The Shockers knew they signed up for a lot of tough lessons in September and they would not have it any other way.
The Shocker Volleyball Classic started with a 3-1 loss to No. 13 BYU on Thursday at Koch Arena. On Friday, Wichita State (3-4) plays VCU. On Saturday, it's No. 3 Texas.
"In certain aspects, we can compete with them, we're right there with them," Wichita State outside hitter Megan Taflinger said. "In certain other aspects, it's like 'That could be the reason why we lost.' It's one or two things, and that's really great to see.