Get set for the week with the Roundhouse Rundown podcast, the fastest five minutes in collegiate promotions. The Shocker men’s basketball team plays at home on Wednesday (Alcorn State) and Saturday (East Tennessee State). Shocker volleyball plays at SMU in the NCAA Tournament on Thursday. All that, plus promotions, ticket specials, Shocker trivia and Shocker history.
Wichita State defensive specialists Reagan Anderson and Grace Hett stop by to relive the AAC Championship and entry into the NCAA Tournament. We talk about how the Shockers revived their season after a tough finish to the regular season, an unsung star from the weekend and all the confetti. We also discuss how scouting reports flipped the script on several of the AAC’s top attackers and the best basketball players on the volleyball roster. The NCAA selection show is Sunday at 5 p.m. (ESPN).
Get set for the week with the Roundhouse Rundown podcast, the fastest five minutes in collegiate promotions. The Shocker basketball teams are in Florida this week. Shocker volleyball learns its NCAA destination on Dec. 1 after its AAC Championship on Sunday. All that, plus promotions, ticket specials, Shocker trivia and Shocker history.
Wichita State senior Morgan Stout, an All-American Athletic Conference middle blocker, joins the pod to discuss her career. We talk about her improvement from a raw, powerful athlete into a skilled volleyball player who leads the Shockers in categories such as kills, blocks and aces. We talk about growing up in Fowler and how parents, neighbors and coaches shaped her life. We discuss her famous on-court celebrations and enthusiasm and why that passion is so important to her. We get into her plans to play professionally and how the Shockers prepare for this weekend’s AAC Championship at Koch Arena.
Get set for the week at your favorite Shocker venue with the Roundhouse Rundown podcast, the fastest five minutes in collegiate promotions. The Shocker women face No. 9 Oklahoma on Tuesday at Koch Arena. On Friday, the AAC Volleyball Championship hits Koch Arena. Wichita State opens play against Tulsa at 7:30 p.m. The Shocker men’s basketball team is in Kansas City on Friday night to face Saint Louis. All that, plus promotions, ticket specials, Shocker trivia and Shocker history.
In a bonus episode, we talk with former Arizona coach Dave Rubio about Shocker volleyball coach Chris Lamb and his coaching roots. Lamb, entering his 25th season at Wichita State, met Rubio as a club coach in California and formed a friendship. Lamb coached as an assistant under Rubio for two seasons at Arizona before taking the job at WSU in 1999. We talk about Lamb’s love of statistics, why he chose to start his coaching career at Wichita State and why other jobs didn’t lure him away. Rubio discusses how his mentorship helped guide Lamb, why he compares Lamb to Tom Landry and how he adopted some of Lamb’s”birdbrain ideas.” We also dig into their shared love of cars and the coaching text thread filled with volleyball discussions.
Voice of the Shockers Mike Kennedy and Tami Cutler, of strategic communications, join the podcast to reminisce about volleyball coach Chris Lamb as he enters his 25th season at Wichita State. We discuss Lamb’s passion for teaching the sport, educating fans and using baseball analogies. We talk about the first NCAA team in 2004, the 2017 AAC champions and NCAA hosts and why Lamb possessed the ability to turn Shocker volleyball into a force. Mike and Tami go through some of their favorite teams and do their best to pick their All-Lambo lineups. The Shockers open their home schedule vs. Cal Poly on Thursday in the Shocker Volleyball Classic.
Coach Kristi Bredbenner helps us celebrate ground-breaking on the indoor practice facility at Wilkins Stadium (10:30 a.m., Sept 14) with a description of the new building, why it is needed and the timeline for construction. We also talk about the rise in softball’s popularity and how WSU’s success set the groundwork for fundraising. Bredbenner updates us on fall practices, Lauren Lucas’ return and newcomers to watch. We also remember Phyllis Diller’s appearance at Wilkins Stadium’s groundbreaking in 1997 and muse about possible celebrity appearances on Saturday. The Shockers open their fall scrimmages against McLennan (Texas) Community College at 1 p.m. Saturday. How to donate.
Wichita State volleyball assistant coaches Katie Zimmerman and Ashleigh Houlton join the podcast to preview the season. We talk about the scrimmage against Kansas State, their thoughts on the AAC adopting a conference tournament and the rule change on double hits. We also discuss newcomer Sarah Barham and her play as a middle blocker, Emerson Wilford’s increasing role in the offense and Morgan Stout’s rise as a scorer in the middle. The Shockers open the season on Friday at Kennesaw State. Their first home match is on Sept. 19 vs. Cal Poly to open the Shocker Volleyball Classic.
Wichita State volleyball coach Chris Lamb gives us his perspective on spring practices and scrimmages. We get into how Emerson Wilford’s role will increase and why her talents remind Lamb of former Shocker Emily Adney. He breaks down how he thinks Sarah Barham, a transfer from Wofford, and returner Morgan Stout will give the Shockers strong blocking in the middle next fall. Point-scoring is a big question on Lamb’s mind, so he discusses sophomore Maddie Wilson and her versatility as an attacker. To wrap up, Lamb talks about how Shocker coaches are using the transfer portal.
