Wichita State (5-1) vs. Northwestern State (3-2)
Monday, Nov. 29, 2021 | 6:00 PM CT | Charles Koch Arena
ESPN+ | GoShockers.com/Listen | ShockerStats.com

Cyber Monday Sale – Purchase a ticket to the Northwestern State game and receive a FREE ticket to the Oral Roberts "White Out" game on Dec. 1.

WICHITA, Kan. - Wichita State wraps up the month of November with a home date against Northwestern State Monday night in Charles Koch Arena.

ON THE AIR
Monday's game can be heard online at GoShockers.com/Listen or through the GoShockers Mobile App with Steve Strain calling the action. Strain is in his eighth season as the radio voice for Wichita State women's basketball. The game will also be televised on ESPN+ and the ESPN app.

LAST TIME OUT
Wichita State won its second straight game in a blowout win over Alcorn State, 90-49, last Friday. The Shockers set season highs in points, assists (19), rebounds (55) and field goal percentage (48.5). It also marked the second 40-point win of the season. Jane Asinde recorded her second straight double-double after being inserted into the starting linup, finishing with 14 points and 11 rebounds. Seraphine Bastin was perfect from the floor, going 5-for-5 and 4-for-4 from the free throw line. She led all scorers with 15 points to go with five rebounds, five assists and three steals. Tanya Platonova set career highs in points (8) and assists (4).

SCOUTING THE LADY DEMONS
THE SERIES VS. NORTHWESTERN STATE
Wichita State and Northwestern State have met only twice dating back to Dec. 20, 1997. Wichita State owns a 2-0 record all-time vs. Northwestern State. The Shockers have won both meetings in Wichita entering the matchup, but the two programs haven't met since 2011.

LAST MEETING  
Wichita State and Northwestern State met in the season opener on Nov. 12, 2011 in Charles Koch Arena. The Shockers dominated from start-to-finish, winning 77-49. Jessica Diamond scored a game-high 17 points on 7-of-10 shooting to go with four rebounds, five assists and four steals off the bench. Haleigh Lankster added 10 points. Wichita State scorched the nets to the tune of 57.1 percent from the field. The Shockers needed a hot shooting performance to offset 25 turnovers. Defensively, Wichita State held Northwestern State to 30.9 percent shooting, including just 1-of-9 from beyond the arc.

BIG GAME JANE
Junior forward Jane Asinde made the most out of her first career start vs. Prairie View A&M on Nov. 23. The Kampala, Uganda, native registered her first career double-double with a team-high 17 points and 11 rebounds, while also dishing out two assists. She followed that up with another double-double her next time out vs. Alcorn (Nov. 26), going for 14 points and 11 boards. In her first two career starts she averaged 15.5 points and 11.0 rebounds on 66.7 percent (12-for-18) shooting.

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING      
Wichita State is ranked in the top 70 nationally in nine categories after the first six games. The Shockers rank No. 17 in rebounds per game (45.5), No. 21 in rebound margin (12.2), No. 36 in rebounds (273), No. 37 in win-loss pct., No. 45 in free throws made (87), No. 59 in field goal defense (34.8), No. 64 in free throw attempts (117) and scoring margin (15.3) and No. 70 in scoring offense (73.7).

SHOCKERS WIN BIG
Wichita State had two 40-point wins in the first four seasons under Keitha Adams entering the season. They already have two in first six games in 2021-22. Wichita State defeated Chicago State, 78-34, in the season opener on Nov. 9. Wichita State then cruised to a 90-49 win over Alcorn State on Nov. 26. Additionally, the 34 points allowed vs. Chicago State were the fewest an opponent has scored in the Adams era.

STARTING OFF STRONG
Wichita State senior forward Asia Strong has picked up where she left off in 2020-21. Through six games she's averaging a team-high 10.8 points, and has reached double figures in four of the first six games. The South Bend, Ind., native scored 10 or more points in 16 of the team's 18 games, including four games of 20 or more as a junior. In Wichita State's 11 league games, she scored 11 or more in every game and averaged 15.4 points. Strong set a season high in points vs. Tulsa in the first round of the American Athletic Conference Championship with 24 points. She led Wichita State in scoring at 15.2 points per game, which ranked fourth in the American Athletic Conference.

DYNAMIC POINT GUARD
• Wichita State point guard Seraphine Bastin had her best season in a Shocker uniform in 2020-21. Bastin averaged 10.2 points, 7.7 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 1.3 steals a game, while shooting 78.7 percent from the free throw line. The 5-foot-8 guard led the team in rebounding, assists, steals and double-doubles. In The American, Bastin ranked second in free throw percentage, third in assists, fourth in rebounding and fifth in assist-turnover ratio.

• She is off to another great start on the glass in 2021-22. Her 7.5 rebounds rank second on the team, and she's already had three games with 10 boards. This season Bastin is doing a majority of her damage on the offensive end with 23 of her 45 rebounds coming off Shocker misfires. 

• Bastin entered the Wichita State top 10 list for career assists on Nov. 26 vs. Alcorn State. She passed Allison Daniel who held the No. 10 spot with 308 career dimes. Bastin is already in the top 10 for career assists per game at 3.8. Her 3.8 helpers rank ninth best in school history.

• The Dinant, Belgium, native has a bulldog mentality and that is evident in her rebounding. Bastin led Wichita State and ranked sixth in the American Athletic Conference in rebounding at 7.7 per game and 131 total rebounds in 2020-21. Her 131 rebounds were 15 more than the next closest Shocker, which was Trajata Colbert with 116. Bastin has been one of the program's best rebounders since she arrived in 2018. She has 455 career rebounds, far and away the team's active leader. She has averaged 4.6 rebounds or more every season, including her career best 7.7 in 2020-21.

• With another season of eligibility remaining after the 2021-22 season, Bastin could find herself among the Shocker greats. She is on pace to finish her career with more than 1,000 points, 600 rebounds, 400 assists and 150 steals. Only one player in Wichita State history has accomplished that feat - Alex Harden. As it stands now, Bastin has 679 career points, 474 rebounds, 313 assists and 113 steals.

SHOCKERS PICKED EIGHTH IN PRESEASON POLL
Wichita State was picked to finish eighth in the American Athletic Conference Preseason Coaches Poll. The Shockers garnered 36 points from the league's coaches, just two points behind seventh-place East Carolina. The defending champions, South Florida, was picked to repeat after receiving 10 first place votes and 100 points. UCF (91), Houston (77), Tulane (72) and Temple (69) round out the top five.

STRONG LANDS ON PRESEASON FIRST TEAM
Wichita State senior forward Asia Strong became the first Shocker to earn Preseason All-Conference First Team honors as a member of the American Athletic Conference. The league's coaches voted Strong to the first team after she averaged 15.2 points and 6.6 rebounds per game a season ago. Strong was one of six players on the first team, joined by three from South Florida, one from UCF and the preseason Player of the Year, Mia Davis, from Temple.

A SHOCKER WIN WOULD...
... make them 6-1 on the season
... be their third straight win
... improve their record to 4-0 at home this season
... make them 3-0 all-time vs. Northwestern State
... bring Keitha Adams' record to 54-63 at Wichita State
... make Adams 338-272 at the Division I level
... run Adams' career coaching record to 465-309
... make them 381-242 all-time in Charles Koch Arena
... make Wichita State 624-711 all-time

A SHOCKER LOSS WOULD...
... make them 5-2 this the season
... drop them to 3-1 at home this season
... make them 2-1 all-time vs. Northwestern State
... bring Keitha Adams' record to 53-64 at Wichita State
... make Adams 337-273 at the Division I level
... lower Adams' career coaching record to 464-310
... run their record to 380-243 in Charles Koch Arena
... make Wichita State 623-712 all-time

UP NEXT
Wichita State closes out its four-game homestand with a visit from Oral Roberts on Wednesday, Dec. 1 at 6 p.m. in Charles Koch Arena.