Kansas State University Athletics
Saturday, February 15
Manhattan, Kan.
4 p.m.
Kansas State University
24-3,12-2Big 12
97
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UCF
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Photo by: Austin Van Meter
Photo by: Reece Bachta Photography
Photo by: Reece Bachta Photography
(14/13) K-State Shoots Past UCF
Feb 15, 2025 | Women's Basketball
MANHATTAN, Kan. – (14/13) K-State used a pair of 30-point quarters on Saturday to record a dominant win over UCF, 97-67, at Bramlage Coliseum.
The Wildcats extended its home court winning streak to 16 games. This is tied for the sixth-longest home win streak in program history and tied for the third-longest in Bramlage Coliseum. The 32 home wins over the last two seasons are tied for the most wins in Bramlage over a two-season span in program history.
K-State (24-3, 12-2 Big 12) secured its 50th win in the last two seasons. The 50 victories in the last two seasons are tied for the sixth-most over a two season span and the most since the 2002-03 and 2003-04 seasons (54).
The Wildcats tallied a season-high 32 points in the first quarter and notched 31 points in the third quarter. This was the first time since Dec. 18, 2023, against Oral Roberts that the Wildcats tallied 30 or more points in two or more quarters.
Aiding in the 30-point quarters, K-State made 14 three-pointers on 20 attempts for an effort of 70.0 percent. The Wildcats were the first team in the nation to shoot 70.0 percent or better from long-range on 20 or more attempts this season and the eighth team since 2009-10 to achieve the feat.
The Wildcats secured their ninth game this season with 90 or more points, setting a new school record for 90 or more points in a season.
The Wildcats saw four players reach double digits, led by sophomore and Big 12 Sixth Player of the Year candidate Taryn Sides with a game-high 21 points on 7-of-8 shooting, including 6-of-7 from long range, six assists, four steals and two blocks.
Joining Sides were seniors Temira Poindexter and Jaelyn Glenn with 16 and 14 points respectively. Poindexter and Glenn were each 4-of-6 from long range. Glenn added six assists and two steals to her final line.
Sophomore guard Zyanna Walker carded 14 points, six assists, and a career-high tying five steals.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- K-State made its first 10 shots from the field, including four 3-pointers to build a 28-4 lead with 3:37 remaining in the opening frame.Â
- UCF (9-15, 2-12) battled back to within 13, 29-16, with a 12-1 run but Poindexter buried a 3-pointer before the buzzer to push the Wildcats into a 32-16 advantage at the end of the first quarter. The Wildcats would shoot 68.8 percent (11-of-16) from the floor in the opening quarter, including 71.4 percent (5-of-7) from 3-point range.
- The 32 points were the most by K-State in a first quarter this season and the second-most of any quarter this season, trailing the season-high of 33 in the third quarter against Milwaukee on Nov. 20.
- The Knights narrowed the margin to 10, 32-22, with 6:21 remaining in the second quarter. The Wildcats used an 18-5 run to boost its advantage to 50-27 with 46 seconds left in the frame. Sides hit a pair of 3-pointers during the run.
- This was the ninth time this season K-State has registered 50 or more points in a half.
- The Wildcats scored 31 points in the third quarter on 69.2 percent (9-of-13) shooting to build an 81-44 advantage entering the fourth quarter.
- K-State ended the afternoon with its 15th game of shooting 50.0 percent or better from the field, as the Wildcats carded a 58.3 percent effort (35-of-60).Â
- The Wildcats dished out 27 assists and pocketed 15 steals.
QUICK FACTS
- K-State leads the series with UCF, 3-0. Head coach Jeff Mittie is 4-0 in his career against UCF. The Wildcats are 2-0 in games played in Cincinnati between the schools.
- The Wildcats are 244-244 (.500) in its history in Big 12 games.
- K-State is 412-156 (.725) in its 37-season history inside Bramlage Coliseum, including a 16-0 record this season. This is the 34th season in program history with 10 or more home wins in a season, including the 26th season at Bramlage Coliseum.
- K-State head coach Jeff Mittie owns a career record of 668-373 (.642), including a mark of 214-138 (.608).
- K-State owns a record of 272-98 (.735) as an AP ranked team. K-State is 17-5 (.773) all-time when ranked 14th in the nation.
- The Wildcats are 236-202 (.539) in games played in the month of February. Under Mittie, K-State is 39-43 (.476) in games during the second month. K-State has notched a .500 or better record in the month of February 27 times.
TEAM NOTES
- K-State's starting five consisted of guards: Zyanna Walker, Jaelyn Glenn and Serena Sundell; forwards Temira Poindexter and Kennedy Taylor. This was the eighth time this lineup has started together this season. This was the 130th career start for Sundell, the 126th career start for Jaelyn Glenn, the 114th career collegiate start and 27th at K-State for Poindexter, the 49th career start and eighth at K-State for Taylor and the 27th career start for Walker. Sundell moves into a tie for second in program history for career starts. Sundell is just the third player in program history with 130 or more career starts. With her 126th career start, Glenn remains in sole possession of sixth in program history for career starts.
- The Wildcats held a 50-29 lead at halftime on Saturday. Under Mittie, K-State is 172-19 (.901) when leading at halftime. The Wildcats have led at the half in 22 games this season (22-0).
- K-State shot 50.0 percent or better in a quarter in three quarters on Saturday, first, second and third. The Wildcats have 64 quarters this season of 50.0 percent or better shooting, which are the most in program history for a full season.
- K-State has scored 20-or more points in a quarter 57 times this season, including twice on Saturday (first and third). Since the start of the quarter-system in 2015-16, the Wildcats are 156-63 (.712) when scoring 20 or more points in any quarter of a game, including a 24-1 record this season.
- K-State improved to 111-8 (.933) when handing out 20 or more assists in a game. The Wildcats have dished out 20 or more assists in 19 games this season (19-0).
- The Wildcat bench registered 37 points on Saturday. This was 16th time K-State has scored 20 or more bench points. K-State has held the upperhand in bench points in 16 games this season (14-2).
PLAYER NOTES
- Sides registered her second career game with 20 or more points. This was her 16th career game with 10 or more points.
- Sides carded six connections from beyond the arc. This was her seventh career game with four or more connections from long range and her 27th with two or more.
- Glenn tallied her 55th career game and her 16th this season with 10 or more points. With her point total on Saturday, Glenn improved her career total to 1,131 points and moved into 32nd on the K-State career scoring list.
- Glenn connected on four 3-pointers on Saturday. Glenn carded her ninth career game with four or more connections from long range and her fourth this season. This was her 66th career game with two or more 3-pointers made. She improves her career total to 212 three-point field goals made and remains in eighth in school history.
- Glenn dished out six assists on Saturday. This improved her career assist total to 291 and remains ranked in 17th on the school career assist list. This was her 11th career game with five or more assists.
- Poindexter reached double figures for the 17th time this season and the 97th in her career. Poindexter improved her career point total to 1,898 (340 at K-State; 1,560 at Tulsa).
- Poindexter tallied four 3-pointers on Saturday. This was her 22nd career game with four or more made 3-pointers and the 73rd game of her career with two or more connections.
- Walker reached double figures in points for 20th time in her career and her ninth this season.
- Walker ended the day with six assists. This was her 13th game of her career with five or more assists.
- Sundell (191) and Walker (109) have combined for 300 assists this season, which is the third time a K-State duo has combined for 300 or more assists in a season (min. 100 assists by each player.)
- Sundell owns 1,632 career points and remains in 10th on the K-State career scoring list.
- Walker tied her career-high with five steals. This was her sixth career game with four or more steals and her 23rd career game with two or more steals.
- Sundell's four assists on Saturday improved her career total to 740. She ranks ninth in Big 12 history for career assists.
- Sundell hauled in three rebounds on Saturday. She owns a career total of 538 rebounds and ranks 29th in program history.
FROM THE HEAD COACH
K-State Head Coach Jeff Mittie
On nobody playing more than 30 minutes…
"With the short turnaround I came into the game saying,let's get some rest early and with the score, I really just tried to keep everybody fresh and keep everybody engaged as much as possible. Nobody sat for very long minutes, but I tried to not have them play in too many long stretches. Just a good opportunity to get some more players in."
On Taryn Sides' performance…
"I think our ball movement is good. One thing I really notice is her footwork, she's always shot-ready. As a defender, you've got to get there quickly. Eyes on the rim are key, and having the mentality to take the shot is crucial. We've talked about this a lot. I kept telling her all summer that I wanted her to get her shot blocked because I wanted her to take so many threes that defenders would have to rush to contest them. That's when we started working on the sidestep three. If they do rush, they'll leave their feet, and that's when she needs to make the right read. She's put in the work, and she's done a great job with it."
On Zyanna Walker's performance…
"I thought this was one of Zy's better overall games. She got to the free throw line, which is incredibly important for her, and she was more decisive than she has been. Overall, it was one of her stronger performances. Defensively, you're right—she was all over the place, making a lot of plays."
On how the team has bounced back after the loss to OSU…
"I've been really pleased with their attention to detail. I've been really pleased with the ball movement. I thought today for probably 35 minutes of the game, it was really good. And there were probably two different, two and a half minute stretches where it got sloppy and not playing as well. But overall, I was concerned right before the Cincinnati game that we still were kind of licking our wounds a little bit. And obviously, I think from the point when we got on the bus to go to the Cincinnati game, I felt better about where I felt like our focus was our attention to detail."
UCF Head Coach Sytia Messer
On what makes K-State's offense hard to guard...Â
"Yeah, as we were scouting them, we talked about it, right? They have one of the best ball movement teams in the country. I think one of the reasons is that it's hard to defend when you're unselfish, and they move the ball around very well, and everybody knows their role. "
On K-State's defense…
"I think physically, they're tall, and they do a great job of keeping their hands up on defense and making it hard for you to see over and so I think that that's always a good sign of a good team to be able to, you know, force as many turnovers as they do and those kind of things."
UP NEXT
K-State returns to action on Monday, as the Wildcats visit (18/18) West Virginia for a 1 p.m. (CT), President's Day tip-off.
Monday's game will air on FOX and will also be available on the K-State Sports Network and the flagship stations of K-State women's basketball in Manhattan, Sunny 102.5 and 1350 KMAN.
The Wildcats extended its home court winning streak to 16 games. This is tied for the sixth-longest home win streak in program history and tied for the third-longest in Bramlage Coliseum. The 32 home wins over the last two seasons are tied for the most wins in Bramlage over a two-season span in program history.
K-State (24-3, 12-2 Big 12) secured its 50th win in the last two seasons. The 50 victories in the last two seasons are tied for the sixth-most over a two season span and the most since the 2002-03 and 2003-04 seasons (54).
The Wildcats tallied a season-high 32 points in the first quarter and notched 31 points in the third quarter. This was the first time since Dec. 18, 2023, against Oral Roberts that the Wildcats tallied 30 or more points in two or more quarters.
Aiding in the 30-point quarters, K-State made 14 three-pointers on 20 attempts for an effort of 70.0 percent. The Wildcats were the first team in the nation to shoot 70.0 percent or better from long-range on 20 or more attempts this season and the eighth team since 2009-10 to achieve the feat.
The Wildcats secured their ninth game this season with 90 or more points, setting a new school record for 90 or more points in a season.
The Wildcats saw four players reach double digits, led by sophomore and Big 12 Sixth Player of the Year candidate Taryn Sides with a game-high 21 points on 7-of-8 shooting, including 6-of-7 from long range, six assists, four steals and two blocks.
Joining Sides were seniors Temira Poindexter and Jaelyn Glenn with 16 and 14 points respectively. Poindexter and Glenn were each 4-of-6 from long range. Glenn added six assists and two steals to her final line.
Sophomore guard Zyanna Walker carded 14 points, six assists, and a career-high tying five steals.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- K-State made its first 10 shots from the field, including four 3-pointers to build a 28-4 lead with 3:37 remaining in the opening frame.Â
- UCF (9-15, 2-12) battled back to within 13, 29-16, with a 12-1 run but Poindexter buried a 3-pointer before the buzzer to push the Wildcats into a 32-16 advantage at the end of the first quarter. The Wildcats would shoot 68.8 percent (11-of-16) from the floor in the opening quarter, including 71.4 percent (5-of-7) from 3-point range.
- The 32 points were the most by K-State in a first quarter this season and the second-most of any quarter this season, trailing the season-high of 33 in the third quarter against Milwaukee on Nov. 20.
- The Knights narrowed the margin to 10, 32-22, with 6:21 remaining in the second quarter. The Wildcats used an 18-5 run to boost its advantage to 50-27 with 46 seconds left in the frame. Sides hit a pair of 3-pointers during the run.
- This was the ninth time this season K-State has registered 50 or more points in a half.
- The Wildcats scored 31 points in the third quarter on 69.2 percent (9-of-13) shooting to build an 81-44 advantage entering the fourth quarter.
- K-State ended the afternoon with its 15th game of shooting 50.0 percent or better from the field, as the Wildcats carded a 58.3 percent effort (35-of-60).Â
- The Wildcats dished out 27 assists and pocketed 15 steals.
QUICK FACTS
- K-State leads the series with UCF, 3-0. Head coach Jeff Mittie is 4-0 in his career against UCF. The Wildcats are 2-0 in games played in Cincinnati between the schools.
- The Wildcats are 244-244 (.500) in its history in Big 12 games.
- K-State is 412-156 (.725) in its 37-season history inside Bramlage Coliseum, including a 16-0 record this season. This is the 34th season in program history with 10 or more home wins in a season, including the 26th season at Bramlage Coliseum.
- K-State head coach Jeff Mittie owns a career record of 668-373 (.642), including a mark of 214-138 (.608).
- K-State owns a record of 272-98 (.735) as an AP ranked team. K-State is 17-5 (.773) all-time when ranked 14th in the nation.
- The Wildcats are 236-202 (.539) in games played in the month of February. Under Mittie, K-State is 39-43 (.476) in games during the second month. K-State has notched a .500 or better record in the month of February 27 times.
TEAM NOTES
- K-State's starting five consisted of guards: Zyanna Walker, Jaelyn Glenn and Serena Sundell; forwards Temira Poindexter and Kennedy Taylor. This was the eighth time this lineup has started together this season. This was the 130th career start for Sundell, the 126th career start for Jaelyn Glenn, the 114th career collegiate start and 27th at K-State for Poindexter, the 49th career start and eighth at K-State for Taylor and the 27th career start for Walker. Sundell moves into a tie for second in program history for career starts. Sundell is just the third player in program history with 130 or more career starts. With her 126th career start, Glenn remains in sole possession of sixth in program history for career starts.
- The Wildcats held a 50-29 lead at halftime on Saturday. Under Mittie, K-State is 172-19 (.901) when leading at halftime. The Wildcats have led at the half in 22 games this season (22-0).
- K-State shot 50.0 percent or better in a quarter in three quarters on Saturday, first, second and third. The Wildcats have 64 quarters this season of 50.0 percent or better shooting, which are the most in program history for a full season.
- K-State has scored 20-or more points in a quarter 57 times this season, including twice on Saturday (first and third). Since the start of the quarter-system in 2015-16, the Wildcats are 156-63 (.712) when scoring 20 or more points in any quarter of a game, including a 24-1 record this season.
- K-State improved to 111-8 (.933) when handing out 20 or more assists in a game. The Wildcats have dished out 20 or more assists in 19 games this season (19-0).
- The Wildcat bench registered 37 points on Saturday. This was 16th time K-State has scored 20 or more bench points. K-State has held the upperhand in bench points in 16 games this season (14-2).
PLAYER NOTES
- Sides registered her second career game with 20 or more points. This was her 16th career game with 10 or more points.
- Sides carded six connections from beyond the arc. This was her seventh career game with four or more connections from long range and her 27th with two or more.
- Glenn tallied her 55th career game and her 16th this season with 10 or more points. With her point total on Saturday, Glenn improved her career total to 1,131 points and moved into 32nd on the K-State career scoring list.
- Glenn connected on four 3-pointers on Saturday. Glenn carded her ninth career game with four or more connections from long range and her fourth this season. This was her 66th career game with two or more 3-pointers made. She improves her career total to 212 three-point field goals made and remains in eighth in school history.
- Glenn dished out six assists on Saturday. This improved her career assist total to 291 and remains ranked in 17th on the school career assist list. This was her 11th career game with five or more assists.
- Poindexter reached double figures for the 17th time this season and the 97th in her career. Poindexter improved her career point total to 1,898 (340 at K-State; 1,560 at Tulsa).
- Poindexter tallied four 3-pointers on Saturday. This was her 22nd career game with four or more made 3-pointers and the 73rd game of her career with two or more connections.
- Walker reached double figures in points for 20th time in her career and her ninth this season.
- Walker ended the day with six assists. This was her 13th game of her career with five or more assists.
- Sundell (191) and Walker (109) have combined for 300 assists this season, which is the third time a K-State duo has combined for 300 or more assists in a season (min. 100 assists by each player.)
- Sundell owns 1,632 career points and remains in 10th on the K-State career scoring list.
- Walker tied her career-high with five steals. This was her sixth career game with four or more steals and her 23rd career game with two or more steals.
- Sundell's four assists on Saturday improved her career total to 740. She ranks ninth in Big 12 history for career assists.
- Sundell hauled in three rebounds on Saturday. She owns a career total of 538 rebounds and ranks 29th in program history.
FROM THE HEAD COACH
K-State Head Coach Jeff Mittie
On nobody playing more than 30 minutes…
"With the short turnaround I came into the game saying,let's get some rest early and with the score, I really just tried to keep everybody fresh and keep everybody engaged as much as possible. Nobody sat for very long minutes, but I tried to not have them play in too many long stretches. Just a good opportunity to get some more players in."
On Taryn Sides' performance…
"I think our ball movement is good. One thing I really notice is her footwork, she's always shot-ready. As a defender, you've got to get there quickly. Eyes on the rim are key, and having the mentality to take the shot is crucial. We've talked about this a lot. I kept telling her all summer that I wanted her to get her shot blocked because I wanted her to take so many threes that defenders would have to rush to contest them. That's when we started working on the sidestep three. If they do rush, they'll leave their feet, and that's when she needs to make the right read. She's put in the work, and she's done a great job with it."
On Zyanna Walker's performance…
"I thought this was one of Zy's better overall games. She got to the free throw line, which is incredibly important for her, and she was more decisive than she has been. Overall, it was one of her stronger performances. Defensively, you're right—she was all over the place, making a lot of plays."
On how the team has bounced back after the loss to OSU…
"I've been really pleased with their attention to detail. I've been really pleased with the ball movement. I thought today for probably 35 minutes of the game, it was really good. And there were probably two different, two and a half minute stretches where it got sloppy and not playing as well. But overall, I was concerned right before the Cincinnati game that we still were kind of licking our wounds a little bit. And obviously, I think from the point when we got on the bus to go to the Cincinnati game, I felt better about where I felt like our focus was our attention to detail."
UCF Head Coach Sytia Messer
On what makes K-State's offense hard to guard...Â
"Yeah, as we were scouting them, we talked about it, right? They have one of the best ball movement teams in the country. I think one of the reasons is that it's hard to defend when you're unselfish, and they move the ball around very well, and everybody knows their role. "
On K-State's defense…
"I think physically, they're tall, and they do a great job of keeping their hands up on defense and making it hard for you to see over and so I think that that's always a good sign of a good team to be able to, you know, force as many turnovers as they do and those kind of things."
UP NEXT
K-State returns to action on Monday, as the Wildcats visit (18/18) West Virginia for a 1 p.m. (CT), President's Day tip-off.
Monday's game will air on FOX and will also be available on the K-State Sports Network and the flagship stations of K-State women's basketball in Manhattan, Sunny 102.5 and 1350 KMAN.
Team Stats
UCF
KState
FG%
.381
.583
3FG%
.333
.700
FT%
.733
.813
RB
35
33
TO
20
15
STL
6
15
Game Leaders
Pts
21
FGM
7
3FGM
6
FTM
1
Pts
16
FGM
6
3FGM
4
FTM
0
Pts
14
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
6
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
4
FTM
0
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