PULLMAN, Wash. – The Shockers won their third-straight tournament Saturday evening with a sweep over Montana State in the Cougar Volleyball Challenge. WSU (11-0) won by scores of 25-18, 25-16 and 25-22.

The Shockers jumped out to a 9-4 lead in the first set and increased it to 16-8 on a kill by Katie Niggemeyer. The Bobcats pulled to within 18-16 before the Shockers put the set away 25-18.

In the second set, the teams went back and forth until a kill by Emily Stockman gave WSU a 10-7 lead. WSU never looked back in the 25-16 win.

MSU grabbed an early 4-0 lead in the third set before the Shockers came back to tie it at 10 on a Bobcat hitting error. WSU continued to lead by taking a 19-14 lead on a kill by Angela Jakubov and won the set 25-22 on a kill by Amanda Backes.

Emily Stockman led the Shockers with 12 kills and 14 digs, while Angela Jakubov added 10 kills, while hitting .476. Mary Elizabeth Hooper totaled 40 assists, while Melissa Granville added 14 digs.

In the early match Saturday the Shockers earned a thrilling five set come-from-behind victory over Northwestern.  Defeating the Wildcats by scores of 21-25, 16-25, 25-18, 25-19 and 15-9.

Emily Stockman led the Shockers with 19 kills, while hitting .514. Sarah McGee, Lindsey Eckenrode and Angela Jakubov each had 11 kills. Mary Elizabeth Hooper had 56 assists, while Kelly Broussard added 17 digs.

On Friday Wichita State swept Washington State by scores of 25-23, 26-24 and 25-21.

The Cougars raced out to a 4-0 lead in the first set before the Shockers finally evened the score at 14 on a kill by Emily Stockman. Washington State again took the lead, 21-18, but the Shockers rallied to take a 22-21 lead on an Angela Jakubov kill. Another Jakubov kill gave the Shocks a 25-23 victory.

The second set went back and forth until the Shockers grabbed an 18-15 lead after an ace by Jakubov and a hitting error by the Cougars. Washington State came back to tie it at 18 after a block, but the Shockers held on to win 26-24.

An ace by Jakubov gave the Shockers an early 3-0 lead in the third set and they increased it to 7-3 after a block by Mary Elizabeth Hooper. Wichita State held on to win the set 25-21.

Angela Jakubov and Lindsey Eckenrode led the Shockers with 10 kills each, while Mary Elizabeth Hooper had 35 assists and 13 digs and Kelly Broussard had 13 digs.

The Shockers are next in action Friday, September 19th, against Missouri State at Koch Arena.