Kansas State University Athletics
Sunday, December 11
Manhattan, Kan.
2:00 PM
Kansas State University
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(1/2) UConn Ends K-State’s Unbeaten Streak at Nine
Dec 11, 2016 | Women's Basketball
MANHATTAN, Kansas – Kansas State women's basketball faced off against No. 1/2 Connecticut on Sunday in front of a sell-out crowd of 12,528 in Bramlage Coliseum. The Huskies improved their winning streak to 84 games and sent K-State to its first loss of the season by a score of 75-58.
Sunday's crowd of 12,528 marked the ninth largest crowd in K-State women's basketball history inside Bramlage Coliseum. This was the first sell-out since Feb. 4, 2012 against Baylor and first non-conference sell-out since March 31, 2006 in the WNIT final against Marquette.
Kansas State (9-1) was led by senior center and Naismith Trophy candidate Breanna Lewis, who scored 18 points in the game to go along with seven rebounds. Joining Lewis in double figures was junior guard Karyla Middlebrook with a personal season-high of 11 points.
UConn (9-0) was paced by forward Katie Lou Samuelson with 26 points and forward Napheesa Collier who added 22 points and eight rebounds.
Kansas State finished the afternoon with a 40.0 percent (22-of-55) effort from the floor, while Connecticut shot 49.2 percent (30-of-61). K-State held the Huskies to a 40.0 percent (12-of-30) shooting effort in the second half while holding them to 30 total points in the second half.
Connecticut held the edge on the board, 35-28. This was the first time this season K-State has been outrebounded in a game this season, snapping a nine-game streak.
After Kansas State went in front of UConn, 4-2, on a pair of Lewis putbacks, the Huskies answered with a 23-4 run to take a 25-8 at the end of the first quarter. During the run, Samuelson buried four 3-pointers and accounted for 14 points. This was the second time this season K-State had been held to single digits in a quarter.
K-State cut the UConn lead to 14, 31-17, with 7:08 remaining in the second quarter. Middlebrook helped cut into the deficit with a jumper and a pair of free throws, while Wesemann buried her first 3-pointer of the afternoon.
The Wildcats cut the Huskies' lead to 45-31 at the half, using a 7-3 run over the final 2:08 of the period to cut into the deficit. K-State outscored UConn in the second quarter, 23-20. This was the first time this season K-State trailed after the first half.
Eternati Willock started the rally with a layup and Shaelyn Martin followed with a 15-foot jumper. The final points came from Wesemann, as she connected on her third 3-pointer of the quarter.
Kansas State shot 42.9 percent (12-of-28) from the field and UConn tallied a 58.1 percent (18-of-31) effort, including a 7-of-14 performance from beyond the arc.
K-State cut into the halftime deficit, 51-40, forcing a UConn timeout with 5:46 remaining in the third quarter. Lewis finished off a pair of layups and Kaylee Page knocked down her first 3-pointer of the game.
After the timeout, Connecticut went on a 10-0 run to rebuild its lead to 21, 61-40, with 3:06 left in the third quarter. The Wildcats nudged back to within 65-47 entering the fourth quarter. Kayla Goth scored K-State's final five points of the quarter. Goth would finish with seven points on the day.
Kansas State secured an 11-10 edge in the final frame, as both teams shot 33.3 percent from the field.
After taking a week long break for finals, K-State will end its three-game home stand against Princeton on Sunday, Dec. 18 at 1 p.m. To purchase tickets to the non-conference home finale of 2016, contact the K-State Athletics Ticket Office by calling (800) 221-CATS or by visiting www.kstatesports.com./tickets.
Noteworthy
• K-State is in its 49th season of women's basketball and owns an overall record of 900-557… Head coach Jeff Mittie owns a career record of 501-263, including a 47-28 mark in three seasons at K-State.
• UConn leads the series with K-State, 3-0… K-State is 10-6 all-time against teams from the American Athletic Conference… Head coach Jeff Mittie is 0-3 against UConn in his career.
• The Wildcats have an all-time record of 214-88 (.709) in the month of December… Under Mittie, K-State is 15-3 in December.
• K-State's starting lineup: guards - Kindred Wesemann and Karyla Middlebrook; forwards – Peyton Williams and Shaelyn Martin; center - Breanna Lewis… This was the fourth game for this lineup… Seventh career start for Williams… Eighth career K-State start for Middlebrook and the 78th of her collegiate career… Wesemann has played in 104 career games and started 83... Lewis has played in 104 career games and started 99.
• K-State has made a three-point field goal in 316 straight games... The streak dates back to Feb. 7, 2007.
• Lewis notched her 62nd career game in double figures for scoring… With her 18 points, Lewis is 20th on the K-State career scoring list with 1,232 points… Her nine made field goals improved her career total to 530 and moved her into 13th on the K-State career field goals made list… Lewis tallied seven rebounds, which is her 73rd career game with five or more rebounds… She ranks 14th in school history for career rebounds with 674… Lewis finished with a four blocks, her 66th career game with two or more blocks and her 25th career game with four or more blocks… Lewis improves her career blocks total to 246 and ranks second in school history for career blocks and 10th in Big 12 history… Her four steals on Sunday tied her career-high and marked the sixth time she has pocketed four steals in a game.
• Wesemann finished the day 3-of-6 from beyond the arc, her 61st career game with two or more made… She has made 205 three-pointers in her career and ranks sixth in program history.
• Shaelyn Martin recorded three assists on Sunday, keeping her at 19th on the K-State career assists list with 244.
• Middlebrook carded her first career game at K-State with 10 or more points.
Sunday's crowd of 12,528 marked the ninth largest crowd in K-State women's basketball history inside Bramlage Coliseum. This was the first sell-out since Feb. 4, 2012 against Baylor and first non-conference sell-out since March 31, 2006 in the WNIT final against Marquette.
Kansas State (9-1) was led by senior center and Naismith Trophy candidate Breanna Lewis, who scored 18 points in the game to go along with seven rebounds. Joining Lewis in double figures was junior guard Karyla Middlebrook with a personal season-high of 11 points.
UConn (9-0) was paced by forward Katie Lou Samuelson with 26 points and forward Napheesa Collier who added 22 points and eight rebounds.
Kansas State finished the afternoon with a 40.0 percent (22-of-55) effort from the floor, while Connecticut shot 49.2 percent (30-of-61). K-State held the Huskies to a 40.0 percent (12-of-30) shooting effort in the second half while holding them to 30 total points in the second half.
Connecticut held the edge on the board, 35-28. This was the first time this season K-State has been outrebounded in a game this season, snapping a nine-game streak.
After Kansas State went in front of UConn, 4-2, on a pair of Lewis putbacks, the Huskies answered with a 23-4 run to take a 25-8 at the end of the first quarter. During the run, Samuelson buried four 3-pointers and accounted for 14 points. This was the second time this season K-State had been held to single digits in a quarter.
K-State cut the UConn lead to 14, 31-17, with 7:08 remaining in the second quarter. Middlebrook helped cut into the deficit with a jumper and a pair of free throws, while Wesemann buried her first 3-pointer of the afternoon.
The Wildcats cut the Huskies' lead to 45-31 at the half, using a 7-3 run over the final 2:08 of the period to cut into the deficit. K-State outscored UConn in the second quarter, 23-20. This was the first time this season K-State trailed after the first half.
Eternati Willock started the rally with a layup and Shaelyn Martin followed with a 15-foot jumper. The final points came from Wesemann, as she connected on her third 3-pointer of the quarter.
Kansas State shot 42.9 percent (12-of-28) from the field and UConn tallied a 58.1 percent (18-of-31) effort, including a 7-of-14 performance from beyond the arc.
K-State cut into the halftime deficit, 51-40, forcing a UConn timeout with 5:46 remaining in the third quarter. Lewis finished off a pair of layups and Kaylee Page knocked down her first 3-pointer of the game.
After the timeout, Connecticut went on a 10-0 run to rebuild its lead to 21, 61-40, with 3:06 left in the third quarter. The Wildcats nudged back to within 65-47 entering the fourth quarter. Kayla Goth scored K-State's final five points of the quarter. Goth would finish with seven points on the day.
Kansas State secured an 11-10 edge in the final frame, as both teams shot 33.3 percent from the field.
After taking a week long break for finals, K-State will end its three-game home stand against Princeton on Sunday, Dec. 18 at 1 p.m. To purchase tickets to the non-conference home finale of 2016, contact the K-State Athletics Ticket Office by calling (800) 221-CATS or by visiting www.kstatesports.com./tickets.
Noteworthy
• K-State is in its 49th season of women's basketball and owns an overall record of 900-557… Head coach Jeff Mittie owns a career record of 501-263, including a 47-28 mark in three seasons at K-State.
• UConn leads the series with K-State, 3-0… K-State is 10-6 all-time against teams from the American Athletic Conference… Head coach Jeff Mittie is 0-3 against UConn in his career.
• The Wildcats have an all-time record of 214-88 (.709) in the month of December… Under Mittie, K-State is 15-3 in December.
• K-State's starting lineup: guards - Kindred Wesemann and Karyla Middlebrook; forwards – Peyton Williams and Shaelyn Martin; center - Breanna Lewis… This was the fourth game for this lineup… Seventh career start for Williams… Eighth career K-State start for Middlebrook and the 78th of her collegiate career… Wesemann has played in 104 career games and started 83... Lewis has played in 104 career games and started 99.
• K-State has made a three-point field goal in 316 straight games... The streak dates back to Feb. 7, 2007.
• Lewis notched her 62nd career game in double figures for scoring… With her 18 points, Lewis is 20th on the K-State career scoring list with 1,232 points… Her nine made field goals improved her career total to 530 and moved her into 13th on the K-State career field goals made list… Lewis tallied seven rebounds, which is her 73rd career game with five or more rebounds… She ranks 14th in school history for career rebounds with 674… Lewis finished with a four blocks, her 66th career game with two or more blocks and her 25th career game with four or more blocks… Lewis improves her career blocks total to 246 and ranks second in school history for career blocks and 10th in Big 12 history… Her four steals on Sunday tied her career-high and marked the sixth time she has pocketed four steals in a game.
• Wesemann finished the day 3-of-6 from beyond the arc, her 61st career game with two or more made… She has made 205 three-pointers in her career and ranks sixth in program history.
• Shaelyn Martin recorded three assists on Sunday, keeping her at 19th on the K-State career assists list with 244.
• Middlebrook carded her first career game at K-State with 10 or more points.
Team Stats
UCONN
K-STATE
FG%
.492
.400
3FG%
.348
.333
FT%
.700
.769
RB
35
28
TO
16
16
STL
13
10
Game Leaders
Pts
18
FGM
9
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
11
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
5
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
7
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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