The top priority for every team that plays the Wichita State volleyball team early in the season will be to come up with different ways to slow down Tabitha Brown on the outside.
The Shockers ran through the American Athletic Conference last season with an undefeated record and earned a host bid in the NCAA Tournament for the first time thanks to a group of seniors that included Abbie Lehman in the middle, Mikaela Raudsepp on the outside, and Emily Hiebert setting them.
With those targets all gone, all eyes (and game plans) will be on Brown when WSU opens its season on Friday at James Madison to kick off a three-game road swing on the East Coast (at Howard on Sunday, at VCU on Monday).