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WICHITA, Kan. - Shocker sophomore Sam Sanders picked up a match-high 13 kills to lead Wichita State to a 3-0 win against Creighton Saturday in a Missouri Valley Conference match in front of 2,834 at Charles Koch Arena.

The Shockers improved to 11-6 overall and 5-2 in conference play as senior Mary Elizabeth Hooper totaled 32 assists and senior Sarah Waldorf got nine digs. Senior Camri Zwiesler had a match-high three service aces.

Creighton dropped to 10-9 overall and 5-2 in the Valley. Laurel Sanford had a team-high 10 kills for the Bluejays and Julianne Mandolfo had 11 digs.

The first set went back-and-forth with the score tied, 7-7.  The Shockers then grabbed a 15-8 lead with a couple of kills from Ashley Andrade and Sanders and increased it to 21-13 with another Andrade kill.  WSU won the set 25-17 on a kill from Zwiesler.  Sanders and Andrade both finished with four kills in the first set.

A kill by Emily Adney gave the Shockers an early 8-6 lead in the second set and back-to-back service aces from Zwiesler put the Shocks in front 18-10.  WSU closed out the set 25-15 after a CU attack error. 

An Elizabeth Field kill boosted Wichita State to a 13-10 lead in the third set. A Creighton kill by Megan Bober tied the score, 15-15, but the Shockers answered with an Adney kill to take the lead for good. A Creighton attack error gave the Shockers the match-winning point, 25-22.

The Shockers are next in action on Fri., Oct. 14 at Evansville.

-Wichita State-