WICHITA, Kan. – The Wichita State University volleyball team posted 11 blocks and limited Tulsa to a .089 attack percentage on its way to a 3-1 victory over the Golden Hurricane Friday night, Nov. 15, at Charles Koch Arena in the final home match of the season. The set scores were 25-23, 25-14, 24-26 and 25-19. This marked the first time in three matches WSU and Tulsa did not play a five-set contest.
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Wichita State (8-19, 5-10 American) is scheduled to wrap up its 2019 campaign with a road match at ECU Sunday, Nov. 17, at 11 a.m. CT (noon ET) in Greenville, N.C.
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Freshman
Sophia Rohling tallied 11 kills and hit .310, while fellow freshman
Sinalauli'i Uluave posted her fourth double-double of the season with 10 kills and 12 digs, and junior
Emma Wright compiled nine kills on 13 attempts with just one error for a match-high .615 hitting percentage, leading the Shockers.
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Wright also had a game-high eight blocks with one block solo and seven block assists.
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In her final match in the Roundhouse, senior
Kara Bown tallied a team-high 20 digs, while freshman
Kayce Litzau added a game-best 25 assists, going along with 11 digs, for her first-career double-double.
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The Shockers had 52 kills on 141 attempts with 21 errors for a .220 attack percentage, while holding the Golden Hurricane (15-13, 8-7 American) to 48 kills on 157 swings with 34 miscues.
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Dilara Gedikoglu led Tulsa with 15 kills on 47 attempts but had 16 errors for a -.021 attack percentage.
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Bown and fellow Wichita State senior
Damadj Johnson were honored in a ceremony prior to the match.
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