STATISTICS
Sunday, November 19 Results:
Highlights
- Wichita State
21 swept two-time defending American champion SMU to earn its 18th win in a row and secure the American Athletic Conference regular-season title. The Shockers bring their first American title back to Kansas in their inaugural season with the conference. Wichita State earns the automatic qualifier to the NCAA Tournament, making its 11th appearance in the national tournament. The Shockers’ 18-match winning streak is the second-longest in league history.
UCF 3, UConn 2
UCF extended its winning streak to four matches on Sunday afternoon with a 3-2 victory at UConn. The UCF block set a season high with 14 rejections, which played a major factor in holding UConn under .195 hitting for four sets. Jeanne Westney accounted for a career-high eight blocks, as Kia Bright recorded her conference-best 20th double-double with 16 kills and 13 digs. Kristina Fisher added a match-high 20 kills, while hitting.341. Iman McGary had 27 kills and a .317 hitting percentage to lead the Huskies.
USF 1, Temple 3
Temple hit .319, while holding USF to a .244 attack on the way to a 3-1 win on the road. Izzy Rapacz had a double-double with 16 kills and 21 digs, tying a career high, while Dana Westfield added 15 kills and Iva Deak tied her career best with 14 kills, hitting .522. Temple is locked in third place in conference standings with a 13-5 record.
ECU 2, Tulane 3
Tulane battled back from a 0-2 deficit to defeat ECU in five sets at home. The Green Wave put four players in double figure kills, including Lexie Douglas, who reached a match-high 18 kills, while hitting .317. Justine Bowers added a double-double of 52 assists and 13 digs, as Tulane snapped a six-match setback. ECU was led by Lael Ceriani who tallied a double-double of 13 kills and 13 digs.
Cincinnati 3, Houston 0
Erica Kostelac had 13 kills with a .400 hitting percentage to lead the Bearcats to a sweep victory over Houston. Cincinnati is now tied for fourth place in the American with ECU, as each team has an 11-7 record. The two teams will battle for fourth place next weekend in a two-match home-and-away series.
Wichita State21 3, SMU 0
The Shockers earned their seventh straight 3-0 win, recording a .323 hitting percentage, while holding the Mustangs to hitting .020 on the road. Wichita State has swept nine of its last 120 opponents. Mikaela Raudsepp led the way with 14 kills and a .423 hitting percentage. Abbie Lehman had 10 blocks and put down nine kills with a .615 hitting percentage.
Memphis 3, Tulsa 1
Memphis battled to win three close sets and capture a 3-1 victory over Tulsa on the road. Kelsea Bivins, Brianna Kadiku and Hannah Flowers combined for 42 kills to lead the Tigers, as four players reached double-digit digs. For the Golden Hurricane, Emily Thorson put down 30 kills with a .373 hitting percentage and 10 digs to record her 14th double-double of the season. Taylor Horsfall had 26 digs.