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WICHITA, Kan. - Wichita State junior Camri Zwiesler and sophomore Emily Adney paced the Shockers with 13 kills each in a 3-0 sweep against SMU Tuesday night at Charles Koch Arena. WSU won, 25-15, 25-18 and 25-19.

The Shockers improved to 7-2 on the season in front of a home crowd of 2,203, winning their fourth match in a row. Wichita State junior Mary Elizabeth Hooper led all players with 35 assists. Junior Sarah Waldorf, the Missouri Valley Conference Defensive Player-of-the-Week, paced all players with 15 digs. Zwiesler added 11 digs. SMU's record fell to 7-3 overall.

After back-and-forth action at the beginning of set one, the Shockers took control of the set scoring nine-straight points and taking a 14-6 lead with two kills from Amanda Backes and a kill apiece from Zwiesler and Adney.  SMU stopped the run with a WSU service error and kill from Kathryn Wilkerson. The Shocks went up 20-13 after three kills from Zwiesler and one from Sarah McGee.  SMU answered right back with another kill from Wilkerson, but the Shocks never looked back with a kill from Adney and a block assist from Elizabeth Field and Adney.  Zwiesler wrapped up set one's action with another kill to take a 25-15 victory.

The Shockers jumped out to an early 5-1 lead in set two after back-to-back kills by Zwiesler and a service ace by Field.  The Shocks increased their lead to 9-2 after another kill from Zwiesler, two service aces from Backes, and a kill from McGee. SMU was able to stop the bleeding with a kill from Jessica Oliver.  Zwiesler answered right back with a kill to put the Shocks ahead 11-4. SMU shortened the lead to 11-8 with three successful kills from Dana Powell, Courtney Manning, and Wilkerson.  After back-and-forth kills from Adney and SMU's Powell, the Shockers took control of the game taking a 20-13 lead with three kills from Backes and a service ace from Jackie Church.  The Shocks wrapped up the set with a solo block from Hooper going ahead 25-18.

The Mustangs jumped out to an early 5-3 lead in set three after two kills from Manning and an error by WSU.  Two kills from Adney and a block assist from Backes and Fields helped the Shocks even things up at 6-6.  SMU took a 12-9 lead after kills from Jessica Oliver and Caitlin Adair, but a Hooper service ace and a kill from Adney evened the score at 14-14.  The Shocks never looked back after a Zwiesler kill put them ahead 21-17.  A block assist from McGee and Hooper gave the Shockers a 25-18 win in set three.

The Shockers are next in action on Fri., Sept. 17 when they open Missouri Valley Conference play at Bradley at 7 p.m.

-Wichita State-