K-State Hosts Chicago State in Monday Night Tilt

GAME #10
Chicago State (0-12) at Kansas State (7-2)
Monday, December 18, 2017 | 7 p.m. | Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) | Manhattan, Kan.

TELEVISION
ESPN3
• Brian Smoller (play-by-play)
• Missy Heidrick (analyst)

RADIO
K-State Sports Network
• Matt Walters (play-by-play)
• Kristin Waller (analyst)
Listen Online: www.kstatesports.com/watch [free]

COACHES
Kansas State: Jeff Mittie (Missouri Western '89)
Overall: 522-275/26th season | At K-State: 68-40/4th season
vs. Chicago State: 2-0

Chicago State: Angela Jackson (Old Dominion '91)
Overall: 137-314/16th season | At Chicago State: 131-295/15th season

PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP
Kansas State (7-2)
G: #12 Rachel Ranke | G: #10 Kayla Goth | F: #50 Shaelyn Martin | F: #1 Kaylee Page | F: #11 Peyton Williams

Chicago State (0-12)
G: #1 Phylicia Johnson | G: #10 Tyeshia Bowers | G: #12 Tiana Thomas | G: #25 Destiny Harris | F: #22 Ines Mata Boix

SERIES HISTORY
Overall: K-State leads, 2-0
In Manhattan: 1-0
Last Meeting: Dec. 28, 2007, K-State won 52-40
• K-State is 18-3 all-time against teams from the Western Athletic Conference

MANHATTAN, Kansas - Kansas State has a quick turnaround from its last game, as the Wildcats host Chicago State on Monday at 7 p.m.

• Monday night's game will be available on ESPN3, as Brian Smoller (play-by-play) and Missy Heidrick (analyst) will have the call.
• K-State improved its record to 7-2 with a 66-51 win over Little Rock on December 16. The Wildcats shot shot a season-high for a quarter 77.8 percent (7-of-9) in the first quarter and drained four three-point field goals in the third quarter to build a 27-point advantage.
• Sophomore forward Peyton Williams registered a career-high 25 points on 9-of-15 shooting and a 6-of-7 effort from the foul line. Williams tallied 17 of her points in the first half.
• In the last four games, Williams has surpassed double figures in three of those games and is averaging 16.5 points on a .575 field goal percentage with 7.5 rebounds.
• Freshman guard Rachel Ranke joined Williams in double digits with 13 points. This was Ranke's sixth game in her debut season with 10 or more points. Ranke is averaging 12.2 points per game this season.
• Junior guard Kayla Goth tied her career-high with 10 assists, while also scoring eight points.
• Goth is averaging team-highs of 15.2 points, a .548 field goal percentage and 6.3 assists this season. She is second on the team in steals with 1.9 per game. She is responsible for 50.7 percent of K-State's made field goals this season.
• Senior guard/forward Shaelyn Martin pulled in 11 rebounds against Little Rock. Martin leads K-State in rebounding with 9.2 per game, including 11.3 over the last 4 games.

Number to Know
+49
• #KStateWBB has played at a faster pace this season, resulting in a +49 advantage in fast break points over its opponents (90-41).
• K-State is tallied a season-high 17 fast break points against Florida A&M on November 17.
• The Wildcats are averaging 10.0 points in transition this season.
• Kansas State has had the edge in fast break points in seven games this season and have notched 10 or more fast break points in four games.

At a Glance: Chicago State
• Chicago State (0-12) enters Monday night's game looking to snap a 48-game losing streak, a streak that extends back to the 2015-16 season. The last win for the Cougars came on Feb. 6, 2016 against Seattle.
• The Cougars are led on the sidelines by 15th year head coach Angela Jackson. Jadckson is 131-295 in her time in Chicago.
• On the floor, Chicago State is led by freshman guard Tyeshia Bowers with 12.5 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.5 assists.

12th Month of the Calendar Reaches 200 Wins
• In the 50th year of women's basketball at K-State, the Wildcats own a record of 219-90 (.709) in the month of December.
• Under head coach Jeff Mittie, K-State is 18-5 (.783) in the month of December.
• K-State has had a .500 or better record in the month of December 43 times in its history, including a current streak of 23 consecutive seasons.

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 a season-best 21-of-32 from the foul line against UT Arlington. K-State made as many free throws as UT Arlington attempted (21 made/21 attempted).
• K-State turned its top effort in terms of free throw percentage against Little Rock on December 16, as the Wildcats finished 15-of-17 (.882). This was the highest since K-State went 13-of-14 (.929) against Kansas on March 6, 2015.
• The Wildcats have seven 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 (128 made/111 attempted by opponent).
• K-State has had the edge in free throws attempted in eight of nine games this season.
• The Wildcats are 128-of-188 (.681) from the foul line this season, which marks 20.9 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).

Goth Giveth
• Junior guard Kayla Goth has been a solid distributor this season.
• Goth has handed out a career single-season high 57 assists (6.3 apg) with just 24 turnovers (2.4 assist to turnover ratio) this season.
• She has seven games this season with five or more assists. She ranks second in the Big 12 and 18th in the nation in assists per game.
• Goth has been responsible for 50.7 percent (57 assists; 51 made field goals) of K-State's made field goals this season.
• Against Florida A&M and Little Rock, Goth dished out a career-high and team season-high 10 assists. She was the first Wildcat to hand out 10 or more assists since Kaylee Page at Iowa State on Feb. 24, 2016.
• Goth is the first K-State player to hand out 10 or more assists in two or more games in a season since Shalee Lehning in the 2008-09 season (10 games).
• In her career, Goth ranks third in program history for assist-to-turnover ratio (1.69). She has 145 career assists, with seven career games with five or more assists including two games with 10 or more.

Williams Strong from the Foul Line
• Forward Peyton Williams has improved from the charity stripe in her second season.
• For the season, Williams is shooting 25-of-29 (.862) fromt the foul line to rank sixth in the Big 12 and 54th in the nation.
• Over the last four games, Williams has averaged 5.5 trips to the foul line. She has made five or more free throws in three of the last four games.
• For her career, Williams is shooting .730 (54-of-74).

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Players Mentioned

Kayla Goth

Shaelyn Martin

Kaylee Page

Rachel Ranke

Peyton Williams

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