RICHMOND, Va. – Wichita State won a thrilling 3-2 match at VCU to finish 3-0 on the first road trip of the season. The Shockers won by scores of 25-17, 15-25, 25-18, 10-25 and 15-9.
led the Shockers with 15 kills, while had a double-double with 13 kills and 12 digs. also added a double-double with 22 assists and 12 digs, while had 24 assists and had 31 digs.
SET 1:
• The Shockers ran away with a 25-17 win in the first set
• VCU took a quick 3-0 lead, but WSU answered with three-straight to tie it
• With the score tied at eight, kills from and put WSU up 10-8
• A kill pushed the lead to 15-12
• An kill made the score 22-16 and a Taflinger service ace gave WSU the 25-17 win
SET 2:
• The Rams ended the set on a 10-2 run to win 25-15
• VCU took an early 11-6 lead, but three Taflinger kills cut the lead to 12-9
• Pugh's kill pulled WSU within 15-13, but then VCU scored 10 of the last 12 points for the 25-15 win
SET 3:
• WSU took an early lead and went on to win the third set 25-18
• A 6-0 run put the Shockers up 13-6
• Back-to-back kills from Pugh pushed the lead to 17-9
• VCU pulled to within 18-16, but the Shockers ended the set on a 7-2 run to win 25-18
SET 4:
• The Rams ran away with a 25-10 win in the fourth set
• VCU took a quick 6-1 lead, but a service ace pulled WSU within 8-5
• The Rams then went on a 12-0 run to push the lead to 20-5
• VCU went on to win the set 25-10
SET 5:
• The Shockers won the match with a 15-9 win in the fifth
• A Brown kill gave WSU a quick 5-3 lead and kills from Pugh and Brown and a VCU error gave the Shockers an 8-4 advantage
• kill put the Shockers up 11-6 and kills from Taflinger and ended the match
The Shockers are next in action on Fri.