NEW ORLEANS, La. -- Wichita State got 18 kills from Morgan Stout and held Tulane to a .188 hitting percentage as the Shockers completed a 25-22, 25-19, 25-21 sweep over the Green Wave on Sunday afternoon at Avron B. Fogelman Arena.

The Shockers (15-11, 10-4) put together a well-rounded performance, hitting .262 while out-digging the Green Wave 68-53. Wichita State also convincingly won the serve-and-pass battle, recording four aces to just three service errors while Tulane (14-12, 6-8) produced three aces to six errors.

Wichita State set the tone with a 6-1 run out of the gate, getting three kills and a block from true freshman Gracie Morrow. Tulane quickly cut the deficit to one at 10-9 with a run of their own, but the Shockers never surrendered the lead. It appeared WSU would coast to a comfortable opening set when a Green Wave service error made it 20-15, but Tulane again strung together a rally to inch within 23-22. Consecutive kills from Stout and Morrow helped the Shockers fend off the late surge for a 25-22 victory. Both Stout and Morrow finished the set with five kills apiece.

Stout put away five more kills in the second set on just seven swings, powering Wichita State to an 11-7 lead that forced a Tulane timeout. A pair of solo blocks from Morrow and Sarah Barham, plus an Izzi Strand service ace, kept the Green Wave at bay. Tulane made seven attack errors in the set, including three in a row that swelled the WSU lead to 23-17. A bad set from Tulane secured a 25-19 set and a 2-0 lead.

The combination of Stout and Alyssa Gonzales dominated the third set, totaling 12 kills on 22 errorless swings as the Shockers sprinted to a 16-10 lead. The advantage was still 24-17 before Tulane put together one last gasp, scoring four straight points that prompted a Wichita State timeout. A Stout swing on the 24-21 sideout was initially ruled out, but a Wichita State challenge determined that the ball deflected off the block for a match-winning kill.

Katie Galligan led the Wichita State defensive effort with 23 digs to go along with five assists. Strand dished out 40 assists in addition to 10 digs of her own. Gonzales and Morrow aided the Wichita State attack with nine kills apiece.

The Shockers stay on the road for a match at North Texas on Friday. First serve is scheduled for 5:00 pm.