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WICHITA, Kan. &ndash;&nbsp;Head coach&nbsp;<dfn><a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/coaches/chris-lamb/1221" rel="smarttag" rev="1221">Chris Lamb</a></dfn>&nbsp;and the Wichita State volleyball program finalized their 2025 schedule on Monday, including a season-opening home tournament and a home date against in-state rival Kansas. Among the 12 non-conference teams the Shockers have on the schedule, seven finished the 2024 season in the top 100 of the RPI and three (BYU, Kansas, South Dakota) qualified for the NCAA tournament. Wichita State will host the Shocker Volleyball Classic to kick off the campaign, marking the first time since the 2007 season that WSU has opened the season at home. The Shockers host Kennesaw State in the season opener on Friday, August 29, then conclude the competition against SEC foe Arkansas on Sunday, August 31. From there Wichita State heads to Provo, Utah for a tournament hosted by perennial national power BYU. The Shockers will take on Incarnate Word and the host Cougars on Friday, September 5 before battling a familiar opponent in Northern Colorado the following day. WSU has played Northern Colorado each of the last three seasons; the Bears are coming off a program record 28-win season in 2024. The Shockers travel to Cookeville, Tennessee for a tournament featuring Radford, host Tennessee Tech and Samford on September 11-12, then return to Charles Koch Arena to square off with Kansas on Tuesday, September 16. The final non-conference tournament takes WSU to Vermillion, South Dakota, where the Shockers take on Drake, South Dakota and Villanova. All three programs finished last season with top-100 RPIs. The 16-match conference slate begins on September 26 at UAB. The Shockers will host Tulsa, Memphis, UAB, Tulane, North Texas, East Carolina, Charlotte and Rice, with road trips to UAB, Memphis, Tulsa, UTSA, Rice, Florida Atlantic, South Florida and Temple. The American Athletic Conference tournament will be hosted by South Florida and begins November 21 in Tampa, Florida. The Shockers return 13 players from a team that finished the 2024 season with an 18-14 record, including outside hitters&nbsp;<dfn><a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/brooklyn-leggett/8982" rel="smarttag" rev="8982">Brooklyn Leggett</a></dfn>,&nbsp;<dfn><a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/emerson-wilford/8987" rel="smarttag" rev="8987">Emerson Wilford</a></dfn>,&nbsp;<dfn><a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/gracie-morrow/9022" rel="smarttag" rev="9022">Gracie Morrow</a></dfn>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<dfn><a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/nadia-wasilewski/9023" rel="smarttag" rev="9023">Nadia Wasilewski</a></dfn>&nbsp;plus middle blockers&nbsp;<dfn><a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/maddie-wilson/8988" rel="smarttag" rev="8988">Maddie Wilson</a></dfn>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<dfn><a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/allie-paulsen/8984" rel="smarttag" rev="8984">Allie Paulsen</a></dfn>.&nbsp;<dfn><a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/katie-galligan/8980" rel="smarttag" rev="8980">Katie Galligan</a></dfn>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<dfn><a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/grace-hett/9021" rel="smarttag" rev="9021">Grace Hett</a></dfn>&nbsp;return to the back row, along with&nbsp;<dfn><a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/gabi-maas/8983" rel="smarttag" rev="8983">Gabi Maas</a></dfn>, who missed the entirety of the 2024 season due to injury. Lamb has added four transfers to the mix, bringing in outside hitter&nbsp;<dfn><a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/sydney-dunning/9446" rel="smarttag" rev="9446">Sydney Dunning</a></dfn>&nbsp;(Cal State Bakersfield), middle blocker&nbsp;<dfn><a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/elinor-engel/9445" rel="smarttag" rev="9445">Elinor Engel</a></dfn>&nbsp;(Central Missouri), and setters&nbsp;<dfn><a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/hannah-hawkins/9444" rel="smarttag" rev="9444">Hannah Hawkins</a></dfn>&nbsp;(High Point) and&nbsp;<dfn><a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/jordan-heatherly/9489" rel="smarttag" rev="9489">Jordan Heatherly</a></dfn>&nbsp;(Memphis). The veteran head coach enters his 26th season in 2025, with a career record of 526-250.</div>

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