Women's Volleyball

Wichita State improves to 2-0 with Sunday win at Howard


STATISTICS
 
Sunday, August 26 Results:
 
Wichita State 3, Howard 1 RECAP BOXSCORE
 
Highlights
 
Wichita State 3, Howard 1
It was a Sunday battle between two 2017 NCAA tournament teams, as Wichita State took down last year’s MEAC champion Howard, 3-1. The Shockers improve to 2-0, joining Houston, USF and Tulane with a perfect opening weekend. With the win, the conference improves to 23-11 through its early nonconference slate.
 
OH Tabitha Brown recorded 16 kills to lead Wichita State’s offense that averaged a .270 hitting percentage, guided by setter Kali Eaken with 31 assists. In the back row, libero Giorgia Civita bumped 27 digs, helping to holding Howard to hitting .227.
 
Wichita State returns to action tomorrow evening with its final match of its season-opening Washington, D.C. road trip against VCU at 5 p.m. ET. on ESPN3. 
 
RESULTS/UPCOMING SCHEDULE
 
Friday, August 24, 2018
away_logo San Jose State 1 home_logo USF 3 11 a.m. Tampa, Fla. Recap
away_logo Bowling Green 0 home_logo Tulsa 3 Noon West Lafayette, Ind. Recap
away_logo Spring Hill College 0 home_logo ECU 3 Noon Hattiesburg, Miss. Recap
away_logo Wright State 2 home_logo UConn 3 12:30 p.m. Morgantown, W.Va. Recap
away_logo UC Santa Barbara 2 home_logo Cincinnati 3 3 p.m. Oxford, Ohio Recap
away_logo Murray State 0 home_logo Houston 3 4 p.m. New Orleans, La. Recap
away_logo Florida Gulf Coast 1 home_logo UCF 3 4:30 p.m. Coral Gables, Fla. Recap
away_logo Wofford 1 home_logo Tulsa 3 5:30 p.m. West Lafayette, Ind. Recap
away_logo Rhode Island 1 home_logo Temple 3 6 p.m. Philadelphia, Pa. Recap
away_logo Wichita State 3 home_logo James Madison 2 7 p.m. Harrisonburg, Va. Recap
away_logo SMU 0 home_logo Lipscomb 3 7 p.m. Nashville, Tenn. Recap
away_logo UConn 0 home_logo West Virginia 3 7 p.m. Morgantown, W.Va. Recap
away_logo Jacksonville 2 home_logo USF 3 7 p.m. Tampa, Fla. Recap
away_logo Stephen F. Austin 3 home_logo Memphis 0 8 p.m. Memphis, Tenn. Recap
away_logo UTEP 0 home_logo Tulane 3 8 p.m. New Orleans, La. Recap
away_logo Alcorn State 0 home_logo ECU 3 8 p.m. Hattiesburg, Miss. Recap
away_logo Houston 3 home_logo New Orleans 2 8 p.m. New Orleans, La. Recap
Saturday, August 25, 2018
away_logo LMU 3 home_logo Temple 1 11 a.m. Philadelphia, Pa. Recap
away_logo Saint Louis 0 home_logo Cincinnati 3 Noon Oxford, Ohio Recap
away_logo Georgia Southern 2 home_logo UConn 3 Noon Morgantown, W.Va. Recap
away_logo Stony Brook 2 home_logo USF 3 1 p.m. Tampa, Fla. Recap
away_logo Iowa 3 home_logo SMU 1 1 p.m. Nashville, Tenn. Recap
away_logo Arkansas-Pine Bluff 0 home_logo Memphis 3 1:30 p.m. Memphis, Tenn. Recap
away_logo Florida Atlantic 0 home_logo UCF 3 1:30 p.m. Coral Gables, Fla. Recap
away_logo Incarnate Word 0 home_logo Tulane 3 2 p.m. New Orleans, La. Recap
away_logo Tulsa 0 home_logo Purdue 3 3 p.m. West Lafayette, Ind. Recap
away_logo Nebraska-Omaha 0 home_logo Houston 3 3 p.m. New Orleans, La. Recap
away_logo Hofstra 3 home_logo Temple 2 7 p.m. Philadelphia, Pa. Recap
away_logo UCF 0 home_logo Miami 3 7:30 p.m. Coral Gables, Fla. Recap
away_logo Cincinnati 2 home_logo Miami (Ohio) 3 7:30 p.m. Oxford, Ohio Recap
away_logo Louisiana-Lafayette 0 home_logo Tulane 3 8 p.m. New Orleans, La. Recap
away_logo Arkansas State 3 home_logo Memphis 0 8 p.m. Memphis, Tenn. Recap
away_logo ECU 0 home_logo Southern Miss 3 8 p.m. Hattiesburg, Miss. Recap
Sunday, August 26, 2018
away_logo Wichita State 3 home_logo Howard 1 3 p.m. Washington D.C. 25-20, 21-25, 25-22, 25-20
Monday, August 27, 2018
away_logo Wichita State home_logo VCU 5 p.m. Richmond, Va. Live Video  Live Audio   TV:ESPN3
 
All times Eastern and subject to change