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Quickly...Wichita State opens the regular-season at 12:05 p.m., Friday, at Creighton. WSU defeated the Bluejays, 65-56 in Wichita in the season- and home-opener in 2014-15. WSU's home opener is 7 p.m., Nov. 18 against Missouri.
-The Shockers return five players from last year's squad, including three who came off the bench for WSU. Junior guard Jaleesa Chapel returns with the most experience, having played in 63 games with two starts the last two years. 
-Eight Shockers will suit up against the Blue Jays. Freshman Sabrina Lozada-Cabbage has not been released to play after knee surgery prior to her arrival at WSU, and Rangie Bessard, who transferred from Minnesota prior to the Spring semester has to sit out this semester per NCAA rules.
-WSU won its first of two exhibitions, 68-61, on Nov. 8 led by Jyar Francis' 21 points. WSU also plays an exhibition Dec. 29.
-WSU trails the series, 32-24, overall (see complete list of the series history below.

Radio --- Steve Strain (Second Year)
Home Games - Online at goshockers.com
Road Games - KNSS 1330 am (except at CU)
 
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Shockers Picked Fifth...The Shockers were picked fifth in the MVC Preseason vote of coaches, SIDs, Radio play-by-play and beat writers. Missouri State was picked as the favorite, and the Lady Bears are coming off another successful season, advancing to the 2014-15 MVC Tournament championship as they closed out last season winners of 10 of their final 12 games, and received 22 of 40 first-place votes and 373 total points, out-distancing Drake (347), UNI (320) and Southern Illinois (297). It is the Shockers' lowest position in the preseason poll since 2010-11 when the Shockers were also picked fifth. Despite winning the league, the league tournament and advancing to the NCAA Tournament the last three seasons, WSU has only been the favorite once, in 2014-15, in the 32 years of the poll. The Shockers were chosen second in 2012-13 and 2013-14 and came away with the title at the end of loop play.
 
On the Web... Wichita State's home games this season will be broadcast on the internet at www.goshockers.com/watch/ with Steve Strain, who is in his second season calling the action for the Shockers. Steve is a veteran of radio and television, called women's basketball for the Texas Tech Lady Raiders from 2009-13. Strain will also call road games on KNSS 1330 with the exception of the game at Creighton which will be  internet-only due to afternoon conflicts with KNSS programming.
 
On the Central Oklahoma Exhibition... Wichita State defeated Central Oklahoma in their first exhibition game of the season, 68-61.
The Shockers were led by freshman Jyar Francis who finished the game with team-highs in points at 21 and rebounds with six. Sophomore Diamond Lockhart also contributed 20 points.
Wichita State out-shot Oklahoma Central 47% (22-for-47) to 44% (24-for-54). The Shockers also out-rebounded the Bronchos 33 to 29.
The Bronchos were led by McKenzie Solberg who had 19 points and seven rebounds.
WSU also plays Oklahoma Christian in an exhibition Dec. 29.
 
On Jody Adams... Adams (Tennessee, '94) is in her eighth season at Wichita State as the only Shocker women's basketball coach to make an NCAA appearance and win an MVC regular-season and MVC Tournament championship at WSU. Her 2012-13 team accomplished all of that, then the 2013-14 and 2014-15 teams repeated the exact same feat. WSU has won three-straight MVC regular-season and MVC Tournament titles while heading off to its third-straight NCAA Tournament. 
At 29-5 overall, the 2014-15 team broke the school's season win record by three games.
She is 147-79 in seven seasons at WSU and 171-91 overall in eight seasons as a head coach, which includes a 24-8 record as head coach at Murray State in 2007-08.
In addition, WSU is 88-24 (.785) overall at home under Adams, including 16-0 in 2014-15.
Adams is first on the WSU all-time wins list. She passed Linda Hargrove, who won 113 games at WSU from 1989-98, on Fri., Feb. 21, 2014 in a win against Illinois State.

Quick Preview Wichita State is coming off yet another successful season after the Shockers won their third-straight MVC regular-season and tournament titles, while also collecting a school-record 29 wins, a program-best 17 MVC victories and earning a berth into the NCAA Tournament for the third consecutive season.  The Shockers bring back three players with experience from last year's roster, including junior guard Jaleesa Chapel (2.8 points, 1.8 rebounds), junior center Brittany Martin (1.8 points, 2.3 rebounds) and sophomore guard Audra Stovall.  Two Division I transfers, sophomore guard Diamond Lockhart (4.3 points and 1.4 rebounds at Texas Tech in 2013-14) and freshman forward Rangie Bessard (2.0 points and 1.4 rebounds at Minnesota in 2014-15) will also be added to the mix for the Shockers. Bessard will be available at the semester break as she came to Wichita last January. A total of five newcomers, including two transfers, will also compete for playing time for Wichita State in 2015-16. Notably, junior guard TaQuandra Mike (South Georgia Technical College), who averaged 17.2 points and earned NJCAA All-America Honorable Mention status last season, will look to be an immediate contributor, while junior guard Marija Pacar (6.8 points and 3.4 rebounds at Tallahassee Community College in 2014-15) also joins as a transfer. Freshmen Ellie Lehne (Byron, Ill.), Jyar Francis (Hammond, La.) and Sabrina Lozada-Cabbage (Santa Fe, N.M.) roudnout the squad.
 
Series History Against Creighton...
 
Creighton        24-32
at Wichita: WSU leads, 16-11
at Charles Koch Arena: WSU leads, 6-5
at Creighton: CU leads, 18-6
at Neutral sites: CU leads, 3-2
MVC Tournament: CU leads, 3-2
Biggest win: 33 (83-50), 1983
Biggest loss: 41 (89-48), 2010
Longest W streak: 6, J4/99-M3/01
Longest L streak:  10, J27/07-J29/11
Current streak: WSU, W1


Williams Signs During Early Period...Kayla Williams, a 6-foot-1 wing from Memphis, Tenn., has signed a National Letter of Intent to play basketball at Wichita State, Head Coach Jody Adams announced today. 

"I'm very excited Kayla Williams chose to join our Shocker family," Adams said. "Her basketball background in high school and AAU is very competitive. Her teams compete for championships each year, so it's an expectation of Kayla to win championships at Wichita State.  

"She has a natural scorer's mentality at the three position with the ability to manufacture shots and to knock down the three.   I love her 6-1 frame that can defend multiple positions in our defensive system. She also rebounds with instinct.  We are super-excited to have a player of her ability, mindset and expectations." 

Williams plays high school basketball for Overton High School in Memphis under Coach Lynn Smith, who played at Kansas State with Mitch Richmond and against Xavier McDaniel and Antoine Carr in Charles Koch Arena. 

She averaged 15.0 points and 4.0 rebounds as a junior in high school, and was named to the all-district tournament team, all-regional team, and All-Shelby County team. 

In AAU basketball, she plays for Team Penny AAU, a club run by Anfernee Hardaway. 

Titles and Championships...Wichita State, which had a school-record 29-4 in 2014-15, earned its third NCAA Tournament bid in school history with an 85-71 win over Missouri State in the championship game of the 2015 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament in St. Charles, Mo. The NCAA Tournament appearances was Wichita State's third consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance to go with three-straight MVC Tournament titles and three-straight MVC regular-season titles. 
 
Home Court Advantage...Wichita State has won 17-straight regular-season home games dating to a loss Feb. 23, 2014 to Indiana State in 2013-14. The Shockers won all 16 regular-season home games in 2014-15 and went 14-2 in 2013-14 for a two-year home record of 30-2. WSU's other loss in 2013-14 was to St. Joseph's in overtime.
 
First Time in Four Years... For the first time in four years, WSU will be without All-everything Alex Harden. Harden, who completed her career as WSU's career-leading scorer and honors as an Honorable Mention All-American, was drafted as the 18th overall pick by the Phoenix Mercury in the 2015 WNBA draft. She ended her career as the most decorated Shocker women's basketball player in history.?
 
NCAA Tournament History...WSU is 0-3 in the NCAA Tournament, each under Jody Adams, who brought the Shockers their only tournament appearances. She had one appearance in her only year at Murry State and carries a 0-4 NCAA record. WSU lost at Texas A&M, 71-45, in 2013, at Penn State, 62-56, and 78-66, at Cal a year ago in NCAA Tournament play.
 
2014-15 MVC Tournament Recap...In the title game against Missouri State, Tournament MVP Alex Harden had 27 points and Michael Dapprich had 24 to lead WSU. Harden had been the Tournament MVP for three-straight years.  Dapprich and Jamillah Bonner, who averaged 13.0 points in the three games, were also named all-tournament. Against fourth-seeded UNI in the semifinals, Alex Harden scored 18 points and the Shocker defense held UNI to 25 percent shooting take a 56-42 win against the Panthers Saturday afternoon. Harden, who made 50 percent of her shots in a 7-of-15 effort, was backed by Kelsey Jacobs' 12 points and Jaleesa Chapel's 10 points.
 
MVC Title History...The Shockers, which finished the regular-season with a record of 26-4, including a 17-1 mark in league play, clinched its third-staight Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball regular-season title in program history. WSU closed out the regular season on a nine-game winning streak and broke a regular-season win record, MVC regular-season win record, and tied an overall win record. WSU secured a piece of its third-straight Missouri Valley Conference regular-season championship with a 66-54 win against UNI, then earned the out-right title with a 77-63 win at Evansville. 
 
-In the last home series, WSU defeated Drake, 80-59, and on senior day last Sunday, Jamillah Bonner, one of three seniors playing her last home game in Charles Koch Arena, scored 23 points to lead the Shockers against UNI.  After the game, Bonner, Alex Harden and Kelsey Jacobs were honored for their outstanding careers and the entire team cut down nets to celebrate at home the regular-season title.
 
20-Win Progression Under Adams ...  Wichita State ended up with a 29-4 overall record in 2014-15, which was the most wins in a season (29) and most wins in a regular season (26). The 2013-14 team had 26 wins and seven losses including postseason. The Shockers won just nine games a season prior to Adams' arrival, and 13 her first season in 2008-09, while the 2013-14 team lost just seven games, only the second season in Shocker history the team had single-digit losses. Wichita State has won 20 games or more for four-straight seasons and at least 26 games for two-straight. WSU has won 20 games six times overall since 1974-75.
 
-WSU's 29 wins was second in MVC history.
 
Three ... Wichita State clinched a piece of its third regular-season title with wins against Drake and UNI in 2014-15, and claimed it outright at Evansville. WSU had no MVC regular-season or tournament titles or NCAA Tournament appearances prior to Jody Adams' arrival at WSU.
 
17 ... The Shockers' 17 MVC regular-season wins in 2014-15 was the most in WSU history. WSU's 2012-13 team went 15-3 in the MVC regular season.
 
16-0 ... WSU completed the regular-season at home undefeated for only the second time in history with a 16-0 record. WSU's other undefeated record at home was 11-0 in 1999-00, while the Shockers have just one, one-loss home record, and that was 8-1 in 1975-76. At 16-0 in 2014-15, WSU had the most home wins in a season by two wins as the 2013-14 team had 14 wins, but two losses. 
 
Single-Digit Losses in 2014-15... For the second-straight year, and only the third time in Shocker history, Wichita State finished the season with single-digit losses. In 2013-14, WSU was 26-7 and the 2014-15 team was 27-4. The 1975-76 team had six losses, but only played 17 games.