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Shockers Survive Mavericks in Five

WICHITA, Kan. -- Wichita State nearly let a huge fifth set lead slip away but got three straight kills to survive Omaha 19-25, 25-21, 31-29, 17-25, 15-13 on Saturday night at Charles Koch Arena.

Wichita State finished the Shocker Volleyball Classic 2-1 and champions of the invitational, sharing a 2-1 mark with Cal Poly who WSU defeated on Thursday night. Omaha and Northern Colorado both ended the competition 1-2.

The Shockers (5-7) sprinted to a 7-1 advantage in the decisive fifth set, getting three blocks and three kills to grab the commanding lead. The lead was still 12-7 when Omaha (2-9) responded with a 6-0 run of their own to take a 13-12 lead despite two Wichita State timeouts during the surge.