Sina Ulauve came to Wichita State as an outside hitter with a big arm.
She also came with a backup plan to change positions if she learned her size limited her future as an attacker.
Uluave, a 5-foot-11 sophomore from Hawaii, is one of the Shocker liberos as the season starts on Friday. As a freshman, she played in 27 matches at outside hitter. She experimented on the back row last spring and spent most of her time at libero during fall practices.
"This wasn't a huge transition for me, as I was prepared for it," she said.