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Winner Wichita St. WSU 6-2,0-0 American
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Samford SU 2-4,0-0 SoCon
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Wichita St. WSU
6-2,0-0 American
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Samford SU
2-4,0-0 SoCon
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Wichita St. WSU 25 25 25 (3)
Samford SU 15 20 12 (0)

Game Recap: Volleyball |

Shockers Finish 3-0 at Golden Eagle Invitational

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Wichita State (6-2) finished the Golden Eagle Invitational undefeated with a sweep of Samford (2-4). The Shockers won by scores of 25-15, 25-20 and 25-12.

Sydney Dunning led the Shockers with 12 kills and 12 digs, while Jordan Heatherly had eight kills, 32 assists, seven digs and a block. Brooklyn Leggett finished with seven kills and a career-high five service aces, while Katie Galligan had a match-high 17 digs.

The Shockers hit .343 in the match and finished with seven service aces.

Leggett's serving run gave the Shockers an early 14-4 lead in the first set and Dunning collected five kills in the set to give WSU the 25-15 win.

WSU raced out to a 4-0 lead in the second set and used two-straight aces from Leggett to push the lead to 12-5. The Bulldogs pulled within 18-15, but the Shockers held on to take the set 25-20.

Two kills from Elinor Engel put the Shockers up 9-4 in the third set and kills from Dunning and Heatherly pushed the lead to 15-5. WSU closed out the set with a 25-12 win and hit .444 in the set.

The Shockers are next in action on Tue., Sept. 16 when they host No. 17 Kansas at 6 p.m. at Charles Koch Arena. Tickets for the match are available at GoShockers.com/Tickets.
 
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