Bulls Defeat Shockers

Box Score

Morgan StoutFlorida AtlanticWICHITA, Kan. -- South Florida got a combined 39 kills from Naiya Sawtelle and Maria Clara Andrade to battle past Wichita State, 25-13, 22-25, 25-18, 27-25 on Friday night at Charles Koch Arena.

The Bulls (9-7, 5-0) stayed tied atop the conference leaderboard, hitting .268 on the evening compared to .167 for Wichita State (8-9, 3-2).

South Florida stormed out of the gates in the opening set, quickly building a 13-4 lead while holding the Shockers to a -.073 hitting percentage for the frame. Andrade racked up 10 digs in the first set alone and Sawtelle provided the offense with five terminations, helping the Bulls stretch the advantage to 20-10 and…