WICHITA, Kan. – Wichita State University head volleyball coach Chris Lamb announced on Saturday the signing of MB Sophia Gilbert, L/DS Brea Martin, OH Kate Mobley, S Addie Oeth and OH Olivia Stein.
 
Sophia Gilbert
6-1 | MB | Phoenix, Arizona (Horizon HS)
High School: Four-year letterwinner and four-year starter for head coach McKenna Skaggs at Horizon High School…2025: Named first team all-region in 5A…Hit .303 as a senior…Member of team that won 5A state championship…Named Nike TOC first team...2024: Named first team all-region in 5A…Member of team that won 5A state championship...Career: Hit .273 over her four-year career...Personal: Daughter of Paul and Jodi Gilbert…Has a sister, Gabi, and a brother Roland…Mom Jodi played volleyball at New Mexico State and Arizona…Plans to major in business at Wichita State. 
 
Coach Lamb on Sophia: "Sophia Gilbert was kind of a late surprise. I had no idea she was the daughter of a former player of mine at Arizona. She probably flew under the radar a little bit because of some transition with school and clubs, but has the arm talent to score, and I'm impressed with her work ethic. I think that's what makes her a good prospect. She'll go as far as her movement, skills and bounce go and how she can improve physically. She's got the want to and the arm talent to score."

Brea Martin
5-7 | L/DS | Wichita, Kansas (Bishop Carroll HS)
High School: Four-year letterwinner and four-year starter for head coach Teri Larson at Bishop Caroll High School…2025: Totaled 335 digs, 53 assists and 53 service aces…Named first team all-city league…Team went 37-1 in the regular-season and won the substate championship and city league championship…Was also the city league high jump champion in the spring of 2025...2024: Named second team all-city league…Team was city league champions…Member of basketball team that was substate champions…2023: Honorable mention all-city league…Basketball team was substate champions…2022: Honorable mention all-city league…Volleyball team was substate champions…Career: Finished with 672 digs, 155 assists and 147 service aces…Also participated in track in 2025 and basketball from 2022-24...Personal: Daughter of Kevin and Raelynn Martin…Has a sister, Tess, and brothers, Braxton and Tannar…Plans to major in pre-dental hygiene at Wichita State. 
 
Coach Lamb on Brea: "I've had my eye on Brea a long time, being a local girl. My initial reaction was that she was good enough — I just didn't know if she wanted it badly enough. Her junior year of club volleyball and her senior year of high school volleyball, you could tell that she had much more of a presence to her. She's got the speed and the hand-eye coordination to become a really good libero in our conference, and I think she can get playing time right away."

Kate Mobley
6-3 | OH | Tucson, Arizona (Salpointe Catholic HS)
High School: Four-year letterwinner and four-year starter for head coach Matt Dyck at Salpointe Catholic High School…2025: Had 269 kills with 44 service aces, 22 blocks, 296 digs and 389 service receptions..2024: Named first team Arizona 4A all-region and placed second and earned a USAV USA bid in Spokane ...2023: Named Arizona 4A Offensive Player of the Year…Named first team Arizona 4A all-region…Earned second place gold at AZ High Performance U15…Earned a second place finish at the Lone Star Classic…Earned a third place finish at the AZNG to get a USAV American bid…2022: Named all-Southern Arizona Freshman of the Year and to the all-Freshman team…4A Freshman of the Year…First place at the Arizona Div II High School Beach State Championship…Career: 918 kills, 879 digs, 127 service aces...Personal: Daughter of Tim and Maryann Mobley…Has a sister, Natalie, and a brother, Ethan...Dad Tim played indoor club volleyball for East Carolina… Is undecided on a major at Wichita State. 
 
Coach Lamb on Kate: "Kate reminds me a lot of former Shocker Brylee Kelly at the same age with her length and skill. I feel like she's a girl who can play left and right and be a passer and a back row player. With her length that's hard to find, so there's a lot to like with Kate. I just feel like as strength goes and keeping up with the speed of the game, that will sort of define how she goes. I think Brylee Kelly's a really good comparison for her, and Brylee turned into a player that did a lot for us."

Addie Oeth
6-1 | S | Verona, Wisconsin (Edgewood HS)
High School: Four-year letterwinner and four-year starter for head coach Eliza Johnson at Edgewood High School…2025: Named first team all-conference…Named AVCA all-region…Had 793 assists, 93 sets played, 8.5 assists per set, 61 service aces, 171 digs, 132 kills and 38 blocks...2024: First team all-conference…honorable mention all-state...2023: Honorable mention all-conference…2022: Honorable mention all-conference…Career: 1,882 assists, 383 sets played, 157 service aces, 613 digs, 363 kills, and 145 blocks…Team was two-time conference champions and finished with a 106-38 career record...Personal: Daughter of Justin and Meggan Oeth…Has three brothers, Kaleb, Gavin and Micah...Mom Meggan (Kohnen) played volleyball at Wisconsin and Texas…Dad Justin played volleyball at UW-Milwaukee…Aunt Katie (Kohnen) Effertz played volleyball at Wisconsin and UCF…Aunt Jaime (Gardner) Kohnen played volleyball at Wisconsin…Uncle Ben Kohnen played basketball at St. Ambrose…Plans to major in business or biology at Wichita State. 
 
Coach Lamb on Addie: "Addie was a girl that came to camp two years ago and honestly reminded me so much of former Shocker Emily Hiebert, just with her stature and strength. She will walk in the door more of an accomplished setter than Emily out of high school. I think that she has everything she needs to be a 5-1 setter that can participate at the net as a blocker and as an attacker and she's shown the strength to be able to range with her hands all over the floor. As her movement, skill, and defense goes her career will go. I think everything else will be a piece of cake. Those things go well for her, so will her career."

Olivia Stein
6-1 | OH | Ingalls, Kansas (Ingalls HS)
High School: Four-year letterwinner and four-year starter for head coach Bulma Galaviz at Ingalls High School…2025: Named first team all-league, first team all-state and AVCA all-region…Collected 708 kills, 79 service aces and 323 digs and hit .383…Team placed third at state and named to State Tournament team…Team won league tournament championship...2024: Named first team all-league, first team all-state and AVCA all-region…Member of PHENOM watch list…Team placed third at state and named to State Tournament team...First team all-state and all-league in basketball…2023: Named first team all-league, first team all-state and was a member of PHENOM watch list…First team all-league in basketball…2022: First team all-league and named to the State Tournament team…Career: 2,640 kills, .490 hitting percentage, 1,234 digs, 240 service aces, 90 blocks…Broke the record for the most kills in a high school career in the state of Kansas with 2,640…Member of the National Honor Society…Also participates in basketball and track...Personal: Daughter of Matt and Lisa Stein…Has a sister, Brooklyn...Dad Matt played basketball at Dodge City Community College…Sister-in-law Marcy (Sudbeck) Evens played basketball at WSU from 2005-09…Plans to major in dental hygiene at Wichita State. 
 
Coach Lamb on Olivia: "What makes her a great prospect is she is just powerful and a big physical outside hitter. I would say as her skill improves, so will her career go as a ball handler and as a defender. She hasn't played a lot of high, high level club volleyball, but she's a classic Shocker recruit and all the talent is there. We've just got to bring her along and watch her grow with her skill and pace of the game. She set the Kansas high school record for kills this year and that's a cool story."