WICHITA, Kan. - Winners of five straight matches, Wichita State is set to take on Missouri State for the second time this season Friday night at 7 p.m. in Charles Koch Arena. The Shockers will look to remain atop the Missouri Valley Conference standings, as they enter Friday's match with an overall record of 15-5 and 8-1 mark in the Valley.
Quick Hits
• WSU is 3-3 against the RPI top-50 and 6-5 against the top-100
• WSU is listed at 32 in the latest NCAA RPI with Missouri State at 63
• Missouri State leads the series with Wichita State, 44-30 and is 18-12 against the Shockers in Wichita
• Emily Hiebert is the MVC Player of the Week and Abbie Lehman is the MVC Defensive Player of the Week
• WSU is ranked eighth nationally in hitting percentage, 18th in assists per set and 17th in kills per set
• Abbie Lehman is ranked 15th nationally in hitting percentage, while Emily Hiebert is ranked 28th in assists per set
• Hiebert collected her 3,000th career assist on Sept.