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This week, Shocker head coach Gregg Marshall was announced as the 2014 AP Coach of the Year and Naismith Coach of the Year.

Marshall honored with Naismith, AP Coach of the Year

Sports Editor April 6, 2014

After pushing the Shocker men’s basketball team to a 35-0 start, the first in NCAA history, head coach Gregg Marshall was announced as the Associated Press Coach of the Year on Thursday. On Sunday, he...

Shocker softball downed by Tulsa

April 2, 2014

The Wichita State Shocker softball team (20-13) fell to the No.16 ranked Golden Hurricane (33-3) Tuesday night in Tulsa by a final score of 9-3.Hurricane Junior Erica Sampson went 4-for-4 with a home run...

Senior Cale Elam went the distance as he struck out eight and gave up two runs as the Shockers walked-off with the win against No. 9 Cal State Fullerton 3-2 Saturday afternoon at Eck Stadium.

Shocker baseball falls to Kansas

April 2, 2014

Drew Palmer didn’t have a long Tuesday night in Lawrence. After allowing four runs on six hits in the second inning, he was pulled in the second inning.The Kansas Jayhawks used the second inning surge...

Shocker player smacks the ball into play Saturday afternoon against Bradley at Wilkins Stadium. The Shockers came back in thrilling fashion by scoring five runs in the seventh inning to win 6-5.

‘Rollercoaster’ weekend for Shocker softball

Staff Reporter March 30, 2014

Wichita State softball came out ahead by beating Bradley University this past weekend by winning two of the three games at Wilkins Stadium.In the first matchup, the Shockers found themselves in a close...

Shocker baseball topples Titans in weekend series

Sports Reporter March 30, 2014

The weekend started off poorly for the Shockers on Friday as they dropped the first game of the series against the 9-ranked Cal State Fullerton Titans by 5-1.A.J. Ladwig was on the mound for the Shockers...

No. 44 Women’s Tennis faces No. 21 Tulsa

Sports Reporter March 30, 2014

Shocker women’s tennis team travelled to Tulsa, Okla. and faced stiff opposition before starting conference play this week.Wichita State fell to Tulsa 6-1 to put their record at 11-6, while Tulsa improved...

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...

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