WICHITA STATE (6-18, 3-9 American) at NORTH TEXAS (12-11, 5-7 American)
Friday, Nov. 6, 2026 | 6:00 p.m.
Denton, Tex. | North Texas Volleyball Center
TV: ESPN+

 
WICHITA STATE at UTSA (12-11, 3-9 American)
Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026 | 1 p.m.
San Antonio, Tex. | Convocation Center
TV: ESPN+


SCENE SETTERS
The Shockers hit the road to take on North Texas and UTSA in the second to last weekend of conference play. 

Wichita State is coming off an 0-2 weekend at home falling to North Texas 3-1 on Friday, October 31 and dropping a tight match to Florida Atlantic 3-2 on Sunday, November 1. This will be the second time the Shockers and Mean Green have met in the past seven days. 

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.

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 five sets to Florida Atlantic on Sunday, capping a two-match Halloween weekend homestand. The Shockers fell in set one but took the next two sets to take a 2-1 lead. Wichita State won set two 25-21 and set three 25-23. FAU responded by claiming the final two sets, as the Owls took a ten point lead in set four and held off a late Wichita State rally before taking the decisive final set 15-11. Olivia Cohee led the Shockers with 18 kills in the afternooon and Maddie WIlson and McKenzie jones each posted double-digit kill performances. The Shockers will look to rebound this weekend as the battle to make the American Conference Tournament comes down to the wire. The Shockers sit at 3-9 in conference play and are two games back of eighth place headed into the weekend. 

SERIES VS. NORTH TEXAS
The teams meet for the 21st time in program history with Wichita State leading the series, 12-8, including a 1-4 record since joining the American Conference. This will be the second meeting in seven days between the two programs, UNT took the first meeting 3-1 in Wichita last Friday. 
 
SCOUTING THE MEAN GREEN
Led by 22nd-year head coach (second at UNT), Dave Fleming, North Texas is 12-11 (5-7 American), coming off a 1-1 road weekend where they defeated the Shockers in four sets before falling 3-0 at Tulsa on Sunday. The Mean Green are led by Jahniya Jackson, who ranks seventh in the conference in kills per set with 3.07. North Texas was picked sixth in the American Conference Preseason Coaches' Poll, and Loredana Fouonji was named to the preseason all-conference team.

SERIES VS. UTSA
The teams meet for the ninth time in program history with Wichita State owning a 6-2 overall record. The Shockers are 4-1 against UTSA since joinig the American Conference and the series is tied at one game apiece in matchups in San Antonio. 
 
SCOUTING THE ROADRUNNERS
UTSA is led by fifth-year head coach Carol Price-Torok, who is in her 11th season overall as a head coach after spending the previous six seasons at Bradley.  UTSA is 12-11 overall in 2026 and 3-9 in American Conference play. The Roadrunners have dropped their last five matches headed into this weekend's action. 

THE COACH
Head coach Chris Lamb, WSU's all-time wins leader (551-279, .666), is in his 27^th season on the sideline. Lamb's 549 wins rank 19^th among active NCAA Division I coaches and first in the American Conference.
The 2017 national coach of the year, affectionately known as "Lambo", has guided the Shockers to 12 NCAA tournaments, highlighted by a run to the 2012 Sweet 16.
WSU has captured seven conference regular-season titles under Lamb's watch, most recently in 2017 when the Shockers finished conference play with a perfect 20-0 mark.
In 2023, Lamb led Wichita State to its first national postseason championship with a dominant run to the NIVC title.
Lamb recently guided the Shockers to a complete sweep of the 2024 American Conference Championship.