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Men’s tennis shuts out double-header

Sports Reporter March 30, 2014

Wichita State men’s tennis swept McPherson and Northwest Missouri State at Genesis Health Club Sunday morning.“Big strong day for us,” head coach Brad Louderback said. “A day like today is just...

Busted bracket campus recreation challenge

Sports Editor March 26, 2014

The one word that can describe the vast majority of NCAA March Madness brackets at this point is busted.This year, the campus recreation department hosted a bracket challenge for students to enter their...

Women’s tennis sweeps St. John’s

Staff Reporter March 26, 2014

The No. 44 ranked Shocker tennis team traveled to the National Tennis Center in New York City to play against St. John’s, whom they beat 7-0. With the win, Wichita State improved to 11-5 on the season.WSU...

Baseball loss to Nebraska is second consecutive of season

Rahim Thompson March 26, 2014

In the early baseball season it is not always if you win and lose, but how you win and lose. After a blazing hot start, Wichita State was unable to sustain that momentum, and they suffered their second...

Associate basketball coach hired at Bowling Green

Sports Editor March 26, 2014

Losing four seniors isn’t the only change for Shocker men’s basketball.Associate head coach Chris Jans announced on Sunday that he has accepted the head coaching position at Bowling Green State University...

Black and Gold mixed in with purple Friday evening. Wichita State played Cal Poly in the Scotttrade Center Arena in the second round of the NCAA tournament.

Hearts divided: Fans were torn between Kansas teams

Sports Editor March 24, 2014

Fans cannot hide their Shocker pride. Or Jayhawk. Or Wildcat.Coming from the state of Kansas, home to the founding state in which basketball was created, some say it was destined that the state would generate...

Softball sweeps Indiana State

Staff Reporter March 23, 2014

About a week before Spring Break, I saw Facebook statuses and tweets from friends and family pining for their upcoming trips — South Padre, the Caribbean, Florida and even England. And where was I over...

Chadrack Lufile heads back to the locker room after a 78-76 loss to Kentucky.

Shockers’ undefeated season comes to an end

Staff Reporter March 23, 2014

The 2014 men’s basketball season will forever be remembered by fans of the Shockers as the year the team went undefeated for an unprecedented 35 games. It was a feat that had never been seen before in...

Shocker fans remain grateful for season’s success

Sports Editor March 23, 2014

Fans boarding a plane or traveling by bus to St. Louis, Mo. for the second and third round of the NCAA tournament had one expectation in mind: for the Shocker men’s basketball team to advance to the...

Penn State holds off upset-minded Shockers

Sports Reporter March 23, 2014

Victory brought relief for the Penn State Lady Lions who avoided college basketball infamy.A No.3 seed never lost to a No.14.For the eliminated Wichita State Shockers, the team turned in a gritty effort...

NCAA Tournament full of broken brackets

Staff Reporter March 23, 2014

If you are one of the millions of Americans that filled out a bracket for the NCAA tournament this year, your hopes of perfection were likely dashed in the round of 64.Maybe it was the upsets from Harvard...

Shockers go down to Kentucky

Staff Reporter March 23, 2014

The Wichita State Shockers watched their undefeated season come to an end Sunday after losing to the Kentucky Wildcats 78-76 in the third round of NCAA Tournament play.“They deserved it tonight,” head...

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