By: Wichita State
Box Score WICHITA, Kan. - The Portland Pilots defeated the Wichita
State Shockers 3-1 on Saturday night in the championship match of the 2010
SpringHill Suites Shocker Classic in front of 1,846 fans at Charles Koch
Arena. The Pilots won 17-25,
26-24, 25-23 and 25-22.
Kati Hronek led the Pilots with 17 kills and added 4 digs. Ariel Usher had 12 kills and 13 digs
for the Pilots. Madison Smith
finished with a match-high 42 assists and added 4 kills and 6 digs.
Camri Zweisler led the Shockers with 12 kills and finished
with 13 digs. Sarah Waldorf led
the Shockers with 23 assists.
The Pilots took an early 3-0 lead in the first set, but the
Shockers came back to tie it at six on a kill by Elizabeth Field. WSU took its first lead of the set at
7-6 with a block by Field and Alysa Heath, but the Pilots answered to go back
in front 10-8. A service ace by Sarah Waldorf tied the
score at 13 and the Shockers took off after that grabbing a 19-14 lead after a
Pilot hitting error. Back-to-back
aces from Chelsey Feekin increased the lead to 21-14 and WSU won the set 25-17
on another kill by Field.
The second set went back-and-forth until the Pilots took a
14-12 lead after a kill from Ariel Usher.
UP increased the lead to 16-12 with a kill from Katie Hronek before the
Shockers cut the lead to 24-21 on a kill by Sarah McGee. A Sam Sanders kill pulled WSU within
24-22 and back-to-back UP hitting errors tied the score at 24. An Usher kill gave UP a 25-24 lead and
a WSU hitting error gave the Pilots a 26-24 win.
Kills from Amanda Backes and Sanders gave the Shocks an early
6-5 lead in the third set, but the two teams traded points after that until UP
took a 16-13 advantage. A
kill by Field cut the lead to 19-17 and back-to-back Shocker blocks tied the
score at 20. The Pilots responded
to go back in front 23-21 and held on to win 25-23.
UP grabbed an early 9-6 lead in the fourth set and increased
it to 13-9 on a kill by Rachel Femling.
The Pilots continued to be in control of the set until a kill by Backes
pulled WSU to within 21-18. A
Zwiesler kill tied the score at 21 and a Field kill gave the Shocks the lead at
22-21. Back-to-back Pilot kills
gave them the advantage at 23-22 and they held on to win 25-22.
The Shockers are next in action on Fri., Sept. 10 against
Houston in the BYU Invitational in Provo, Utah.
-Wichita State-
