MEMPHIS, Tenn. – No. 20 Wichita State tied a school record by winning its 26
th-straight set in a three-set win at Memphis. The Shockers (27-3, 19-0) won by scores of 25-18, 25-10 and 25-15.
The 26-set winning streak ties the record set by the 1992 team.
Abbie Lehman led the Shockers with 16 kills and five blocks, while hitting .696.
Mikaela Raudsepp had 14 kills and hit .500.
Emily Hiebert had 38 assists, while
Giorgia Civita and
Gabi Mostrom each had 12 digs.
SET 1:
• The Shockers pulled away for a 25-18 win in the first set
• Memphis took an early 8-6 lead after a service ace
• The Shockers used four-straight kills to go in front 10-8
• A Lehman kill gave WSU a 16-11 lead and Civita's service ace pushed the lead to 22-16
• WSU won the set 25-18 on a Memphis service error
• Raudsepp had seven kills in the set, while Lehman had six kills
• Hiebert had 14 assists and Civita had seven digs
• During the set, Civita set the season record for digs by a freshman
SET 2:
• WSU ran away with the second set 25-10
• Four-straight kills from Raudsepp gave the Shockers a 9-5 lead
• Five-straight points from Lehman, three blocks and two kills, put the Shockers up 18-8
• WSU won the set 25-10 on a kill from Brown
SET 3:
• The Shockers swept the match with a 25-15 win
• The Shockers took an early 4-1 lead after a Raudsepp kill
• The Tigers came back to tie it at six, but the Shockers answered with a 4-0 run for a 10-6 lead
• Lehman's kill pushed the Shocker lead to 13-7
• WSU won the set 25-15 on a Memphis service error
NEXT MATCH:
• The Shockers close out the regular-season on Fri., Nov. 24 against Memphis at 12 p.m. inside Charles Koch Arena