Box Score

DALLAS, Texas - Wichita State got a career-high 17 kills from Sam Sanders and a career-high 12 kills from Chelsey Feekin in a sweep over Texas State at the SMU Doubletree Classic.  The Shockers (6-3) won by scores of 25-19, 25-22, and 25-17.

WSU finished the tournament 3-0 to win the tournament championship.  Sanders earned MVP honors, while Feekin and Jackie Church were also named to the all-tournament team.

Sanders hit .371 in the match, while Feekin hit .750.  Feekin also had 32 assists and seven digs, while Church had 14 digs.

Texas State got off to a fast start in the first set by taking a 7-2 lead.  The Shockers responded with a 7-1 run to take a 9-8 lead.  The set went back-and-forth until WSU used two kills from Feekin, a service ace from Emily Adney and a kill by Sanders to take a 20-15 lead.  WSU closed out the set 25-19 on a kill by Ashley Andrade.

The Bobcats took an early 7-4 lead in the second set before the Shocks used a 4-0 run to take a 10-9 lead.  The teams traded points until back-to-back kills from Sanders put the Shocks up 21-18.  Another kill by Sanders gave WSU the 25-22 win.

The Shockers raced out to a 12-4 lead in the third set and increased it to 17-8 on a kill by Sanders.  The Bobcats cut it to 18-13 with a service ace, but three-straight points put the Shocks up 21-13 and WSU cruised to the 25-17 win.

WSU is next in action on Fri., Sept. 14 at Drake to open up Missouri Valley Conference play.

-Wichita State-