W I CH I TA STATE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL W I CH I TA STATE (3-2, 0-0) vs. HOUSTON (4-1, 1-0) Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020 • 7:00 p.m. CT 6 Houston, Texas • Fertitta Center (7,035) W I CH I TA STATE HOUSTON STARTING FIVE TUNING IN Overall AAC Overall Conf. After Wichita State's first three conference games were TELECAST ESPN+ 3-2 0-0 Record 4-1 1-0 postponed due to COVID-19 within the program, Wichita State will Talent: Matt Pedersen & Da'Yon Dunlap 3-2 0-0 Home 2-0 0-0 open league play at Houston on Wednesday at 7 p.m. 0-0 0-0 Away 2-1 1-0 Streaming: ESPN.com/ESPNPlus 0-0 - Neutral 0-0 - L2 - Streak W3 - 1 ON THE AIR: Wednesday's game can be heard on the radio RADIO Shocker Radio // KFH 97.5 FM/1240 AM -/- - AP / Coaches -/- - at KFH 97.5 FM/1240 AM with the voice of Shocker Women's Talent: Steve Strain - - NET* - - Basketball Steve Strain calling the action. Strain is in his seventh Streaming: KFHRadio.com * - NET Rankings begin Jan 1. season broadcasting games for the women's program. The game LIVE STATS UHCougars.com will also be televised on ESPN+ and the ESPN app. Keitha Adams Head Coach Ronald Hughey FACEBOOK @GoShockersWBB th th 45-52 4 Current School 75-115 7 2 LAST TIME OUT TWITTER @GoShockersWBB 329-261 20th Overall 75-115 7th : Wichita State suffered its second straight INSTAGRAM goshockerswbb loss after a 3-0 start with a 62-54 loss to South Dakota last Friday. YOUTUBE wsuathletics Individual Leaders Wichita State committed 23 turnovers - 14 of them steals for the Asia Strong 15.4 Points Britney Onyeje 16.7 2020-21 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Ene Adams 6.4 Rebounds Tatyana Hill 6.3 Coyotes. The 14 steals were a season high for a Shocker opponent. DJ McCarty 3.6 Assists Julia Blackshell-Fair 5.1 Wichita State held the South Dakota offense in check for much of Date Opponent Time (CST) TV Trajata Colbert 7 Blocks Daphane White 6 the game, as the Coyotes shot just 31.8 percent and missed 17- Nov. 27 TEXAS A&M CORPUS CHRISTI W, 78-58 ESPN+ Seraphine Bastin 9 Steals Bria Patterson 7 of-22 attempts from three-point range. Mariah McCully scored Nov. 30 ALCORN STATE W, 71-53 ESPN+ Dec. 4 SOUTHERN W, 57-53 ESPN+ a team-high 16 points behind 4-of-8 shooting beyond the arc. Dec. 6 NORTHERN IOWA L, 91-93 2OT ESPN+ Total Team Stats Total Rachel Johnson made her first career start and finished with 10 Dec. 10 SOUTH DAKOTA L, 54-62 ESPN+ 70.2 Offense ›› 74.0 points on a perfect 4-of-4 shooting. Dec. 16 at Tulsa* Postponed ESPN+ 63.8 ‹‹ Defense 71.2 Dec. 19 at Tulane* Postponed ESPN+ 6.4 ‹‹ Scoring Margin 2.8 3 SCOUTING THE COUGARS: Houston is 4-1 overall and 1-0 Dec. 23 SMU* Postponed ESPN+ 2.0 ‹‹ Rebound Margin -3.4 Dec. 30 at Houston* 7:00 PM ESPN+ 13.6 Assists ›› 15.8 in American Athletic Conference play after a league-opening win Jan. 2 CINCINNATI* 2:00 PM ESPN+ 3.6 ‹‹ Blocks 3.4 vs. Memphis, 75-63. The Cougars also own wins over Oklahoma, Jan. 6 at USF* 6:00 PM ESPN+ 8.2 Steals ›› 10.0 Auburn and Stephen F. Austin. Britney Onyeje leads Houston in Jan. 9 ECU* 2:00 PM ESPN+ -1.0 Turnover Margin ›› 4.0 scoring at 16.7 points per game to go with 5.3 rebounds. Dymond Jan. 13 at Memphis* 6:30 PM ESPN+ 0.8 A-TO Ratio ›› 1.0 Gladney rounds out the double-digit scorers at 11.8 per game. Jan. 20 USF* 6:00 PM ESPN+ 45.7 ‹‹ FG % 40.5 Jan. 23 at Temple* 1:00 PM ESPN+ 37.5 ‹‹ FG % Defense 40.6 Julia Blackshell-Fair ranks fourth in the conference in assists and Jan. 27 at Cincinnati* 1:00 PM ESPN+ 5.0 3-Pointers ›› 8.6 second in assist-turnover ratio. As a team, Houston ranks first in Jan. 30 UCF* 7:00 PM ESPN+ 37.3 ‹‹ 3-Point % 33.9 The American in points per game and three-pointers made per Feb. 3 TULANE* 3:00 PM ESPN+ 61.3 FT % ›› 61.5 game, while ranking second in steals and assists per game. Feb. 6 TEMPLE* 2:00 PM ESPN+ Feb. 10 at UCF 4:00 PM ESPN+ 4 STRONG START Feb. 17 MEMPHIS* 6:00 PM ESPN+ STARTERS & KEY RESERVES : Wichita State junior forward Asia Strong Feb. 20 at ECU* 12:00 PM ESPN+ Probable Starters Ht Cl. Pts Reb made a strong impression in her Shocker debut against Texas A&M Feb. 24 HOUSTON* 6:00 PM ESPN+ F 00 Asia Strong 6-2 Jr. 15.4 5.8 Corpus Christi on Nov. 27. The South Bend, Ind., native logged a Feb. 27 at SMU* 12:00 PM ESPN+ G 2 Mariah McCully 5-7 Sr. 10.7 3.0 game-high 20 points on 9-of-15 shooting to go with six rebounds Mar. 2 TULSA* 6:00 PM ESPN+ G 12 Carla Bremaud 5-10 Jr. 8.6 2.8 in her first Division I contest. She scored 11 of her 20 points in the G 23 Seraphine Bastin 5-7 Jr. 10.6 5.2 first half to help the Shockers begin to pull away from a pesky * - American Athletic Conference game + - American Athletic Conference Championship (Fort Worth, Texas / Dickies Arena) F 24 Trajata Colbert 6-2 Jr. 9.6 5.4 A&M Corpus Christi squad. Strong followed that performance with * assists a 16-point outing against Alcorn on Nov. 30. She scored 12 of her Key Reserves Ht Cl. Pts Reb game-high 16 after halftime. She then notched her fourth straight G 1 DJ McCarty 5-8 So. 6.8 3.6* game in double figures with a season-high 22 vs. UNI. Her streak of G 10 Mariah McKinney 5-8 Jr. - - games scoring 10 or more points came to an end vs. South Dakota F 13 Ene Adams 6-1 So. 2.8 6.4 when she finished with nine points. Strong leads Wichita State in G 20 Shamaryah Duncan 5-11 Fr. 1.0 1.3 scoring at 15.4 points per game. COMMUNICATIONS 5 LATE START: The 2020-21 season is certain to be unlike any WESTON PLETCHER other. COVID has placed a high level of uncertainty on the college Asst. Director of Communications/WBB basketball season. That can be seen in the late start to the season. [email protected] The last time a Wichita State women's basketball team took the court to open a season this late was back in the 1995-96 campaign 316-347-1925 when the season kicked off on Nov. 28. 316-978-5447 1 2020-21 WICHITA STATE GAME NOTES OFFICIAL ROSTER 2020-21 WICHITA STATE NUMERICAL ROSTER QUICK FACTS NO. NAME POS. HT. CLASS HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL 00 Asia Strong F 6-2 Jr. South Bend, Ind. / Riley HS / Trinity Valley CC GENERAL INFORMATION 1 DJ McCarty G 5-8 So. DeSoto, Texas / Cedar Hill HS Institution ................................Wichita State University 2 Mariah McCully G 5-7 Sr. Grand Rapids, Mich. / Grand Rapids Christian / Wabash Valley Location ................................................... Wichita, Kan. 10 Mariah McKinney G 5-8 Jr. Wichita, Kan. / Wichita East HS / Fort Scott CC Enrollment ......................................................... 16,058 12 Carla Bremaud G 5-11 Jr. Angers, France / Life Prep Academy [Wichita, Kan.] Founded ............................1895 (as Fairmount College) 13 Ene Adams F 6-1 Jr. Jos, Nigeria / Grayson College Nickname ........................................................ Shockers 14 Carla Budane F 6-0 Fr. Lisboa, Portugal / Escola Secundaria Vergilio Ferreira Mascot ............................................................WuShock 15 Jaida Hampton G 5-10 Jr. Lansing, Mich. / East Lansing HS Colors ..................................................Black and Yellow 20 Shamaryah Duncan G 5-11 Fr. Waco, Texas / Midway HS 23 Seraphine Bastin G 5-8 Jr. Dinant, Belgium / Sainte-Marie Namur Affiliation ..............................................NCAA Division I 24 Trajata Colbert F 6-2 Jr. Rochelle, Ga. / Wilcox County HS Conference ........................................American Athletic 42 Asia Henderson C 6-3 R-Jr. Hope Mills, N.C. / South View HS Interim President ..............................Dr. Richard Muma Alma Mater (Year) ........................Texas Medical Branch Athletic Director ..................................Darron Boatright Alma Mater (Year) .............................Murray State (‘98) Athletic Department Phone ................. (316) 978-3251 2020-21 WICHITA STATE ALPHABETICAL ROSTER Website ...................................... www.goshockers.com NO. NAME POS. HT. CLASS HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL Twitter ............................................. @GoShockersWBB 13 Ene Adams F 6-1 Jr. Jos, Nigeria / Grayson College Instagram .............................................goshockerswbb 23 Seraphine Bastin G 5-8 So. Dinant, Belgium / Sainte-Marie Namur 12 Carla Bremaud G 5-11 So. Angers, France / Life Prep Academy [Wichita, Kan.] “THE ROUNDHOUSE” 14 Carla Budane F 6-0 Fr. Lisboa, Portugal / Escola Secundaria Vergilio Ferreira 24 Trajata Colbert F 6-2 So. Rochelle, Ga. / Wilcox County HS Arena Name ....................................Charles Koch Arena 20 Shamaryah Duncan G 5-11 Fr. Waco, Texas / Midway HS Court Name ................................................Devlin Court 15 Jaida Hampton G 5-10 So. Lansing, Mich. / East Lansing HS Capacity ............................................................. 10,506 42 Asia Henderson C 6-3 R-So. Hope Mills, N.C. / South View HS Opened .....Dec. 3, 1955 (renovated/renamed in Fall, 2003) 1 DJ McCarty G 5-8 Fr. DeSoto, Texas / Cedar Hill HS 10 Mariah McKinney G 5-8 Jr. Wichita, Kan. / Wichita East HS / Fort Scott CC HISTORY 2 Mariah McCully G 5-7 Jr. Grand Rapids, Mich. / Grand Rapids Christian / Wabash Valley First Year of Basketball .....................................1905-06 00 Asia Strong F 6-2 Jr.