PROVO, Utah – Wichita State used a double-double from
Koon had 15 kills and a career-high 16 digs and hit .438, while and each added 11 kills. had 25 assists and three kills, while had 23 assists and two aces. finished with 15 digs.
SET 1:
• West Virginia took a back and forth first set 25-22
• A kill put the Shockers up 10-8, but the Mountaineers used a service ace to go in front 14-13
• The Shockers could get no closer than one the rest of the way as WVU won 25-22
• led the Shockers with five kills, while added three
SET 2:
• The Shockers evened the match with a 25-22 win in the second set
• The Shockers fell behind 12-10, but tied it at 14 on a kill by
• Brown's kill put WSU in front 16-15 and another Brown kill pushed the lead to 19-16
• Two-straight kills pulled WVU within 23-22, but a Brown kill and a Mountaineer hitting error gave WSU the 25-22 win
SET 3:
• WSU won the third set 25-19 to take a 2-1 lead in the match
• A Taflinger kill gave WSU a 12-11 lead and kills from Brown and Wright pushed the advantage to 18-14
• Two-straight blocks by Koon and Pugh made the score 23-17 and a Brown kill gave WSU the 25-19 win
SET 4:
• The Shockers won the match with a 25-16 win in the fourth set
• WSU raced out to a 9-2 lead in the set and used a Wright kill to make the score 15-5
• WVU used a 4-0 run to pull within 15-9, but three Taflinger kills pushed the lead to 19-12
• A Brown kill brought the Shockers to match point at 24-16 and Koon's kill ended it at 25-16
The Shockers are next in action on Sat.