The two players who moved into WSU’s starting lineup this season are honored by MVC beat writers.

Former coach has found his niche speaking up for the mid-majors

Friday’s quarterfinals

Tekele Cotton named Defensive MVP for second season

Coaches from Michigan, Purdue and Iowa State join Marshall in final group

The Shockers (27-3) climbed three spots to No. 8 on Monday after Saturday’s 74-60 win over then-No. 10 Northern Iowa at Koch Arena. WSU spent one week at No. 8 in December before falling three spots after an overtime loss at Utah.

Shockers finish second in Valley men’s indoor meet

It wasn’t hard to see Wichita State’s influence inside the Scottrade Center on Thursday night as the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament kicked off with a pair of games between the bottom four teams in the conference.

Wichita State beat Evansville 77-63 on Thursday in Evansville, Ind., guaranteeing the Shockers will have the Missouri Valley Conference women’s basketball regular-season title to themselves.

As Wichita State puts its resume together for a mini-dynasty in the Missouri Valley Conferece, the rest of the conference is having varying degrees of success. Wichita State beat writer Paul Suellentrop takes a look at the Valley’s nine other basketball programs and where they stand in terms of budgets, the present and the future. All budget figures from 2013 are from the Office of Postsecondary Education (ope.ed.gov)

The Shockers have shared the last two regular-season Valley championships, but can stand alone at the top this season.

Wichita State women clinch at least a share of third consecutive MVC title.