Wichita State (11-7, 2-3) vs. UCF (13-3, 5-1)
Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022 | 12:00 PM CT | Charles Koch Arena
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WICHITA, Kan. - Wichita State hosts first-place UCF for a Saturday showdown at Noon CT in Charles Koch Arena.

Scout Day - FREE admission for all Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts when they wear their uniform to the game. Additional family tickets can be purchased for $5.

ON THE AIR
Saturday'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 brief two-game slide and a three-game home losing streak with a 70-55 win over East Carolina Tuesday night. Jane Asinde poured in a career-high 21 points on 9-of-14 shooting to go with five rebounds, two blocks and two steals. It marked her second 20-point game of the season. Mariah McCully was right behind with 19 points and a season-high seven rebounds. McCully was 7-of-13 from the floor and 3-of-6 from beyond the arc. Asia Strong scored 10 of her 15 points in the fourth quarter and grabbed a team-best eight rebounds. DJ McCarty scored six of her 10 points at the charity stripe, while also dishing out five assists. Wichita State forced 21 ECU turnovers and outscored the Pirates 40-16 in the paint.

SCOUTING THE KNIGHTS
THE SERIES VS. UCF
Wichita State and UCF have met only four times prior to Saturday's showdown. The two teams did not meet in 2021 due to COVID-19 canceling both matchups. This will be just the second-ever trip to Charles Koch Arena for UCF. UCF's only other trip to Wichita was back in 2019.

LAST MEETING
Wichita State and UCF last met in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Conference Championship on March 7, 2020. The Knights ended Wichita State's season with a 65-32 win at Mohegan Sun Arena. Trajata Colbert was the lone Shocker to reach double figures, scoring a team-high 10 points. UCF also only put one player in double figures with Kay Kay Wright at 14 points. Wichita State scored a season-low 32 points in what turned out to be the final game of the season. The Shockers managed only 44 field goal attempts and connected on just 27.3 percent of those tries. UCF's defense also forced Wichita State into 27 turnovers. The Knights controlled every facet of the game, attempting 19 more free throws, outrebounding Wichita State by 14 and scoring 30 points in the paint.

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 18 games this season. McCully is riding a streak of 14 straight games with a steal and has swiped at least one in 17 of the first 18 games. She's had multiple in 12 of the 18. Her 39 steals easily lead the team and rank 67th nationally and fourth in the American Athletic Conference. Her 2.24 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.

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING      
Wichita State is ranked in the top 100 nationally in 11 categories after the first 19 games. The Shockers rank No. 9 in rebounds per game (44.4), No. 14 in offensive rebounds per game (16.0), No. 15 in total rebounds (799), No. 39 in rebound margin (7.1), No. 59 in field goal percentage defense (36.8), No. 60 in free throw percentage (74.7), No. 69 in steals (166), No. 80 in blocked shots (71), No. 83 in free throws made (224), No. 85 in blocks per game (3.9) and No. 92 in steals per game (9.2).

GLASS CLEANERS
Wichita State is off to an impressive start rebounding the basketball through its first 19 games. The Shockers have outrebounded all but four teams and currently average 44.4 rebounds a game, which ranks ninth nationally. Their 799 total rebounds rank 15th in the NCAA. Wichita State ranks 14th in offensive rebounds per game and 39th in rebound margin. As it stands now, Wichita State's 44.4 rebounds per game would rank fourth-most in school history. Four different Shockers pull down at least 5.8 boards per game, led by Jane Asinde at 8.9.

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 7.1 rebounds rank second on the team, and she's already had four games with 10 boards. In all but three 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, 536 rebounds, 353 assists and 128 steals.

A SHOCKER WIN WOULD...
... make them 12-7 on the season
... make them 3-3 in conference play
... improve their record to 8-3 at home this season
... move them to 1-4 all-time vs. UCF
... snap a four-game losing streak vs. UCF
... bring Keitha Adams' record to 60-69 at Wichita State
... make Adams 344-278 at the Division I level
... run Adams' career coaching record to 471-315
... make them 385-245 all-time in Charles Koch Arena
... make Wichita State 630-717 all-time

A SHOCKER LOSS WOULD...
... make them 11-8 this the season
... make them 2-4 in conference play
... drop them to 7-4 at home this season
... make them 0-5 all-time vs. UCF
... bring Keitha Adams' record to 59-70 at Wichita State
... make Adams 343-279 at the Division I level
... lower Adams' career coaching record to 470-316
... drop them to 384-246 all-time in Charles Koch Arena
... make Wichita State 629-718 all-time

UP NEXT
Wichita State visits the City of Brotherly Love on Wednesday, Feb. 2 for a midweek tilt at Temple. Tipoff is at 6 p.m. CT on ESPN+.