Box Score

HONOLULU, Hawaii - Wichita State dropped its season opener in three sets to Arizona in the opening match of the Chevron Rainbow Wahine Invitational.  UA won by scores of 25-14, 25-21 and 25-20.

Camri Zwiesler had nine kills for the Shockers and Emily Adney added eight, while Mary Elizabeth Hooper had 13 assists and Chelsey Feekin had 12 assists.  Sarah Waldorf had a team-high 12 digs.

The Wildcats jumped out to a 15-4 lead in the first set and the Shockers were never able to get closer than eight the rest of the way as Arizona claimed a 25-14 win.

A kill by Emily Adney gave the Shocks an early 4-3 lead in the second set, but UA scored three-straight to take a 6-4 lead.  The Wildcats took a 9-5 advantage with a service ace, but the Shocks used a 6-0 run to go back in front 11-9.  Jackie Church had two service aces during the run and Camri Zwiesler added two kills.  The Wildcats used a 3-0 run to take a 12-11 lead and increased it to 15-13 with a block.  The set went back-and-forth with the Wildcats taking the 25-21 win.

Four-straight kills put the Wildcats up 4-1 in the third set, but an Adney kill and a block by Elizabeth Field and Sam Sanders cut the lead to 7-6.  With UA up 16-12, the Shockers used an Adney block, a Sanders kill and a Field block to tie the score at 17.  With the score tied at 18, the Wildcats pulled away in the 25-20 win.

The Shockers are next in action on Sat., Aug. 27 when they play No. 10 Hawaii at 11:55 p.m. (CST).

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