By Paul Suellentrop
Wichita State junior right-side hitter Sophia Rohling missed four matches due to injury and acknowledged the frustration of watching from the bench.
She did not, however, waste that time. She instructed teammates and by teaching, and watching the game from a different angle, learned herself.
"It's going to help me grow," she said. "Whoever they put on the right side, they would be like 'Hey, Sophia,' and they would ask me a question. I would be trying to help Emerson (Wilford) out with what she was seeing. Trying to help Natalie (Foster) out to see if she had a block.