Good morning, Shocker Nation! Wichita State continued its winning ways with a 75-68 road win at Florida Atlantic Thursday night.

Wichita State (16-10, 6-7) upped its winning streak to five in a row, while snapping Florida Atlantic's five-game win streak in the process.

Xavier Bell recorded his sixth 20-point game of the season with a game-high 24 points on 8-of-19 shooting and 7-of-8 free throws. Bijan Cortes put together his second straight stellar outing with a career-high 16 points and seven assists to go with it.

What else are we mixing into today’s edition of the Shocker Brew? Find out below!

🎳 Women’s Bowling heads to Nebraska for Big Red Invite
⛳️ Women’s Golf continues spring campaign at Rio Verde Invitational
🎾 Important announcement about rescheduled women’s tennis matches below
🌾 ​ And much, much more!

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📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Be Kind and Rewind. Wichita State looks to get back on track this weekend in Norman at the OU Tournament. Wichita State will face Bowling Green, No. 2 Oklahoma and Abilene Christian.

The Shockers started the season 5-0 for the first time since 1994 and just the third time in program history. The Shockers' 5-0 weekend in Phoenix also marked the first time since 2021 the Shockers have gone 5-0 at an early season tournament. They hit a bit of skid at the recent Shriners' Children's Clearwater Invitational, where they went 1-4 while facing four teams in the Top 25 or receiving votes.

🔼 Mid-Winter Momentum. The #7-ranked Wichita State women's bowling team looks to build off a tournament win at the Mid-Winter Invitational with a trip to Lincoln for the Big Red Invite, hosted by Nebraska at Hollywood Bowl. The competition begins today (Friday, Feb. 21), and concludes Sunday, February 23.

Full Field:
#1 Nebraska, #4 Arkansas State, #7 Wichita State, #13 McKendree, #25 Valparaiso, Central Missouri, Elmhurst, Quincy.

🔼 Lights, Camera, Shockers. Wichita State creative services manager Kat Ramirez joins us to discuss this growing industry in college athletics. 

Her team documents the Shockers with video, photos, graphics and more on social media and in the venues. She works with a team of two content producers and 11 student interns to take fans behind the scenes, help with recruiting visits and more. 

We also talk about her unusual career path, her favorite Wichita BBQ place and more.

👂🏼 : Listen here.

🔼 A Little Birdie Told Us. The Wichita State women's golf team continues its 2025 spring campaign today (Friday, Feb. 21), in the Rio Verde Invitational, hosted by Western Michigan.
 
The Shockers are looking to build off a third-place finish at the Texas State Invitational—the best finish for the team so far this season. Brooklyn Benn and Mackenzie Wilson recorded top ten finishes, with Benn tying for fourth and Wilson tying for ninth. With the team’s third-place finish, the Shockers moved up three spots in the Clippd rankings to No. 179.

🔼 It’s Snow Joke. A flurry of snowstorms across the United States has forced the Wichita State women's tennis team to postpone their matches against Memphis and UT Arlington that were scheduled for this weekend due to travel concerns. Makeup dates will be announced in the near future. 
 
The next match for the Shockers is a clash with the Iowa Hawkeyes on Monday, Feb. 24, at 11:00 AM CT at Genesis Rock Road.

🔼 On the Radar. After a 4-4 start to the 2025 season, the Wichita State women's tennis team has been ranked No. 65 by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association in the first ITA Top 75 computer ranking of the year.
 
This is the earliest the Shockers have appeared in the ITA Computer Rankings in a season since 2017, when they were ranked No. 35 on February 21, 2017.
 
Wichita State earned the ranking on the back of a three-match long win streak, which was most recently extended with a win over Kentucky on February 7.

🔼 A Tale Of Two Halves. Despite a Wichita State halftime lead, Temple ran away with it in the third quarter, storming to a 70-51 lead over the Shockers Wednesday evening in The Liacouras Center.
 
Wichita State's Princess Anderson recorded her second 20-point performance of the season, and Salese Blow also finished in double figures with 14. Aicha Ndour led the team in rebounding for the second-straight game with seven.

🤔 SHOCKER TRIVIA

The Inaugural Hoopla. With Shockers WBB playing Tulane tomorrow, today’s trivia asks: What year did the two squads first play one another?

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

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📆 LOOKING AHEAD

*All times CST

Friday, Feb. 21
🎳 Women’s Bowling @ Big Red Invite in Lincoln, Nebraska
⛳️ Women’s Golf @ Rio Verde Invitational in Rio Verde, Arizona
👟 Track & Field @ Arkansas Qualifier
⚾️ Baseball @ Hawaii @ 10:35 p.m. Watch | Listen | Live Stats

Saturday, Feb. 22
🎳 Women’s Bowling @ Big Red Invite in Lincoln, Nebraska
⛳️ Women’s Golf @ Rio Verde Invitational in Rio Verde, Arizona
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ Incarnate Word @ 11 a.m. | Live Stats
🥎 Softball vs. Bowling Green - OU Tournament in Norman, Oklahoma @ 12 p.m. | Live Stats
🏀 Women’s Basketball @ Tulane @ 2 p.m. | Live Video | Live Audio | Live Stats
⚾️ Baseball @ Hawaii @ 10:35 p.m. | Listen | Live Stats

Sunday, Feb. 23
🎳 Women’s Bowling @ Big Red Invite in Lincoln, Nebraska
⛳️ Women’s Golf @ Rio Verde Invitational in Rio Verde, Arizona
🥎 Softball @ Oklahoma - OU Tournament @ 11 a.m. | Live Stats
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ UTSA @ 11 a.m. | Live Stats
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Tulane @ 1 p.m. KEYN 103.7 FM | Live Audio | Live Stats | Tickets
🥎 Softball vs. Abilene Christian - OU Tournament @ 1:30 p.m. | Live Stats
⚾️ Baseball @ Hawaii @ 5:05 p.m. | Listen | Live Stats

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 2018!

Three players finished in double-figures and Wichita State held Tulane to 37 percent shooting to register the first road win of the season with a 64-56 victory on Jan. 13, 2018.

Wichita State (7-12, 2-3) notched its first-ever American Athletic Conference road win and first true road win of the season.

🌾 Happy Friday, Shocker Nation!