Date: Nov. 20, Nov. 21, 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 & Denning Gerig
Free Video: www.espn3.com
Talent: Chris Solwecki & Dylan  Seybert/Mike Kennedy & Cori Broddle
Series: WSU leads Southern Illinois 39-20; WSU leads Evansville 35-9

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 on Friday and Chris Solwecki and Denning Gerig on Saturday. Both matches will also be on ESPN3, while Saturday's will also be televised on Cox Channel Kansas.

Scouting Southern Illinois
The Salukis are 22-7 overall and 13-3 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 twice, Missouri State, Evansville twice, Indiana State twice, Northern Iowa, Loyola, Wichita State and Illinois State. Losses have come against UCF, Western Kentucky, Missouri, UNI, Loyola and Illinois State. As a team, SIU is hitting .261, while opponents are hitting .193. They are led by Andrea Estrada who is averaging 3.57 kills and 3.11 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 39-20.  WSU leads the series in Wichita 22-7.  WSU head coach Chris Lamb is 28-5 overall against the Salukis and 15-1 in Wichita.  The Shockers have won the last 26 of the last 28 meetings overall.    

Last Meeting vs. SIU
The last meeting between the two teams was Nov. 2, 2015, in Carbondale, Ill. The Salukis won 3-2 by scores of 28-26, 26-28, 25-20, 22-25 and 15-10. Mikaela Raudsepp led the Shockers with 17 kills, while Emily Hiebert had 46 assists and Dani Mostrom had 18 digs.

Scouting Evansville
The Purple Aces are 8-22 overall and 2-14 in the Missouri Valley Conference. Wins this season have come against Tennessee Tech, Niagara, Austin Peay, Jackson State, Western Illinois, Central Michigan, Bradley and Drake. Losses have come against Wright State, Eastern Illinois, DePaul, Toledo, Tennessee, Northern Kentucky, San Jose State, Omaha, Drake, UNI twice, Loyola twice, Wichita State, Southern Illinois twice, Illinois State twice, Indiana State twice, Drake and Bradley. As a team, UE is hitting .172, while opponents are hitting .242. They are led by Genesis Miranda who is averaging 4.30 kills and 2.42 digs per set. The Purple Aces are led by head coach Manolo Concepcion.

Series History vs. the Purple Aces
Wichita State leads the overall series with the Purple Aces 35-9.  The Shockers also lead the series in Wichita 19-2.  WSU head coach Chris Lamb is 27-4 overall against the Purple Aces and 14-1 in Wichita.  The Shockers have won 27 of the last 28 meetings overall.         

Last Meeting vs. UE
The last meeting between the two teams was Oct. 5, 2015, in Evansville, Ind. The Shockers won 3-0 by scores of 25-16, 25-16 and 25-15. Abbie Lehman led the Shockers with 10 kills, while Emily Hiebert had 33 assists and Dani Mostrom had 12 digs.

Last Time Out
The Shockers defeated Loyola, 3-2, on Friday. Mikaela Raudsepp and Shimen Fayad led the Shockers with 13 kills each, while Emily Hiebert had 42 assists and Dani Mostrom had 15 digs. On Saturday, the Shockers swept Bradley. Raudsepp led the Shockers with 10 kills, while Hiebert had 29 assists and Dani Mostrom had 10 digs.

Shocks in the NCAA Stats
Wichita State is ranked in the top-75 nationally in several statistical categories as of Nov. 16. WSU is 39th in assists per set, 26th in hitting percentage, 19th in assists, 58th in digs, 20th in kills, and 43rd in kills per set. Individually, Emily Hiebert is 31st in assists. Abbie Lehman is 39th in blocks and 21st in hitting percentage. Shimen Fayad is 56th in service aces and 69th in aces per set. Katie Reilly is 64th in hitting percentage and Dani Mostrom is 71st in digs.

WSU Ranked 17th in Attendance
Wichita State is ranked 17th nationally in average attendance. The Shockers are averaging 2,186 fans per match, while national leader Nebraska is averaging 8,207 fans per match.

Shocks in the RPI
Wichita State is 30th in the seventh official RPI release of the season. WSU is 3-5 against the top-50 and 7-6 against the top-100. Wins include Kentucky (15), Marquette (34), Missouri State (43), UNI twice (52), and Illinois State twice (64). Losses are against Illinois (22), Hawaii (27), Texas A&M (14), Missouri State (43), Southern Illinois (42) and New Mexico State (69). Southern Illinois is 42 and Evansville is 267.
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    34    33    30

Lehman Named MVC Defensive Player of the Week
Wichita State volleyball student-athlete Abbie Lehman has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Week for the week of November 9-15.
Lehman, a sophomore middle blocker from Newton, Kan., led the Shockers to two road wins over the weekend. She averaged 1.62 blocks, 2.81 points and 1.88 kills per set, while hitting .333.
In the five-set win at Loyola, she had a match-high seven blocks along with 11 kills and hit .310. In the three-set win at Bradley, she had a match–high six blocks along with four kills and an assist and hit .400.
It is her third MVC Defensive Player of the Week honor of her career.

Shocks Clinch Bye
With two wins over the weekend, Wichita State clinched a first round bye in next week's Missouri Valley Conference Tournament. The Shockers have been a No. 1 or No. 2 seed now eight times in head coach Chris Lamb's 16 seasons (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2015).

Comeback Kids
Wichita State earned its second thrilling comeback in the fifth set of a match this season on Friday at Loyola. The Shockers trailed 9-4 in the fifth set and used a 7-0 run behind the serving of Dani Mostrom to take an 11-9 lead. The Ramblers tied it at 13, but the Shockers won the set 15-13. The other comeback came on Sept. 11 against No. 21 Kentucky. The Shockers also trailed 9-4 in the fifth set of that match and used a 6-1 run highlighted by two service aces from Emily Hiebert to tie the score at 10. A Jody Larson service ace gave the Shockers a 12-11 lead and WSU went on to win the set 15-12.

Final Home Matches for Two Seniors
Wichita State's two seniors, Katie Reilly and MaryAshton Floyd, will be playing their final two home matches this weekend. In their four-year career, the Shockers are 95-34 overall and 55-15 in the Missouri Valley Conference. They have been a part of one MVC regular-season title, one MVC Tournament title, two NCAA Tournament appearances and one Sweet 16 appearance.

20 Wins
Wichita State won its 20th match of the season on Nov. 6 against Drake. It is the Shockers' 13th-straight season with 20 or more wins. Before head coach Chris Lamb arrived at WSU, the Shockers collected just five 20-win seasons in school history (1976, 1977, 1988, 1991, 1992).

Raudsepp Stays Strong in MVC Play
Sophomore outside hitter Mikaela Raudsepp had a team-high 23 kills in two matches last week. She averaged 2.88 kills, 0.38 digs and 0.25 blocks per set, while hitting .237 on the left side. In 16 MVC matches this season, she is averaging 2.88 kills, 0.85 digs and 0.49 blocks per set, while hitting .277.

2-0 vs. UNI
Wichita State won both regular-season matchups with Northern Iowa in 2015. It is just the fifth time in school history that the Shockers have done that. WSU also went 2-0 against the Panthers in 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2008.

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 14 this season and now has 24 in her career, which ranks tied for 17th in the Shocker career record books.

Moving on Up
Junior libero Dani Mostrom and sophomore setter Emily Hiebert continue to climb the Shocker career records list for digs and assists. Mostrom is now sixth in career digs with 1,440 and needs eight more to move into fifth place, while Hiebert is ninth in assists with 2,269.