When Northern Iowa arrives on the volleyball schedule, Wichita State’s back-row players know the speech. Coach Chris Lamb will tell them the Panthers are the model for hustle and desire in the face of hard-hit volleyballs.
Whether it bugs them or sparks them, generations of Shockers heard that message and it doesn’t change much over the years.
“It’s more of a motivational technique for him,” WSU junior defensive specialist Gabi Mostrom said. “Northern Iowa is known for their defense, so our goal is … to match them or even do better,”
The Shockers (9-4, 2-0 Missouri Valley Conference) play at Drake (10-6, 1-1) on Friday and at UNI (10-6, 1-2) on Saturday.