WASHINGTON, D.C. – Wichita State improved to 2-0 on the year with a 3-1 win at Howard. The Shockers won by scores of 25-20, 21-25, 25-22 and 25-20.
 
Tabitha Brown led the Shockers with 16 kills, while Alex Koon added 10. Kali Eaken had 31 assists, while Giorgia Civita had 27 digs.
 
SET 1:
• The Shockers hit .433 on the way to a 25-20 win
• Tabitha Brown led the way with five kills, while Chase Jackson had four
• Giorgia Civita had eight digs in the set
• Two-straight Jackson kills gave WSU the 9-7 lead
• Kills from Jackson and Brown pushed the lead to 18-13
• Two kills from Abby Pugh brought the Shockers to set point at 24-17 and an Alex Koon kill gave WSU the 25-20 win
 
SET 2:
• Howard evened the match with a 25-21 win in the second set
• The Shockers only lead of the set was at 4-3
• Howard led by as many as seven with the latest being at 23-16
• The Shockers used a 4-0 run to cut it to 23-20, but the Bison went on to win the set 25-21
 
SET 3:
•The Shockers came back from four down to take the third set 25-22
• A Wright kill put WSU up 7-3, but the Bison came back to tie it at nine
• Howard took a 15-11 lead, but back-to-back kills from Brown cut the lead to 15-13
• Koon's kill tied the set at 20 and a Bison hitting error brought the Shockers to set point at 24-21
• Brown's kill gave WSU the 25-22 win
 
SET 4:
• WSU won the match with a 25-20 win in the fourth set
• The Shockers raced out to an 8-3 lead after a Koon kill
• A Howard error gave the Shockers a 14-8 lead, but the Bison answered with a 6-0 run to tie it at 14
• Koon's kill gave WSU the 21-16 advantage, but Howard used three-straight kills to pull within 23-20
• Wright's kill brought the Shockers to match point at 24-20 and a block by Pugh and Brown gave WSU the 25-20 win
 
The Shockers are next in action on Mon., Aug. 26 at VCU at 4 p.m. CT.