WICHITA, Kan. - Wichita State hits the road for two American Athletic Conference matches this weekend. The Shockers play at Tulsa for Havoc in the Heartland on Friday, Nov. 17 at 7 p.m. and at SMU on Sunday, Nov. 19 at 1 p.m.
 

AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE PLAY

Tulsa, Okla.

Donald W. Reynolds Center

Dallas, Texas

Moody Coliseum

Game Notes

MATCH 28

#21 Wichita State (24-3, 16-0) at   Tulsa (14-14, 8-8)

Nov. 17

7 P.M. CT

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MATCH 29

#21 Wichita State (24-3, 16-0) at   SMU (19-8, 13-3)

Nov. 19

1 P.M. CT

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SERIES HISTORY

Shockers vs. Tulsa: WSU Leads 29-13

Last Meeting: Oct. 15, 2017 (WSU, 3-0)

Shockers vs. SMU: WSU Leads 3-1

Last Meeting: Oct. 13, 2017 (WSU, 3-1)

On the Web
Both of Wichita State's matches this weekend will be on the internet at www.goshockers.com/listen with Shane Dennis calling the action.

Quick Hits
• Senior middle blocker Abbie Lehman is The American Offensive Player of the Week this week
• WSU leads the overall series with Tulsa 29-13
• WSU leads the overall series with SMU 3-1
• The Shockers are ranked 10th nationally in average attendance with 2,664 fans per match
• Head coach Chris Lamb won his 400th career match on Oct. 15 against Tulsa
• The Shockers are 21st in this week's AVCA Top-25 poll
• WSU is 16th in this week's NCAA RPI
• The Shockers are 2-3 against the RPI top-50 and 10-3 against the top-100
• WSU has now won 20 or more matches for 15-straight seasons
• The Shockers are on a 16-match winning streak, which is the fourth-best in school history
• Senior Mikaela Raudsepp collected her 1,000th career kill on Nov. 5 against Temple
• Tabitha Brown and Emily Hiebert lead the Shockers with nine double-doubles
• In the last 10 matches, the Shockers are 10-0
• In the last 10 matches, WSU is hitting .326, while holding opponents to a .117 clip
• In the last 10 matches, Abbie Lehman is averaging 4.52 kills and 1.48 blocks per set, while hitting .524
• WSU is 10-1 on the road this season
• In 11 road matches, WSU is hitting .316, while holding opponents to a .151 clip
• In 11 road matches, Abbie Lehman is averaging 3.89 kills and 1.56 blocks per set, while hitting .478
• Abbie Lehman led the Shockers with 24 kills last weekend and hit .457
• Emily Hiebert had nine kills, 72 assists, two aces, 13 digs and eight blocks last weekend and hit .500
• Abbie Lehman is one of 10 finalists for the Senior CLASS Award
• WSU's win over No. 8 Creighton was highest ranked win in school history
• Senior setter Emily Hiebert collected her 4,000 career assist against Cal Poly
• Senior middle blocker Abbie Lehman collected her 1,000th career kill against IUPUI
• Head Coach Chris Lamb is in his 18th season with the Shockers

Havoc in the Heartland
Tulsa currently leads the Havoc in the Heartland Rivalry Series 12-3. Wichita State picked up three points for the volleyball win on Oct. 15, while Tulsa picked up six points for finishing higher in the men's cross country championship and six points for finishing higher in the women's cross country championship. The winner of the Nov. 17 volleyball match will earn three points.

Scouting Tulsa
The Golden Hurricane is 14-14 overall and 8-8 in The American. Wins this season have come against UTEP, UMKC, SIUE, Wright State, Texas Southern, Oral Roberts, Houston twice, UCF, Memphis, UConn twice, ECU, and Tulane. Losses have come against North Texas, Montana, Colgate, Stephen F. Austin, Wyoming, Central Arkansas, Tulane, Cincinnati twice, ECU, USF, No. 22 Wichita State, and Temple twice. Tulsa is led by Emily Thorson who is averaging 4.02 kills per set, while Lindsey Ledyard averages 5.57 assists and Taylor Horsfall averages 6.05 digs per set. As a team, the Golden Hurricane is hitting .184, while holding opponents to a .183 clip. Tulsa is led by head coach Ryan Wills.

Series History vs. the Golden Hurricane
Wichita State leads the overall series with Tulsa 29-13. The Shockers also lead the series in Tulsa 13-8. Head Coach Chris Lamb is 1-0 against Tulsa.

Last Meeting vs. Tulsa
The last meeting between the two teams was Oct. 15, 2017, in Wichita, Kan. The Shockers won 3-0 by scores of 26-24, 25-11 and 25-12. Abbie Lehman and Tabitha Brown each had 10 kills, while Emily Hiebert had 33 assists and Giorgia Civita had 15 digs.

Scouting SMU
The Mustangs are 19-8 overall and 13-3 in the The American. Wins this season have come against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Ole Miss, Arkansas State, UTSA, Texas State, UMass Lowell, Tulane twice, Houston twice, ECU twice, Cincinnati twice, USF and UCF. Losses have come against Mississippi State, Rice, Virginia Tech, TCU, Arkansas, No. 22 Wichita State and Temple twice. SMU is led by Lauren Mills who is averaging 3.44 kills and 3.38 digs per set. Kendall Patterson is averaging 10.29 assists and Montana Watts is averaging 4.93 digs per set. As a team, the Mustangs are hitting .211, while holding opponents to a .184 clip. SMU is led by head coach Lisa Seifert.

Series History vs. the Mustangs
Wichita State leads the overall series with SMU 3-1. The Shockers also lead the series in Dallas 1-0. Head Coach Chris Lamb is 3-0 against SMU. The Mustangs defeated the Shockers 3-1 in Reno, Nev. in 1996, while the Shockers won 3-0 in Wichita in 2010, 3-2 in Dallas in 2012 and 3-1 in Wichita in 2017.

Last Meeting vs. SMU
The last meeting between the two teams was Oct. 13, 2017, in Wichita, Kan. The Shockers won 3-1 by scores of 23-25, 25-18, 25-12 and 25-12. Abbie Lehman led the Shockers with 20 kills, while Emily Hiebert had 44 assists and Giorgia Civita had 29 digs.

Shockers Ranked 21st
The Wichita State volleyball team is ranked 21st in the Nov. 13 AVCA Top-25 Poll. The Shockers are receiving 361 points in the poll. It is the 10th ranking for the Shockers this season as they were ranked 23rd in the Sept. 4 poll, 24th in the Sept. 18 poll, 25th in the Sept. 25 poll, 24th in the Oct. 2 poll, 22nd in the Oct. 9 poll, 21st in the Oct. 16, Oct. 23 and Oct. 30 poll and 20th in the Nov. 6 poll.

Shockers in the RPI
Wichita State is 16th in the seventh official RPI release of the season. WSU is 2-3 against the top-50 and 10-3 against the top-100. Wins include Creighton (14), Marquette (33), SMU (62), Miami (Ohio) (71), Temple (78), Lipscomb (80) and ETSU (97). Losses are against Oregon (9), Iowa State (13) and Cal Poly (24). Tulsa is 141 and SMU is 65.

Week by Week   10/2   10/9    10/16    10/23    10/30    11/6    11/13   11/20
Wichita State       23      20        20         18         18          17        16

Lehman Named American Player of the Week
Wichita State volleyball student-athlete Abbie Lehman has been named the American Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week for the week of Nov. 6-12. Lehman, a senior middle blocker from Newton, Kan., led the Shockers to a 2-0 weekend with two road wins in American play. She averaged 4.00 kills, 0.17 aces, 0.67 digs, 2.00 blocks and 5.25 points per set, while hitting .457. In the three-set win at ECU, she had a match-high 12 kills and hit .524. She also had three digs and three blocks. In the three-set win at Cincinnati, she had a match-high 12 kills and hit .400. She also added one ace, one dig and a match-high nine blocks. During the win over Cincinnati, she became just the second Shocker to collect 500 career total blocks.

Moving on Up
Senior middle blocker Abbie Lehman and senior setter Emily Hiebert continue to climb the Shocker career records list for kills, blocks and assists. Lehman is now fifth in career kills with 1,302 and 60 more to move into fourth place. She is second in career total blocks with 502 and needs three more to move into first place. She is also second in career block assists with 440 and needs 20 more to move into first place. Hiebert is second in assists with 4,755 and needs 65 more to move into first place.

Lehman Finalist for Senior CLASS Award
Wichita State volleyball student-athlete Abbie Lehman has been named one of 10 finalists for the 2017 Senior CLASS Award, which honors athletes who excel on and off the court. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, character and competition. Lehman, a middle blocker from Newton, Kan., is a three-time AVCA All-American and three-time first team all-conference selection. This season, she is averaging 3.60 kills and 1.27 blocks per set, while hitting .426. She ranks 11th nationally in hitting percentage and 44th in blocks per set. She has a cumulative grade-point average of 3.81 and earned a bachelor's degree in exercise science in May and is currently working on her master's degree.

500
Senior middle blocker Abbie Lehman collected her 500th career total block in the win at Cincinnati. She is just the second player in school history to reach that milestone. She trails former Shocker Elizabeth Meyers who had 505 total blocks from 2002-05.

Hiebert's Milestone
Senior setter Emily Hiebert collected her 100th career service ace in the win at Cincinnati. She is now the only player in school history to have at least 400 kills, 4,000 assists, 100 service aces and 1,000 digs.

16-0
Wichita State is off to a 16-0 start in American Athletic Conference play. It is the best conference start for the Shockers since 2008, when they went 18-0 in the Missouri Valley Conference. It is the third-best conference start overall behind the 18-0 starts in 2008 and 2005.

Winning Streak
Wichita State has now won 16-straight matches, which ranks as the fourth-best winning streak in school history. The school record is 29 set in 2008. Second place is 26 in 2005 and third place is 19 in 2007.

Raudsepp Reaches 1,000
Senior outside hitter Mikaela Raudsepp collected her 1,000th career kill in the three-set win over Temple. She is the 13th play in Shocker history to reach the 1,000-kill mark.

14-0
Wichita State is off to a 14-0 start in American Athletic Conference play. It is the best conference start for the Shockers since 2008, when they went 18-0 in the Missouri Valley Conference. It is the third-best conference start overall behind the 18-0 starts in 2008 and 2005.

20 Wins Again
With two wins over the weekend, Wichita State improved to 22-3 overall and 14-0 in The American. WSU now has 15-straight 20-win seasons.

Winning Streak
Wichita State has now won 14-straight matches, which ranks as the fourth-best winning streak in school history. The school record is 29 set in 2008.

Two With 20
Two Shockers had 20 or more kills in the five-set win at UCF on Oct. 27. Tabitha Brown had a match-high 23 kills, while Abbie Lehman had a career-high 22 kills. They are the first Shocker duo to have 20 or more kills in a match since Sara Lungren (21) and Emily Stockman (20) did it against Kansas State on Aug. 25, 2007.

400 Wins
Wichita State head coach Chris Lamb collected his 400th career win on Oct. 15 against Tulsa. He is now 400-159 in his 18-year head coaching career.

Hiebert Reaches 1,000 Digs
Senior setter Emily Hiebert recorded her 1,000th career dig in the three-set win at Houston on Oct. 8. She is just the fourth setter in school history to reach that milestone joining Yu-Chyi Yang (1,165), Kori Rosenkranz (1,110) and Michele Hallagin (1,110).

Long Set
No. 19 Iowa State beat Wichita State 37-35 in set two of their Sept. 17 match in Wichita. It was the most points scored in a set for the Shockers during the 25-point rally scoring era (2008-present). WSU scored 33 against Bowling Green in 2014, 32 against Oklahoma in 2008 and 31 against Northern Iowa in 2009.

4,000 Assists
Senior setter Emily Hiebert recorded her 4,000th career assist on Sept. 9 against Cal Poly. She now has 4,030 assists and is just the fourth player in school history to reach the 4,000-assist mark. She joins Mary Elizabeth Hooper (4,820), Michele Hallagin (4,476) and Kori Rosenkranz (4,313).

1,000 Kills
Senior middle blocker Abbie Lehman collected her 1,000th career kill on Sept. 1 at IUPUI. She is just the 12th Shocker to record 1,000 career kills. She now has 1,030 for her career.

500 Kills
Junior outside hitter Tabitha Brown collected her 500th career kill in the win over ETSU on Aug. 26. Brown had 161 kills in her freshman season at Alabama and 325 as a sophomore at Wichita State.

Family Connection
Two Shocker volleyball players have siblings who compete in other sports at Wichita State. Junior Tabitha Brown's brother Zach is a senior on the men's basketball team, while redshirt freshman Regan Stiawalt's brother Chandler is a freshman on the men's track and field team.

International History
Redshirt freshman libero Giorgia Civita returns to the team in 2017. Civita is from Milan, Italy and is just the seventh international player to play for the Shockers. Others include Kim Henry (1989-92) from Canada, Swee Ng (1992) from Malaysia, Marsha Van Cedar (1994-95) from Canada, Tomoko Matsuda (1996) from Japan, Lucia Zhanje (2000) from Zimbabwe and Shimen Fayad (2014- 15) from Canada. One other international player was on the roster in 1992, but never played in a match (Tamie Bearup, Italy).

The Chris Lamb Radio Show
The Chris Lamb Radio Show will air on Monday's from 6:30-7 p.m. on 98.7 FM and 1330 KNSS. Mike Kennedy will host the show and it gets underway on Mon., Aug. 28.