Volleyball Falls To Wichita State In Home Finale

Wednesday, November 22

Memphis, Tenn.

1 pm CT

University of Memphis

10-21, 3-16

Wichita State

27-3, 19-0

Wichita State

Memphis

Photo by: Brandon Dill

Nov 22, 2017 | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

Tigers seniors honored prior to Wednesday's match.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – University of Memphis freshman Daija Lowe knocked down eight kills, but No. 20 Wichita State came away with a 3-0 American Athletic Conference victory over the Tigers Wednesday. The Shockers won the match by scores of 25-18, 25-10 and 25-15.

With the setback, the Tigers fell to 10-21 overall and 3-16 in the American Athletic Conference. Wichita State improved to 27-3 overall and a perfect 19-0 in the league.

The match was the regular-season home finale for Memphis in 2017, and also the final career home match for four seniors. Regan Comperry, Kiyla Glasper, Faith Myers and Kendall Seering were honored prior to Wednesday's match.

Up Next
Memphis wraps up its 2017 season with a road match at Wichita State Friday, Nov. 24. The match is another 1 p.m. (CT) matinee against the Shockers.

Head coach April Jauregui
"There's a reason why they are a top-20 team. They have seven seniors on their squad, and they play steady. There's not a lot of weaknesses on their side. I told our team that when we play someone like Wichita State, it's about relying on our strengths and not picking out their weaknesses because they don't have a lot. Daija came out and was able to swing high over their blocks, and she's just a freshman. Brianna had another solid match. We get another chance to play them again in two days in front of a couple of thousand fans at their place. That is where we're striving to get to.

"Coming off last weekend, we were playing some good volleyball. Our young kids are getting better and better, and the future is very bright."

(On the seniors)
"We wanted to them all out there today. It's tough the way it ended for their careers today. The seniors made big contributions to the program, and we're going to miss them."

Tigers Tidbits

Freshman Daija Lowe tied a season-best with eight kills Wednesday. She also downed eight kills in matches vs. Bradley and Eastern Illinois, both matches coming in late August.
Lowe's eight-kills performance was her seventh match of the season with five or more kills.
Brianna Kadiku had seven kills and a .429 hitting percentage vs. Wichita State Wednesday. It was the sixth time in the last seven matches she posted seven or more kills.
For the first time this season, Kadiku did not register multiple blocks in a match. She had one block vs. Wichita State. She had two or more blocks in all 30 matches this season prior to Wednesday.
Freshman Hannah Flowers registered six kills vs. the Shockers. It was her eighth-straight match with six or more kills.

Memphis vs. Wichita State Stats Leaders

Statistic	Memphis	Wichita State
Kills	Daija Lowe, 8 Brianna Kadiku, 7	Abbie Lehman, 16 Mikaela Raudsepp, 14
Assists	Regan Comperry, 15 Faith Myers, 12	Emily Hiebert, 39
Digs	Alyssa Kronberg, 6 Kate Hoerdemann, 6	Giorgia Civita, 12 Gabi Mostrom, 12
Total Blocks	Brianna Kadiku, 1	Abbie Lehman, 5

How It Happened

Overall Match
- The match had 14 ties and five lead changes.
- This was the first time the Tigers and Shockers played this season.
- It also was the first time Wichita State played the Tigers in Memphis in school history.
Set One (Wichita State 25-18)
- The Tigers hung with the American Athletic Conference regular season champion Shockers throughout the first set.
- The set was tied six times in the early going, but Memphis used a 2-0 run to grab an 8-6 advantage.
- A Daija Lowe kill and a Sarah Marlatt service ace pushed Memphis into the lead.
- Wichita State answered with a 9-2 run to take a 15-10 lead.
- The Tigers did not go away quietly, putting together a 6-3 run to climb to within two at 18-16.
- Five different Tigers logged a kill in the spurt.
- The Shockers regained their composure and ended the first set with a 7-2 run for the 25-18 win.
Set Two (Wichita State 25-10)
- The Tigers stayed within striking distance early.
- Memphis tied the set at 5-all on a Lowe kill.
- The Shockers then went on a 5-0 run to push out to a 10-5 lead.
- Memphis was still within five at 13-8 after a Wichita State attack error.
- The Shockers went on a 12-2 spurt to close the second set.
Set Three (Wichita State 25-15)
- The Shockers pulled out to an early lead and never trailed.
- Memphis tied the set twice early at 1-all and 6-all, but never grabbed the lead.
- After the Tigers tied the set at 6-all, Wichita State put together a 4-0 run for a 10-6 lead.
- A Lowe kill sliced the lead to 10-7, but the Shockers went on another run.
- Wichita State's 11-4 run gave the Shockers a 21-11 lead and put the set and match out of reach.