Wichita State (10-5, 1-1) vs. Memphis (9-4, 0-2)
Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022 | 3:00 PM CT | Charles Koch Arena
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WICHITA, Kan. - Wichita State welcomes the Memphis Tigers to Charles Koch Arena for a Sunday matinee as part of a Shocker Basketball doubleheader.

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ON THE AIR
Sunday's game can be heard online at GoShockers.com/Listen 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 snapped a three-game losing  streak with a road win at Cincinnati on Thursday, 76-66. Wichita State outrebounded the Bearcats, 50-39, forced 18 turnovers (13 steals) and outscored Cincy by 24 in the paint. Jane Asinde scored a team-high 17 points to go with six rebounds and a season-high four steals. Seraphine Bastin went 10-of-11 at the free throw line and finished with 14 points, seven rebounds and three assists. Bastin also moved into 8th on the career assists chart. DJ McCarty came up clutch in the fourth quarter, scoring seven of her 13 points, including Wichita State's lone made three-pointer (1-of-16). Asia Strong just missed a double-double with 12 points and nine rebounds and Trajata Colbert grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds to go with seven points and three blocks.
bed double digit rebounds for the fourth time this season, pulling down 13 to go with five assists and four points. With her five assists, Bastin moved into ninth place on the career charts for assists with 349.

SCOUTING THE TIGERS
THE SERIES VS. MEMPHIS
Wichita State and Memphis have met seven times prior to Sunday's matchup. The two teams haven't met in nearly two years due to COVID-19 canceling both matchups a season ago. Wichita State is 1-2 vs. Memphis in Wichita. Wichita State has dropped the last two meetings vs. the Tigers in Charles Koch Arena.

LAST MEETING
Wichita State and Memphis met just over a year ago on Feb. 12, 2020 in Charles Koch Arena. The Tigers came out with a 69-60 win after the two teams were tied at halftime. Mariah McCully scored a team-high 17 points, but was just 4-of-16 from the field. She scored nine of her points at the free throw line to go with seven rebounds and three steals. Shyia Smith and Carla Bremaud added 13 and 10 points, respectively. Memphis' Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu registered a double-double of 19 points and 12 rebounds. Wichita State finished the game just 4-of-22 from three-point range and shot 33.8 percent overall. Memphis didn't fare much better from distance, going 4-of-14, but they shot 42.9 percent from the field.

HOT START
Wichita State opened the season winning seven of its first eight games (7-1), making it the best eight-game start in school history. Wichita State finished the non-conference portion of the schedule with a 9-4 record, marking the first time since 2014-15 the Shockers won nine out-of-league contests. It's only the third time in program history a Wichita State team has recorded nine non-conference wins.

WANTED FOR THEFT
Wichita State senior guard Mariah McCully has been pest on defense for opposing offenses through 15 games this season. McCully is riding a streak of 11 straight games with a steal and has swiped at least one in 14 of the first 15 games. She's had multiple in 10 of the 15. Her 33 steals easily lead the team and rank 62nd nationally and fourth in the American Athletic Conference. Her 2.20 steals per game also rank fourth in the conference. During her first season at Wichita State (2019-20), McCully had a career-long 19-game streak with a steal, including a career-high seven at Tulane on Feb. 16, 2020.

MARIAH MCBUCKETS
Senior Mariah McCully is on a hot streak over the last eight games. The Grand Rapids, Mich., native is averaging 16.0 points per game on 45.1 percent shooting and 43.2 percent from beyond the arc. She has scored 10 or more points in 10 of the team's 15 games, including seven of the last eight. Her scoring tear began vs. Oral Roberts on Dec. 1 when she lit up the Golden Eagles to the tune of a season-high 24 points on 11-of-19 shooting. Her 24 points were one shy of a career high. She then scored 13 at South Dakota, 10 vs. Grambling, 12 at North Texas, 23 vs. Kansas, 16 at Oklahoma and most recently 23 vs. Houston. In the game vs. KU she was 10-for-22, while the rest of the team was a combined 12-for-50. Through 15 games Wichita State has had four 20-point scoring outputs - three of those four belong to McCully.

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING      
Wichita State is ranked in the top 80 nationally in seven categories after the first 15 games. The Shockers rank No. 5 in rebounds per game (46.3), No. 7 in offensive rebounds per game (16.7), No. 12 in total rebounds (695), No. 14 in rebound margin (10.1), No. 24 in defensive rebounds per game (29.7), No. 61 in free throws made (193), No. 69 in free throw percentage (74.5), No. 70 in field goal percentage defense (36.8) and No. 71 in steals (137).

HOME COOKIN
Wichita State is 6-2 at home so far in 2021-22. The Shockers are outscoring their opponents by an average of 17.1 points and holding them to 32.6 percent shooting. Wichita State is pounding its foes on the glass, outrebounding them by 13.0 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 49.4 rebounds in home games compared to just 36.4 for their opponents.

GLASS CLEANERS
Wichita State is off to an impressive start rebounding the basketball through its first 15 games. The Shockers have outrebounded all but two teams and currently average 46.3 rebounds a game, which ranks fifth nationally. Their 695 total rebounds rank 12th in the NCAA. Wichita State ranks 14th in rebound margin, seventhth in offensive rebounds per game and 24th in defensive rebounds per game. As it stands now, Wichita State's 46.3 rebounds per game would rank fourth-most in school history. Four different Shockers pull down at least 6.2 boards per game, led by Jane Asinde at 9.1.

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 four games with 10 boards. In all but two games she's had five or more rebounds. Her season low is two.

• 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 489 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 747 career points, 534 rebounds, 352 assists and 127 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.

A SHOCKER WIN WOULD...
... make them 11-5 on the season
... make them 2-1 in conference play
... improve their record to 7-2 at home this season
... move them to 4-4 all-time vs. Memphis
... snap a two-game skid vs. Memphis in Wichita
... bring Keitha Adams' record to 59-67 at Wichita State
... make Adams 343-276 at the Division I level
... run Adams' career coaching record to 470-313
... make them 384-244 all-time in Charles Koch Arena
... make Wichita State 629-715 all-time

A SHOCKER LOSS WOULD...
... make them 10-6 this the season
... make them 1-2 in conference play
... drop them to 6-3 at home this season
... make them 3-5 all-time vs. Memphis
... bring Keitha Adams' record to 58-68 at Wichita State
... make Adams 342-277 at the Division I level
... lower Adams' career coaching record to 469-314
... make them 383-245 all-time in Charles Koch Arena
... make Wichita State 628-716 all-time

UP NEXT
Wichita State doesn't play for six days until they travel to New Orleans to face Tulane on Saturday, Jan. 16 at 2 p.m.