Box Score

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Louisville used 26 kills from Lola Arslanbekova to take a 3-1 win over Wichita State in the Crowne Plaza Cardinal Classic.  UL won by scores of 25-20, 21-25, 25-17 and 25-16.

Camri Zwiesler led the Shockers with 11 kills, while Sam Sanders added 10 kills.  Mary Elizabeth Hooper had a team-high 29 assists and Sarah Waldorf had 21 digs.

The first set went back-and-forth until a kill from Emily Adney gave the Shocks an 11-7 lead.  UL came back to tie it at 16 and took a 17-16 lead with a kill.  The teams traded points with the Shocks taking a 20-19 on a block by Mary Elizabeth Hooper and Elizabeth Field, but the Cardinals ended the set on a 6-0 run to win 25-20.

Neither team had more than a two-point lead in the second set until an Adney block gave WSU an 18-15 lead.  UL pulled to within 20-19 with a kill, but the Shocks reeled off four-straight to take a 24-19 lead.  WSU won the set 25-21 on a Cardinal service error.

The Cardinals took a commanding 11-3 lead in the third set and never looked back as UL won 25-17.

The Shockers stayed close in the fourth set until back-to-back UL kills put the Cardinals in front 8-4.  The Cardinals went on to win the set 25-16.

The Shockers are next in action on Sun., Sept. 4 against Ole Miss at 11 a.m. (CST).

-Wichita State-