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Wichita State freshman Jamarius Burton cheers with senior Markis McDuffie after drawing a foul towards the end of the first half. WSU played UCF on Jan. 16, 2019 at Charles Koch Arena.

Know the opponent: Wichita State to face top-seed Indiana, who narrowly missed the NCAA Tournament

Marshall Sunner, Reporter March 25, 2019

Will he or won’t Indiana star Romeo Langford play in the NIT quarterfinal? His status remains unclear, as the Shockers approach top-seed Indiana on Tuesday. Langford has missed the Hoosiers’ first...

Wichita States Hunter Gibson catches a fly ball during their game against Kansas University on March 20. (Photo by Easton Thompson/The Sunflower).

Shockers squander final game to Memphis, fall to under .500

Sean Marty, Reporter March 24, 2019

Wichita State baseball fell one game shy of a sweep on Sunday. The Shockers won two of three games in the conference opener against Memphis. The Tigers won 6-3 after Wichita State won the first two...

Samajae Haynes-Jones hit a late 3-pointer to advance Wichita State to the NIT quarterfinals. The Shockers beat Clemson 63-55.

Haynes-Jones hits late 3-pointer, advances Wichita State to NIT quarterfinals

Evan Pflugradt and Marshall Sunner March 24, 2019

Wichita State isn't done yet. The Shockers advanced to the quarterfinals of the National Invitation Tournament after beating No. 2-seed Clemson in the second round on Sunday. Wichita State will play...

Wichita State senior Laurie Derrico runs home during their game against Houston at Wilkins Stadium on March 23, 2019.

PHOTOS: Shockers split with Houston through Saturday

Khánh Nguyễn, Photographer March 24, 2019

Wichita State has split its first two games of their home series against Houston this weekend. The Shockers beat Houston 13-5 in just five innings on Friday night, only to fall to Houston 4-5 Saturday...

Wichita State senior Laurie Derrico runs home during their game against Houston at Wilkins Stadium on March 23, 2019.

Houston takes late lead, evens opening conference series with Wichita State softball

Sean Marty, Reporter March 23, 2019

A day after winning its conference opener, Wichita State softball dropped the second game of the series losing to the Houston Cougars 5-4 on Saturday. Wichita State has dropped to a 20-10 record. The...

Wichita States Winny broke the Wichita State 3000m school record, March 22, 2019 at Cessna Stadium.

Koskei shatters 31-year-old track record

Evan Pflugradt, Sports Editor March 23, 2019

Winny Koskei broke Wichita State's 3000-meter school record Friday during the second day of the Herm Wilson Invitational. Koskei, a redshirt sophomore from Kenya, topped the school's record that was...

Wichita State forward Jaime Echenique looks for a pass during the second half of the game against Cincinnati on March 16, 2019 at the FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee. (Photo by Joseph Barringhaus/The Sunflower).

Know the opponent: Wichita State set for first-ever meeting with Clemson

Marshall Sunner, Reporter March 23, 2019

Wichita State will return to South Carolina for the second time this week for the second round of the National Invitation Tournament. No. 2 seed Clemson hosts the Shockers a 1 p.m. Sunday. The two programs...

Wichita States Mason OBrien catches a throw to get out Kansas Universitys Brett Vosik at first base during their game on Wednesday, March 20. (Photo by Easton Thompson/The Sunflower).

PHOTOS: Shocker walk-off sends Jayhawks flying home

Easton Thompson, Photographer March 21, 2019

Wichita State baseball won on a walk-off home run from Hunter Gibson. Gibson won the game in the Shockers' first at-bat in the bottom of the 13th inning. He had two hits in five at-bats. Wichita State...

The sun sets behind Eck Stadium on March 9, 2018 during the WSU versus UTA game.

Gibson’s walk-off homer lifts Shockers over Kansas

Sean Marty, Reporter March 20, 2019

Hunter Gibson hit a walk-off home run to lift Wichita State over the Kansas Jayhawks in 13 innings Wednesday night. Wichita State won the game 3-2. It was the first of a home-and-home series the Shockers...

Wichita State’s sophomore Neleigh Herring runs home during their game against Kansas at Wilkins Stadium on March 20, 2019.

PHOTOS: Shockers send Jayhawks home with ruffled feathers

Khánh Nguyễn, Photographer March 20, 2019

Wichita State softball's Neleigh Herring hit a walk-off single to lift Shockers over Kansas 11-10. (Photos by Khánh Nguyễn/The Sunflower).

Coach Gregg Marshall and the Shocker bench wait for a shot to drop during the second half of the game against Temple on March 15, 2019 at the FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee. (Photo by Joseph Barringhaus/The Sunflower).

Gregg Marshall collects win 500; Shockers advance in NIT

Evan Pflugradt, Sports Editor March 20, 2019

Wichita State Coach Gregg Marshall wanted to set a realistic goal. His team was wildly inexperienced. Ten players had never played a Division I basketball game. So he thought about goals. He wanted...

Wichita State senior Markis McDuffie hugs and celebrates with senior Samajae Haynes-Jones. McDuffie told Haynes-Jones to sit down on the couch that sits courtside after scoring the buzzer beater against UConn. (Photo by Joseph Barringhaus/The Sunflower).

Wichita State seniors are shooting more 3-pointers than ever before

Evan Pflugradt, Sports Editor March 20, 2019

Wichita State senior Markis McDuffie has taken an astonishing number of 3-pointers this year. He's already pulled the trigger on 213 attempts from deep this season. That's already the most taken by...

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