Kansas State University Athletics
Thursday, December 28
Manhattan, Kan.
7 p.m.
Kansas State University
vs
Baylor
K-State Opens Big 12 Play Against (6/6) Baylor
Dec 27, 2017 | Women's Basketball
GAME #12
(6/6) Baylor (10-1, 0-0 Big 12) at Kansas State (8-3, 0-0 Big 12)
Thursday, December 28, 2017 | 7 p.m. | Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) | Manhattan, Kan.
TELEVISION
Cox Channel Kansas & K-StateHD.TV
• Brian Smoller (play-by-play)
• Kristin Waller (analyst)
RADIO
K-State Sports Network
• Matt Walters (play-by-play)
• Shalin Klein (analyst)
Listen Online: www.kstatesports.com/watch [free]
COACHES
Kansas State: Jeff Mittie (Missouri Western '89)
Overall: 523-276/26th season | At K-State: 69-41/4th season
vs. Baylor: 1-13
Baylor: Kim Mulkey (Louisiana Tech '84)
Overall: 516-97/18th season | At Baylor: Same
PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP
Kansas State (8-3)
G: #50 Shaelyn Martin | G: #10 Kayla Goth | C: #33 Ashley Ray | F: #1 Kaylee Page | F: #11 Peyton Williams
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Baylor (10-1)
G: #4 Kristy Wallace | G: #12 Moon Ursin | G: #24 Natalie Chou | F: #15 Lauren Cox | F: #21 Kalani Brown
SERIES HISTORY
Overall: Baylor leads the series, 31-9
In Manhattan: 4-9
Last Meeting: March 5, 2017, Baylor won 88-71
• Baylor has won 26 straight games in the series.
MANHATTAN, Kansas - Kansas State will cap its five-game home stand in the month of December with the 2017-18 Big 12 season-opener on Thursday at 7 p.m., against Baylor.
• The Wildcats and Lady Bears are meeting in the league season-opener for the third time in the last five seasons.
• Thursday night's game will be available on Cox Channel Kansas and K-StateHD.TV, as Brian Smoller (play-by-play) and Kristin Waller (analyst) will have the call.
• K-State saw its six-game home winning streak come to an end, as Northern Iowa edged past K-State, 72-71, on December 21. This was just the fourth home loss to a non-conference opponent in head coach Jeff Mittie's four seasons in Manhattan.
• Junior guard Kayla Goth and sophomore forward Peyton Williams led the way for K-State against the Panthers, combining for 47 of K-State's 71 points. They are the first K-State duo to score 20 or more points in the same game since Kindred Wesemann and Breanna Lewis on November 19, 2015 against South Dakota.
• Goth finished with a career-high 26 points on 9-of-13 shooting including a 3-of-4 effort from beyond the arc. She also tallied five assists, four rebounds, two blocks and two steals.
• Goth is tied for the Big 12 lead in assists with 6.6 per game and a career-high 73. She leads the Wildcats in scoring and ranks fifth in the Big 12 at 16.5 points. She also leads the Wildcats in field goal percentage at .579 and steals with 23. She is responsible for 51.1 percent of K-State's made field goals this season (73 assists, 66 made field goals/272 total K-State made field goals).
• Williams reached double figures in points for the fifth time in the last six games, as she notched 21 points on 8-of-14 shooting while hauling in six rebounds.
• Williams is averaging 12.3 points on a .538 field goal percentage and 6.5 rebounds per game this season. She has set career-highs in blocks (15).
Number to Know
.579
• #KStateWBB's Kayla Goth leads the Wildcats in field goal percentage at .579.
• Goth ranks 10th in the Big 12 and 31st in the nation in the category.
• Among guards, Goth ranks tied for second in the nation in field goal percentage and is one of just five guards among the top-50 in the nation in field goal percentage.
• Boosting her field goal percentage this season is her 2-point field goal percentage of .607 (54-of-89).
At a Glance: Baylor
• (6/6) Baylor (10-1) enters Thursday's Big 12 opener with a seven game win streak, following an 85-43 win at Nicholls State on Dec. 18.
• On the sideline, Baylor is led by 18th-year head coach Kim Mulkey. In her time with the Lady Bears, Mulkey has led the program to a 516-97 (.842) record. She has led Baylor to seven straight Big 12 regular season titles, 16 NCAA Tournament appearances and a pair of NCAA titles (2005 and 2012).
• On the floor, the Lady Bears feature three players in double figures including junior Kalani Brown, sophomore Lauren Cox and senior Kristy Wallace.
• Brown, a post from Slidell, Louisiana, paces the Lady Bears with 22.0 points per game and is second on the team in rebounding with 8.8 per game.
• Cox, a post from Flower Mound, Texas, is second on the team in scoring with 14.8 per game and leads the team in rebounding at 9.3 per game.
• Wallace, a guard from Loganholme, Australia, is third in scoring with 11.5 per game and paces the squad in assists at 5.3.
K-State Against Ranked Opponents
• The Wildcats are 78-196 (.285) 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.
Generating Offense from the Defense
• Kansas State has used an opportunistic defense to create additional offensive chances this season.
• K-State's opponents have turned the ball over 188 times this season (17.1 topg). K-State ranks 42nd in the nation and third in the Big 12 in turnover margin at 4.55.
• The Wildcats have tallied 227 points off opponent turnovers this season (20.6 per game/1.21 points per turnover). The 227 points are 29.1 percent of K-State's overall point total. K-State has a +127 margin in points off turnovers compared to its opponents (227-100).
• The Wildcats have six games with 20 or more points off turnovers this season, including a season-high 32 against Chicago State on Dec. 16. The 32 points off turnovers marked the most in the Jeff Mittie era.
• K-State has six games with 25 percent or more of its points off turnovers, including a season-high 43.6 percent against UCLA on Nov. 24.
Goth Giveth  Â
• Junior guard Kayla Goth has been a solid distributor this season.
• Goth has handed out a career single-season high 73 assists (6.6 apg) with just 27 turnovers (2.7 assist to turnover ratio) this season. She leads the Big 12 and is 14th in the nation in assists per game. She also leads the Big 12 in double figure assist games with three.
• She has nine games this season with five or more assists, including three with 10 or more assists.
• Goth has been responsible for 51.1 percent (73 assists; 66 made field goals) of K-State's made field goals this season. Her 73 assists are 41.5 percent of K-State's overall assist total (176).
• Against Chicago State, Goth dished out a career-high and team season-high 11 assists. She was the first Wildcat to hand out 11 or more assists since Mariah White against Texas A&M on Jan. 4, 2012.
• Goth is the first K-State player to hand out 10 or more assists in three or more games in a season since Shalee Lehning in the 2008-09 season (10 games). She is tied for third in school history for career double figure assist games.
• In her career, Goth ranks second in program history for assist-to-turnover ratio (1.81). She has 161 assists in her career and needs 28 assists to tie for 30th in program history for career assists.
Williams Strong from the Foul Line  Â
• Forward Peyton Williams has improved from the charity stripe in her second season.
• For the season, Williams is shooting 32-of-36 (.889) from the foul line to rank fourth in the Big 12 and 21st in the nation. She has set a new career season-high for made free throws.
• Over the last six games, Williams has averaged 4.8 trips to the foul line. She has made five or more free throws in four of the last six games.
• For her career, Williams is shooting .753 (61-of-81).
Home is Where the Rebounds are for Martin  Â
• Shaelyn Martin has been a diligent rebounder for K-State this season, including in the friendly confines of Bramlage Coliseum.
• In K-State's seven home games this season, Martin is averaging 9.4 rebounds, 7.1 points and 4.7 assists.
• Martin has two games this season, both at home, with 15 rebounds which is her career-high. She is tied for fourth in school history for career games with 15 or more rebounds.
• Martin is the first K-State player in since Nicole Ohlde in the 2002-03 season to have two games with 15 or more rebounds in one season.
• In 62 career home games, Martin is averaging 6.4 rebounds. Her 394 rebounds at home represent 60.9 percent of her career total of 647.
(6/6) Baylor (10-1, 0-0 Big 12) at Kansas State (8-3, 0-0 Big 12)
Thursday, December 28, 2017 | 7 p.m. | Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) | Manhattan, Kan.
TELEVISION
Cox Channel Kansas & K-StateHD.TV
• Brian Smoller (play-by-play)
• Kristin Waller (analyst)
RADIO
K-State Sports Network
• Matt Walters (play-by-play)
• Shalin Klein (analyst)
Listen Online: www.kstatesports.com/watch [free]
COACHES
Kansas State: Jeff Mittie (Missouri Western '89)
Overall: 523-276/26th season | At K-State: 69-41/4th season
vs. Baylor: 1-13
Baylor: Kim Mulkey (Louisiana Tech '84)
Overall: 516-97/18th season | At Baylor: Same
PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP
Kansas State (8-3)
G: #50 Shaelyn Martin | G: #10 Kayla Goth | C: #33 Ashley Ray | F: #1 Kaylee Page | F: #11 Peyton Williams
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Baylor (10-1)
G: #4 Kristy Wallace | G: #12 Moon Ursin | G: #24 Natalie Chou | F: #15 Lauren Cox | F: #21 Kalani Brown
SERIES HISTORY
Overall: Baylor leads the series, 31-9
In Manhattan: 4-9
Last Meeting: March 5, 2017, Baylor won 88-71
• Baylor has won 26 straight games in the series.
MANHATTAN, Kansas - Kansas State will cap its five-game home stand in the month of December with the 2017-18 Big 12 season-opener on Thursday at 7 p.m., against Baylor.
• The Wildcats and Lady Bears are meeting in the league season-opener for the third time in the last five seasons.
• Thursday night's game will be available on Cox Channel Kansas and K-StateHD.TV, as Brian Smoller (play-by-play) and Kristin Waller (analyst) will have the call.
• K-State saw its six-game home winning streak come to an end, as Northern Iowa edged past K-State, 72-71, on December 21. This was just the fourth home loss to a non-conference opponent in head coach Jeff Mittie's four seasons in Manhattan.
• Junior guard Kayla Goth and sophomore forward Peyton Williams led the way for K-State against the Panthers, combining for 47 of K-State's 71 points. They are the first K-State duo to score 20 or more points in the same game since Kindred Wesemann and Breanna Lewis on November 19, 2015 against South Dakota.
• Goth finished with a career-high 26 points on 9-of-13 shooting including a 3-of-4 effort from beyond the arc. She also tallied five assists, four rebounds, two blocks and two steals.
• Goth is tied for the Big 12 lead in assists with 6.6 per game and a career-high 73. She leads the Wildcats in scoring and ranks fifth in the Big 12 at 16.5 points. She also leads the Wildcats in field goal percentage at .579 and steals with 23. She is responsible for 51.1 percent of K-State's made field goals this season (73 assists, 66 made field goals/272 total K-State made field goals).
• Williams reached double figures in points for the fifth time in the last six games, as she notched 21 points on 8-of-14 shooting while hauling in six rebounds.
• Williams is averaging 12.3 points on a .538 field goal percentage and 6.5 rebounds per game this season. She has set career-highs in blocks (15).
Number to Know
.579
• #KStateWBB's Kayla Goth leads the Wildcats in field goal percentage at .579.
• Goth ranks 10th in the Big 12 and 31st in the nation in the category.
• Among guards, Goth ranks tied for second in the nation in field goal percentage and is one of just five guards among the top-50 in the nation in field goal percentage.
• Boosting her field goal percentage this season is her 2-point field goal percentage of .607 (54-of-89).
At a Glance: Baylor
• (6/6) Baylor (10-1) enters Thursday's Big 12 opener with a seven game win streak, following an 85-43 win at Nicholls State on Dec. 18.
• On the sideline, Baylor is led by 18th-year head coach Kim Mulkey. In her time with the Lady Bears, Mulkey has led the program to a 516-97 (.842) record. She has led Baylor to seven straight Big 12 regular season titles, 16 NCAA Tournament appearances and a pair of NCAA titles (2005 and 2012).
• On the floor, the Lady Bears feature three players in double figures including junior Kalani Brown, sophomore Lauren Cox and senior Kristy Wallace.
• Brown, a post from Slidell, Louisiana, paces the Lady Bears with 22.0 points per game and is second on the team in rebounding with 8.8 per game.
• Cox, a post from Flower Mound, Texas, is second on the team in scoring with 14.8 per game and leads the team in rebounding at 9.3 per game.
• Wallace, a guard from Loganholme, Australia, is third in scoring with 11.5 per game and paces the squad in assists at 5.3.
K-State Against Ranked Opponents
• The Wildcats are 78-196 (.285) 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.
Generating Offense from the Defense
• Kansas State has used an opportunistic defense to create additional offensive chances this season.
• K-State's opponents have turned the ball over 188 times this season (17.1 topg). K-State ranks 42nd in the nation and third in the Big 12 in turnover margin at 4.55.
• The Wildcats have tallied 227 points off opponent turnovers this season (20.6 per game/1.21 points per turnover). The 227 points are 29.1 percent of K-State's overall point total. K-State has a +127 margin in points off turnovers compared to its opponents (227-100).
• The Wildcats have six games with 20 or more points off turnovers this season, including a season-high 32 against Chicago State on Dec. 16. The 32 points off turnovers marked the most in the Jeff Mittie era.
• K-State has six games with 25 percent or more of its points off turnovers, including a season-high 43.6 percent against UCLA on Nov. 24.
Goth Giveth  Â
• Junior guard Kayla Goth has been a solid distributor this season.
• Goth has handed out a career single-season high 73 assists (6.6 apg) with just 27 turnovers (2.7 assist to turnover ratio) this season. She leads the Big 12 and is 14th in the nation in assists per game. She also leads the Big 12 in double figure assist games with three.
• She has nine games this season with five or more assists, including three with 10 or more assists.
• Goth has been responsible for 51.1 percent (73 assists; 66 made field goals) of K-State's made field goals this season. Her 73 assists are 41.5 percent of K-State's overall assist total (176).
• Against Chicago State, Goth dished out a career-high and team season-high 11 assists. She was the first Wildcat to hand out 11 or more assists since Mariah White against Texas A&M on Jan. 4, 2012.
• Goth is the first K-State player to hand out 10 or more assists in three or more games in a season since Shalee Lehning in the 2008-09 season (10 games). She is tied for third in school history for career double figure assist games.
• In her career, Goth ranks second in program history for assist-to-turnover ratio (1.81). She has 161 assists in her career and needs 28 assists to tie for 30th in program history for career assists.
Williams Strong from the Foul Line  Â
• Forward Peyton Williams has improved from the charity stripe in her second season.
• For the season, Williams is shooting 32-of-36 (.889) from the foul line to rank fourth in the Big 12 and 21st in the nation. She has set a new career season-high for made free throws.
• Over the last six games, Williams has averaged 4.8 trips to the foul line. She has made five or more free throws in four of the last six games.
• For her career, Williams is shooting .753 (61-of-81).
Home is Where the Rebounds are for Martin  Â
• Shaelyn Martin has been a diligent rebounder for K-State this season, including in the friendly confines of Bramlage Coliseum.
• In K-State's seven home games this season, Martin is averaging 9.4 rebounds, 7.1 points and 4.7 assists.
• Martin has two games this season, both at home, with 15 rebounds which is her career-high. She is tied for fourth in school history for career games with 15 or more rebounds.
• Martin is the first K-State player in since Nicole Ohlde in the 2002-03 season to have two games with 15 or more rebounds in one season.
• In 62 career home games, Martin is averaging 6.4 rebounds. Her 394 rebounds at home represent 60.9 percent of her career total of 647.
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