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🏀 Roundhouse Ready
🏡 Nine At Home
🌾 And much, much more!

🔼 Top Three. Wichita State women's bowling opens the 2026-27 season at No. 3 in the NTCA Preseason Poll with 1,420 points, trailing only Jacksonville State and Vanderbilt. The Shockers are coming off a 79-36 campaign that included three tournament titles and a run to the NCAA national championship match. Holly Harris returns a loaded roster headlined by four All-Americans in Aleesha Oden, Sara Duque Jiménez, Ashtyn Woods, and Morgan Kline. Wichita State opens Oct. 17-18 at the Mid-States Championships at home.

🔼 Roundhouse Ready. Wichita State men's basketball’s 2026-27 slate is complete with the release of the 18-game American Conference schedule. The Shockers open league play at home on New Year's Eve against North Texas, then host four more January games in the Roundhouse against UAB, East Carolina, Memphis, and UTSA. February brings a Sunshine State road swing at South Florida and Florida Atlantic plus a Super Bowl Sunday trip to Rice, and the regular season wraps at home against Tulsa on March 6. Before all that, Shocker Madness lands Oct. 3 and a charity scrimmage against Murray State follows Oct. 7.

🔼 Nine At Home. Wichita State women's basketball has its full 2026-27 picture with the American Conference schedule out, an 18-game slate split evenly between home and road. The Shockers open league play at Tulane on Dec. 30 and welcome UAB for the first conference game in Charles Koch Arena on Jan. 2. Home dates include reigning regular season champion Rice on Feb. 9 and the finale against Tulsa on March 3. Before the season opens, fans get the Black vs. Yellow scrimmage at Shocker Madness on Oct. 3.

🔼 Fall Ball. The Black & Yellow Fall World Series is set! Come on out to Eck Stadium on Oct. 7, 8, and 10th for the free series. Canned food donations are encouraged.

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Which opponent did Wichita State women’s basketball beat by 54 points last season?

Think you know the answer? Scroll to the bottom to find out!

*All times CT

Friday, Oct. 2
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ Cowboy Classic (Stillwater, Okla.)
🏐 Volleyball vs. Tulsa @ 6 p.m. | Tickets

Saturday, Oct. 3
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ Cowboy Classic (Stillwater, Okla.)
🥎 Softball vs. McLennan CC (Fall Schedule) @ 1 p.m.
⚾ Baseball vs. Kansas City Community College (Fall Schedule) @ 1 p.m.
🏀 Shocker Madness @ Charles Koch Arena @ 6:30 p.m. | More Info

Saturday, Oct. 3
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ Cowboy Classic (Stillwater, Okla.)
🥎 Softball vs. Oklahoma State (Fall Schedule) @ 1 p.m.
🏐 Volleyball @ Tulane @ 1 p.m. (New Orleans, La.) | Live Stats

Wednesday, Oct. 7
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. ITA Central Region Championships Fall Schedule (Lincoln, Neb.)
⚾ Baseball vs. Black vs. Yellow Fall World Series
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Murray State @ 6:30 p.m. | Charity Scrimmage | Tickets

Thursday, Oct. 8
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. ITA Central Region Championships Fall Schedule (Lincoln, Neb.)
⚾ Baseball vs. Black vs. Yellow Fall World Series

Friday, Oct. 9
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. ITA Central Region Championships Fall Schedule (Lincoln, Neb.)
🥎 Softball vs. Rose State @ 5 p.m. (Fall Schedule)
🏐 Volleyball @ Rice @ 6 p.m. (Houston, Texas) | Live Stats

Saturday, Oct. 10
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. ITA Central Region Championships Fall Schedule (Lincoln, Neb.)
⚾ Baseball vs. Black vs. Yellow Fall World Series

Sunday, Oct. 11
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. ITA Central Region Championships Fall Schedule (Lincoln, Neb.)
🏐 Volleyball @ Tulsa @ 1 p.m. (Tulsa, Okla.) | Live Stats
🥎 Softball vs. Emporia State @ 1 p.m. (Fall Schedule)

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Answer: Lincoln (Mo.), 96-42, on Nov. 3.

🌾 Have a great weekend, Shockers!