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Wichita State selected 2024 AAC volleyball tournament host; conference schedule released

Jacob Unruh, Assistant Sports Editor • May 31, 2024
Kristy Mace
Brylee Kelly sets up for the kill against Arkansas State on Nov. 30. Following the win against Arkansas State, the Shockers moved on to face Tulsa on Dec. 1.

Charles Koch Arena will host the 2024 American Athletic Conference volleyball tournament from from Nov. 22 to 24.

It is the first postseason volleyball tournament for the AAC since the 2020 season. For the past three years, the regular season champion has received the conference’s automatic qualifying bid to the NCAA tournament. For the 2024 season, the AAC tournament champion will qualify for the national tournament.

The Shockers earned the right to host in 2024 by finishing second in the 2023 regular season standings. 2023 conference winner Southern Methodist University (SMU) has departed for the Atlantic Coast Conference for the upcoming season.

Despite missing out on an NCAA bid, Wichita State capped off its season last year by winning the National Invitational Volleyball Championship (NIVC) tournament, the program’s first national postseason tournament championship.

Along with the AAC tournament announcement, Wichita State volleyball also released its full 16-game 2024 conference schedule on Friday afternoon. The Shockers will kick off their conference slate on Sept. 25 at Memphis and conclude on Nov. 17 at home against the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA).

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Jacob Unruh
Jacob Unruh, Sports Editor
Jacob Unruh is the sports editor for The Sunflower. He is a senior at Wichita State, majoring in journalism and minoring in political science. Unruh is pursuing journalism after graduation. This is his second year on staff. He goes by he/him pronouns.
Kristy Mace
Kristy Mace, Photographer
Kristy Mace is a photographer for The Sunflower. Mace served as the photo editor during the 2023-2024 year. She's majoring in psychology. Mace hopes to go on to get her Ph.D. and become a neuropsychologist. She does professional photography aside from The Sunflower.