NEW ORLEANS – The Wichita State University volleyball team compiled 11 blocks and held Tulane, the American Athletic Conference's leading blocking team, to just four blocks, helping it sweep the Green Wave, 3-0, Friday night, Nov. 1, at Fogelman Arena. The set scores were 25-23, 28-26 and 25-20.
 
Wichita State (7-16, 4-7 American) is scheduled to wrap up its two-week, four-match road swing with a contest at Houston Sunday, Nov. 3, at 1 p.m.
 
Junior Emma Wright tallied seven kills, a .300 attack percentage and four block assists, leading WSU, while freshman Sinalauli'i Uluave had eight kills, and redshirt freshman Brylee Kelly hit a team-high .316 with seven kills, respectively.
 
Senior Kara Bown (18 digs), junior Brooke Smith (one block solo, five block assists) and redshirt freshman Chinelo Ogogor (one block solo, four block assists), paced the Shockers defensively.
 
Wichita State outhit the Green Wave (16-8, 6-5 American), .216 to .180, for the match.
 
Lexie Douglas led Tulane with a match-high 12 kills.