WICHITA STATE VOLLEYBALL 2017
2016 VALLEY CHAMPS
2015 VALLEY CHAMPS
2013 VALLEY CHAMPS
2012 SWEET 16
CHARLES KOCH ARENA
• Wichita State put the finishing touches on a $25 million reconstruction and renovation plan just in time for the 2003 volleyball season. • Charles Koch Arena includes Devlin Court, the Taylor Concourse, the Preferred Health Systems Multi Purpose Center, Geist Student Services Building, Downing Academic Learning Center, a new weight room, a new athletic training complex and new locker rooms. • The Shockers hold a record of 148-32 in Charles Koch Arena since 2003.
CHARLES KOCH ARENA
New Locker Room
Team Room
New Locker Room
Practice Gym
Video Board
LOCKER ROOM
ATHLETICS STUDENT CENTER • On Dec. 16, 2014, Koch Industries announced that it will contribute $4.5 million to help expand and renovate the facility named for Charles Koch in 2001 in recognition of his company’s $6 million gift to expand and improve what was then Henry Levitt Arena. Among improvements planned is a major expansion of the Student Athlete Success Center, which would house academic support services, nutrition services, and personal and career development for all student athletes.
DRAFT
Wichita State Attendance Records Top-10 Shocker Total Attendance Bests
Season............................................................... Total 1. 2008...........................................................44,478 2. 2013...........................................................38,657 3. 2009...........................................................37,594 4. 2007...........................................................35,698 5. 2012...........................................................34,792 6. 2015...........................................................31,650 7. 2010...........................................................30,014 8. 2006...........................................................29,157 9. 2011............................................................27,797 10. 2014..........................................................27,706
FAN SUPPORT
Top-10 Shocker Average Attendance Bests
Season............................................................... Total 1. 2008.............................................................3,177 2. 2014.............................................................3,078 3. 2012.............................................................2,899 4. 2009.............................................................2,892 5. 2013.............................................................2,577 6. 2007.............................................................2,550 7. 2011..............................................................2,527 8. 2010.............................................................2,501 9. 2016.............................................................2,264 10. 2015............................................................2,261
Top-10 Match Attendance
Game................................................................ Total 1. Missouri State, 11/2/07...............................6,122 2. Kansas State, 8/25/07.................................6,024 3. Drake, 10/25/08...........................................5,916 4. Northern Iowa, 10/26/12............................5,812 5. Missouri State, 11/7/14...............................5,127 6. Northern Iowa, 11/14/09............................4,916 7. Northern Iowa, 10/29/11............................4,528 8. Missouri State, 11/28/08.............................4,219 9. Missouri State, 10/29/10..............................4,206 10. Northern Iowa, 10/26/13...........................4,123
Shocker Attendance Ranked by the NCAA ear Dates Total Y Avg. NCAA Record Rank 2016 12 27,163 2,264 12th 9-3 2015 14 31,650 2,261 15th 11-3 2014 9 27,706 3,078 8th 7-2 2013 15 38,657 2,577 14th 12-3 2012 12 34,792 2,899 7th 8-4 2011 11 27,797 2,527 10th 9-2 2010 12 30,014 2,501 10th 10-2 2009 13 37,594 2,892 7th 12-1 2008 14 44,478 3,177 5th 13-1 2007 14 35,698 2,550 7th 11-3 2006 14 29,157 2,083 10th 10-4 2005 12 23,976 1,998 13th 12-0 2004 15 17,485 1,166 29th 13-2
Ranked 12th Nationally in Attendance in 2016
TRADITION
• Wichita State has won 20 or more matches for 14-straight seasons. • Head Coach Chris Lamb is the all-time winningest coach at Wichita State with 384 victories. • WSU has made 10 NCAA Tournament appearances and won six Missouri Valley Conference regular-season titles and four Tournament titles. • The Shockers have produced 45 all-Valley players along with five Valley Players-of-theYear, three Valley Liberos-of-the-Year, six Valley Newcomer/Freshmen-of-the-Year., two Valley Defensive Players-of-the-Year. and one Valley Setter of the Year.
NCAA TRADITION
• WSU has made 10 NCAA Tournament appearances and has advanced to the second round six times and to the Sweet 16 once. • The Shockers have an overall record of 7-10 in NCAA Tournament play. • WSU has made trips to the NCAA Tournament in nine of the last 10 years. • The Shockers have participated in NCAA Tournament play in 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015 and 2016.
THE AMERICAN
• On April 7, 2017, Wichita State accepted an invitation to the American Athletic Conference. Commissioner Mike Aresco announced the addition of Wichita State to the American Athletic Conference beginning on July 1, 2017. The American’s Board of Directors unanimously voted to accept Wichita State as its newest member. • The Shockers officially joined The American on July 1, 2017 and conference members include the University of Central Florida, the University of Cincinnati, the University of Connecticut, East Carolina University, the University of Houston, the University of Memphis, Southern Methodist University, the University of South Florida, Temple University, Tulane University, University of Tulsa, the U.S. Naval Academy and Wichita State University. Navy is a football-only member and Wichita State is a basketball and Olympic sports-only member.
MVC CHAMPIONSHIPS • Wichita State was a member of the Missouri Valley Conference from 1992-2016. • The Shockers won six Missouri Valley Conference regular-season titles and four Tournament titles. • WSU won six of the last 13 MVC regularseason titles with championships in 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2013 and 2015. • Wichita State hosted the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament four times. • The Shockers made 20 appearances in the MVC Tournament.
SHOCKER VOLLEYBALL
ALL-AMERICANS
Kelly Broussard
Emily Adney Emily Stockman Ashley Andrade
Jody Larson
Sara Younes
Sara Lungren
Chelsey Feekin
Abbie Lehman
Katie Reilly
Karen Augspurger
Wichita State (2001-04) Plantina Longa 59, The Netherlands (2005-06)
Elizabeth Field
Wichita State (2009-13) Brno, Czech Republic (201415); Hamburg, Germany (2015-16); LiigaPloki, Finland (2016-present)
Emily Stockman
Wichita State (2007-09) Police Club, Maldives; Stade Francais, Paris, France (2010-11); AVP (2011-present)
Sara Lungren
Wichita State (2003-07) Leonas de Ponce, Puerto Rico & Benidorm, Spain (2008)
PRO VOLLEYBALL Jody Larson
Wichita State (2015-16) SRD Volley, France (2017-present)
• The Shockers have worn Adidas apparel since 2015.
APPAREL
• Adidas supplies the Shockers with uniforms, practice gear and footwear. • Wichita State has three different uniforms including yellow, black and white
MEDIA COVERAGE • All matches are broadcast on goshockers.com with Mike Kennedy as the play-by-play announcer. • Three matches will be televised in 2017 by Cox Channel Kansas. • Every home match is televised on Shocker HD.
goshockersvb
@GoShockersVB
Wichita State Volleyball
STRENGTH & CONDITIONING
Zach Margolis • Wichita State's athletic department takes every step to provide student-athletes with the tools needed to be successful and strength and conditioning are vital to success in college athletics. The Shocker Strength and Conditioning Program, under the close supervision of Zach Margolis, is dedicated to developing every individual. • The Shockers moved into a new strength and conditioning facility in Charles Koch Arena in the fall of 2003. The new facility is over 7,000 square feet in size and offers more room for Margolis to conduct workouts.
ATHLETIC TRAINING
Wichita State’s student-athletes’ healthcare upon their arrival on campus is under the direction of five full-time certified athletic trainers and five certified graduate assistant athletic trainers. Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Medicine/Head Athletic Trainer, Dan Cahill, has worked at WSU since January of 2000 with a number of teams including baseball, women’s basketball, cheerleading, men’s and women’s cross country/track and field, men’s and women’s golf, softball, and volleyball. Dan is joined by four assistant athletic trainers including Kat Hollowell who works with the volleyball team. These certified athletic trainers provide prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of all injuries and illnesses for WSU’s student-athletes. Wichita State Athletic Training also works with the athletic training students from the WSU undergraduate athletic training education program. WSU athletic training also includes a staff of physicians who are a vital part of the student-athletes’ healthcare. They include team physicians Dr. Hossein Amirani, Dr. Doug Blackman, Dr. Brad Dart, Dr. John Fanning, Dr. Kyle Goerl, Dr. Ken Jansson, Dr. Brennen Lucas, Dr. Chris Moeller, Dr. Harry Morris, Dr. Andrew Porter, Dr. Dan Prohaska, Dr. Terra Reusser, and Dr. Ty Reusser.
Kat Hollowell
Assistant Athletic Trainer
Katherine Ciarleglio Kyle Schumaker Athletic Training Student
Athletic Training Student
ACADEMIC SUPPORT Abbie Lehman Exercise Science Undergraduate Student of the Year
Jody Larson & Abbie Lehman Spring 2017 Graduates • As an NCAA Division I school, Wichita State has recognized the responsibility for providing every opportunity for the student-athlete to succeed personally, academically and in their sport is shared by both athletics and the academic community. • The current graduation rate for all Wichita State student-athletes who complete their eligibility is 90 percent, which ranks among the top schools in the nation. • Supervised study hall. • Free/unlimited tutors & each student-athlete receives an iPad to use during the school year. • Full access to academic center computer lab. • The average student-athlete GPA during the past 10 years at WSU is over 3.0.
Gretchen Torline Director of Athletic Academic Services
IN THE COMMUNITY
YEAR IN REVIEW
• MVC Tournament Champions • NCAA First Round
• All-Americans: Abbie Lehman, Jody Larson
• Valley Setter of the Year: Emily • Finished 24-8 overall and 15-3 in Hiebert the Missouri Valley Conference • All-Valley 1st Team: Abbie • 14th-straight 20-win season Lehman, Emily Hiebert, Jody Larson
• All-Valley 2nd Team: Mikaela Raudsepp, Tabitha Brown
• MVC All-Tournament Team: Jody Larson - MVP, Emily Hiebert, Tabitha Brown
• MVC Scholar-Athlete Team: 1st Team - Abbie Lehman, Mikaela Raudsepp Honorable Mention - Dani Mostrom, Emily Hiebert, Katy Dudzinski
WICHITA STATE Shocker Hall
Marcus Welcome Center
Enrollment: 14,474 Founded: 1895 Athletic Conference: The American Nickname: Shockers Mascot: WuShock • If you are a resident of the Dallas-Fort Worth, Kansas City, Oklahoma City or Tulsa areas you are eligible to receive regular in-state tuition through the Shocker City Partnership-a savings of about $8,700 a year. • Shocker Select offers a 33 percent discount on out-of-state tuition to residents of Oklahoma and Texas. Shocker Select students save about $5,500 each year.
Ablah Library
John Bardo
University President
Darron Boatright
Director of Athletics
Ulrich Museum of Art
SHOCKER HALL
• The new residence hall, between Cessna Stadium and Morrison Hall, holds 782 beds, and a new 400-seat dining hall is attached to Shocker Hall. • Each floor has a laundry room, community kitchen and lounge area. • The new residence hall has energized WSU and provides exceptional access to academic and recreational opportunities.
WICHITA 2009 All-American City National League of Cities Top 10 Best Big Cities Money Magazine 35th in America's Top 100 Places to Live RelocateAmerica.com Easiest Commute in the U.S. Small Market Meetings Most Affordable City in the Midwest Forbes Magazine Online 3rd Most Affordable City in the U.S. AAA
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INTRUST Bank Arena
Shannon Lamb
Director of Operations
Austin Hosto
Assistant Coach Chris Lamb Head Coach
Sean Carter
Associate Head Coach
Julie Allen
Volunteer Assistant Coach
SHOCKER STAFF Brian Magbitang
Graduate Assistant
Jake Conrad
Manager
Rylea Kilburn
Manager
Anna Barnum Manager
Linda Lindsly
Secretary
The Lamb Family Chris and Shannon with Gracie and Sydney
Head Coach (18th Season) 384-156 Overall Record
CHRIS LAMB
CHRIS LAMB Lamb’s Accomplishments at WSU
• 18th year as head coach • 384-156 overall record as head coach • 228-78 Missouri Valley Conference regular-season record • 1 Sweet 16 appearance (2012) • 10 NCAA Tournament appearances (2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016) • 7-10 NCAA Tournament record • 15 MVC Tournament appearances (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016) • 17-11 MVC Tournament record • 4 MVC Tournament championships (2004, 2013, 2015, 2016) • 6 MVC Regular-Season championships (2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2013, 2015) • 10 All-Americans (Younes, Lungren, Broussard, Stockman, Adney, Feekin, Andrade, Lehman, Reilly, Larson) • 1 National Freshman-of-the-Year (Hooper) • 16 named to all-Central Region team • 1 Central Region Freshman-of-the-Year (Hooper) • 33 All-MVC selections • 19 All-MVC Tournament selections • 16 All-MVC Freshman Team selections • 2 MVC Freshman-of-the-Year selections (Younes, Hooper) • 5 MVC Player-of-the-Year selections (Younes, Lungren-twice, Stockman, Andrade, Feekin) • 3 MVC Libero-of-the-Year selections (Augspurger-twice, Broussard, D. Mostrom) • 1 MVC Setter-of-the-Year selection (Hiebert) • 2 MVC Defensive Player-of-the-Year selections (McGee, Zwiesler) • 48 MVC Players-of-the-Week • 25 MVC Freshmen-of-the-Week • 33 MVC Defensive Players-of-the-Week • 10 Academic All-District selections • 31 Academic All-Conference selections • 4-time MVC Coach-of-the-Year (2004, 2005, 2007, 2008) • 2 Dr. Charlotte West Award Winners (Meyers, Lungren) • 3 WSU Senior Woman of the Year recipients (Vohs, Wadsworth, Hooper) • 1 MVC Most Courageous Award winner (Meyer) • 2 MVC All-Centennial Team selections (Younes, Augspurger) • 4 Shocker Hall of Famers (Younes, Lungren, Broussard, Stockman) • Led team to school-record 14-straight 20-win seasons • Won a school-record 30 matches in 2008 • School-record 29-match winning streak in 2008 • Led team to highest national ranking of 9th in 2008 • Led team to 18-0 record in MVC play in 2005 and 2008 • Have been ranked in the top-15 in attendance the last 12 years
Four-Time Valley Coach-of-the-Year 10 NCAA Tournament Teams One Sweet 16 Appearance Six Valley Regular-Season Titles Four Valley Tournament Titles 10 All-Americans The Chris Lamb Profile Wife: The former Shannon Hoyt of Davenport, Iowa Children: Gracie and Sydney Education: B.A. Degree in Kinesiology, Sonoma State, 1998
Playing Experience
Club Sportswear, San Francisco, Calif., 1992-94 Sonoma State Club Team, Sonoma, Calif., 1989-93
Coaching Experience
Head Coach - Girls (High School) • El Molino High School, Forestville, Calif., 1987-90, 1993 - Compiled a record of 136-26 - Won four consecutive league titles, four North Coast Section Championships and four straight California State Volleyball Championship tournament berths Head Coach - (Club Volleyball) • Empire Volleyball Club, Santa Rosa, Calif., 1989-97 - Coordinated up to 13 teams annually - Perennially ranked in the top 10 of the Northern California Volleyball Association - Helped more than 80 players earn collegiate scholarships Assistant Coach (College) • St. Mary’s College, Moraga, Calif., 1991-92 • California State-Bakersfield, Bakersfield, Calif., 1994-97 - Compiled a record of 128-17 - Helped Roadrunners to four consecutive NCAA II Elite Eight National Championship appearances - Won four straight Southwest Regional Championships and four consecutive California Collegiate Athletic Association titles • University of Arizona, Tucson, Ariz., 1997-99 Head Coach (College) • Wichita State University, Wichita, Kan., 2000-present - Has compiled a 384-156 record - 10 NCAA Tournament appearances - 1 Sweet 16 appearance - 6 Missouri Valley Conference regular-season titles - 4 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament titles - 4-time MVC Coach-of-the-Year
Associate Head Coach (Fourth Season)
SEAN CARTER
Assistant Coach (First Season)
AUSTIN HOSTO
Director of Volleyball Operations (18th Season)
SHANNON LAMB
Volunteer Assistant Coach (Second Season)
JULIE ALLEN
MIDDLE BLOCKERS
LIBEROS
2017 OUTLOOK SETTERS
OUTSIDE HITTERS 2017 American Preseason Team
2017 Preseason American Poll 1. Wichita State (7) 2. Cincinnati (5) 3. Temple 4. SMU 5. UCF 6. USF
116 113 101 90 82 62
7. UConn 8. Tulane 9. Tulsa 1 0. Memphis 11. East Carolina 1 2. Houston
60 55 45 31 25 12
Kia Bright, UCF Kayla Williams, UConn Carly Nolan, Cincinnati Jordan Thompson, Cincinnati Jade Tingelhoff, Cincinnati Katie Hegarty, SMU
Kendall Patterson, SMU Kaylie McHugh, Tulane Irem Asci, Temple Izzy Rapacz, Temple Emily Hiebert, Wichita State Abbie Lehman, Wichita State
5-10 | SO | Setter Corpus Christi, Texas (Calallen HS)
#1
JORDAN ROBERTS
6-2 | SR | Outside Hitter Dundee, Ore. (C.S. Lewis Academy)
#3
MIKAELA RAUDSEPP
#4 6-2 | FR | Setter Naperville, Ill. (Neuqua Valley HS)
KORA KAULING
6-3 | FR-RS | Middle Blocker Brenham, Texas (National HS)
ABBY PUGH
#5
6-3 | FR-RS | Middle Blocker Phoenix, Ariz. (Sunnyslope HS)
#6
EMMA WRIGHT
#7 6-1 | FR-RS | Outside Hitter/ Middle Blocker Doniphan, Neb. (Doniphan-Trumbull HS)
LAUREN HINRICHS
#8 5-9 | SR | Libero Springfield, Mo. (Parkview HS)
GABI MOSTROM
#9 6-3 | SO | Outside Hitter Williamsburg, Va. (Warhill HS)
ALEX KOON
5-10 | JR | Outside Hitter Spring, Texas (Klein Collins HS/Alabama)
#10
TABITHA BROWN
#11 6-1 | FR | Outside Hitter Denver, Colo. (Denver East HS)
CHASE JACKSON
5-11 | FR-RS | Outside Hitter Ness City, Kan. (Ness City HS)
#12
REGAN STIAWALT
6-0 | SR | Setter Newton, Kan. (Newton HS)
#13
EMILY HIEBERT
5-9 | FR | Outside Hitter Cheney, Kan. (Cheney HS)
#14
MADDY FREUND
5-8 | SO | Libero Wichita, Kan. (Maize HS)
#15
MEGHAN GRIMES
5-8 | SO | Libero Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln East HS)
KARA BOWN
#16
6-5 | JR | Right Side Hitter Long Grove, Ill. (Stevenson HS)
#18
KARA MALESKI
5-6 | FR-RS | Libero Milan, Italy (Unendo Yamamay Busto Arsizio)
#19
GIORGIA CIVITA
5-2 | SR | Libero Valley Center, Kan. (Valley Center HS)
#20
HANNA SHELTON
6-0 | FR | Outside Hitter Quartz Hill, Calif. (Quartz Hill HS)
#21
MEGAN TAFLINGER
#22 6-4 | SR | Middle Blocker Newton, Kan. (Newton HS)
ABBIE LEHMAN
#23 5-9 | SR | Outside Hitter Tonganoxie, Kan. (Tonganoxie HS)
JENNY WHITLEDGE
#24 5-8 | FR | Libero Sonoma, Calif. (Sonoma Valley HS)
JENNA MAK
6-3 | FR | Middle Blocker Goddard, Kan. (Eisenhower HS)
#25
BROOKE SMITH
#27 5-7 | FR-RS | Libero Goddard, Kan. (Eisenhower HS)
ASPEN KRIDNER
#28 5-11 | FR | Setter Nashville, Tenn. (Pope John Paul II HS)
ALAYNA MASLINSKI
2017 SCHEDULE
Date Opponent LUV Invitational Aug. 26 at Lipscomb Aug. 26 vs. East Tennessee State Aug. 27 at Belmont
Place
Nashville, Tenn. Nashville, Tenn. Nashville, Tenn.
IUPUI Hampton Inn Invitational Sept. 1 at IUPUI Sept. 2 vs. Marquette Sept. 2 vs. Miami, Ohio
Indianapolis, Ind. Indianapolis, Ind. Indianapolis, Ind.
Nike Classic Sept. 8 vs. Duquesne Sept. 8 at Oregon Sept. 9 vs. Cal Poly
Eugene, Ore. Eugene, Ore. Eugene, Ore.
Shocker Volleyball Classic Sept. 15 Creighton Sept. 17 Iowa State
Wichita, Kan. Wichita, Kan.
Sept. 22 Sept. 24 Sept. 29 Oct. 1 Oct. 6 Oct. 8
Philadelphia, Pa. Storrs, Conn. Wichita, Kan. Wichita, Kan. New Orleans, La. Houston, Texas
at Temple* at UConn* USF* UCF* at Tulane* at Houston*
Time
12:30 p.m. 5 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 6 p.m. 9 a.m. 4 p.m. 1 p.m. 10 p.m. 4 p.m. 7 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 6 p.m. 11 a.m. 7 p.m. 12 p.m. 7 p.m. 12 p.m.
Date Opponent Oct. 13 SMU* Oct. 15 Tulsa* Oct. 20 Cincinnati* Oct. 22 East Carolina* Oct. 27 at UCF* Oct. 29 at USF* Nov. 3 UConn* Nov. 5 Temple* Nov. 10 at East Carolina* Nov. 12 at Cincinnati* Nov. 17 at Tulsa* Nov. 19 at SMU* Nov. 22 at Memphis* Nov. 24 Memphis* Nov. 30-Dec. 2 NCAA First/Second Rounds Dec. 8-9 NCAA Regionals Dec. 14 & 16 NCAA Championships
Place Wichita, Kan. Wichita, Kan. Wichita, Kan. Wichita, Kan. Orlando, Fla. Tampa, Fla. Wichita, Kan. Wichita, Kan. Greenville, N.C. Cincinnati, Ohio Tulsa, Okla. Dallas, Texas Memphis, Tenn. Wichita, Kan. TBA TBA Kansas City, Mo.
* Indicates American Athletic Conference match All home matches indicated in Yellow All home matches played in Charles Koch Arena All times listed as Central Time
2017 SENIORS
Time 7 p.m. 1 p.m. 7 p.m. 1 p.m. 6 p.m. 11 a.m. 7 p.m. 12 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 11 a.m. 7 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m.