Date: Oct. 31, Nov. 2, 2015
First Serve: 7 p.m., 7 p.m.
Location: Springfield, Mo.; Carbondale, Ill.
Arena: Hammons Student Center; Davies Gym
Free Audio: www.goshockers.com/watch
Talent: Mike Kennedy
Free Video: www.espn3.com
Series: Missouri State leads WSU 44-27; WSU leads Southern Illinois 33-19

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.

Scouting Missouri State
The Bears are 15-8 overall and 6-4 in the Missouri Valley Conference. Wins this season have come against Furman, Western Michigan, Milwaukee, Miami, Oral Roberts, Western Kentucky, Middle Tennessee, UMKC, South Dakota State, Illinois State, Indiana State twice, Wichita State, Drake and Bradley. Losses have come against Marquette, Arkansas Stat, Northwestern, No. 17 Kansas, Southern Illinois, Northern Iowa, Loyola and Illinois State. As a team, MSU is hitting .215, while opponents are hitting .207. They are led by Lily Johnson who is averaging 4.20 kills and 2.90 digs per set. The Bears are led by head coach Melissa Stokes.

Series History vs. the Bears
Missouri State leads the overall series with the Shockers 44-27.  The Bears also lead the series in Springfield 22-12.  WSU head coach Chris Lamb is 21-17 overall against the Bears and 9-7 in Springfield.  The Shockers are 21-9 against the Bears since 2004.       

Last Meeting vs. MSU
The last meeting between the two teams was Oct. 2, 2015, in Wichita. The Bears won 3-1 by scores of 20-25, 25-22, 27-25 and 25-22. Shimen Fayad led the Shockers with 20 kills, while Emily Hiebert had 51 assists and Dani Mostrom had 23 digs.

Scouting Southern Illinois
The Salukis are 16-7 overall and 7-3 in the Missouri Valley Conference. Wins this season have come against Delaware, Northern Colorado, Dayton, Tennessee-Martin, Stephen F. Austin, Tulsa, SEMO, Youngstown State, Butler, Drake twice, Bradley, Missouri State, Evansville, Indiana State and UNI. Losses have come against UCF, Western Kentucky, Arkansas State, Missouri, UNI, Loyola and Illinois State. As a team, the Salukis are hitting .254, while opponents are hitting .192. They are led by Andrea Estrada who is averaging 3.40 kills and 3.26 digs per set. The Salukis are led by head coach Justin Ingram.

Series History vs. the Salukis
Wichita State leads the overall series with the Salukis 39-19.  WSU also leads the series in Carbondale, 15-12.  WSU head coach Chris Lamb is 28-4 overall against the Salukis and 12-3 in Carbondale.  The Shockers have won 26 of the last 27 meetings overall.      

Last Meeting vs. SIU
The last meeting between the two teams was Nov. 15, 2014, in Wichita. The Shockers won 3-0 by scores of 25-11, 25-18 and 25-19. Abbie Lehman led the Shockers with 13 kills, while Emily Hiebert had 33 assists and Jenny Whitledge had 10 digs.

Last Time Out
The Shockers defeated Illinois State 3-2 on Friday. Jody Larson led the Shockers with 19 kills and 24 digs, while Emily Hiebert had 56 assists. On Saturday, the Shockers beat Indiana State 3-0. Mikaela Raudsepp led the Shockers with 13 kills, while Hiebert had 19 assists and Dani 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. 26. WSU is 33rd in assists per set, 33rd in hitting percentage, 22nd in assists, 48th in digs, 24th in kills, 72nd in digs per set and 42nd in kills per set. Individually, Emily Hiebert is 26th in assists and 66th in assists per set. Abbie Lehman is 36th in blocks and 23rd in hitting percentage and Dani Mostrom is 65th in digs. Shimen Fayad is 35th in service aces and 44th in aces per set.

WSU Ranked 16th in Attendance
Wichita State is ranked 16th nationally in average attendance. The Shockers are averaging 2,145 fans per match, while national leader Nebraska is averaging 8,232 fans per match.

Shocks in the RPI
Wichita State is 38th in the fourth official RPI release of the season. WSU is 2-4 against the top-50 and 6-5 against the top-100. Wins include Kentucky (10), Marquette (27), UNI (58), Loyola (89) and Illinois State twice (60). Losses are against Illinois (25), Hawaii (23), Texas A&M (31), Missouri State (45) and New Mexico State (82). Missouri State is 45 and Southern Illinois is 61.
Week by Week    10/5    10/12    10/19    10/26    11/2    11/9    11/16    11/23
Wichita State    64    55    49    38

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 12 this season and now has 22 in her career, which ranks tied for 19th in the Shocker career record books.

Larson Heating Up
Junior outside hitter Jody Larson has been playing six rotations over the last five matches and has helped the Shockers to a 5-0 record. In those matches, she is averaging 3.42 kills, 0.16 aces, 3.16 digs and 0.26 blocks per set and hitting .262. She had a career-high 19 kills and 24 digs in the five-set win over Illinois State on Friday.

Raudsepp Stays Strong in MVC Play
Sophomore outside hitter Mikaela Raudsepp has put up impressive numbers over her last five matches. In those five matches, she is averaging 2.89 kills, 0.16 aces, 1.32 digs and 0.37 blocks per set, while hitting .331. She has had double-digit kills in four of the five matches and had her first double-double of the season on Friday at Illinois State.

9-1 Start
The Shockers are off to a 9-1 start in Missouri Valley Conference play. Every other time Wichita State started off 9-1 or better in Valley play, the Shockers won the regular-season title. Through 10 matches, WSU started 10-0 in 2004, 10-0 in 2005, 9-1 in 2007, 10-0 in 2008 and 9-1 in 2013.

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 2,052. Junior libero Dani Mostrom is now seventh in the Shocker record books in career digs with 1,347.