The Salukis defeated the Shockers in five games, posting scores of 15-7, 10-15, 12-15, 15-12 and 17-15.

Despite a 9-2 deficit in the fourth game, the Salukis were able to mount an attack to tie the match at two games apiece.

Senior outside hitter Beth Diehl and senior setter Kim Golebiewski led the Saluki attack. Diehl had 16 kills while Golebiewski posted 51 assists.

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Saluki coach Sonya Locke attributes the performance of both seniors to taking advantage of the opportunities Wichita State presented.

Beth got the kills because she got a lot more opportunities to swing at the ball, she said. Kim is our only setter and because of that, she’s going to get those assists.

The Shockers fell to 2-7 overall, 2-3 in the MVC, while SIUC improves to 6-2 overall.

Despite a win against Creighton on Saturday, Locke said the spikers still need better consistency in their game.

We did not have good consistency at all, Locke said. We beat them (Creighton) 15-0 in the first match, then 15-8 and 15-12.

There wasn’t good consistency at all.

Locke said a lot of unusual things happened in the Salukis’ match against Wichita State.

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It was a tough match against Wichita State, she said. A lot of unorthodox things happened in that match such as the ball not falling in the right places.

The Salukis return to the road on Wednesday when they face the University of Memphis Lady Tigers.

They (Memphis) reached the NCAA tournament last year, Locke said. I haven’t had a chance to watch them play yet, but I’m expecting a good match.

The spikers return to the confines of Davies Gymnasium this weekend when they host Southwest Missouri State Saturday and Tulsa Sunday. SIUC beat both teams during the 94 season.