Wichita State (0-4) at FIU Panthers (1-3)
FIU Turkey Slam Tournament Central

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Date: Nov. 29
Tip: Approximately 1 p.m., Central
Location: Miami, Fla.
Arena: FIU Arena (5,000)
Free Audio: www.goshockers.com/watch and KNSS 1330 am (Pre-game show 15 minutes prior to tipoff) 
Note: The WSU-FIU game will start 30 minutes after the Marquette-Richmond game.
Talent: Steve Strain
Video: Live Video

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Quickly...Wichita State (0-4) continues with the 11th-toughest schedule in the country when it faces FIU Turkey Slam host Florida International (1-3) at approximately 1 p.m., Sunday, in the consolation game. The Shockers lost, 63-50, on Friday against undefeated Richmond and FIU lost, 95-83, to Marquette. The Championship game will pit Marquette against Richmond at 11 a.m., Central, and the Shockers will play FIU 30 minutes following in the consolation game.
-Prior to the tournament, the Shockers lost, 67-40, at Arkansas State, and also dropped their home-opener Nov. 18, a 57-37 loss against Missouri. WSU also opened the season with a 79-54 loss at Creighton Nov. 13. 
-WSU is led in scoring by freshman Jyar Francis, who averages 10.5 points a game.
-The Shockers returned five players from last year's NCAA Tournament team, including three who came off the bench for WSU. Junior guard Jaleesa Chapel returned with the most experience, having played in 63 games with two starts the previous two years. 
-Six Shockers will suit up against the Panthers. 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. Junior transfer Marija Pacar and junior Brittany Martin are also out with injury.
-WSU won its first of two exhibitions, 68-61, on Nov. 8 led by Jyar Francis' 21 points. WSU also plays a second exhibition Dec. 29.

Last Time Out...Wichita State fell to Richmond, 63-50, in the first game at the FIU Turkey Slam Friday afternoon inside FIU Arena. WSU's TaQuandra Mike led WSU with 14 points while Aundra Stovall and Jyar Francis had 12 points each. Richmond's Michaela Parson had 20 points to lead three Spider double-figure scorers. Richmond out-shot WSU, 45.1 percent (23-51) to 34.7 percent (17-49), and out-boarded WSU, 36-22. 
 
Series Histories... WSU and FIU meet for the first time in women's basketball.

More on FIU... Despite career-highs in scoring by junior Tianah Alvarado (23) and senior Destin Feagin (18) to go along with a season-high 18 points by senior Taylor Shade, the FIU dropped a 95-83 decision to the Marquette Golden Eagles (1-4) in the opening round of the 2015 FIU Turkey Slam on Friday afternoon from Lime Court at FIU Arena.The Panthers are led in scoring by junior Janka Hegedus, who is averaging 15.5 points-per-game. The Budapest, Hungary, product is shooting 46 percent (22-of-47) from the floor. Senior Taylor Shade is second on the team, averaging 113.5 points-per-game. Junior Tianah Alvarado has been good from beyond the arc, shooting 57.0 percent from 3-point range (No. 13 in the nation).

In-Season Tournaments... Overall, WSU is now 66-80 in the 64 in-season tournaments the Shockers have played since 1974-75. In 1981-82, the Shockers played in five in-season tournaments and went 6-6. Overall, WSU has won 11 in-season tournaments.
Coach Adams is 13-9 in in-season tournaments since coming to WSU, and has won three in-season tournament titles.

Defense Holding…  Wichita State has held its last three opponents to below their season average as Richmond scored 63 points while averaging 65.5 per game, Missouri scored just 57 points while averaging 78 points headed into the game, and Shockers held Arkansas State to 67 points after the Red Wolves had averaged 77 points a game.

Tough Schedule… Wichita State had the 11th-toughest schedule in the country as calculated by warrennolan.com basketball as of Monday. The Shockers' past opponents were 9-0 combined, including Missouri that was 4-0 with a RPI of 23. Richmond had an RPI is listed at No. 18 as of Wednesday, while future opponent Tennessee is listed at No. 1.  This week, Missouri is ranked No. 34 in the AP poll in pointes received,while Arkansas State is 45th in the Coaches poll. Future opponent Tennessee is No. 4 in the AP and No. 5 in the Coaches poll.

Boards and Blocks… Brittany Martin took over the rebounding lead with 11 rebounds at Arkansas State and currently averages 6.0 a game, while she already has 10 blocks in three games to average 3.3 a game. A year ago she had 25 blocks in 30 games off the bench. 

Against Arkansas State...  Wichita State dropped a 67-40 decision to Arkansas State in the Convocation Center on Saturday night to fall to 0-3 overall.
  Three Shockers, Jyar Francis, Brittany Martin and Jaleesa Chapel led WSU in scoring with eight points each. Martin also had 11 boards and three blocked shots for the Shockers.
  ASU was led by Jessica Flannery's 14 points. Amanda Lawson and All-American Aundrea Gamble backed her with 12 points each.

MU Breaks  WSU's 17-Game Home win Streak...Prior to the Missouri loss, the Shockers had 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.

Francis MVC POW... Jyar Francis, who was named the MVC Newcomer of the Week the first week of the season, had a team-leading 15 points and eight rebounds in the loss at Creighton and also led WSU in scoring in the Shockers' first exhibition. She shot 50 percent from the field (5-10) and made 4-of-9 free throws against Missouri, and also had an assist and a steal in her first regular-season game as a Shocker. WSU won its first of two exhibitions, 68-61, on Nov. 8 and were also led by Francis' 21 points. 

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 147-85 in her eighth season at WSU and 171-95 overall in her ninth season as a head coach, which includes a 24-8 record as head coach at Murray State in 2007-08.
In addition, WSU is 88-25 (.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.

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 is 17-1 over the last 18 games and 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. 

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.

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 at Home in 2014-15... 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.