WICHITA, Kan. -- Wichita State let a 2-0 lead slip away late, falling to North Texas 25-19, 25-16, 20-25, 23-25, 11-15 on Saturday afternoon at Charles Koch Arena.
The Shockers (17-7, 11-3) took the first two sets rather easily, holding North Texas to hitting percentages of .150 and -.118 to take a commanding lead into the intermission. But the Mean Green (15-12, 9-5) burst out of the gates in the third set with a 5-0 advantage; Wichita State eventually rallied to take their first lead of the set at 19-18, but it proved short lived as North Texas scored the next five points and seven of the final eight in the set.