WICHITA STATE (7-19, 4-10 American) vs. TEMPLE (17-9, 9-5 American)
Friday, Nov. 13, 2026 | 6:00 p.m.
Wichita, Kan. | Charles Koch Arena
Senior Night
TV: ESPN+

 
WICHITA STATE at UAB (11-15, 5-9 American)
Sunday, Nov. 15, 2026 | 1 p.m.
Birmingham, Ala. | Bartow Arena
TV: ESPN+
 

SCENE SETTERS

The Shockers return home to host Temple before traveling to UAB on Sunday to wrap up conference regular season play. Wichita State is coming off a 1-1 weekend on the road. The Shockers split their two matches in Texas, defeataing North Texas 3-0 on Friday night before falling to UTSA 3-1 on Sunday afternoon. Wichita State is 4-10 in American Conference play headed into the final weekend. 

Friday night's match will be the final home contest at Charles Koch Arena. Prior to the match, Wichita State will honor and recognize five seniors. 

Wichita State leads the American Conference in digs per set, averaging 15.71, led by Gabi Maas, who leads the conference with 321 digs and an average of 3.87 per set.

Maas was named the American Conference Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 26 following a 49-dig weekend where she averaged a conference-high 5.44 digs per set.

Maddie Wilson has been the Shockers' most efficient attacker, hitting .366 this season to rank third in the conference. In conference play, she is hitting .407 with 113 kills. Wilson also ranks seventh in the conference in blocks per set, averaging 1.04 per set, including a career-high tying 10 in the win over Florida Gulf Coast.

McKenzie Jones is leading the Shockers in kills per set with 2.90, ranking 11th in the conference. Wilson (2.45), Janaya Weitkemper (2.38), Olivia Cohee (2.10) and Jenna Cubbage (1.93) give the Shockers a balanced attack.

The Shocker offense is orchestrated by setters Jordan Heatherly and Addie Oeth, who are averaging 5.80 and 4.29 assists per set, respectively.
 

LAST TIME OUT

Wichita State volleyball fell in four sets to UTSA on Sunday afternoon. The teams split the first two sets, with each winning decisively. UTSA took the first set 25-15 before the Shockers responded with a 25-13 win in set two to tie things up at intermission. UTSA claimed the final two sets by narrow 26-24 margins to take the match 3-1. Danielle Moore (12) and Jenna Cubbage (11) posted double-digit kill efforts for the Shockers. 
 

SERIES VS. TEMPLE

The teams meet for the 13th time in program history Friday. The Shockers hold a 10-2 series lead and are a perfect 6-0 in Wichita. Wichita State has won the last seven in the series going back to October, 2021. 

 

SCOUTING THE OWLS

Led by fifth-year head coach Linda Hampton Keith, Temple is 17-9 overall and 9-5 in American Conference play coming into Friday's matchup. The Owls have won their last six in a row and sit tied for fourth place in the American Conference standings with one weekend left to play. 

 

SERIES VS. UAB

The teams meet for the sixth time in program history on Sunday. The Shockers are a perfect 5-0 in the series and two of those wins have come away from home in Birmingham.  

 

SCOUTING THE BLAZERS

Led by head coach Betsy Freeburg, UAB is 11-15 overall and 5-9 in American Conference play headed into the weekend. The Blazers are tied for ninth in the conference standings and looking to play their way into the conference tournament scheduled for next week in Houston.