In the practice following a close-but-not-enough loss at Central Florida, Wichita State first-year coach Keitha Adams delivered a fiery speech to her women’s basketball team.
“I need to feel from this team that we really, really want it,” Adams said. “We just need to go get it. I probably said it 200 times. Go get the rebound, go get the loose ball, go get the win. We just had to go get it.”
Since the “go get it” phrase took over practices, Wichita State has rattled off four straight victories, including a 64-56 win over then-No. 23 South Florida on Sunday at Koch Arena — a top-25 victory so rare that WSU’s athletic department is still researching to confirm if it’s the program’s first.