Good morning! Yes, it was real. Shocker volleyball is still your 2023 NIVC Champions, and we have the pics to prove it!

What are we mixing into today’s Brew?

🏀 Two previews for Shocker basketball
🏐 Revisiting volleyball’s championship
🌾 ​ And much, much more!

🌾 ONE BIG THING

A team so nice, we’re featuring them twice!

If you haven’t heard by now, Shocker volleyball concluded the 2023 season with its first national postseason title in program history. Izzi Strand was honored as the NIVC Tournament MVP while Gabi Maas and Morgan Stout were selected to the All-Tournament Team. 

The victory against UTEP not only put a stamp on what was a very successful season but also marked the domination of the Shockers’ NIVC run with their fourth sweep of the tournament.

📚️ Read more about how the Shocker volleyball secured the NIVC Championship

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 White Out SIU. It’s time for a white out! Shocker men’s basketball will face off against Southern Illinois for the 96th time in program history. The Shockers currently hold a nine-game win streak on SIU, and all-time, are 32-17 when facing them at home in Wichita.

The Shockers will enter the game with four players averaging double-digits with Colby Rogers leading the way with 17 points per game. As a team, the Shockers have out-rebounded their opponents by 10 per game and have higher three-point shooting percentages than their opponents.

🔼 Ready For Missouri State. Shocker women’s basketball will hit the road to take on Missouri State on Saturday for the 89th time in program history. The team enters the game coming off a tough matchup against Kansas, with leading scorer Tre’Zure Jobe looking to guide the Shockers on offense with her 12.9 points per game.

Wichita State heads into the contest in the top 100 nationally in the following categories: No. 38 in free throw attempts per game (21.6), No. 55 in offensive rebounds per game (14.6), No. 59 in three-point percentage defense (26.7), No. 77 in free throws made per game (14.6) and No. 85 in bench points per game (24.1).

🔍️ See the full scouting report on Missouri State

🤔 SHOCKER TRIVIA

Striving for 1K. Shocker women’s basketball’s only returning starter from last season, DJ McCarty, is on a mission to achieve a goal not many student-athletes have a chance to accomplish.

Our question today: Do you know how many more points McCarty needs to reach 1,000 career points?

Think you got it? Scroll down to the bottom of this email for the answer!

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📆 LOOKING AHEAD

Friday 12/15

No scheduled events

Saturday 12/16

🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Missouri State @ 1:00pm in Springfield, MO | Live Stats

🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Southern Illinois @ 6:00pm in Wichita, KS | Tickets | Watch | Listen | Live Stats

Sunday 12/17

No scheduled events

🌾 Click here to see the full Wichita State Athletics Calendar

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 127!

This season, DJ McCarty needs 127 more points to join the 1,000-point club with the Shockers.

🌾 Have a great weekend, y’all!