Good morning, Shocker Nation! A pair of Shockers have picked up AAC regular season honors. Xavier Bell was named a First Team All-Conference honoree and Corey Washington earned Second Team All-Conference honors.

Bell becomes the fourth Shocker to earn first team accolades and the first since Tyson Etienne in 2021. During conference play, Bell averaged 16.1 points, 2.9 rebounds, 1.3 assists, reaching double figures in all but two games. Washington is second on the team in both scoring (13.8 ppg) and rebounding (8.1 rpg).

Wichita State opens AAC Championship play tomorrow in the second round vs. 9th-seeded South Florida at 11:30 a.m. CT (preview below).

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

📆 AUSL (Athletes Unlimited Softball League) unveiled schedule
🎾 Women’s Tennis faces Louisiana Tech today
🌾 ​ And much, much more!

🌾 ONE BIG THING

Steady As She Goes. And here’s what’s next for the squad: 👇🏼

➡️ Go HERE to see the preview for the match against Louisiana Tech. 🎾

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 This Is For All the Marbles. The Wichita State Shockers MBB team (18-13, 8-10) is in Fort Worth, Texas, for the 2025 AAC Championship at Dickies Arena. The 8th-seeded Shockers open second round action against No. 9 South Florida (13-18, 6-12) tomorrow (Thursday, March 13; 11:30 AM CT, ESPNU). The winner advances to face No. 1 Memphis in Friday's quarterfinals at 12:00 p.m. CT on ESPN2.

Wichita State and South Florida split the regular season series with the road team winning each game. Overall, though, the Shockers have dominated the series with South Florida since joining the AAC, going 10-3 against the Bulls with wins in nine of the last 11 meetings.

🏀 : FULL PREVIEW & SCOUTING REPORT

🔼 The Blow-By-Blow. No. 11-seed Wichita State's best start of the season and a career night from Salese Blow wasn't enough to rise above the No. 6-seed Green Wave, as the Shockers' WBB season ends with a 69-63 loss in the second round of the AAC Tournament.
 
Blow tied Rangie Bessard's all-time record (MVC 2017) for most Shocker points in a conference tournament game with a career-high 30 points, breaking the Shockers' all-time record for single-game points in an AAC tournament game.
 
Princess Anderson and Jayla Murray also finished in double figures.

🔼 Host With the Most. The AUSL (Athletes Unlimited Softball League) unveiled the schedule and locations for its inaugural regular season, which launches with Opening Day on Saturday, June 7, in Wichita and Chicago. Due to overwhelming demand from cities eager to host professional softball and as the popularity of women's professional sports continues to surge, AUSL has expanded its original plans to now include 10 cities, with more to be announced at a later date.
 
🥎 : FULL RUNDOWN ON TEAMS & CHAMPIONSHIP

🔼 Softball Seeks Return to the Dub Column. The Wichita State softball team (10-12) travels up the turnpike to face the Jayhawks (12-8) in a midweek tilt tonight at 6 p.m. CT. The Shockers look to snap a five-game losing streak, their longest since 2020.

WSU started the season out strong, going 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 they have gone 5-0 at an early season tournament.

🥎 : SCOUTING REPORT

🤔 SHOCKER TRIVIA

She Made Her Point(s). When the dust settled on the Wichita State WBB season, where did Salese Blow end up in single-game points rankings?

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📆 LOOKING AHEAD

*All times CST

Wednesday, March 12
⛳️ Men’s Golf @ GCU Invitational in Phoenix, Arizona
🏀 Men’s Basketball @ American Athletic Conference Championship in Fort Worth, Texas
🥎 Softball @ Kansas @ 6 p.m.
⚾️ Baseball @ Nebraska @ 6:05 p.m. Watch | Listen | Live Stats

Thursday, March 13
🏀 Men’s Basketball @ American Athletic Conference Championship in Fort Worth, Texas
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ Louisiana Tech - Spring Schedule @ 1 p.m.

Friday, March 14
🏀 Men’s Basketball @ American Athletic Conference Championship in Fort Worth, Texas
🏌🏽‍♀️ Women’s Golf @ Red Rocks Invitational in Oakcreek, Arizona
🎳 Women’s Bowling @ Music City Classic in Smyrna, Tennessee
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Memphis - Spring Schedule @ 1 p.m.
🥎 Softball vs. North Texas @ 6 p.m. | Live Stats | Tickets
⚾️ Baseball vs. Louisiana Tech @ 6 p.m. Watch | Listen | Live Stats | Tickets

Saturday, March 15
🏀 Men’s Basketball @ American Athletic Conference Championship in Fort Worth, Texas
🏌🏽‍♀️ Women’s Golf @ Red Rocks Invitational in Oakcreek, Arizona
🎳 Women’s Bowling @ Music City Classic in Smyrna, Tennessee
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Princeton - Spring Schedule @ Noon
⚾️ Baseball vs. Louisiana Tech @ 2 p.m. Watch | Listen | Live Stats | Tickets
🥎 Softball vs. North Texas @ 2 p.m. | Live Stats | Tickets

Sunday, March 16
🏀 Men’s Basketball @ American Athletic Conference Championship in Fort Worth, Texas
🏌🏽‍♀️ Women’s Golf @ Red Rocks Invitational in Oakcreek, Arizona
🎳 Women’s Bowling @ Music City Classic in Smyrna, Tennessee
🥎 Softball vs. North Texas @ Noon | Live Stats | Tickets
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Charlotte - Spring Schedule @ 1 p.m.
⚾️ Baseball vs. Louisiana Tech @ 1 p.m. Watch | Listen | Live Stats | Tickets
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ Tulane - Spring Schedule @ 1 p.m.

🌾 Click here to see the full Wichita State Athletics Calendar

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 21st!

Salese Blow ties for 21^st all-time in Wichita State WBB history for single-game points, shooting 11-for-22 from the field, hitting two threes and 6-of-7 free throws.

As head coach Terry Nooner said of Blow, “She's a natural scorer, and she puts in the work every single day."

🌾 Let’s get over the hump, Shocker Nation!