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University of Northern Iowa
Wichita State
Wichita State Defeats UNI, 3-1
11/16/2007 7:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
Nov. 16, 2007
Cedar Falls, Iowa - In a hard-fought battle, the 23rd-ranked Wichita State volleyball team came out on top with a 3-1 win over the University of Northern Iowa, in front of 1,818 fans at the McLeod Center. Game scores were 30-26, 15-30, 30-27 and 33-31 in favor of the Shockers.
Shannon Aschoff (Ankeny, Iowa) led the Panthers with 15 kills, while Amy Sampson (Brooklyn Park, Minn.) had 14, Ashten Stelken (Manchester, Iowa) 13 and Laura Rowen (Hansell, Iowa) 12. Danielle Brazda (Omaha, Neb.) had six kills and a season-high 13 blocks, and moved into a tie for the UNI record in career total blocks with 711, along with former UNI All-American Molly O'Brien. Lindsey Eckenrode led Wichita State with 15 kills, while Kelly Broussard had 30 digs.
Wichita State jumped out to an 8-5 lead in the first game, but UNI scored three straight to pull even. The Shockers scored five of the next six points to go in front 13-9, but after a Panther timeout, UNI scored four straight to pull even and force WSU to call a timeout of its own. Wichita State moved in front, 17-14, but UNI was able to pull back even, 19-19, as Sampson had three straight kills. Wichita State took the lead for good on the next point on a kill by Emily Stockman, and although UNI was within one point as late as 25-24, the Panthers were never able to tie the Shockers again. Leading 28-26, WSU got kills from Stockman and Sara Lungren to win the first game, 30-26.
The second game was all Panthers. UNI raced to leads of 5-0, 12-3 and 20-6 en route to a 30-15 victory. The Panthers hit .348 (12-4-23) in the second game, while holding Wichita State to -.143 hitting (8-13-35). UNI had 10 of its 20 total team blocks in the second game alone, with five coming from Brazda and four from Stelken.
UNI held a 15-11 lead midway through game three, but Wichita State scored four straight points to pull even at 15. Neither team held more than a one point lead until the Shockers scored two straight to go up 23-21, but UNI fought back to close within 25-24. The Shockers then scored four straight to go up 29-24, and after UNI scored three straight to make the score 29-27, Eckenrode recorded a kill to give WSU game three, 30-27.
The Panthers held a 16-12 lead midway through game four, but WSU battled back again. The Shockers went on a 7-2 run to go in front, 19-18, forcing UNI to take a timeout. The Shockers continued their streak out of the timeout, claiming a 24-20 lead, before UNI came storming back. WSU had five straight attack errors - two coming on Panther blocks - and Rowen added a kill during a 7-0 run that saw the Panthers go in front, 27-24. But WSU scored four straight of its own to go in front 28-27. UNI had two game point opportunities at 30-29 and 31-30, while WSU finally took advantage of its second match point opportunity at 32-31, as Stockman recorded a kill to give WSU the 33-31 win and the match victory.
Each team recorded 63 kills on the night, with UNI having a better hitting percentage (.236-.115). The Panthers had more blocks (20-5) than the Shockers, while WSU won the battle of digs, 92-83.
With the win, Wichita State saw its record improve to 25-4 overall, 16-1 in Missouri Valley Conference play, while UNI had its 10-match winning streak snapped and fell to 19-10 overall, 13-4 in conference. The Panthers finish up regular-season play tomorrow night when they host Missouri State at 8 pm.
