NEW ORLEANS, La. -- Wichita State fell into a 2-1 hole on the road against a scrappy Tulane team, but battled back for a 25-20, 20-25, 21-25, 25-20, 15-13 win on Friday night at Devlin Fieldhouse.
The Shockers (12-5, 6-1) have now won nine of their last ten matches and moved into a tie for first place in the American Athletic Conference standings by virtue of Rice's loss to Florida Atlantic.
The fifth set was emblematic of a night in which neither team was able to create separation. Wichita State snagged a quick 7-4 advantage thanks to a pair of blocks and two kills from , but Tulane (4-15, 0-7) quickly leveled the ledger at 8-8 and later 11-11 following a service ace from Lauryn Burrows.