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Junior Evan Wessel fights for a loose ball Saturday night against Saint Louis at Intrust Bank Arena. Wessel finished with 15 points as the Shockers went on to demolish the Billikens, 81-52.

Young bigs step up

December 7, 2014

Freshman Rashard Kelly drives to the paint Saturday night against Saint Louis at Intrust Bank Arena. The Shockers went on to demolish the Billikens, 81-52.

WSU to play in first Top 25 matchup

Sports Reporter December 3, 2014

The Wichita State men’s basketball team travels to Salt Lake City, Utah to play the Utah Runnin’ Utes in their first non-conference regular season Top 25 matchup since the 2006-07 season, when No....

Sports in brief, Dec. 3

Sports Editor December 3, 2014

Women’s golf signs Gavrilla AyraGavrilla Ayra signed her national letter-of-intent to play golf for Wichita State University.“Gavrilla is a really solid player,” head coach Tom McCurdy said in a...

Get your butt to the game

Sports Editor December 3, 2014

After missing the Wichita State men’s basketball exhibition game, I’ve since been to each and every home game covering the Shockers for the Sunflower.Let me say this, I’m not impressed with the students....

Player to watch for Shockers

Staff Reporter December 3, 2014

She is a 5-foot-10 junior guard from Branson, Mo. and a player to continue watching this women’s Shocker basketball season.Wichita State women’s basketball head coach Jody Adams, senior guards Jamillah...

Conner Frankamp comes home

Sports Editor December 3, 2014

Former University of Kansas guard Conner Frankamp has decided to transfer to Wichita State University this spring semester — verbally committing to WSU, as the news was released by Wichita Eagle’s...

Volleyball loses in semifinals

Sports Editor December 1, 2014

Wichita State’s volleyball team (20-10) fell to Northern Iowa (21-10) in the semifinals of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament Friday night.With 2,574 people in attendance at the McLeod Center...

Women’s basketball goes 2-1 in tournament

Sports Editor December 1, 2014

Wichita State (4-2) defeated the Clemson Tigers (3-4) Saturday afternoon 63-48 in the final day of the Paradise Jam tournament in the Virgin Islands.After losing the first game of the Paradise Jam to Florida...

Shockers weather Golden Hurricane

Sports Editor November 30, 2014

Shocker fans gasped near the end of Wichita State’s 75-55 route over old Missouri Valley Conference rival Tulsa when Fred VanVleet went to the ground and got up limping.Fans can now offer a collective...

Shockers outlast Mavericks

Sports Reporter November 24, 2014

The Wichita State women’s basketball team beat the University of Texas-Arlington Mavericks, 71-61 Saturday. It was close throughout, but Jamillah Bonner’s double-double helped the Shockers prevail...

Shockers win, but Newman remains undefeated

Sports Editor November 24, 2014

Tekele Cotton took flight against the Memphis Tigers last week with a SportsCenter Top 10 dunk, and he apparently hasn’t landed yet.Wichita State’s starting lineup had a shake-up yesterday against...

Volleyball finishes third in MVC

Sports Reporter November 24, 2014

With no more home games at Koch Arena, the Shocker volleyball team, No. 2 in the Missouri Valley Conference, brought their skills to Indiana State on Friday and Illinois State on Saturday for back-to-back...

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