Memphis’ Early Lead Not Enough in Four-Set Loss to Wichita State

Friday, November 26

Wichita, Kan.

12 P.M.

University of Memphis

13-19,6-14AAC

Wichita State

19-10,13-7AAC

Memphis

Wichita St.

Photo by: Matthew A. Smith

Memphis’ Early Lead Not Enough in Four-Set Loss to Wichita State

Nov 26, 2021 | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

WICHITA, Kan. – After two wins last season on the home court of the Shockers, the Memphis Tigers (13-19, 6-14) took an early 1-0 set lead Friday before Wichita State (18-11, 13-7) rallied and took the next three sets to close out the 2021 season. The first and third sets were tight battles, with a combined 27 ties and 16 lead changes, while the second and fourth sets were dominated by the Shockers with no lead changes and just one tie.

Memphis 1, Wichita State 3
29-27, 14-25, 24-26, 12-25

Set 1

Three straight kills by Autumn Hamilton were part of a 5-0 Memphis run that put the Tigers in front 9-6
The Shockers clawed back to take multiple one point leads but never extended it
Memphis fought off two set points and scored three straight at 26-27 on kills by Hamilton, Miaya Smith, and Gigi Crescenzo to take the set

Set 2

After Memphis leveled the set 3-3, the Shockers scored four straight and then never trailed
A Wichita State 5-0 run pushed the lead to nine at 18-9
The Shockers scored five of the final seven points to run away with the set

Set 3

Neither team led by more than two throughout the entire set
Memphis and Wichita State exchanged early 4-0 runs
The Shockers fought off a set point and scored the final three points of the set

Set 4

Wichita State opened the set on a 7-0 run and Memphis never got closer than four
The Shockers led by as many as 11 before they closed the set with three straight points to win by 13

NOTABLES

Tabytha Toelke (14 kills, 10 digs) notched her seventh double-double of the season
In her second straight start, Loren Robertson (36 assists) finished the final weekend of the season with 83 assists across two matches
Autumn Hamilton recorded a career-high seven blocks and added 14 kills for her 11^th double-digit kill performance of the season

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