Wichita State (6-1) vs. Oral Roberts (2-4)
Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021 | 6:00 PM CT | Charles Koch Arena
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WICHITA, Kan. - Wichita State goes for its fourth consecutive win vs. Oral Roberts Wednesday night in Charles Koch Arena. A win will move them to 7-1, the best start in school history through eight games.

ON THE AIR
Wednesday'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 third straight game in a 70-61 win over Northwestern State Monday night. For the first time this season the Shockers shot a better percentage from the outside, setting a season high in three-pointers (9) and three-point percentage (42.9). On the flipside, Wichita State shot just 33.8 percent overall - a season low. Wichita State dominated the glass, outrebounding the Lady Demons by 18. DJ McCarty scored all 16 of her points after halftime, including a career-high five 3-pointers. Trajata Colbert just missed a double-double with 14 points and nine boards and Carla Bremaud scored a season-high 12 points. Jane Asinde registered her third straight double-double with 10 points and 12 boards - all but one rebound coming before halftime. Seraphine Bastin once again flirted with a triple double, totaling eight points, eight rebounds and eight assists.

SCOUTING THE GOLDEN EAGLES
THE SERIES VS. ORAL ROBERTS
Wichita State and Oral Roberts have met 21 times (ORU leads 12-9) dating all the way back to Dec. 3, 1977. The two programs are familiar foes but haven't met regularly since the early 2000s. Wednesday's matchup will be the 12th meeting in Wichita. Wichita State has fared better at home vs. the Golden Eagles than on the road. The last time the two programs met in Wichita was back on March 16, 2012.

LAST MEETING  
Wichita State and Oral Roberts met in Tulsa just a little over two years ago on Nov. 11, 2019. A strong second quarter lifted the Golden Eagles to a 79-66 win. DJ McCarty had her first breakout game as a true freshman, scoring a team-high 17 points off the bench. Carla Bremaud added 15 and Jaida Hampton chipped in 11. Wichita State struggled to contain Oral Roberts' outside shooting, as the Golden Eagles drilled 13 three-pointers. Another difference in the game came at the free throw line where ORU finished 16-of-17 compared to just 1-of-5 for Wichita State.

HOT START
Wichita State is off to its best seven-game start since 1998-99 when that team also started the season 6-1. Only two other times in program history has a Wichita State team won six of its first seven games, joining the 1986-87 and 1980-81 Shockers. With a win vs. Oral Roberts, Wichita State would be 7-1 through its first eight games. No team in school history has accomplished that feat.

BIG GAME JANE
Since being inserted into the startling lineup vs. Prairie View A&M on Nov. 23, Jane Asinde has been a nightmare for opposing teams. She registered her first career double-double with a team-high 17 points and 11 rebounds, while also dishing out two assists against PVAMU. She now has double-doubles in three straight games after dropping 14 points and 11 rebounds vs. Alcorn State and 10 points and 12 boards vs. Northwestern State. Eight of her season-high 12 rebounds vs. Northwestern State came on the offensive end, becoming the first Shocker since Rangie Bessard on March 11, 2017 to record eight offensive rebounds in a game. Over the last three games Asinde is averaging 13.7 points, 11.3 rebounds and shooting 53.8 percent from the field. Her three double-doubles this season rank 22nd nationally and second in The American.

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING      
Wichita State is ranked in the top 75 nationally in 12 categories after the first seven games. The Shockers rank No. 8 in rebounds per game (46.7), No. 11 in total rebounds (327), No. 12 in offensive rebounds (16.9), No. 16 in rebound margin (13.0), No. 22 in free throws made (104), No. 28 in win-loss pct. (85.7), No. 29 in free throw attempts (142), No. 55 in field goal defense (34.7), No. 61 in assists (99), No. 65 in scoring margin (14.4), No. 73 in steals (62) and No. 75 in scoring offense (73.1).

HOME COOKIN
Wichita State is 4-0 at home so far in 2021-22. The Shockers are outscoring their opponents by an average of 27.3 points and holding them to 28.4 percent shooting. Wichita State is pounding its foes on the glass, outrebounding them by 17.8 per game. Wichita State is one of the top rebounding teams in the nation to begin the season, and that is evident in the rebounding at home. The Shockers average 52.3 rebounds in home games compared to just 34.5 for their opponents.

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 7.6 rebounds rank second on the team, and she's already had three games with 10 boards. In all but one game she's had five or more rebounds. Her season low is four.

• 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 482 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 687 career points, 482 rebounds, 321 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 7-1 on the season
... be the best start in program history through 8 games
... be their fourth straight win
... improve their record to 5-0 at home this season
... make them 10-12 all-time vs. Oral Roberts
... bring Keitha Adams' record to 55-63 at Wichita State
... make Adams 339-272 at the Division I level
... run Adams' career coaching record to 466-309
... make them 382-242 all-time in Charles Koch Arena
... make Wichita State 625-711 all-time

A SHOCKER LOSS WOULD...
... make them 6-2 this the season
... snap a three-game win streak
... drop them to 4-1 at home this season
... make them 9-13 all-time vs. Oral Roberts
... be their second straight loss to ORU
... bring Keitha Adams' record to 54-64 at Wichita State
... make Adams 338-273 at the Division I level
... lower Adams' career coaching record to 465-310
... run their record to 381-243 in Charles Koch Arena
... make Wichita State 624-712 all-time

UP NEXT
Wichita State heads back out on the road for a matchup at South Dakota on Saturday, Dec. 4 at 1 p.m.