K-State Falls in Big 12 Quarterfinals to Top-Seed Baylor

Saturday, March 3

Oklahoma City, Okla.

1:30 p.m.

Kansas State University

16-15, 7-11 (8)

Baylor

29-1, 18-0 (1)

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Kansas State	10	17	6	21	54
Baylor	22	24	24	13	83

K-State Falls in Big 12 Quarterfinals to Top-Seed Baylor

Mar 03, 2018 | Women's Basketball

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OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma – For the sixth time in the last eight years, Kansas State and Baylor met in the Big 12 Championships. The top-seeded Lady Bears held back the Wildcats upset bid with a 83-54 win in the quarterfinals of the 2018 Phillips 66 Big 12 Women's Basketball Championships at Chesapeake Energy Arena on Saturday.

Kansas State (16-15) was paced by junior guard and 2018 All-Big 12 Second Team selection Kayla Goth. Goth registered 24 points and four assists. This was Goth's 30th game this season in double figures, including her eighth game with 20 or more points.

Baylor (29-1) had four players in double figures and were led by 2018 Big 12 Player of the Year Kalani Brown with 26 points and 13 rebounds. Joining Brown in double figures were Dekeiya Cohen with 19 points while Lauren Cox added 10 points, seven rebounds and four blocks.

The Lady Bears dashed out to a 12-3 lead in the first quarter and finished with a 22-10 lead at the end of the frame. Brown led Baylor with 12 points and three rebounds, while Goth paced the Wildcats with five.

Baylor started the second quarter with a 10-2 run to force a K-State timeout, trailing 32-12 with 6:37 remaining in the first half. After the timeout, K-State was able to close within 16, 40-24, as Goth scored nine points while Rachel Ranke added a 3-pointer. The Lady Beard rebuilt the lead to 46-27 at the half.

The Lady Bears clamped down defensively on K-State in the third quarter, outscoring K-State 24-6 in the frame. The six points were a season-low for K-State in any quarter this season. K-State was held to a 1-of-11 effort from the field in the quarter.

Baylor pulled Brown and Cox for the duration of the fourth quarter, as Kansas State outscored the Lady Bears in the final stanza, 21-13. Cymone Goodrich scored six points in the quarter for K-State.

With the guidance of fourth year head coach Jeff Mittie, Kansas State is postseason eligible for the fourth straight season. The Wildcats will find out its postseason destination on Monday, March 12, as the Postseason WNIT selections will be announced.