Good morning, Shocker Nation. What a night at Koch Arena! Wichita State demolished Friends 113-60, setting a school record by shooting 69.5 percent from the field while draining 17 three-pointers at a program-best 68.0 percent clip.

Kenyon Giles scored all 19 of his points in the first half, Joy Ighovodja went a perfect 7-for-7, including five from beyond the arc, for a career-high 19, and 13 of 14 Shockers scored. The 113 points were the most since 2016, and the 53-point margin tied for the fourth-largest win in school history.

Plus: Go inside the Shockers’ record-setting night, from Ighovodja’s career game to two debuts worth remembering.

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🔼 Hall of Fame Class. Five more legends join Shocker lore! Madison (Perrigan) Duncan (softball), Dasha Kovalova (women’s bowling), Viktors Lacis (track and field), Vicki Little (women’s bowling), and Aaron True (track and field) make up the 2027 Class of the Wichita State Pizza Hut Shocker Sports Hall of Fame. The group includes an Olympic semifinalist in Lacis, a USBC Queens champion in Kovalova, and a program pioneer in Little, who won national titles at Wichita State as both a player and head coach. The induction dinner is Jan. 30 with the ceremony at halftime of the Jan. 31 men’s basketball game against UTSA!

🔼 Loaded 2027. Wichita State softball head coach Kristi Bredbenner unveiled a 2027 schedule featuring home midweeks against Kansas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, and back-to-back national runner-up Texas Tech, who visits Wilkins Stadium on April 28. Bredbenner, entering year 16, returns 14 players, including reigning American Conference Freshman and Player of the Year Kinzey Woody. The grand finale: Wilkins Stadium hosts the 2027 American Conference Championship, May 12-15, the second time Wichita State has hosted since joining the league! Snag your seats here.

🔼 Tune In. The first episode of the 2026-27 Paul Mills Coaches Show is here! Catch the Wichita State men’s basketball head coach on Spotify, Apple, the GoShockers mobile app, or at GoShockers.com/CoachesShows.

🔼 The Roundhouse Podcast. Senior night spotlight: Wichita State libero Gabi Maas joins The Roundhouse Podcast ahead of tonight’s regular-season finale against Temple, opening up about the 2023 NIVC title run, battling back from a knee injury, lessons from coach Chris Lamb, and the athletic trainers who shaped her next chapter.

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Friday, Nov. 13
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ W15K Nebraska Open (Lincoln, Neb.)
🎳 Women’s Bowling @ McKendree Bearcat Invitational (Fairview Heights, Ill.)
👟 Cross Country @ NCAA Midwest Regional (Ames, Iowa)
🏐 Volleyball vs. Temple @ 6 p.m. | Live Stats | Tickets

Saturday, Nov. 14
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ W15K Nebraska Open (Lincoln, Neb.)
🎳 Women’s Bowling @ McKendree Bearcat Invitational (Fairview Heights, Ill.)
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. UC Riverside @ 2 p.m. | Listen
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Austin Peay @ 6 p.m. | Listen: KEYN 103.7 FM | Tickets

Sunday, Nov. 15
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ W15K Nebraska Open (Lincoln, Neb.)
🎳 Women’s Bowling @ McKendree Bearcat Invitational (Fairview Heights, Ill.)
🏐 Volleyball @ UAB @ 1 p.m. (Birmingham, Ala.) | Live Stats

Monday, Nov. 16
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ W15K Nebraska Open (Lincoln, Neb.)

Tuesday, Nov. 17
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ NCAA Singles & Doubles Championships (Athens, Ga.)
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ NCAA Singles & Doubles Championships (Athens, Ga.)
🏀 Women’s Basketball @ Oral Roberts @ 7 p.m. (Tulsa, Okla.) | Listen

Wednesday, Nov. 18
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ NCAA Singles & Doubles Championships (Athens, Ga.)
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ NCAA Singles & Doubles Championships (Athens, Ga.)
🏀 Men’s Basketball @ Loyola Chicago @ 7 p.m. (Chicago, Ill.) | Listen: KEYN 103. FM

Thursday, Nov. 19
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ NCAA Singles & Doubles Championships (Athens, Ga.)
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ NCAA Singles & Doubles Championships (Athens, Ga.)

Friday, Nov. 20
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ NCAA Singles & Doubles Championships (Athens, Ga.)
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ NCAA Singles & Doubles Championships (Athens, Ga.)
🏐 Volleyball vs. American Conference Championship (Houston, Texas)

Saturday, Nov. 21
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ NCAA Singles & Doubles Championships (Athens, Ga.)
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ NCAA Singles & Doubles Championships (Athens, Ga.)
🏐 Volleyball vs. American Conference Championship (Houston, Texas)
👟 Cross Country @ NCAA Championships (Terre Haute, Ind.)
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. New Mexico @ 1 p.m. | Listen: KEYN 103.7 FM | Tickets

Sunday, Nov. 22
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ NCAA Singles & Doubles Championships (Athens, Ga.)
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ NCAA Singles & Doubles Championships (Athens, Ga.)
🏐 Volleyball vs. American Conference Championship (Houston, Texas)
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Oklahoma State @ 28.5 Hoops Women’s Invitational @ 4 p.m. (Kansas City, Mo.) | Listen

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Answer: Latvia.

🌾 Have a great weekend, Shockers!