K-State Faces (19/18) Missouri in Big 12/SEC Challenge on Thursday

GAME #7
2017 Big 12/SEC Challenge
(rv/rv) Kansas State (5-1) at (19/18) Missouri (5-1)
Thursday, November 30, 2017 | 8 p.m. (CT) | Mizzou Arena | Columbia, Mo.

TELEVISION
SEC Network & ESPN3
• Brenda VanLengen (play-by-play)
• Carol Ross (analyst)

RADIO
K-State Sports Network
• Brian Smoller (play-by-play)
• Randy Peterson (analyst)
Listen Online: www.kstatesports.com/watch [free]

COACHES
Kansas State: Jeff Mittie (Missouri Western '89)
Overall: 520-274/26th season | At K-State: 66-39/4th season
vs. Missouri: 1-1

Missouri: Robin Pingeton (St. Ambrose '90)
Overall: 463-258/22nd season | At Missouri: 128-101

PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP
Kansas State (5-1)
G: #12 Rachel Ranke | G: #10 Kayla Goth | F: #50 Shaelyn Martin | F: #1 Kaylee Page | F: #11 Peyton Williams

Missouri (5-1)
G: #3 Sophie Cunningham | G: #5 Lauren Aldridge | G: #23 Amber Smith | F: #21 Cierra Porter | F: #22 Jordan Frericks

SERIES HISTORY
Overall: K-State leads, 45-38
Last Meeting: March 22, 2015
• The Tigers won the last meeting between the teams, 67-48, on March 22, 2015, in Manhattan.
• Head coach Jeff Mittie is 1-1 in his career against Missouri.
• K-State is 13-22 in games played in Columbia.
• The Wildcats are 70-63 against schools from the SEC.

MANHATTAN, Kansas - Kansas State ends a four-game road trip and concludes the month of November at (19/18) Missouri in the 2017 Big 12/SEC Challenge. Game time in Columbia, Missouri, is set for 8 p.m.

• Thursday night's game will be available on the SEC Network and ESPN3, as Brenda VanLengen (play-by-play) and Carol Ross (analyst) will have the call.
• K-State split its two games in the 2017 South Point Thanksgiving Shootout in Las Vegas, as the Wildcats fell to (5/4) UCLA, 64-55, and defeated Penn State, 70-65.
• The Wildcats were led in the two games by sophomore guard Kayla Goth. Goth averaged 19.0 points on a .615 field goal percentage in the two games, while also dishing out 5.5 assists.
• Goth has now reached double figures in all six games this season. She has handed out five or more assists in five straight games.
• Goth, a guard from DeForest, Wisconsin, is averaging team-highs of 14.5 points, a .579 field goal percentage and 6.5 assists. She is second on the team in steals with 1.8 per game.
• In the final game in Las Vegas, sophomore forward Peyton Williams registered a career-high 19 points with eight rebounds, three blocks, two assists and two steals against the Lady Lions.
• Williams is averaging 8.7 points and 5.7 rebounds and is second on the team in blocks with 1.5 per game. Her nine blocks this season have already set a new career-high for a season.
• Also in double figures in the final game was senior forward Kaylee Page with 13 points, seven rebounds, two blocks and two assists. For the season, the forward from Wamego, Kansas, is third on the team in scoring with 12.0 points and leads the team with 10 blocks (1.7 bpg).

Number to Know
3.7

• #KStateWBB features a +3.7 turnover margin over its opponents through six games.
• K-State has forced opponents into 17.7 turnovers per game (106 turnovers), while committing 14.0 per game (84).
• Of the 106 opponent turnovers, K-State has tallied 56 steals or 52.8 percent of the opponent.
• Kansas State has registered a +55 margin in points off turnovers against its opponents this season, including three games with 20 or more.
• K-State has had the edge in points off turnovers in all six games this season, including a high of 29 against Florida A&M. The Wildcats are averaging 19.3 points off opponent turnovers this season.

At a Glance: Missouri
• (19/18) Missouri (5-1) has shaken off a season-opening loss to win five straight entering the Big 12/SEC Challenge.
• The Tigers won the Cal Classic during the Thanksgiving weekend, defeating Coppin State (73-50) and then-No. 21 California (55-52).
• Missouri is led on the sidelines by eighth year head coach Robin Pingeton. Pingeton has guided Missouri to a record of 128-101 (.559) including five straight postseason appearances.
• On the floor, the Tigers feature three players averaging double figures: juniors Sophie Cunningham and Cierra Porter and redshirt senior Jordan Frericks.
• Cunningham, a candidate for a number of nation awards, is averaging a team-leading 17.8 points, while shooting .563 from the field and .500 from beyond the 3-point line.
• Porter, a preseason All-SEC Second Team honoree, is averaging a double-double of 11.0 points and 11.0 rebounds.
• Frericks, also a preseason All-SEC Second Team recipient, is averaging 16.0 points and 7.5 rebounds.

K-State Against Ranked Opponents
• The Wildcats are 78-195 (.286) against teams ranked in the Associated Press (AP) poll including a 49-54 (.476) mark against AP ranked teams in Manhattan.
• With its 71-66 win over No. 23 Auburn on Dec. 1, 2016, K-State has registered a win over an AP top-25 team in 11 straight seasons.
• Kansas State pocketed its second win over an Associated Press top-25 opponent in the 2016-17 season, downing (12/12) West Virginia, 86-71, on New Year's Day.
• It was the highest ranked opponent K-State has defeated since upsetting No. 12 Oklahoma State on Jan. 23, 2013.
• The 2016-17 season was the ninth season in program history that K-State has won four or more games against AP top-25 opponents and the first since the 2007-08 season.

Wildcats' Defense Forges Identity
• K-State has continued to be a force on the defensive end during head coach Jeff Mittie's four seasons on the bench.
• In the season-opening win over Stephen F. Austin, the Wildcats held the Ladyjacks to 49 points and a .266 field goal percentage. The .266 field goal percentage allowed by K-State was its lowest by a foe since Dec. 18, 2016 against Princeton (.259).
• During the last 17 seasons, K-State is 106-3 (.972) when holding an opponent to 49 points or less. The Wildcats held six opponents to 49 points or less in the 2016-17 season.
• K-State has held three opponents to a .350 or less field goal percentage this season. For the season, K-State is allowing an opponent field goal percentage of .344 which ranks fourth in the Big 12 and a scoring defense of 58.2 points per game which is also fourth in the league.
• Kansas State was solid on the defensive end of the floor in 2016-17, holding opponents to 62.4 points per game and a .385 field goal percentage.
• K-State ranked third in the Big 12 in scoring defense, which marked the second time in the last three seasons that K-State has been among the top-3 in the league.

Wildcats Cash in at the Charity Stripe
• Kansas State has continued to earn trips to the free throw line, which is a trend during head coach Jeff Mittie's time at K-State.
• The Wildcats finished 18-of-22 from the foul line against Penn State. K-State made more free throws than Penn State attempted (18 made/11 attempted). The Wildcats have five games this season with more free throws made than their foe attempted. K-State has made more free throws overall this season than its opponents have attempted (86 made/78 attempted by opponent).
• K-State had the edge in free throws attempted in five of six games this season.
• The Wildcats are 86-of-131 (.656) from the foul line this season, which marks 20.7 percent of the team's overall point total.
• In the 2016-17 season, K-State was 462-of-681 (.678) from the free throw line. The 462 made free throws for K-State rank sixth in school history for a single season and were the most since the 1990-91 season when the Wildcats made 463.
• K-State made more free throws last season than their opponents attempted (462 made/459 opponent attempted).
• This was the third straight season under Mittie that K-State made 350 or more free throws in a season and the first time to do so in three straight seasons since 1994-95 to 1996-97.
• Last season, 20.1 percent of the Wildcats' overall point total came from the free throw line. This was the second time in three seasons under Mittie that K-State has achieved 20 percent or more of its point total from the foul line (2014-15; 20.3).

Williams Goes Wild
• Sophomore forward Peyton Williams recorded new career-highs in K-State's win over Penn State in Las Vegas.
• Williams finished with a career-high 19 points on a career-best 7-of-11 shooting. She also blocked a career-high three shots.
• The Topeka, Kansas, native also tallied eight rebounds, two assists and two steals in a career-high 35 minutes.
• For her career, Williams has six career games with 10 or more points and five or more rebounds.
• Williams is averaging 8.7 points and 5.7 rebounds and is second on the team in blocks with nine.

Another New Season, Another New Goth
• Junior guard Kayla Goth has taken on the point guard role for K-State to begin the 2017-18 season.
• For the season, the native of DeForest, Wisconsin, is averaging a team-high 14.5 points on a .579 field goal percentage, 3.7 rebounds, 6.5 assists and 1.8 steals.
• In her 16 career starts, Goth is averaging 10.9 points on a .523 field goal percentage. She also is averaging 3.3 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.4 steals in 28.1 minutes.
• In the 2017 South Point Thanksgiving Shootout, Goth averaged 19.0 points on a .615 field goal percentage while dishing out 5.5 assists.
• In the season-opener against Stephen F. Austin, Goth registered a diverse stat line of 11 points, five rebounds, four assists, two steals and one block. This was her third career game with 10 or more points and five or more rebounds.
• Goth followed up her performance in the season-opener with 16 points, nine assists with one turnover, four steals, two rebounds and one block against Omaha.
• In the 2016-17 season, Goth was sixth on the team in scoring (5.8 ppg) and third in field goal percentage (.437; 73-of-167). She registered the first eight double figure scoring efforts of her career last season.
• Goth set career season-highs in points (191), field goals made (73), 3-point field goals made (17), free throws made (28), assists (50) and steals (30).

K-State Faces (19/18) Missouri in Big 12/SEC Challenge on Thursday

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Players Mentioned

Kayla Goth

Shaelyn Martin

Kaylee Page

Rachel Ranke

Peyton Williams

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