Former Shocker Jody Larson plays professional volleyball in Switzerland. She joins us to talk about the adjustment to Europe, why she wants to live in Switzerland and her favorite foods. We also discuss playing for her mom in high school, playing for Shockers coach Chris Lamb and the famous “soup can” story from Lamb’s library of talks. Larson played the 2015 and 2016 seasons at Wichita State after transferring from Oklahoma. In 2016, she earned honorable mention All-American honors as an opposite. She played for Sm’Aesch in 2024-25 and will return to that club in 2025-26.
Wichita State volleyball coach Chris Lamb updates fans on spring scrimmages as the Shockers come off an AAC championship and trip to the NCAA Tournament. We discuss the return of Gabi Maas from injury and the strong state of the Shocker littles. We dive into the middle picture, after the departure of Morgan Stout, and how Allie Paulsen is making strides as a sophomore. Lamb also talks about his three newcomers and why he thinks outside hitter Sydney Dunning could be one of the busiest Shockers in recent memory.
Get set for the week with the Roundhouse Rundown podcast, the fastest five minutes in collegiate promotions. The Shocker basketball teams celebrate their seniors this week vs. Tulsa at Koch Arena. The WSU women play Tulsa at 6 p.m. Tuesday. On Sunday, the Shocker men play the Hurricane at 1 p.m. WSU baseball is back at Eck Stadium this weekend for a series against Missouri State starting at 6 p.m. Friday. All that, plus promotions, ticket specials, Shocker trivia and Shocker history.
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.
