A team's improvement rarely plays out in a straight line. On Friday, Wichita State went through a month's worth of ups and downs in five sets.
Dominant in the first set, the Shockers faded in the next two and errors gave control of the match back to East Carolina. They righted themselves to grab the next two and defeat the Pirates 3-2 (25-12, 16-25, 20-25, 25-21, 15-10) at Koch Arena.
Wichita State (10-6, 4-3 American Athletic Conference) won its fourth straight match and rallied from a 2-1 deficit, providing more evidence the Shockers are onto something when they talk about chemistry and resilience.