score at three.  The teams went back-and-forth until a Stockman kill put the Shocks up 16-13. Pitt pulled to within 20-19 after back-to-back Shocker hitting errors and took the lead 21-20 after a kill. Pitt won the set 25-23 on a WSU service error.

Pitt took an early 5-0 lead in the third set and increased its lead to 14-7 before the Shockers pulled to within 14-12 behind the serving of Sarah Waldorf.  The Panthers again took control of the set going up 21-15 and went on to win 25-21.

The Shockers finish the tournament with a match against host Louisville at noon Central time on Sun., Aug. 30.

-Wichita State-