Bob Lutz: WSU women are overcoming program’s spotty history
Isn’t that how it goes sometimes?
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Isn’t that how it goes sometimes?
Wichita State junior Aliphine Tuliamuk set the 3,000-meter run Missouri Valley Conference and school record with a time of 9 minutes, 11.49 seconds in Terrier Invitational in Boston.
Take a look at the Missouri Valley Conference basketball standings not the ones that divide program by gender. Look at the one that records basketball victories by school.
Read a transcript of today's live chat with Wichita State beat reporter Paul Suellentrop
Wichita State baseball coach Gene Stephenson said pitcher Zach Beringer will not play this season due to injuries suffered in a November car accident in Oklahoma.
Unbeaten in conference play, on a 10-game winning streak and leading the Missouri Valley Conference in nearly every relevant defensive category. Those are credentials similar to teams the Wichita State womens basketball team have been chasing since coach Jody Adams arrived four seasons ago.
Wichita State’s offensive efficiency hit another high mark against a team that traditionally gives the Shockers fits with scrappy defense.
After a crazy start, the Missouri Valley Conference basketball race returned to form. At the halfway point, No. 15 Creighton and Wichita State are leading the race and threatening to pull away. Bradley is at the bottom. In between, the unexpected reigns, with Drake and Missouri State in the upper half and Indiana State barely ahead of Bradley.
Wichita State enjoyed an easy time in its first two rematches of the Missouri Valley Conference schedule. The third one will likely go differently.
There was a mutual respect from around the Missouri Valley when Wichita State coach Jody Adams introduced her first full recruiting class to the conference in the 2009-2010 season.
Two minutes into Saturdays basketball game, Wichita State appeared to be thin on big men. Two hours later, the Shockers appeared to own depth that almost every Missouri Valley Conference team envies.
No Garrett Stutz. No big deal. Heck, the Shockers didnt need Carl Hall, either.
A week ago, Wichita State played at Indiana State on Sunday night, televised on ESPNU. Tonight, Drake plays at Northern Iowa. While administrators might not love attendance at Sunday night games, Missouri Valley Conference commissioner Doug Elgin knows one important constituency should be watching.
Wichita State center Garrett Stutz takes a lot of pounding in the low post as he bangs and jostles with big men. Now he is also fighting back pain that limits his mobility, the result of a collision during the Indiana State game on Sunday.
Paul Suellentrop chats about all things Shockers today at 1 p.m.
The Wichita State womens team battled through a poor shooting night on the road and beat Evansville 57-51 on Thursday night in Evansville, Ind.
Toure Murry ranks Wednesday’s performance among his top three at Wichita State. The first two came during his freshman season, when the Shockers didn’t play pressure-packed games with implications beyond Sedgwick County.
Drake is turning into the MVC’s “What might have been” team. The Bulldogs entered Wednesday’s games tied for third in the conference, even after absorbing the biggest injury hits. Drake is fighting to stay in the top half even with starting center Seth VanDeest (shoulder) and reserve forward Reece Uhlenhopp (stress fracture) out for the season.
Wichita State has played several basketball teams that appeared to be more formidable than their power rating indicated. Tonight, the Shockers play Northern Iowa, whose RPI rank of No. 30 doesn’t fit with its recent performance.
Indiana State’s free throw defense relies on celebrities such as Donald Trump, Justin Bieber, Dr. Phil and, of course, Larry Bird. The students wave big-head photos of those and others behind the visitors basket in the second half.