Box Score

PROVO, Utah - Wichita State won the BYU Invitational by beating host BYU in four sets.  The Shockers (6-2) won by scores of 25-19, 22-25, 25-21 and 25-21.

Sarah Waldorf had a career-high 36 digs, while Mary Elizabeth Hooper had 50 assists.  Tournament MVP Camri Zwiesler totaled 18 kills and 14 digs, while all-tournament selection Emily Adney had 14 kills and Sarah McGee added 10.

Back-to-back Shocker blocks gave WSU an early 9-6 lead in the first set before BYU used two Shocker errors and a kill to go in front 11-10.  The Shockers answered with five-straight points to take a 15-11 lead and increased it to 19-14 on a kill from Sarah McGee.  The Cougars scored four-straight after that to make the score 19-18, but the Shockers answered with back-to-back kills from Emily Adney and went on to win 25-19 on a kill by Mary Elizabeth Hooper.

The second set went back-and-forth until the Shockers scored four-straight to go in front 15-11.  Three kills from Camri Zwiesler increased the lead to 18-13, but BYU ended the set on a 12-4 run to win the second set 25-22.

The two teams traded points throughout the early portion of the third set until kills by Amanda Backes and Hooper put WSU in front 17-14.  BYU cut the lead to 17-16 with a couple of kills, but would get no closer than one the rest of the way as WSU held on to win 25-21.

Back-to-back Zwiesler kills gave WSU a 13-9 lead in the fourth set, before BYU cut it to 14-13.  A kill by Backes increased the lead to 19-14, but BYU again answered by pulling within 22-20.  Kills by Zwiesler, Adney and McGee helped close out the set 25-21.

The Shockers are next in action on Tue., Sept. 14 when they host SMU at 7 p.m. inside Charles Koch Arena.

-Wichita State-