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BOCA RATON, Fla. &ndash;&nbsp;Wichita State was blanked in the series finale of its conference-opening series&nbsp;by the No. 24 Florida Atlantic Owls, 5-0, on Sunday afternoon at FAU Softball Stadium. &nbsp; The Sunday loss marked the first time the Shockers (10-12) have been swept in a series by a conference opponent since 2015. &nbsp; In game three of the series, the Owls once again were the ones to open the scoring, hitting a two-run homer to right field in the bottom of the first to take the early lead. The first home run of the series for either team. &nbsp; In the fourth, the&nbsp;<dfn><a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/softball/roster/camryn-compton/9311" rel="smarttag" rev="9311" data-airgap-id="58">Camryn Compton</a></dfn>&nbsp;nearly tied the game via a two-run home run to left, but the ball was caught just in front of the wall to end the Shocker threat. &nbsp; Looking for insurance in the sixth, the Owls came up with a big hit again, lifting a three-run home run to left to blow the game open, taking a 5-0 lead. &nbsp; The 5-0 score held as the Shockers were unable to score in the seventh. &nbsp; Starter&nbsp;<dfn><a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/softball/roster/ava-sliger/9327" rel="smarttag" rev="9327" data-airgap-id="59">Ava Sliger</a></dfn>&nbsp;suffered the loss in her 2.0 innings of work, her first time being saddled with a loss this season. &nbsp; <dfn><a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/softball/roster/jodie-epperson/9323" rel="smarttag" rev="9323" data-airgap-id="60">Jodie Epperson</a></dfn>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<dfn><a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/softball/roster/lauren-lucas/9314" rel="smarttag" rev="9314" data-airgap-id="61">Lauren Lucas</a></dfn>&nbsp;were the only two Shockers to record hits in the game. &nbsp; Next Up The Shockers travel to Lawrence, Kan., to face the hometown Jayhawks on Wednesday, March 12 at 6:00 PM CT.
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🥎 Shockers swept by No. 24 FAU