WICHITA STATE (0-0, 0-0 American) at KANSAS STATE (0-0, 0-0 BIG 12)
Monday, Nov. 2, 2026 | 6:30 p.m.
Manhattan, Kan. | Bramlage Coliseum
TV: ESPN+
Radio: GoShockers.com/Listen with Pat Strathman
 
OPENING TIPS
Wichita State opens the 2026-27 season of women's basketball on the road at Kansas State.
The teams meet for the 43^rd time in program history with the Wildcats leading the all-time series 34-8.
The Shockers' last wins over K-State came in 2013 and 2014, but the Wildcats won the most recent meeting, 90-56 in 2023.
Wichita State is coming off an 8-23 season where they missed the American Conference tournament. Head coach Terry Nooner enters his fourth season at the helm, entering the year with a 28-67 record.
The Shockers' 2026-27 roster features 12 new players and zero returners.
After having no true freshmen on the 2025-26 roster, Wichita State signed five players out of high school: Jamari Milton, Rachel Skulsky, Kaylea Lacey, Aaliyah Broadus and Alexis Leyva.
Wichita State brought in two SEC transfers from the portal, adding junior Ma'Riya Vincent from Missouri and senior Clara Koulibaly from Auburn.
The Shockers have one Kansas native on their roster as Lily Ba from Overland Park returns to her home state for her fourth collegiate season.
Coach Nooner recruited his new roster, looking for skilled players who fit his team's core values of character, accountability, respect and effort.