Box Score

WICHITA, Kan. - The Wichita State Shockers defeated Illinois State, 3-2, Friday in front of a crowd of 2,267 at Charles Koch Arena. Wichita State won the Missouri Valley Conference match with scores of, 25-19, 25-22, 19-25, 26-28 and 15-9.

Junior outside hitter Camri Zwiesler led Wichita State with 17 kills as the Shockers improved to 9-3 overall and 2-1 in conference play. Junior setter Mary Elizabeth Hooper led all players with 54 assists. Junior libero Sarah Waldorf compiled 25 digs.

Illinois State's Shannon McGlaughlin led all players with 21 kills for and added 21 digs as the Redbirds ended a three-match winning streak. Kristin Stauter had 50 assists for the Redbirds, who fell to 11-4 overall and 1-1 in Valley play.

In the first set, the Shockers built up a 10-5 lead, ending an extended rally with an Illinois State attack error and block by Shocker Hooper. An Illinois State attack error pushed Wichita State to a 12-6 lead midway through the opening set.  The Redbirds cut the Shockers' lead to 14-12 later in the set with three-straight points. A kill from Emily Adney, followed by a service ace from Adney, pushed Wichita State to a 22-18 lead - the Shockers' largest since a 14-10 margin.  The Shockers went on to post four-straight points during that stretch. A kill from Zwiesler pushed Wichita State to a 25-19 win.

The Shockers built up a 5-1 lead to open the second set. A block from senior Sarah McGee and Hooper extended Wichita State to an 8-3 lead. A kill from Zwiesler, who went on to compile seven kills in the set, gave the Shockers a 10-5 lead. A kill from Backes and a block from Hooper and Adney created an 18-14 margin. A kill from the Redbirds' Mallory Leggett pushed Illinois State to within two points of the Shockers, 22-20. A Wichita State attack error from Backes brought the Redbirds to within one point, 23-22, but the Shockers closed out the set with a kill from Backes and a block from Hooper for a 25-22 win.

The Redbirds started strong in the third set, building up a 7-2 lead, forcing the Shockers to use a timeout. The Shockers responded with three-straight points, including a kill from McGee and block from McGee and Hooper to cut the Redbird lead to two points. A kill from Wichita State's McGee cut Illinois State's lead to 9-6, which was the closest margin for the Shockers until later in the set when kills from Zwiesler, McGee and Backes brought Wichita State to within three points, 17-14.  An Illinois State block from Stauter and Hailey Kelley closed out the third set, giving the Redbirds a 25-19 edge.

The teams traded leads and ties in the fourth set until the Shockers' Adney put together back-to-back kills for a 7-5 lead - the largest lead for either team early in the set. The score knotted again 9-9 before a kill from McGee and block from Elizabeth Field and Zwiesler gave the Shockers an 11-9 edge. The Redbirds later took the lead 14-13 on an attack error from Backes. The Redbirds built up a 17-14 edge before the Shockers battled back to tie the score, 17-17, on a kill from McGee. Wichita State later trailed by one point before a kill and block from Ashley Andrade gave the Shockers a 23-22 edge. In the closing minutes of the match, the teams once again traded leads and ties before Illinois State won 28-26 on an attack error by Adney.

In the fifth and final set, the Redbirds jumped out to a 3-0 lead before the Shockers responded with five-straight points for a 5-3 edge. Wichita State put together a 12-8 lead, capped with kills from Backes and Field. An attack error from Redbird Kelley, followed by a block from Shockers Field and Adney gave Wichita State a 14-8 lead.  A kill from Illinois State's McGlaughlin cut the Shockers' lead to five. A kill from Adney sealed a 15-9 Shockers' win.

The Shockers return to action at 7 p.m. Saturday against Indiana State at Charles Koch Arena.

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