WICHITA, Kan. - Wichita State (11-6, 3-2) defeated Memphis (9-10, 1-4) 3-0 for their third conference victory of the season on Friday night at Charles Koch Arena. WSU won by scores of 30-28, 25-17 and 25-16.
The Shockers recorded a .295 hitting percentage with 45 kills and 12 errors. The Tigers hit .147, with 31 kills and 17 errors.
Brooklyn Leggett led the Shockers with 15 kills, hitting .433.
Grace Hett finished with a career-high 13 digs, the most by a WSU player.
Jordan Heatherly led the Shockers with 21 assists.
Sydney Dunning collected a career-high seven service aces in the match, the most by a Shocker since Sara Younes had seven against Bradley on Oct. 29, 2004.
The Shockers face UAB at 12 p.m. on Sunday at Charles Koch Arena.
Set 1:
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WSU won a close set 30-28 over Memphis
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Wichita State started the set down 3-1 but clawed back to take a 13-12 lead over Memphis for their first lead of the set
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Memphis recorded three service aces early
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WSU won a point after a great rally to cut the Memphis lead to 18-17
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The set went back and forth at the end until the Shockers pulled ahead for the win
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Set 2:
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Wichita State controlled the second set, winning by a score of 25-17
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Leggett picked up right where she left off, recording two kills for WSU's first two points
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The Shockers got off to a hot start, leading Memphis 8-3 after a 4-0 run
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Memphis cut the Shocker lead to two to make the score 11-9
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Sydney Dunning recorded three straight service aces to end the set on a 6-0 run
Set 3:
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The Shockers dominated the third and final set 25-16
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WSU won the first point of the set after a long rally and never looked back
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Wichita State started strong with a 10-4 lead over Memphis
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WSU went on a 3-0 run late to extend their lead to 23-14
