Good morning! Stack wins this holiday season with gifts representing your favorite Shocker teams. Shop the NIL Store today for all the best WSU merch and support your favorite Shocker student-athletes!

What else are we mixing into today’s edition of the Shocker Brew?

🎳 Women’s bowling heads to the Lonestar State
🏐 Volleyball set for crucial weekend matchups
🌾 ​ And much, much more!

🌾 ONE BIG THING

The Wichita State women's bowling team looks to continue their strong start to the 2024-25 season with a road trip to the SFA Ladyjack Classic. The tournament is hosted by fellow CUSA member Stephen F. Austin and includes the top five ranked teams in the country among the 18 total teams. The Shockers are coming off a win at the Mid-States Championship, defeating No. 8 Sam Houston, 3-1, in the best-of-five final.

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Rubber Meets the Road. On the heels of two victories against longtime rival Rice, Wichita State volleyball hits the road for crucial matches against the conference favorite Owls and Tulane on Friday and Sunday, respectively. The Shockers have won four consecutive matches to keep pace with the conference leaders as WSU enters the week at 9-3 in AAC play, good for a tie for third place with East Carolina.

🔍️ Scout the Owls and the Green Wave

🔼 Working Back. The Wichita State doubles duo of Alejandro Jacome and Kristof Minarik will have an opportunity to punch their ticket to the 2024 NCAA Individual Championships at the ITA Central Sectionals in Fort Worth, Texas this week. The duo fell in three sets in their first match against a team from Ohio State but will pick up play in the consolation bracket this morning against TCU.

🔼 The Roundhouse Podcast. On the latest episode of the Roundhouse Podcast, the crew wraps up fall practices for Wichita State softball and baseball. Shocker softball associate head coach Elizabeth Economon discusses how middle infielders Taylor Sedlacek and Sami Hood are on the rise as juniors, and the return of Lauren Lucas. Plus, baseball head coach Brian Green gets into Jay Bilas’ theories on playing a role on a team, how the weekend rotation might look and the skills of newcomer Owen Washburn.

🎙️ Listen to the Roundhouse Podcast with Shocker softball and baseball

🤔 SHOCKER TRIVIA

When It Rains, It Pours. Today’s trivia question…how many AAC Player of the Week awards have Shocker volleyball been awarded over the past two weeks?

Think you got it? Scroll down to see if you know your stuff!

🤝 SHARE THE BREW

Do you know a friend or family member who is a Shocker fan? Simply forward them this email and they can sign up to receive the brew by clicking the link below to subscribe. The Shocker Brew is sent every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday and is completely free!

📆 LOOKING AHEAD

*All times CST

Friday, November 8
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ ITA Sectional Championships in Fort Worth, TX
🎳 Women’s Bowling @ SFA Ladyjack Invite in Kenosha, WI
🏐 Volleyball vs. Rice @ 6 p.m. in Houston, TX | ESPN+

Saturday, November 9
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ ITA Sectional Championships in Fort Worth, TX
🎳 Women’s Bowling @ SFA Ladyjack Invite in Kenosha, WI
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Belmont @ 2 p.m. in Wichita, KS | Tickets | Listen
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Montana State @ 6 p.m. in Wichita, KS | Tickets | ESPN+ | Listen

Sunday, November 10
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ ITA Sectional Championships in Fort Worth, TX
🎳 Women’s Bowling @ SFA Ladyjack Invite in Kenosha, WI
🏐 Volleyball vs. Tulane @ 1 p.m. in New Orleans, LA | ESPN+

🌾 Click here to see the full Wichita State Athletics Calendar

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Three!

After not winning any AAC Player of the Week awards for the first eight weeks of the season, the Shockers have claimed three over the last two weeks. Morgan Stout brought home consecutive Offensive PotW awards, while Katie Galligan was tabbed Defensive PotW.

🌾 Have a great weekend, y’all!