Date: Dec. 4, 2015
First Serve: 4:30 p.m.
Location: Lincoln, Neb.
Arena: Devaney Center
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Talent: Chris Solwecki
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Series: K-State leads WSU 38-15

Shocker Quick Hits
• The Shockers are making their ninth NCAA Tournament appearance (2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015)
• WSU has played nine teams in this year's NCAA field and has a record of 7-7: Missouri State (2-1), New Mexico State (0-1), Kentucky (1-0), Hawaii (0-1), Texas A&M (0-1), Southern Illinois (0-2), Illinois (0-1), Marquette (1-0) and UNI (3-0)
• Wichita State earned the Missouri Valley's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament
• WSU holds a 6-8 record in the NCAA Tournament.  The Shocks are 5-3 in the first round, 1-4 in the second round and 0-1 in the regional semifinals
• WSU has four players with NCAA Tournament experience including seniors Katie Reilly and MaryAshton Floyd and  juniors Dani Mostrom and Jody Larson (Oklahoma in 2014)
• WSU won its third MVC Tournament title (2004, 2013, 2015)
• The Shockers have won six MVC regular-season championships (2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2013, 2015)
• WSU made its 20th MVC Tourney appearance and 14th-straight appearance
• WSU is 4-6 against the RPI top-50 and 10-7 against the top-100
• WSU is 0-1 all-time against K-State in the NCAA Tournament
• The 26 wins is tied for the sixth-most in school history. The school record is 30 set in 2008
• Abbie Lehman is ranked 15th nationally in hitting percentage and had a career-high 21 kills in the MVC Tournament final against Missouri State
• The Shockers are 7-2 in five-set matches this season
• WSU has finished in the top-three in the Valley standings for the last 13 years
• WSU is ranked 14th in the nation in attendance (2,261 average) and had a season-high crowd of 3,519 Sept. 26 against Illinois State at Charles Koch Arena
• Jody Larson earnd MVC Tournament MVP honors, while Shimen Fayad and Emily Hiebert were named to the all-tourney team
• Dani Mostrom became the third Shocker to earn Valley Libero of the Year honors
• Six Shockers earned all-Valley honors including Emily Hiebert, Abbie Lehman, Dani Mostrom and Katie Reilly on the first team, Mikaela Raudsepp on the second team and Shimen Fayad on the all-Freshman team
• Emily Hiebert leads the Shockers with 15 double-doubles
• Five Shockers earned MVC Scholar-Athlete honors including Katie Reilly, Emily Hiebert, Abbie Lehman, Mikaela Raudsepp and Dani Mostrom
• WSU has had six different players with 15 or more kills in a match this season: Abbie Lehman, Katie Reilly, Mikaela Raudsepp, Jody Larson, Shimen Fayad and Jenny Whitledge
• WSU has had six different players with 15 or more digs in a match this season: Dani Mostrom, Jody Larson, Emily Hiebert, Shimen Fayad, Katie Reilly and Jenny Whitledge
• WSU has had six different players with double-doubles in a match this season: Emily Hiebert, Jody Larson, Mikaela Raudsepp, Shimen Fayad, Katie Reilly and Jenny Whitledge
• WSU has won 20 or more matches for 13-straight years and won 25 matches for the 10th time in school history

Shockers Play K-State in First Round
Wichita State will face Kansas State (17-11) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at 4:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4. No. 4 national seed Nebraska (26-4) will face Harvard (15-10) at 7 p.m. Dec. 4. Winners of the two first-round matches will meet at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5 in second-round play.

Series History vs. Lincoln Field
The Shockers are 17-50 against the Lincoln field in school history. WSU's overall record against the Lincoln field is listed below:
Kansas State - 15-38 overall & 0-1 in the NCAA Tourney
Nebraska - 1-12 overall & 0-2 in the NCAA Tourney
Harvard - 1-0 overall & 0-0 in NCAA Tourney

Wichita State in the NCAA Tournament
The Shockers are making their ninth NCAA Tournament appearance and will play in the tournament for the eighth time in nine years. The Shockers last made an appearance in 2013 and lost at Kansas in four sets in the first round. WSU advanced to the first Sweet 16 in school history in 2012 with a first round win over Arkansas and a second round win over Kansas. WSU lost to USC in the regional semifinals. The Shockers lost in the first round of the 2011 tournament to Kansas State, 3-0. In 2010, the Shockers lost at Oklahoma, 3-0. In 2009, Wichita State beat Saint Louis, 3-1, in the first round, but lost to Iowa State, 3-0, in the second round. In 2008, the Shockers advanced to the second round, where they lost to Texas, 3-0. Nebraska defeated Wichita State, 3-0, in the second rounds of both the 2004 and 2007 tournaments.

Three Named to MVC All-Tournament Team
Three Shockers earned all-tournament team honors at the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament.  Jody Larson earned MVP honors as she averaged 2.40 kills, 3.60 digs and 0.40 blocks per set, while hitting .257. Emily Hiebert averaged 10.10 assists, 0.60 kills, 1.90 digs and 0.50 blocks per set and Shimen Fayad averaged 3.12 kills, 0.38 aces, 0.88 digs and 0.88 blocks per set in the two matches and hit .333.

Mostrom Named MVC Libero of the Year
Junior libero Dani Mostrom was named the 2015 Missouri Valley Conference Libero of the Year. She became the third Shocker to earn that honor joining Karen Augspurger (2003, 2004) and Kelly Broussard (2008).

Six Earn All-Valley Honors
Four Wichita State volleyball players earned first team all-Valley honors, while Dani Mostrom was named Libero of the Year. Emily Hiebert, Abbie Lehman, Dani Mostrom and Katie Reilly were all named to the first team, while Mikaela Raudsepp was named to the second team and Shimen Fayad was named to the All-Freshman Team.

25 Wins
Wichita State earned its 25th win of the season on Nov. 27 against UNI. It is the 10th time in program history that the Shockers have collected at least 25 wins.

WSU Wins Third MVC Tourney Title
The Wichita State won the third Missouri Valley Conference Tournament title in school history with a dramatic five-set win over Missouri State on Nov. 28. The Shockers also won titles in 2004 and 2013.

WSU Wins Sixth MVC Title
The Wichita State volleyball team won the sixth Missouri Valley Conference regular-season title in school history with a sweep over Evansville on Nov. 21. The Shockers also won titles in 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008 and 2013.

Shocks in the RPI
Wichita State is 34th in the eighth official RPI release of the season. WSU is 4-6 against the top-50 and 10-7 against the top-100. Wins include Kentucky (19), Marquette (36), Missouri State twice (40), UNI three times (52), and Illinois State twice (65). Losses are against Illinois (24), Hawaii (26), Texas A&M (10), Missouri State (40), Southern Illinois twice (39) and New Mexico State (64). Kansas State is 44.
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    34

Scouting K-State
The Wildcats are 17-11 overall and earned an at large bid into the NCAA Tournament. It is their 16th NCAA Tournament appearance. The Wildcats finished 9-7 in the Big 12 and own top-25 losses to No. 11 Wisconsin, No. 9 Kansas twice, and No. 2 Texas twice. KSU is led by Brooke Sassin's 3.50 kills per set, while Katie Brand averages 11.10 assists per set and Kersten Kober averages 4.62 digs per set. The Wildcats are hitting .227 as a team, while opponents are hitting .209. KSU is led by head coach Suzie Fritz.

Last Meeting vs. the Wildcats
The last meeting between the two teams was Dec. 1, 2011 in the NCAA Tournament in Lincoln, Neb. The Wildcats won 3-0 by scores of 25-18, 25-22 and 25-17. Camri Zwiesler led the Shockers with nine kills, while Mary Elizabeth Hooper had 24 assists and Sarah Waldorf had 22 digs.

Scouting Nebraska
The Huskers are 26-4 overall and earned an at large bid into the NCAA Tournament. It is their 34th-straight NCAA Tournament appearance. The Huskers finished 17-3 in the Big 10 and own top-25 wins over No. 11 Oregon, No. 1 Penn State twice, No. 24 Michigan, No. 16 Illinois twice, and No. 16 Purdue. Their four losses are to No. 3 Texas, No. 13 Ohio State, No. 9 Minnesota and No. 16 Wisconsin. NU is led by Kadie Rolfzen's 3.23 kills per set, while Kelly Hunter averages 11.36 assists per set and Justine Wong-Orantes averages 4.43 digs per set. The Huskers are hitting .271 as a team, while opponents are hitting .168. NU is led by head coach John Cook.

Last Meeting vs. the Huskers
The last meeting between the two teams was Dec. 1, 2007 in the NCAA Tournament in Lincoln, Neb., The Huskers won 3-0 by scores of 30-22, 30-19 and 30-19. Sara Lungren led the Shockers with 12 kills, while Abby Harsh had 27 assists and Kelly Broussard had 11 digs.

Scouting Harvard
The Crimson are 15-10 overall and earned the Ivy League's automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament. It is their first NCAA Tournament appearance. Harvard finished 10-4 in the Ivy League. They are led by Kathleen Wallace's 3.26 kills per set, while Corinne Bain averages 5.64 assists per set and Sindhu Vegesena averages 4.65 digs per set. The Crimson are hitting .214 as a team, while opponents are hitting .161. Harvard is led by head coach Jennifer Weiss.

Last Meeting vs. the Crimson
The last meeting between the two teams was Sept. 11, 2009 in Houston, Texas. The Shockers won 3-0 by scores of 25-10, 25-12 and 25-10. Sarah McGee led the Shockers with 11 kills, while Mary Elizabeth Hooper had 29 assists and Emily Stockman had 11 digs.

Last Time Out
The Shockers defeated UNI 3-2 in the semifinals of the MVC Tournament on Friday and defeated Missouri State 3-2 in the finals on Saturday. Abbie Lehman led the Shockers with 29 kills in the tourney, while Emily Hiebert had 101 assists and Dani Mostrom had 50 digs.

Back-to-Back
The Shockers had two thrilling comeback victories in the MVC Tournament. Wichita State was down 0-2 in both the semifinals and the finals before coming back to win both matches. Before the tournament, the last time the Shockers had come back from an 0-2 deficit for a win was Aug. 30, 2014 against Butler. It was the first time in school history that the Shocks accomplished that feat in back-to-back matches. It was just the third and fourth time in MVC Tournament history that a team came back from an 0-2 deficit to win joining  Illinois State in the 1999 semifinals and Illinois State in the 1983 finals.

80+ Kills
Wichita State collected 81 kills in the five-set win over Missouri State in the MVC Tournament championship. It was the first time the Shockers had 80 or more kills in a match since Nov. 27, 2009 when they had 80 against Missouri State.

Five Named to MVC Scholar-Athlete Team
Five Wichita State volleyball student-athletes have been named to the Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete Team. Senior Katie Reilly and sophomores Emily Hiebert, Abbie Lehman and Mikaela Raudsepp were named to the first team, while junior Dani Mostrom was named honorable mention.
Reilly has a 3.93 GPA in exercisce science, Hiebert has a 3.91 GPA in physical education, Lehman has a 3.70 GPA in exercise science, Raudsepp has a 3.97 GPA in exercise science and Mostrom has a 3.71 GPA in health science.

Shocks in the NCAA Stats
Wichita State is ranked in the top-75 nationally in several statistical categories as of Nov. 30. WSU is 38th in assists per set, 26th in hitting percentage, fourth in assists, 23rd in digs, fifth in kills, 73rd in digs per set, 68th in service aces and 46th in kills per set. Individually, Emily Hiebert is 20th in assists. Abbie Lehman is 31st in blocks and 15th in hitting percentage. Shimen Fayad is 49th in service aces and 70th in aces per set. Katie Reilly is 73rd in hitting percentage and Dani Mostrom is 46th in digs.

WSU Ranked 15th in Attendance
Wichita State is ranked 15th nationally in average attendance. The Shockers are averaging 2,261 fans per match, while national leader Nebraska is averaging 8,218 fans per match.

Conference Tournament Records
The Shockers set or tied five school conference tournament records last weekend in the MVC Tournament. Individually, Emily Hiebert tied the single match assist record with 66 against Missouri State and Shimen Fayad tied the single match solo block record with three against Missouri State. As a team, the Shockers had a school record 81 kills in the match against Missouri State and tied the single match service ace record with nine against UNI. WSU also tied the single match solo block record with six against Missouri State.

Largest Margin of Victory
The Shockers held Evansville to a school record low (during the rally scoring era) of four points in the third set of the Nov. 21 victory. The previous best was seven against Grambling State in 2009. Since rally scoring began in 2001, Wichita State has held an opponent to single digits in scoring nine times in the first four sets of a match.

Comeback Kids
Wichita State earned its second thrilling comeback in the fifth set of a match this season on Nov. 13 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.

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).

3-0 vs. UNI
Wichita State won both regular-season matchups with Northern Iowa in 2015 and a meeting in the MVC Tournament. It was just the fifth time in school history that the Shockers won both regular-season meetings. WSU also went 2-0 against the Panthers in 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2008. It was just the second time that WSU went 3-0 against UNI. The Shockers also did it in 2005.

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 15 this season and now has 25 in her career, which ranks 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 fourth in career digs with 1,521 and needs 35 more to move into third place, while Hiebert is ninth in assists with 2,440.