RH: Shockers Prepared for Conference Grind

EAST CAROLINA (6-7, 0-0) at WICHITA STATE (11-1, 0-0)WEDNESDAY, JAN. 1, 2020 | 2:01 P.M. CST

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SERIES: WSU LEADS 4-0 (1-0 in Wichita)

By Paul Suellentrop

Wichita State's coaching staff engineered the final months of 2019 to prepare for 2020. The schedule gave the Shockers home games to experiment, practice and earn confidence. It also tested them with high-level opponents, different playing styles and three games away from home.

All that moderation now seems to go out the window for the craziness of conference play.

No more over-matched opponents. No more weeks off to practice, heal and study video. The Shockers play 19 games between…