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WSU baseball swept aside in openers

Sports Reporter February 18, 2013

Wichita State baseball coach Gene Stephenson knew Sunday’s game against Pittsburgh—its third and final game of the series—would be the biggest challenge the Shockers faced yet. But WSU’s reaction...

Early’s late three lifts Shockers to victory

Editor-in-Chief February 17, 2013

Demetric Williams and Cleanthony Early each hit threes in the final 30 seconds on Sunday to give the Wichita State men’s basketball team a come-from-behind victory over Illinois State, 68-67.  WSU trailed...

Van Vleet puts up career highs as WSU pounds Bulldogs

Sports Reporter February 14, 2013

Whether it was slashing inside or knocking down outside shots, freshman Fred Van Vleet gave Wichita State the complete game they’ve been waiting for.Van Vleet scored a career-high 17 points and dished...

Shockers pummel Bears to end three-game skid

Editor-in-Chief February 13, 2013

Leave it to Wichita State coach Gregg Marshall to compare matrimony to a struggling basketball team that had lost its chemistry. “We are stuck with one another for better or worse. It’s like a marriage....

Wichita State softball season underway after Louisiana tournament

Sports Reporter Dylan Edelen February 13, 2013

You win some; you lose some. The Wichita State softball team split the first two games of the Mardi Gras Classic in Monroe, La., dropping the first to the University of California-Santa Barbara and bouncing...

Wichita State guard Jessica Diamond drives to the basket in the first half against Bradley on Feb. 10. 

Braves hand Shocker women first conference loss

Sports reporter February 10, 2013

It was the kind of performance typically seen by the Wichita State women’s basketball team this year—outscoring its opponents in the paint and using turnovers to fuel its transition game. But, the...

Shocker women keep cruising, top Panthers 57-47

Sports Reporter February 9, 2013

The Wichita State women’s basketball team is thriving and its latest defensive lockdown came against the Northern Iowa Panthers on Friday. Alex Harden scored 12 of her 16 points in the second half, had...

WSU lends iPads to student athletes

Staff Reporter February 6, 2013

All Wichita State athletes now have iPads after a donation by an anonymous donor last fall. The intention is to aid athletes in studying, and to offer an easy and light carry-on during the busy sports...

Controversial call leads to Shocker loss

Editor-in-Chief February 6, 2013

Jalen Pendleton’s goal with 2 seconds to play proved the difference in Wichita State’s 64-62 loss at Southern Illinois on Tuesday. Whether the goal was legitimate or not is the question. WSU’s...

UNI gives Shocker men another loss

Editor-in-Chief February 4, 2013

The Wichita State men’s basketball team lost for the second time in as many games, this time at Northern Iowa 57-52 on Saturday. Carl Hall led all players with 20 points, but it wasn’t enough to keep...

WSU women's basketball play against Indiana state university Sunday afternoon.

Shocker women stop Indiana State, win ninth straight in conference

Sports Reporter February 4, 2013

Each night it seems there is a different player to step up and play a great game for Wichita State women’s basketball coach Jody Adams.Michaela Dapprich is the most recent example.The freshman guard...

Senior track and field athletes run final home indoor events

Editor-in-Chief February 4, 2013

When Tanya Friesen visited Wichita State prior to her freshman year, WSU track and field coach Steve Rainbolt brought up the idea of having her compete in the pentathlon. At first, she wasn’t overly...

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