TAMPA, Fla. – Wichita State improved to 3-1 in American Athletic Conference play with a 3-1 win at USF. The Shockers won by scores of 25-16, 21-25, 25-17 and 25-21.
 
Megan Taflinger led the Shockers with 19 kills, three service aces and three digs. Alex Koon had a double-double with 14 kills and 10 digs. Kora Kauling had 23 assists, while Kali Eaken had 22 assists. Giorgia Civita had a match-high 26 digs.
 
The Shockers jumped in front 4-0 in the first set and pushed the lead to 14-6 with a 5-0 run. Two kills from Megan Taflinger made the score 23-14 and Chase Jackson's kill brought the Shockers to set point at 24-16. Kali Eaken's service ace gave WSU the 25-16 win. Taflinger led the Shockers with six kills in the set, while Giorgia Civita had seven digs.
 
The second set went back and forth until the Bulls used a 3-0 run to take a 19-15 lead. The Shockers tied it at 19 on a kill by Alex Koon, but USF scored six of the last eight points to win the set 25-21.
 
WSU used a 10-0 run for a 19-9 lead in the third set. The Bulls used two-straight blocks to pull within 21-14, but the Shockers closed out the set 25-17 on kills from Grace Burken and Eaken.
 
Kills from Tabitha Brown and Eaken gave WSU the 10-4 advantage in the fourth set and a Bulls error pushed the lead to 13-5. USF chipped away at the lead and pulled within 20-17 after a couple of kills. Two kills from Koon gave the Shockers a 23-18 lead and a Taflinger kill ended it at 25-21.
 
The Shockers are next in action on Sunday, Oct. 7 at UCF at 12 p.m. CT.