Box Score

PROVO, Utah - Emily Adney's career-high 17 kills powered Wichita State to a three-set win over Loyola Marymount.  The Shockers (5-2) won by scores of 25-23, 25-19 and 25-23.

Camri Zwiesler added 15 kills, while Sarah McGee had seven kills, 10 digs and hit .583.  Mary Elizabeth Hooper finished with 45 assists and Sarah Waldorf had 11 digs.

The Shockers got off to a fast start in the first set and grabbed a 6-2 lead after a kill from Emily Adney. Back-to-back kills from Camri Zwiesler increased the lead to 12-7, but LMU scored five-straight to take a 17-16 lead.  The two teams traded points until three-straight Shocker kills put WSU in front 21-18.  The Lions answered with three-straight points to tie it at 21.  A Sarah McGee kill, a Lion hitting error and a Zwiesler kill gave WSU a 24-21 advantage and the Shockers held on to win the set 25-23.

LMU took an early 7-5 lead in the second set before the Shockers responded to take a 13-8 lead after a service ace from Adney.  LMU pulled to within 17-16, but WSU went on a 5-0 run to take a 22-16 lead.  The Shockers closed out the set 25-19 after an LMU hitting error.

The two teams raced out to a 9-9 tie in the third set before the Lions grabbed a 17-13 lead.  With LMU leading 20-16, the Shockers used two kills from Zwiesler and two blocks to tie the score at 20.  The two teams then went back-and-forth until the Shockers scored the final three points on an Adney kill, a block by Elizabeth Field and Mary Elizabeth Hooper and a service ace by Sarah Waldorf to win the set 25-23.

The Shockers are next in action at 8:30 p.m. tonight against BYU.

-Wichita State-