2016 Wichita State Volleyball Virtual Guide

WICHITA STATE VOLLEYBALL 2016

FACILITIES Charles Koch Arena Fan Support

TRADITION Tradition NCAA Tradition Valley Championships Shocker Volleyball All-Americans Professional Volleyball Life After Volleyball

WICHITA STATE Media Coverage Strength & Conditioning Athletic Training Academic Support In the Community Year in Review Wichita State Wichita

THE SHOCKERS Shocker Staff Chris Lamb, Head Coach Sean Carter, Assistant Coach Donnie Wallace, Assistant Coach Shannon Lamb, Dir. of Operations 2016 Outlook 2016 Shockers

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 139-29 in Charles Koch Arena since 2003.

CHARLES KOCH ARENA

New Locker Room

Team Room

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New Locker Room

Practice Gym

Video Board

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. 2015.............................................................2,261 10. 2006............................................................2,083

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 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 2003 9 12,338 949 33rd 7-2

Ranked 15th Nationally in Attendance in 2015

TRADITION

• Wichita State has won 20 or more matches for 13-straight seasons.

• Head Coach Chris Lamb is the all-time winningest coach at Wichita State with 360 victories.

• WSU has made nine NCAA Tournament appearances and won six Missouri Valley Conference regular-season titles and three Tournament titles.

• The Shockers have produced 43 all-Valley players along with five Valley Players-of-theYear, three Valley Liberos-of-the-Year, six Valley Newcomer/Freshmen-of-the-Year. and two Valley Defensive Players-of-the-Year.

NCAA TRADITION

• WSU has made nine 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 7-9 in NCAA Tournament play.

• WSU has made trips to the NCAA Tournament in eight of the last nine years.

• The Shockers have participated in NCAA Tournament play in 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2015.

MVC CHAMPIONSHIPS • The Shockers have won six Missouri Valley Conference regular-season titles and three Tournament titles.

• WSU has won six of the last 12 MVC regularseason titles with championships in 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2013 and 2015.

• Wichita State has hosted the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament four times.

• The Shockers have made 19 appearances in the MVC Tournament.

• WSU holds a 19-17 record in the MVC Tournament.

SHOCKER VOLLEYBALL

ALL-AMERICANS

Kelly Broussard

Emily Adney

Emily Stockman

Ashley Andrade

Sara Younes

Sara Lungren

Chelsey Feekin

Abbie Lehman

Katie Reilly

Karen Augspurger

Wichita State (2001-04) Plantina Longa 59, The Netherlands (2005-06)

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

LIFE AFTER VOLLEYBALL Sarah Ramey

Darci Vohs

Wichita State (1998-01) Head Strength & Conditioning Coach West Texas A&M

Wichita State (2002-05) Producer Bernstein-Rein

Sara Younes

Wichita State (2001-04) Attorney Bryan Cave, LLP

Sara Lungren

Wichita State (2003-07) Head Volleyball Coach Cheney High School

Elizabeth Meyers

Wichita State (2001-05) Client Service Representative Sprint Center

MEDIA COVERAGE • All matches are broadcast on goshockers.com with Mike Kennedy as the play-by-play announcer.

• Three matches will also be televised in 2016 by Cox Channel Kansas.

• Every home match and road MVC match is televised on The Valley on ESPN3.

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STRENGTH & CONDITIONING

Adam Ringler • 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 Adam Ringler, 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 Ringler 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.

Dan Cahill

Head Athletic Trainer

Kat Hollowell

Assistant Athletic Trainer

Kara Steen Athletic Training Student

ACADEMIC SUPPORT Members of the Fall 2015 AD's Honor Roll

MaryAshton Floyd & Katie Reilly Fall 2015 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 Regular-Season & Tournament Champions

• All-Americans: Abbie Lehman, Katie Reilly

• All-Valley 2nd Team: Mikaela Raudsepp

• NCAA Second Round

• Valley Libero of the Year: Dani Mostrom

• All-Valley Freshman Team: Shimen Fayad

• All-Valley 1st Team: Abbie Lehman, Katie Reilly, Emily Hiebert, Dani Mostrom

• MVC All-Tournament Team: Jody Larson - MVP, Emily Hiebert, Shimen Fayad

• Finished 27-9 overall and 15-3 in the Missouri Valley Conference • 13th-straight 20-win season

• MVC Scholar-Athlete Team: 1st Team - Katie Reilly, Abbie Lehman, Emily Hiebert, Mikaela Raudsepp Honorable Mention - Dani Mostrom

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Shocker Hall

Marcus Welcome Center

Enrollment: 15,003 Founded: 1895 Athletic Conference: Missouri Valley Nickname: Shockers Mascot: WuShock -•Wichita State offers the three largest annual undergraduate scholarships in Kansas ($44,00048,000).

- WSU’s cooperative education program offers more opportunities than all of the other state schools in Kansas combined.

- The Wichita State campus features the most diverse student body in Kansas.

Ablah Library

John Bardo

University President

Darron Boatright Interim Athletics Director

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.

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INTRUST Bank Arena

Julie Allen

Shannon Lamb Volunteer Director of Assistant Coach Operations

Chris Lamb Head Coach

Sean Carter

Assistant Coach

Donnie Wallace Assistant Coach

SHOCKER STAFF Brian Magbitang

Graduate Assistant

Adam Henwood Rylea Kilburn Manager

Manager

Mackenzie Moshier Manager

Anna Barnum Manager

Linda Lindsly

Secretary

CHRIS LAMB Head Coach (17th Season) 360-148 Overall Record

The Lamb Family Chris and Shannon with Gracie and Sydney

CHRIS LAMB Lamb’s Accomplishments at WSU

• 17th year as head coach • 360-148 overall record as head coach • 213-75 Missouri Valley Conference regular-season record • 1 Sweet 16 appearance (2012) • 9 NCAA Tournament appearances (2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015) • 7-9 NCAA Tournament record • 14 MVC Tournament appearances (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015) • 15-11 MVC Tournament record • 3 MVC Tournament championships (2004, 2013, 2015) • 6 MVC Regular-Season championships (2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2013, 2015) • 9 All-Americans (Younes, Lungren, Broussard, Stockman, Adney, Feekin, Andrade, Lehman, Reilly) • 1 National Freshman-of-the-Year (Hooper) • 15 named to all-Central Region team • 1 Central Region Freshman-of-the-Year (Hooper) • 31 All-MVC selections • 18 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) • 2 MVC Defensive Player-of-the-Year selections (McGee, Zwiesler) • 44 MVC Players-of-the-Week • 23 MVC Freshmen-of-the-Week • 30 MVC Defensive Players-of-the-Week • 10 Academic All-District selections • 30 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 13-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

Four-Time Valley Coach-of-the-Year Nine NCAA Tournament Teams One Sweet 16 Appearance Six Valley Regular-Season Titles Three Valley Tournament Titles Nine All-Americans The Chris Lamb Profile Birthdate: October 20, 1964 Birthplace: Sebastopol, Calif.

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

SEAN CARTER Assistant Coach (Third Season)

DONNIE WALLACE Assistant Coach (First Season)

The Wallace Family Donnie and Danielle with Anya, Riley and Logan

SHANNON LAMB Director of Volleyball Operations (17th Season)

JULIE ALLEN Volunteer Assistant Coach (First Season)

MIDDLE BLOCKERS

LIBEROS

2016 OUTLOOK

SETTERS

OUTSIDE HITTERS 2016 Preseason Valley Poll 1. Wichita State (7) 97 2. Missouri State (1) 85 3. Southern Illinois (1) 82 4. UNI (1) 72 5. Illinois State 57

6. Loyola 7. Indiana State 8. Drake 9. Bradley 10. Evansville

2016 Preseason All-Valley Team 50 41 33 18 15

Andrea Estrada, SIU Kayla Haneline, UNI Emily Hiebert, WSU Lily Johnson, MSU Jaelyn Keene, ILS Abbie Lehman, WSU

JORDAN ROBERTS 5-10, Fr.-RS, Setter Corpus Christi, Texas (Calallen HS)

#1

REGAN PEARE 5-11, So., Setter Andover, Kan. (Andover HS)

#2

MIKAELA RAUDSEPP 6-2, Jr., Outside Hitter Dundee, Ore. (C.S. Lewis Academy)

#3

KATY DUDZINSKI 6-2, Sr., Middle Blocker Elburn, Ill. (Kaneland HS)

#4

ABBY PUGH 6-3, Fr., Middle Blocker Brenham, Texas (National HS)

#5

DANI MOSTROM 5-8, Sr., Libero Springfield, Mo. (Parkview HS)

#6

GABI MOSTROM 5-9, Jr., Libero Springfield, Mo. (Parkview HS)

#8

ALEX KOON 6-3, Fr.-RS, Outside Hitter Williamsburg, Va. (Warhill HS)

#9

TABITHA BROWN

5-10, So., Outside Hitter Spring, Texas (Klein Collins HS/Alabama)

#10

JODY LARSON

6-1, Sr., Outside Hitter Wichita, Kan. (Maize South HS/Oklahoma)

#11

REGAN STIAWALT 5-11, Fr., Outside Hitter Ness City, Kan. (Ness City HS)

#12

EMILY HIEBERT 6-0, Jr., Setter Newton, Kan. (Newton HS)

#13

EMMA TYNAN 5-7, So., Libero Healdsburg, Calif. (Healdsburg HS)

#14

MEGHAN GRIMES 5-8, Fr.-RS, Libero Wichita, Kan. (Maize HS)

#15

KARA BOWN

5-8, Fr., Libero Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln East HS)

#16

KARA MALESKI 6-5, So., Right Side Hitter Long Grove, Ill. (Stevenson HS)

#18

GIORGIA CIVITA 5-6, Fr., Libero Milan, Italy (Unendo Yamamay Busto Arsizio)

#19

HANNA SHELTON 5-2, Jr., Libero Valley Center, Kan. (Valley Center HS)

#20

NATALIE BRISSO

6-3, Jr., Middle Blocker St. Charles, Mo. (Francis Howell HS)

#21

ABBIE LEHMAN 6-3, Jr., Middle Blocker Newton, Kan. (Newton HS)

#22

JENNY WHITLEDGE 5-9, Jr., Outside Hitter Tonganoxie, Kan. (Tonganoxie HS)

#23

ALLIE DAVIS 6-2, Fr., Outside Hitter Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln Southwest HS)

#24

EMMA WRIGHT 6-3, Fr., Middle Blocker Phoenix, Ariz. (Sunnyslope HS)

#26

ASPEN KRIDNER 5-7, Fr., Libero Goddard, Kan. (Eisenhower HS)

#27

LAUREN HINRICHS 6-1, Fr., Outside Hitter/Middle Blocker Doniphan, Neb. (Doniphan-Trumbull HS)

#28

2016 SCHEDULE

Date Opponent Iowa State Challenge Aug. 26 at Iowa State Aug. 27 vs. Creighton

Place

Time

Ames, Iowa Ames, Iowa

6:30 p.m.

4 p.m.

Shocker Volleyball Classic Sept. 2 Cincinnati (ESPN3) Sept. 3 IUPUI (ESPN3)

Marquette (ESPN3)

Wichita, Kan. Wichita, Kan. Wichita, Kan.

7 p.m.

1 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

Colorado State Tournament Sept. 8 at Colorado State Sept. 10 vs. Texas Sept. 11 vs. Samford

Fort Collins, Colo.

Fort Collins, Colo.

Fort Collins, Colo.

Roadrunners Roundup Sept. 16 vs. Texas Tech

vs. Texas State Sept. 17 at UTSA

San Antonio, Texas San Antonio, Texas San Antonio, Texas

9 a.m.

3 p.m.

12 p.m.

Sept. 23 Sept. 26 Sept. 30 Oct. 1 Oct. 7

Springfield, Mo. Wichita, Kan. Des Moines, Iowa Cedar Falls, Iowa Wichita, Kan.

7 p.m.

7 p.m.

7 p.m.

7 p.m.

7 p.m.

at Missouri State* (ESPN3) Evansville* (COX/ESPN3) at Drake* (ESPN3) at UNI* Loyola* (ESPN3)

8 p.m.

1 p.m.

1 p.m.

2016 SENIORS

Date Oct. 8 Oct. 10 Oct. 14 Oct. 16 Oct. 21 Oct. 28 Oct. 29 Nov. 4 Nov. 5 Nov. 11 Nov. 12 Nov. 18 Nov. 19 Nov. 24-26 Dec. 2-4 Dec. 9-10 Dec. 15 & 17

Opponent Bradley* (ESPN3) Southern Ill.* (COX/ESPN3) at Indiana State* (ESPN3) at Illinois State* (ESPN3) Missouri State* (ESPN3) UNI* (ESPN3) Drake* (ESPN3) at Bradley* (ESPN3) at Loyola* (ESPN3) Illinois State* (COX/ESPN3) Indiana State* (ESPN3) at Southern Illinois* (ESPN3) at Evansville* MVC Tournament (ESPN3) NCAA First/Second Rounds NCAA Regionals NCAA Championships

Place Wichita, Kan. Wichita, Kan. Terre Haute, Ind. Normal, Ill. Wichita, Kan. Wichita, Kan. Wichita, Kan. Peoria, Ill. Chicago, Ill. Wichita, Kan. Wichita, Kan. Carbondale, Ill. Evansville, Ind. Cedar Falls, Iowa TBA TBA Columbus, Ohio

* Indicates Missouri Valley Conference match All home matches indicated in Yellow All home matches played in Charles Koch Arena All times listed as Central Time

Time 7 p.m.

7 p.m.

6 p.m.

1 p.m.

7 p.m.

7 p.m.

7 p.m.

7 p.m.

7 p.m.

5 p.m.

7 p.m.

7 p.m.

7 p.m.