Box Score

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Wichita State's seniors powered the Shockers to a 3-1 win at Missouri State and at least a share of the Missouri Valley Conference regular-season title. The Shockers won by scores of 23-25, 25-21, 25-23 and 25-19.

The title is the first for the Shockers since 2008 and the fifth in program history.

Sam Sanders led the way with a career-high 19 kills and hit .340, while Ashley Andrade had 17 kills and hit .517 and Elizabeth Field had 11 kills and hit .348. Chelsey Feekin finished with seven kills, 43 assists and 19 digs and Dani Mostrom added 22 digs.

A block by Ashley Andrade and Ashlyn Driskill gave the Shocks an early 5-3 lead in the first set. A kill from Elizabeth Field increased the lead to 13-10, but the Bears used a 5-0 run to go in front 18-15. Kills from Driskill and Andrade pulled WSU to within 23-21, but the Bears closed out the set with a 25-23 win.

MSU used a 4-0 run to take an 8-4 lead in the second set. WSU answered with a 5-0 run to go in front 9-8 and the teams traded points until another 5-0 Shocker run, highlighted by two kills from Andrade and three from Sam Sanders, to take a 19-15 lead. MSU would get no closer than three the rest of the way as a kill from Driskill gave WSU the 25-21 win.

The Shocks took a 6-3 lead on a kill from Andrade in the third set and a kill from Driskill increased the lead to 14-10. MSU answered with a 3-0 run to pull within 14-13, but the Shocks used a kill from Sanders and a service ace from Alyssa Carney to go in front 16-13. The Bears used a 3-0 run to tie it at 17 and took a 21-20 lead with a kill. A kill from Sanders gave WSU the lead back at 22-21 and the Shocks won the set 25-23 on a Bear hitting error.

The Bears raced out to a 5-2 lead in the fourth set, but the Shockers used a 6-0 run to take an 8-5 lead. Back-to-back service aces from Carney increased the lead to 13-7 and the Shockers never looked back in the 25-19 win.

The Shockers are next in action on Fri., Nov. 29 at 7:30 p.m. inside Charles Koch Arena at the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament. Tickets are available by calling the Shocker Ticket Office at (316) 978-FANS or online at goshockers.com.

-Wichita State-