SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Ashley Andrade's 13 kills led a trio of Shockers in double digit as Wichita State knocked off Northern Iowa in four sets to advance the MVC Championship match tomorrow evening against regular season champion Creighton. The Shockers won by scores of 25-19, 22-25, 25-19, 25-20.

Elizabeth Field and Emily Adney had 12 and 11 kills, respectively. Chelsey Feekin added 44 assists and 13 digs to set up the Wichita State attack.

In the first set Northern Iowa (24-9) built a 10-8 lead getting three kills from Krista Degeest before Wichita State (22-8) score consecutive points to even the set, 10-10. In a set full of scoring runs featuring six ties and four lead changes, Wichita State answered with a 7-2 run to take a 17-12 lead. Kelsey Banwart's service ace coupled with a pair of kills from Emily Adney keyed the decisive scoring run. With the Shockers leading 21-15, UNI went on a 3-0 run with two kills from Megan Lehman to draw within three, 21-18. That would be as close as the Panthers would get as a kill by Driskill and a block from Andrade and Adney started a 4-1 run to close out the set. Wichita State hit .357 in the set with four kills from Andrade and three each from Adney and Reilly.

Northern Iowa again built an early lead in second set winning the first five points and eight of the first ten. Trailing 14-6, Wichita State got five consecutive attack errors from UNI culminating in consecutive blocks from Adney and Andrade to draw within three at 14-11. The Shockers closed to within one on two separate occasions, but were unable to climb over the hump as UNI responded to even the match, 1-1. The Shockers hitting percentage dropped to .105 in the set as both teams' offensive attacks were negated by better defense at the net. Both teams combined for seven blocks in the set.

In a reversal of fortunes, Wichita State used a 7-2 run in set three to take the early 9-6 lead. Field was responsible for four kills in the run. UNI fought back to tie the set, 10-10, but Wichita State answered with a 5-0 run getting kills from Feekin, Andrade, Adney and Driskill. Driskill's kill forced a UNI timeout. Out of the timeout the Panthers 4-2 run closed the Shocker lead to 18-15 but consecutive kills from Sanders and Field negated the Panther run sending the Shockers on a 4-1 run of their own punctuated with Driskill's kill. Wichita State's hitting prowess returned in the third set as they outhit UNI .326-.250. Middle blockers Andrade and Field each had five kills to lead WSU. Jackie Church had nine digs in the set.

UNI raced out to a 7-5 advantage in the fourth set but consecutive kills from Adney gave Wichita State an 8-7 lead. The back-and-forth continued from there with UNI taking three consecutive points followed by a Wichita State run to tie the set again, 10-10.  Wichita State then made the most significant scoring run of the match with a 10-5 run that proved to be the difference as Wichita State snapped a ten-match losing streak to the Panthers. Field collected the final two Shocker points on a pair of kills.

Northern Iowa was led by Macy Ubben's 18 kills.

Wichita State advances to take on Creighton in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament championship match tomorrow evening at 7:07 p.m.

-WICHITA STATE-