TAMPA, Fla. – Wichita State handed defending American regular-season champion South Florida (14-9, 10-2) their first loss at home this season in a 3-0 win on Sunday afternoon. The Shockers (16-8, 8-4) won by scores of 25-21, 25-21 and 25-19.
 
Sydney Dunning led the Shockers with a match-high 16 kills and hit .270. Jordan Heatherly and Hannah Hawkins each had 16 assists, while Gabi Maas had a match-high 12 digs.
 
The Shockers hit .363 as a team, while holding the Bulls to a .185 hitting percentage.
 
The first set went back and forth until the Shockers used a 4-0 run to go in front 9-5. The Bulls closed it to 17-15 after a 3-0 run, but kills by Dunning and Maddie Wilson pushed the lead back to 19-15. The Shockers reached set point on a Bulls hitting error and won 25-21 on a kill by Emerson Wilford.
 
The Shockers used a 7-0 run to take an early 8-3 lead in the second set. A 4-0 run behind the serving of Grace Hett put WSU in front 16-7. The Bulls made it close at 23-20 after a 4-0 run, but a kill from Nadia Wasilewski gave WSU the 25-21 win.
 
A 5-0 Shocker run gave WSU an early 11-5 lead in the third set, but USF answered with a 4-0 run to cut it to 11-9. The Bulls took a 17-16 lead, but the Shockers reeled off five-straight to go in front 21-17. Kills from Dunning and Brooklyn Leggett brought the Shockers to match point at 24-18 and WSU won the set 25-19 on a kill by Dunning.
 
The Shockers are next in action on Nov. 7 when they host East Carolina at 7 p.m. inside Charles Koch Arena. Join us as we start our Wichita State Hometown Heroes Weekend at Shocker Volleyball, recognizing all our local Military, Police, Fire, EMS, and Healthcare workers. Tickets are available at GoShockers.com/tickets.