WICHITA STATE (2-1, 0-0 American) at No. 23 COLORADO (3-0, 0-0 Big 12)
Friday, Sept. 4, 2026 | 7 p.m. CT
TV: ESPN+
 
WICHITA STATE (2-1, 0-0 American) vs. Northern Colorado (0-2, 0-0 Big Sky)
Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026 | 2 p.m. CT
TV: ESPN+

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SCENE SETTERS
Wichita State heads to Boulder, Colo. for the Buffs Classic, its first road test of the season. Both matches will be streamed on ESPN+.
The Shockers won two of their first three matches on opening weekend, sweeping Stephen F. Austin and Missouri State and falling to Idaho State in four sets. McKenzie Jones and Maddie Wilson were named to the Shocker Volleyball Classic All-Tournament Team, combining for 60 kills.
Wichita State begins a six-match road stretch, facing its first ranked opponent of the season in No. 23 Colorado.
The Shocker offense is orchestrated by setters Jordan Heatherly and Addie Oeth, who averaged 7.6 and 4.3 assists per set, respectively, through the first three matches.
Heatherly ranks 57^th in the nation and second in the American Conference in aces, recording seven through her first three matches.
Wilson ranks third in the American Conference in hitting percentage (0.442), good for No. 52 in the nation.
Gabi Maas leads the Shocker defense with 3.4 digs per set.
Wichita State leads the American Conference in four categories, averaging 13.3 assists per set, 17.5 digs per set, 14.4 kills per set and 39.6 team attacks per set.
 
HEATHERLY NAMED PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE
Wichita State senior setter, Jordan Heatherly snagged a spot on the preseason all-conference team after finishing third in the conference in total assists with 1,020 and fourth in assists per set with 8.95 last season. The Western Springs, Ill. native started all 30 matches for the Shockers in 2025, appearing in all 114 sets, and recorded 33 service aces, good for second on the team. In the American Conference semifinal against Rice, Heatherly recorded a season-high 57 assists and 15 digs.
The Shockers were picked fourth in the American Conference Preseason Coaches Poll, while reigning regular season champion, Rice, was unanimously picked to win the conference.
 
THE COACH
 Chris Lamb, WSU's all-time wins leader (546-262, .676), is in his 27^th season on the sideline.
The 2017 national coach of the year 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.