Wildcats Open Five-Game Home Stand Against UT Arlington

GAME #8
UT Arlington (5-2) at Kansas State (5-2)
Wednesday, December 6, 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)

COACHES
Kansas State: Jeff Mittie (Missouri Western '89)
Overall: 520-275/26th season | At K-State: 66-40/4th season
vs. UT Arlington: 11-0

UT Arlington: Krista Gerlich (Texas Tech '93)
Overall: 231-117/11th season | At UT Arlington: 63-75/5th season

PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP
Kansas State (5-2)
G: #12 Rachel Ranke | G: #10 Kayla Goth | F: #50 Shaelyn Martin | F: #1 Kaylee Page | F: #11 Peyton Williams

UT Arlington (5-2)
G: #3 Crystal Allen | G: #5 Miranda LeJune | G: #11 Shelby Richards | F: #13 Daiane Machado | C: #44 Rebekah VanDijk

SERIES HISTORY
Overall: K-State leads, 4-0
In Manhattan: 4-0
Last Meeting: Dec. 7, 2016, K-State won 62-49
• K-State leads the series with UT-Arlington, 4-0.
• The Wildcats won the last meeting between the teams, 62-49, on Dec. 7, 2016, in Manhattan.
• Head coach Jeff Mittie is 11-0 in his career against UT-Arlington.
• K-State is 12-6 all-time against teams from the Sun Belt.

MANHATTAN, Kansas - Kansas State will begin a five-game home stand in the month of December, as the Wildcats host UT Arlington on Wednesday at 7 p.m.

• Wednesday night's game will be available on ESPN3, as Brian Smoller (play-by-play) and Missy Heidrick (analyst) will have the call.
• K-State dropped their second decision over the last three games, with a 73-59 loss at (19/18) Missouri on Thursday, November 30.
• For the seventh game this season, K-State featured at least three players in double figures led by junior guard Kayla Goth. Goth tallied a team-high 17 points while also dishing out three assists and pocketing two steals.
• Goth has now reached double figures in all seven games this season. This is the first time in her career she has scored 10 or more points in seven straight games.
• Goth, a guard from DeForest, Wisconsin, is averaging team-highs of 14.9 points, a .542 field goal percentage and 6.0 assists. She is second on the team in steals with 1.9 per game.
• Goth is one of two players in the Big 12 (Loryn Goodwin, Oklahoma State) to appear in the top-10 for points, assists and steals following the season's first four weeks.
• Joining Goth in double figures at Missouri were sophomore forward Peyton Williams and freshman guard Cymone Goodrich.
• Williams tallied 13 points, nine rebounds, including six offensive boards and two blocks. This marked the first time in her career with consecutive games in double figures in points
• Williams is averaging 9.3 points and 6.1 rebounds and a team-high in blocks with 1.6 per game.
• Goodrich added a career-high 11 points on 5-of-10 shooting in 20 minutes off the bench.

Number to Know
48.2
• #KStateWBB junior guard Kayla Goth has been responsible for a Big 12-leading 48.2 percent of K-State's made field goals this season (39 FGs made; 42 assists).
• Goth is averaging 6.0 assists to lead the Wildcats and rank second in the Big 12. Goth needs nine assists to surpass her career-high for a season of 50 from the 2016-17 season.
• Goth is one of two players in the Big 12 to lead their teams in field goals made and assists (Loryn Goodwin, Oklahoma State).
• The last K-State player to finish a season responsible for 45.0 percent or more of the made field goals was Brittany Chambers in 2012-13 (49.0 percent).

At a Glance: UT Arlington
• UT-Arlington (5-2) will look to snap a two-game skid entering Wednesday night's matchup. The Mavericks dropped a 62-58 home decision to Houston on Dec.1.
• UTA is led on the sidelines by fifth year head coach Krista Gerlich. Gerlich is 63-75 in her time in Arlington. In her career, Gerlich owns a record of 231-117 in 11 seasons.
• On the floor, UT Arlington is led by seniors Crystal Allen and Rebekah VanDijk.
• Allen, a guard from Fort Worth, Texas, is averaging a team-high 13.6 points.
• VanDijk, a product of Nazareth, Texas, is averaging 10.9 points and 8.1 rebounds. Against Houston, VanDijk registered 11 points and 12 rebounds.

12th Month of the Calendar Reaches 200 Wins
• In the 49th year of women's basketball at K-State, the Wildcats own a record of 217-90 (.707) in the month of December.
• Under head coach Jeff Mittie, K-State is 16-5 (.762) 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 With 300+ Wins in Bramlage
• K-State is 315-120 (.724) all-time inside Bramlage Coliseum, which is in its 30th season of existence.
• In his career in games played in his home venue, Mittie is 319-78 (.804).
• Kansas State has protected its home floor with determination against non-conference foes with a record of 172-28 (.860) record. Head coach Jeff Mittie is 26-3 (.897) in non-conference games in Bramlage Coliseum.
• K-State was 14-4 record at home last season, with the only losses coming against Connecticut, Baylor, Texas and Stanford.
• The Wildcats reached double figures in home victories for the 28th time in program history. The Wildcats have won 10 or more games in Bramlage in three straight seasons.

Williams Goes Wild
• Sophomore forward Peyton Williams continues to progress in the low post for K-State in her second season.
• 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.
• At Missouri, Williams tallied 13 points and nine rebounds, including six offensive boards. This was her first time registering consecutive double figure scoring games.
• She now has three career games with five or more offensive rebounds.
• For her career, Williams has seven career games with 10 or more points and five or more rebounds.
• Williams is averaging 9.3 points and 6.1 rebounds and leads the team in blocks with 11.

Martin has a Black & Blue Collar
• Shaelyn Martin has had her share of bumps in her three seasons with the Wildcats.
• Martin, who is the team's two-time winner of the Priscilla Gary Hustle Award winner, has taken a school record 77 charges in her career with the Wildcats.
• She led the team in the 2015-16 season with 24 charges drawn, which was the most charges by a Wildcat in a season since tracking began in the 2007-08 season.

Wildcats Open Five-Game Home Stand Against UT Arlington

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Players Mentioned

Cymone Goodrich

Kayla Goth

Shaelyn Martin

Kaylee Page

Rachel Ranke

Peyton Williams

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