Another weekend trip and another ranked opponent awaits Wichita State volleyball.
Wichita State is 4-4 entering its final non-conference weekend, the North Texas Challenge in Denton. Three of the losses are to nationally ranked teams and the fourth is to Iowa State, which resided one spot outside the AVCA top 25 last week.
Those losses don't fatally damage an NCAA Tournament at-large resume. What's missing is an attention-grabbing win. Wichita State's path to an at-large spot – if needed – is to pile up wins in the American Athletic Conference and hopes wins over opponents such as James Madison, VCU and West Virginia gain strength.