Redshirt freshman Alyssa Gonzales and fifth-year Izzi Strand talk between points, while fifth-year Sarah Barham and junior Emerson Wilford prepare for a serve against Cal Poly. Wichita State won on Thursday night in comeback fashion, 3-2.
Redshirt freshman outside hitter Alyssa Gonzales’ team and career-high 16 kills and .424 hitting percentage helped Wichita State volleyball eke out a comeback win over California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) in the first game of the Shocker Volleyball Classic and the Shockers’ season home opener.
The Shockers, now 4-6 on the season, went five sets on Thursday night against the Mustangs (25-22), (25-20), (25-19), (25-21), (15-9).