WICHITA STATE 3, MONTANA STATE 0 (25-21, 26-24, 25-20)
WICHITA, KS — Wichita State hit .313 overall and was able to answer every push from visiting Montana State, registering a sweep of the Bobcats to earn a berth in the 2023 NIVC title match. The Shockers (25-8) will play winner of Sunday's Fab 4 contest between South Florida and UTEP for the championship early next week. The Bobcats end the season at 24-9. Wichita State hit a gaudy .486 in Set 1 with 18 kills and one error, but it was hardly a walkthrough as Montana State kept it close, trailing just 21-20 on a kill from Jordan Radick. The Shockers called timeout and then rolled to the win, finishing with a kill by Sophia Rohling. Set 2 saw Montana State ride a 4-0 run to an 18-16 lead, fueled by a kill from Camryn Greenwald and an ace from Kira Thomsen. Wichita State had the finishing kick however, taking the set on an ace from Izzi Strand and a block by Natalie Foster and Rohling. The Shockers never trailed in Set 3, although Montana State closed within 20-18 on a kill by Greenwald. The match was secured with three straight late errors by MSU and a finishing kill from Foster. Morgan Stout had 14 kills with just one error for Wichita State. Strand rang up 33 assists, Gabi Maas had 13 digs and Morgan Weber added 12 digs. For Montana State, Thomsen had 11 kills with nine digs and Jourdain Kamps tallied 10 kills. Nellie Stevenson dished out 26 assists. |
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