Box Score

NORMAN, Okla. – Wichita State finished its season with a three-set loss to Oklahoma in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.  The Sooners won by scores of 29-27, 25-21 and 25-14.  WSU finishes the season 21-8.

Camri Zwiesler led the Shockers with 11 kills, while Mary Elizabeth Hooper had 19 assists and Sarah Waldorf had 22 digs.

The first set went back-and-forth until a kill by Morgan Reynolds gave OU a 7-5 lead.  A Shocker hitting error increased the lead to 14-10, but a kill by Sam Sanders cut the lead to 16-13.  Back-to-back kills from Emily Adney pulled WSU to within 18-16 and a block by Elizabeth Field and Camri Zwiesler and a Sooner hitting error tied the score at 18.  OU scored four-straight to take a 23-19 lead, but the Shocks answered with two-straight to cut it to 23-21.  The Sooners went up 24-22, but the Shocks answered with three straight to take a 25-24 lead.  The teams traded points until the Sooners took the set 29-27.

Zwiesler led the Shockers with six kills in the set, while Sarah Waldorf had 10 digs.

The Shocks jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the second set behind the serving of Mary Elizabeth Hooper.  A kill by OU's Brianne Barker tied the score at five, but a kill by Adney put the Shocks back in front 9-7.  The teams went back-and-forth until the Sooners grabbed a 14-12 lead.  The Shocks answered with two-straight to tie it at 14, but an OU block put the Sooners back up 17-15.  OU went on to win the set 25-21.

OU took an early 3-0 lead in the third set, but a Zwiesler kill cut the lead to 4-3.  A kill by Barker put the Sooners in front 9-5 and a kill by Reynolds increased it to 12-7.  The Sooners never looked back in the 25-14 win.

-Wichita State-