Emily Stockman, the 2008 Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year, excelled scoring from the back row. MaryAshton Floyd and Camri Zwiesler turned that skill into All-MVC honors. Coach Chris Lamb still regrets not using Sara Younes more from the back row in his early years at Wichita State.
That partial recounting of the history of back-row scoring in Lamb’s 17 seasons as volleyball coach at WSU is undergoing a dramatic update. The Shockers can rely more on back-row points than at any other time in his tenure. A new lineup puts attackers Mikaela Raudsepp and Tabitha Brown into all six rotations and setter Emily Hiebert can choose threats always present from the back row, often spots used for defensive purposes.