Good morning, Shocker Nation. Wichita State volleyball student-athlete Maddie Wilson has been named the American Conference Defensive Player of the Week.
 
In the four-set win over Drake, Wilson had a career-high 11 blocks, which was also a program record in a four-set match in the rally scoring era. The redshirt junior middle blocker from Colorado Springs also added 11 kills and two digs. In the four-set win over South Dakota, she had a match-high six blocks along with four digs, four kills and a career-high four service aces. In the five-set loss to Villanova, she finished with a match-high nine blocks along with 11 kills, three digs and a service ace.

🏐: WHAT’S NEXT

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

🏀 Tipoff Luncheon Details Announced
🎾 Shockers Women’s Tennis Announces New Asst. Coach; HUGE ITA Champs News
⛳️ Mackenzie Wilson Helps Shockers to 3rd Place Tournament Finish
🌾 And much, much more!

Wichita State Athletics is hosting its annual Garage Sale this Saturday from 8-11 a.m. inside the Aetna Multi-Purpose Facility (located on the east side of Charles Koch Arena).

Score exclusive Shocker gear at unbeatable prices! Items include game-worn jerseys & uniforms, shoes (including big sizes), assorted apparel & bags, Gatorade coolers & equipment, and MORE!

Everything is first-come, first-served—so arrive early for the best finds! Cash is preferred, but cards are accepted.

🌾 ONE BIG THING

They “Rained” Supreme. Wichita State continued its strong season with another top-five team finish, placing third at Missouri's Johnie Imes Invitational on Tuesday. Heavy rain canceled the tournament's final round midway through, reverting scores to totals after the first two rounds.

Wichita State topped Missouri State—one of the few teams to beat the Shockers this season—by seven strokes. The team also improved to 2-0 against American Athletic Conference opponents, finishing 23 strokes ahead of UAB.

Mackenzie Wilson led the Shockers once again, tying for fifth, the highest individual finish by a Shocker this season. The Shockers now have more individual top-20 finishes this year than they did all of last season.

⛳️: FULL RUNDOWN

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 The Net Results Are Impressive. Wichita State's top doubles pairing of Giorgia Roselli and Xin Tong Wang has earned a spot in the 2025 ITA All-American Championships doubles main draw, beginning Wednesday.
 
In the main draw, the Shockers will face No. 14-ranked Lily Jones and Jessica Bernales of Michigan at 1:30 p.m. CT today. Wang is an automatic qualifier into the singles main draw and is set to face No. 19 Catherine Aulia from Tennessee at 9:30 a.m. CT, before doubles.
 
The final four remaining doubles tandems from the main draw will automatically qualify for the 2025 NCAA Doubles Championship, and 10 singles players — eight main draw quarterfinalists and two feed-in consolation finalists — will qualify for the NCAA Singles Championship.

🔼 Lunch is Served. Fans will have the opportunity to enjoy a meal and meet members of the men's and women's basketball teams on Friday, Oct. 17, at the Shocker Basketball Tipoff Luncheon.
 
Doors to the Aetna Multi-Purpose Center (inside Charles Koch Arena) open at 11:45 a.m. After lunch is served, Athletic Director Kevin Saal will address the crowd, and head coaches Paul Mills and Terry Nooner will introduce their teams and preview the upcoming season. Fans can also interact with members of each team.

🎟️ TICKETING INFO ℹ️

🔼 Welcome Back to Wichita. The Shockers women's tennis head coach, Jacob Eddins, named Chad Kissell as his program's next assistant coach.
 
Kissell returns to Wichita State after serving as an assistant coach for the Wichita State men's tennis program during the 2024 season. Between his stints as a Shocker assistant, Kissell spent one year as the assistant women's coach at Western Michigan, under his sister, Joelle, helping the Broncos to a 12-win season.
 
Kissell played collegiately at Valparaiso University, where he was a two-time Horizon League All-League First Team selection and was named the Horizon League Freshman of the Year after the 2015-16 season.

🔼 Shockers Got-R-Done. Top-10 finishes by Emilio Arellano Llamas and Jose Ramirez paced Wichita State to a fourth-place team finish at the Git-R-Done Invitational on Tuesday.
 
The Shockers posted rounds of 277, 288, and 289 for a team score of 854, two strokes over par. Only the three Power Four teams competing topped the Shockers at Firethorn Golf Club: Iowa State (842, -10), Kansas State (840, -12), and Nebraska (823, -29).
 
Dating back to last season, the finish in Lincoln marked the Shockers' best in their previous four tournaments, trailing only a third-place result at the Wyoming Cowboy Classic on April 1, 2025.

🔼 Calling All Gameday Gurus. Interested? Download it HERE!

🔼 Yasss, Queen. If you weren’t able to partake, please enjoy some highlights from our ultra-successful Queens of the Court event!

🔼 No Ordinary Sunday. What an honor that the Wichita State baseball team was invited into the home of the legendary coach Gene Stephenson!

🌾 SHOCKER TRIVIA

He’s Been Goated 🐐. For how many seasons was Gene Stephenson the head coach of the Wichita State baseball team?

Think you know the answer? Scroll to the bottom to find out!

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📆 ON THE DOCKET

*All times CT

Wednesday, Sept. 24
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ ITA All-American Championships (Cary, North Carolina) | Live Video | Preview | Draws
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ ITA All-American Championships (Tulsa, Oklahoma) | Preview | Live Scoring | Live Video

Thursday, Sept. 25
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ ITA All-American Championships (Cary, North Carolina) | Live Video | Preview | Draws
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ ITA All-American Championships (Tulsa, Oklahoma) | Preview | Live Scoring | Live Video

Friday, Sept. 26
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ ITA All-American Championships (Cary, North Carolina) | Live Video | Preview | Draws
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ ITA All-American Championships (Tulsa, Oklahoma) | Preview | Live Scoring | Live Video
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ Nebraska Invitational (Lincoln, Nebraska)
🏐 Volleyball @ UAB (Birmingham, Alabama) @ 7 p.m. ESPN+ | Live Stats

Saturday, Sept. 27
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ ITA All-American Championships (Cary, North Carolina) | Live Video | Preview | Draws
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ ITA All-American Championships (Tulsa, Oklahoma) | Preview | Live Scoring | Live Video
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ Nebraska Invitational (Lincoln, Nebraska)
⚾️ Baseball vs. Nebraska @ noon

Sunday, Sept. 28
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ ITA All-American Championships (Cary, North Carolina) | Live Video | Preview | Draws
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ ITA All-American Championships (Tulsa, Oklahoma) | Preview | Live Scoring | Live Video
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ Nebraska Invitational (Lincoln, Nebraska)
🏐 Volleyball @ Memphis @ 1 p.m. ESPN+ | Live Stats

🌾 Click here to see the full Wichita State Athletics Calendar

🤓 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 36!

Gene Stephenson coached the WSU baseball team from 1978-2013 (36 seasons) and led the Shockers to the 1989 NCAA title, in addition to six other College World Series appearances and a total of 27 NCAA appearances.

🌾 Have a great Wednesday, Shocker Nation!