WICHITA, Kan., Oct. 20, 2019 – Megan Taflinger had 17 kills and seven digs to lead Wichita State to a 3-0 (25-10, 25-19, 25-23) victory over the USF volleyball team Sunday afternoon at Koch Arena.
Sophomore
Lindsey Pliapol (Daytona Beach, Fla.) paced USF with 14 kills and 17 digs for her seventh double-double of the season, while sophomore
Lauren LaBeck (Chicago) registered a game-high 23 assists to go along with five digs.
Wichita State (5-15, 2-6) opened set one on an 11-3 run and limited USF to a .121 hitting percentage en route to a 25-10 victory. Set two saw USF and Wichita State battle back-and-forth before the Shockers went ahead 14-11 following a service ace by Kayce Litzau. USF pulled within one point at after an attack error by the Wichita State, but three straight points from the Shockers put them ahead 19-16.
Another service error from Wichita State helped USF cut the deficit to 20-18, but the Shockers answered by scoring five of the next six points to take set two.
USF (7-15, 1-7) used a 7-0 run early in the third set that included five kills from senior
Jac'cara Walker (Gainesville, Fla.) to build a 10-7 advantage. The Shockers, however, went on a 5-0 run of their own minutes later to regain the lead and build a 16-13 edge.
The Bulls went ahead 22-21 late in the match after a kill from freshman
Ally Barnhart (Lenexa, Kan.), who also finished with a game-high three blocks. After Wichita State took back the lead on a kill from Brooke Smith, Walker struck for another kill thereafter to even the score at 23 apiece. The Shockers would take the next two points to claim the match.
Notables
- Lindsey Pliapol led the team with 14 kills and notched her seventh double-double of the season.
- Lauren LaBeck is already over 500 assists (506) after recording a game-high 23.
Up Next
USF continues league play on Friday at 7 p.m. when the Bulls return to The Corral to host Tulane.
About USF Women's Volleyball
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Head coach Courtney Draper led her team to 20 wins in 2018, the most in her time at USF and the most for the program since 2002. The Bulls appeared in the NIVC, the program's first postseason trip since 2002. Senior outside hitter Jac'cara Walker led USF with 394 kills and recorded her 1000thcareer kill during the 2018 year, on her way to earning first team All-American Athletic Conference honors. USF returns four starters, including its libero, while welcoming 9 newcomers to the fray in 2019 in the form of two transfers and seven freshmen.
