WICHITA, Kan. – Wichita State used a career-high 17 kills from Natalie Foster to take down first place Houston, 3-1. The Shockers won by scores of 25-21, 20-25, 25-20 and 25-20.
 
Foster hit .556 and also added six block assists in the match. Emma Wright added 10 kills and eight blocks, while Lily Liekweg had a team-high 23 digs. McKayla Wuensch had a double-double with 25 assists and 15 digs.
 
WSU hit .231 in the match, while holding UH to a .139 hitting percentage. The Shockers finished with 15 blocks and 84 digs.
 
The Shockers used an 8-0 run in the first set to jump in front 10-3. The two teams traded points until Houston used back-to-back kills to pull within 18-14. An Abbie Jackson kill closed the gap to 19-17, but the Shockers responded with a kill from Emma Wright and a block by Wright and Brylee Kelly to push the lead back to 21-17. The Shockers reached set point at 24-21 on a kill by Natalie Foster and won the set 25-21 on a Cougar hitting error.
 
The second set went back and forth until Houston used a 7-0 run to go in front 21-16. The Shockers pulled within 21-18 after a couple of Cougar miscues, but that was the closest they would get as Houston won the set 25-20.
 
The Shockers raced out to a quick 5-2 lead in the third set, but the Cougars tied it at 12. A 6-1 Shocker run put WSU in front 18-13 and the Cougars did not get closer than three the rest of the way. WSU ended the set with back-to-back kills from Foster for the 25-20 win.
 
UH jumped out to a 7-2 lead in the fourth set, but the Shockers fought back. WSU scored six of the next seven points to tie it at eight. The set went back and forth until a 4-0 Shocker run, highlighted by a couple of kills from Foster, put WSU up 16-14. A kill from Sophia Rohling and a service ace from Bryn Stansberry pushed the lead to 20-16. WSU reached match point at 24-20 on a Cougar service error and won the match 25-20 on a block by Foster and Kelly.
 
The Shockers and Cougars wrap up the regular-season on Sat., March 27 at 1 p.m. inside Charles Koch Arena. Senior Day will take place before the match to honor seniors McKayla Wuensch, Emma Wright and Brooke Smith.