Date: Oct. 16-17, 2015
First Serve: 7 p.m., 7 p.m.
Location: Wichita, Kan.
Arena: Charles Koch Arena
Free Audio: www.goshockers.com/watch
Talent: Mike Kennedy/Chris Solwecki
Free Video: www.espn3.com/Cox Channel Kansas on Saturday
Talent: Chris Solwecki and Dylan Seybert/Mike Kennedy & Cori Broddle
Series: WSU leads Bradley 39-18; WSU leads Loyola 4-0

On the Web
Both of Wichita State's matches this weekend will be on the internet at www.goshockers.com/watch with Mike Kennedy calling the action. Both matches will also be on ESPN3 with Saturday's match also on Cox Kansas withe Mike Kennedy and Cori Broddle.

Scouting Bradley
The Braves are 5-14 overall and 0-7 in the Missouri Valley Conference. Wins this season have come against Toledo, Youngstown State, Green Bay, UMASS Lowell and Manhattan. Losses have come against Weber State, UMKC, Omaha, SIUE, SEMO, UTEP, DePaul, Loyola, Northern Iowa, Southern Illinois, Evansville, Indiana State, Illinois State and Drake. As a team, BU is hitting .163, while opponents are hitting .228. They are led by Erica Haslag who is averaging 2.83 kills per set. The Braves are led by head coach Jenny Maurer.

Series History vs. the Braves
Wichita State leads the overall series with the Braves 39-18.  WSU leads the series in Wichita 21-6.  WSU head coach Chris Lamb is 25-6 overall against the Braves and 13-2 in Wichita.  The Shockers have won the last 24 meetings overall.      

Last Meeting vs. BU
The last meeting between the two teams was Oct. 25, 2014, in Wichita. The Shockers won 3-0 by scores of 25-11, 25-19 and 26-24. Abbie Lehman tied a NCAA record with 15 kills on 15 swings in the match, while Emily Hiebert had 26 assists and Dani Mostrom had 11 digs.

Scouting Loyola
The Ramblers are 16-3 overall and 5-1 in the Missouri Valley Conference. Wins this season have come against New Hampshire, IPFW, Bowling Green, Wright State, Elon, Savannah State, Kennesaw State, Valparaiso, Seton Hall, Binghamton, Cornell, Bradley, Evansville, Southern Illinois, Illinois State and Indiana State. Losses have come against Wake Forest, Northwestern and Drake. As a team, LU is hitting .260, while opponents are hitting .162. They are led by Morgan Reardon who is averaging 3.16 kills and 3.08 digs per set. The Ramblers are led by head coach Chris Muscat.

Series History vs. the Ramblers
Wichita State leads the overall series with the Ramblers 4-0.  WSU also leads the series in Wichita, 2-0.  WSU head coach Chris Lamb is 4-0 overall against the Ramblers.     

Last Meeting vs. LU
The last meeting between the two teams was Oct. 24, 2014, in Wichita. The Shockers won 3-0 by scores of 25-22, 25-22 and 25-20. MaryAshton Floyd led the Shockers with 13 kills, while Emily Hiebert had 28 assists and Dani Mostrom had 17 digs.

Last Time Out
The Shockers defeated UNI 3-0 on Friday and Drake 3-0 on Saturday. On Friday, Shimen Fayad led the Shockers with 18 kills, while Emily Hiebert had 31 assists and Dani Mostrom had 18 digs. On Saturday, Fayad and Mikaela Raudsepp each had 10 kills, while Hiebert had 37 assists and Mostrom had 12 digs.

Shocks in the NCAA Stats
Wichita State is ranked in the top-75 nationally in several statistical categories as of Oct. 12. WSU is 33rd in assists per set, 37th in hitting percentage, 26th in assists, 47th in digs, 26th in kills, 56th in digs per set, and 39th in kills per set. Individually, Emily Hiebert is 20th in assists and 38th in assists per set. Abbie Lehman is 26th in blocks, 72nd in blocks per set and 18th in hitting percentage and Dani Mostrom is 57th in digs. Shimen Fayad is 54th in service aces and 60th in aces per set.

WSU Ranked 16th in Attendance
Wichita State is ranked 16th nationally in average attendance. The Shockers are averaging 2,153 fans per match, while national leader Nebraska is averaging 8,171 fans per match.

Shocks in the RPI
Wichita State is 55th in the second official RPI release of the season. WSU is 2-4 against the top-50 and 4-5 against the top-100. Wins include Kentucky (11), Marquette (36), UNI (65) and Illinois State (80). Losses are against Illinois (25), Hawaii (28), Texas A&M (38), Missouri State (39) and New Mexico State (97). Bradley is 277 and Loyola is 80.
Week by Week    10/5    10/12    10/19    10/26    11/2    11/9    11/16    11/23
Wichita State        64        55

Sweep Over UNI
Wichita State earned its first win over UNI since 2013 with a 3-0 win in Cedar Falls on Friday. It is the Shockers' eighth win over UNI in Cedar Falls and the third sweep. The Shockers also swept the Panthers in Cedar Falls in 2004 and 2008.

30-Straight
Wichita State earned its 30th-straight win over Drake on Saturday. During the 30-match winning streak, the Shockers have lost just five sets. In the 30 matches, 26 of them have been sweeps. The last time the Bulldogs beat the Shockers was Sept. 15, 2000 in Des Moines.

20 for the Freshman
Freshman outside hitter Shimen Fayad collected a career-high 20 kills on Oct. 2 against Missouri State. She is the first freshman to have 20 or more kills in a match since Lindsey Eckenrode had 22 at Northern Iowa on Oct. 21, 2006.

Lehman Dominating
Sophomore middle blocker Abbie Lehman has collected double-digit kills in 12 of her last 14 matches. In those 14 matches, she is averaging 3.02 kills and 1.21 blocks per set, while hitting .443.

Blocking Improves
Wichita State's blocking has improved over the last 11 matches. In those 11 matches, the Shockers are averaging 2.40 blocks per set including a season-high 17 at Marquette on Sept. 18.

Hiebert's Double-Doubles
Sophomore setter Emily Hiebert had her streak of six-straight double-doubles snapped on Oct. 5 at Evansville. She leads the Shockers with 11 this season and now has 21 in her career, which ranks tied for 20th in the Shocker career record books.  

Moving on Up
Two Shockers continue to move up the career records list. Sophomore setter Emily Hiebert is now 10th in the Shocker record books in career assists with 1,923. Junior libero Dani Mostrom is now seventh in the Shocker record books in career digs with 1,289.