WICHITA, Kan. -- Wichita State and Northern Colorado both hit under .200 for three out of four sets, but it was the Bears who made a series of clutch plays down the stretch to escape with a 20-25, 25-27, 25-15, 23-25 win on Friday night at Charles Koch Arena.
The Bears (9-3) hit .179 for the match and the Shockers (4-7) hit .146 as neither team could establish an offensive rhythm. Northern Colorado's Maddie Davies was the only attacker who finished the night better than .300, recording a match-high 15 kills on 26 attempts.
Northern Colorado won a pair of deuce games that proved to be the difference.