WICHITA, Kan. - Wichita State (14-7, 6-3) beat Tulane (9-11, 1-8) 3-1 on Friday night at Charles Koch Arena. WSU won by scores of 25-20, 20-25, 25-21, 25-20.
The Shockers recorded a .171 hitting percentage with 55 kills and 26 errors. The Green Wave hit .144, with 47 kills and 25 errors.
Brooklyn Leggett led the Shockers with 20 kills, hitting .474. This extended her streak of matches with 10 or more kills to 12.
Jordan Heatherly finished with 35 assists, the most by a Shocker.
Katie Galligan led the Shockers with 17 digs.
Wichita State takes on North Texas at 1 p.m. on Sunday at Charles Koch Arena.
Set 1:
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Wichita State won the first set over Tulane by a score of 25-20
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Tulane started off up 5-2 over Wichita State and held a small lead for the beginning of the set
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Katie Galligan dove and saved a ball that would lead to a Shocker point, which cut the lead to 7-5
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WSU grabbed its first lead of the set at 12-11 and held onto the lead for the rest of the set
Set 2:
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WSU lost 25-20 after a second set filled with scoring runs by both teams
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After a 5-0 run, Wichita State jumped out to an early lead of 10-6
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Tulane answered this run by going on a 7-0 run to take a 14-11 lead
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Tulane finished the second set on a 6-1 run to defeat the Shockers
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Set 4:
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The Shockers won the fourth and final set 25-20
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Wichita State got off to a good start with a 9-5 lead, followed by a 13-8 lead
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Tulane cut this lead to tie the score at 14-14
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WSU went on a 6-0 run to take a 23-18 lead over Tulane
