WICHITA STATE (1-7) at [RV] TEXAS TECH (9-0)
Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025 | 6:00 p.m.
Lubbock, Texas | United Supermarkets Arena
TV: ESPN+
Radio: GoShockers.com/Listen with Pat Strathman

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OPENING TIPS
Wichita State looks to snap a seven-game losing streak Wednesday evening when they make the trip to Lubbock, Texas to face undefeated Texas Tech.
Wichita State and Texas Tech meet for just the third time in program history with the Red Raiders winning both meetings in 1981 and 1994.
Texas Tech is receiving votes in both the AP and the USA Today/WBCA Coaches Poll, ranking 21 in the first NET rankings of the season after opening its season 9-0.
The Shockers are coming off a 61-83 loss to Idaho on Saturday during the UC Irvine ZotGiving Classic.
Two Shockers are averaging double figure scoring as Harding is leading the Shockers with 13.4 points per game, and Abby Cater is averaging 10.4. Treasure Thompson is also chipping in 7.3 points per game.
Maimouna Sissoko and Jaida McDonald are leading Wichita State in rebounding with 5.0 per game. Sissoko entered the starting lineup for the Shockers the last two games, leading the team in rebounding at UC Irvine and scoring against Idaho.
The Shockers rank third in the American Conference in field goal percentage defense, holding opponents to 37.3 percent shooting and 63.3 points per game.
Wichita State is averaging 9.5 steals per game, recording 21 in its win over Lincoln.
Through eight games, Harding ranks top 10 in the nation in made threes with 26, leading the conference with 3.25 per game.
Taya Davis ranks fifth in the conference in total assists with 33 and sixth in assists per game, averaging 4.1.
Abby Cater ranks sixth in the conference in total steals with 17, averaging 2.13 per game.
 
STREAKS & TRENDS
All but two wins in the Terry Nooner era have come when holding opponents to less than 70 points, including nine of the 10 wins last season.
Ninety percent of Terry Nooner's wins have come when outrebounding the opponent.
Harding has finished in double figures in seven of the first eight games.
Harding has hit more than one three pointer in seven of the first eight games and at least one in eight-straight.
Taya Davis has dished five or more assists in four of the first eight games.
Jaida McDonald has grabbed five or more rebounds in six of the first eight games, leading the team in rebounding three times.
A Shocker has yet to finish with double figure rebounds this season.
The Shockers were called for 20 or more fouls in the first five games this season while their opponents have fouled 12 or less times in four games.
Wichita State opponents have attempted 69 more free throws and made 46 more free throws than the Shockers this season. The Shockers have attempted 117 free throws, and opponents have made 117.
The Shockers have attempted 10 or less free throws in six of the last seven games.
 
THE SHOCKS, IN SHORT
The Shockers return just 9.6 percent of their scoring from last season but bring an abundance of experience to the court with eight graduate students on the roster, tying ULM for the most graduate players on a Division I roster this season.
With only one underclassman on the roster, the Shockers are 93 percent upperclassmen, the second-highest percentage of upperclassmen in the NCAA (DI), and they bring 44 seasons of combined collegiate basketball experience.
Wichita State returns Bre'Yon White, the Shockers' second leading rebounder from last season, who grabbed 154 boards, averaging 4.8 per game  but lost its top four scorers.
For the third-straight season, Nooner has brought a Wichita native home for their final season of collegiate basketball – Tre'Zure Jobe in 2023-24, Taylor Jameson in 2024-25, and now Jaila Harding, who shot 35.7 percent from behind the arc both of her last two seasons at New Mexico State.
 
LAST TIME OUT
Despite a strong start and a late push in the fourth quarter, Wichita State couldn't keep up with a fast-paced Idaho squad Saturday afternoon, falling 83-61 at the Bren Events Center. The Shockers opened the game with energy, getting early scoring from Maimouna Sissoko, who poured in four quick points as WSU kept it close through most of the first quarter, but Idaho closed the period on 9-2 run before Kyleigh Ortiz hit a buzzer beater three to end the quarter. The Vandals carried the first quarter momentum into a decisive 19-9 second quarter that created separation the Shockers couldn't erase. Three Shockers finished in double figures as Sissoko led the way with a Division I career-high 12 points, six rebounds and a block, continuing her early-season consistency around the rim. Jaila Harding joined her in double figures with 11 points, shooting a perfect 3-for-3 from beyond the arc, her seventh game with multiple threes, and Treasure Thompson finished with 10 points, two steals and a block. Abby Cater sparked WSU's scoring in stretches, finishing with seven points and three assists, while Bre'Yon White added efficient production off the bench with six points on 3-of-6 shooting. Diamond Richardson scored all seven of her points in the fourth quarter to help the Shockers' late push and grabbed a team-high seven rebounds. Idaho showcased a balanced offensive attack, shooting 47.2 percent from the field and knocking down nine threes. The Vandals were led by Kyra Gardner's 21 points. Second-chance opportunities were critical in Idaho's run, as the Vandals turned 18 offensive rebounds into 25 second-chance points, compared to 12 for WSU. Idaho scored 46 points in the paint and out-rebounded the Shockers 53-44.
 
SERIES VS. TEXAS TECH
The teams meet for just the third time in program history with Texas Tech winning both meetings in 1981 and 1994.
 
SCOUTING THE RED RAIDERS
Led by 20th-year head coach (sixth at Texas Tech) Krista Gerlich, Texas Tech is receiving votes in both the AP and the USA Today/WBCA Coaches Poll, ranking 21 in the first NET rankings of the season after opening its season 9-0. The Red Raiders rank third in the Big 12 in turnovers forced per game, forcing 22.2 per game. They rank third in the conference in field goal percentage defense (31.2), holding opponents to just 53.1 points per game. Texas Tech has high bench production with an average of 28.2 bench points per game. Three Red Raiders are averagin double figure scoring as Jalynn Bristow leads the team with 15.8 points per game, Bailey Maupin is scoring 15.4 per game and Snudda Collins is averaging 15.1 per game. Bristow is also the team's leading rebounder with 7.6 per game. Gemma Nunez ranks 24^th in the nation and leads the conference in steals with 25 total, averaging 2.78 per game. Maupin is the team's best three-point shooter, hitting 1.89 per game, and Bristow ranks third in the conference in blocks per game with 2.3. Texas Tech was picked 13^th of 16 teams in the Big 12 Preseason Coaches' Poll.
 
THE MAIN DISH
Taya Davis is described as a true pass-first point guard, leading the Shockers in assists with 4.1 per game. Through eight games, Davis ranks fifth in the conference in total assists with 33.
 
TREY-LA HARDING
Jaila Harding is the best shooter on Wichita State's roster, shooting 42.6 percent from beyond the arc. The graduate transfer and Wichita native leads the conference in threes per game with 3.25, hitting five last time at UC Irvine and a perfect 3-for-3 last time out against Idaho.
 
C.A.R.E. PILLARS
Coach Nooner emphasizes the value of team culture, recruiting student-athletes who fit in with the team's core values of character, accountability, respect and effort.
 
INTERNATIONAL FLAVOR
Wichita State's roster features four foreign players, two from France, Sophie Benharouga and Fiona Diomande, one from Mali, Maimouna Sissoko, and one from Cameroon, Bella Belong.
 
THEY HAVE HISTORY
Two newcomers reconnect with former coaches as Taya Davis played for current Wichita State assistant coach Antwain Scales from 2022-23 in his final season as head coach at Garden City CC, and Sophie Benharouga played for current director of operations and assistant coach Uyen Tran from 2022-23 while she was an assistant coach at Morehead State.
 
UP NEXT
The Shockers have a quick turnaround as they return home to play Maryland Eastern Shore on Friday, Dec. 5 at 6 p.m. in Charles Koch Arena.