Wildcats Back On Track With 20-Point Victory Over No. 16 Baylor
Jan 27, 2004 | Women's Basketball
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) - Nicole Ohlde scored 26 points and Kendra Wecker had 16 points and 11 rebounds, leading No. 12 Kansas State over No. 16 Baylor 85-65 Tuesday night.
Kansas State never trailed in winning its 28th straight home game.
The Wildcats (14-3, 5-1 Big 12) led 34-30 at halftime. Megan Mahoney then scored seven points as Kansas State began the second half with an 11-2 run.
Mahoney had 13 points, eight rebounds and eight assists. Ohlde was 14-of-17 from the foul line and Amy Dutmer added 11 points.
Emily Niemann led the Bears (16-4, 4-3 Big 12) with 23 points. Steffanie Blackmon had 13 points and 13 rebounds and Sophia Young had 12 points.
The Wildcats were 24-for-30 from the free-throw line in beating Baylor for the fourth straight time.
Kansas State took a 22-9 lead with 10:15 remaining in the first half, but then scored only once in the next six minutes. The Bears went on an 11-0 run to cut the lead to one with 3:47 remaining.
No. 20 Oklahoma is up next for the Wildcats with a 2 p.m. start scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 31 in Bramlage Coliseum.
