WICHITA, Kan. – Wichita State head coach
Chris Lamb earned his 400th career win in a 3-0 win over Tulsa. The No. 22 Shockers (16-3, 8-0) won by scores of 26-24, 25-11 and 25-12.
Senior setter
Emily Hiebert earned Havoc in the Heartland MVP honors with 33 assists, seven kills, five digs and six blocks.
Abbie Lehman had 10 kills and seven blocks, while
Tabitha Brown had 10 kills and 10 digs.
Giorgia Civita had 15 digs.
SET 1:
• The Shockers held on for a 26-24 win in the first set
• A kill by Lehman gave the Shockers a quick 4-2 lead
• The Golden Hurricane came back to take an 11-10 lead
• The Shockers responded with a 3-0 run for a 13-11 lead
• A Tulsa error pushed the Shocker lead to 18-13
• Back-to-back Tulsa kills tied the score at 21
• The two teams traded points until the Shockers used a Tulsa service error and a kill by
Emma Wright for the 26-24 win
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Emma Wright,
Emily Hiebert and
Abbie Lehman each had four kills in the set
SET 2:
• The Shockers ran away with a 25-11 win in the second set
• With the score tied 6-6, the Shockers used a 3-0 run to go in front 9-6
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Gabi Mostrom served 10-straight to push the Shocker lead to 22-8
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Chase Jackson's kill brought the Shockers to set point at 24-10 and another Jackson kill gave WSU the 25-11 win
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Mikaela Raudsepp and Wright each had three kills in the set
SET 3:
• WSU pulled away for the 25-12 win
• The set went back and forth until a 4-0 run gave the Shockers an 11-7 lead
• Two kills from Lehman pushed the lead to 15-10 and a Lehman block made the score 19-10
• The Shockers ended the set on a 5-0 run to win 25-12
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Tabitha Brown had seven kills and eight digs in the set
NEXT MATCH:
• The Shockers are next in action on Fri., Oct. 20 when they host Cincinnati at 7 p.m. inside Charles Koch Arena