WICHITA, Kan. – Freshman setter Kayce Litzau tallied a career-high 32 assists and sophomore Megan Taflinger added a double-double with 13 kills and 11 digs, but it wasn't enough, as the SMU Mustangs held on to defeat Wichita State, 3-1, in an American Athletic Conference match Friday, Nov. 8, at Charles Koch Arena. The set scores were 23-25, 28-26, 18-25 and 29-31.
 
Wichita State (7-18, 4-9 American) is slated to host Memphis for "Salute to Service Day" Sunday, Nov. 10, at 1 p.m. All service men and women in-uniform or with valid military ID receive FREE admission to the match.
 
A native of Greendale, Wis., Litzau surpassed her previous career-best of 26 assists with 32 against the Mustangs. She also added a pair of service aces, nine digs and a block assist to her stat line.
 
Taflinger, who hails from Leona Valley, Calif., posted her first double-double of the season and hit .244 with 13 kills on 41 attempts and three errors, going along with 11 digs.
 
Freshman Sophia Rohling added a career-high three service aces, senior Kara Bown compiled a team-high 20 digs, and redshirt freshman Chinelo Ogogor had a team-best six blocks, respectively.
 
The Shockers were outhit by SMU (16-7, 9-4 American), .262 to .195, and had 56 kills compared to 75 kills for the visitors. The Mustangs also won the blocking battle in the match, 14-12.
 
Rachel Woulfe hit .415 with 22 kills on 41 swings and five errors, while Lily Heim tallied 63 assists and 20 digs, pacing SMU.