(25/rv) K-State Uses Team Effort in Win on Saturday

Saturday, February 11

Manhattan, Kan.

2:00 PM

Kansas State University

18-7, 8-5

Iowa State

13-11, 4-9

Iowa State

Kansas State

Feb 11, 2017 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

MANHATTAN, Kansas – (25/rv) Kansas State had nine players score on Saturday, as the Wildcats avenged a loss from earlier this season at Iowa State, 80-68, over the Cyclones. K-State has now won 50 games over Iowa State in the history of the series (50-38).

Kansas State (18-7, 8-5 Big 12) had four players score in double figures led by senior Kindred Wesemann and redshirt freshman Lanie Page with 17 and 16 points, respectively. Entering Saturday's game, Page had scored a total of 19 points (1.2 ppg).

Joining Wesemann and Page with 11 points each were junior guard Karyla Middlebrook and freshman forward Eternati Willock. This was the 17th time in 25 games that K-State has had three or more players in double figures in the same game.

Iowa State (13-11, 4-9) was led by junior guard Emily Durr with 20 points, including a 6-of-17 effort from 3-point range. Also in double figures for the Cyclones were senior guard Seanna Johnson with 17 points and senior forward Heather Bowe with 10.

K-State registered a season-high 39 points from the bench on Saturday, the most since carding 43 against Florida Atlantic on Dec. 13, 2015. The Wildcats shot 48.3 percent (28-of-58) from the field and held Iowa State to a 37.9 percent (25-of-66) performance.

The Wildcats outrebounded the Cyclones, 38-35, and recorded a 16-10 edge in second chance points. K-State is 17-1 this season when holding the edge on the glass.

Iowa State dashed out to an 11-4 lead with 5:25 remaining in the first quarter. The opening run by the Cyclones was highlighted by three straight 3-pointers from Durr. During the opening five minutes, K-State shot 2-of-7 from the field.

K-State bounced back to end the opening quarter on a 13-5 run to secure a 17-16 lead. Page sparked the comeback with a pair of baskets, followed by Willock adding six points and five rebounds.

Sophomore guard Kayla Goth beat the end of quarter buzzer with a three-pointer from the corner to give K-State the lead. The Wildcats held the Cyclones without a field goal for the final 3:31 of the quarter. Goth finished with nine points and four assists off the bench.

Iowa State built a five-point lead, 31-26, with 5:04 left in the second quarter. K-State used an 8-2 run to take a 34-33 lead with 2:33 left. Middlebrook drained a 3-pointer to start the run and was followed by a rebound and putback from Peyton Williams to tie the game at 31. Wesemann capped the run with her second 3-pointer of the quarter.

The Cyclones retook the lead, 37-34, with a pair of layups with under two minutes to play. Page capped a strong second quarter with consecutive 3-pointers to send K-State into the locker room with a 40-37 lead. Page scored 10 points in the second quarter and tied the school record for 3-pointers in a second quarter with three.

The first half saw seven lead changes and four ties, as K-State shot 48.4 percent (15-of-31) from the floor and Iowa State carded a 40 percent (14-of-35) effort. Both teams had 10 assists and three turnovers in the opening half.

Kansas State built a five-point lead, 47-42, with 7:14 left in the third quarter as Breanna Lewis converted a layup. The Wildcats would go scoreless for the next three minutes and Iowa State would tie the game at 47 on a TeeTee Starks layup and free throw with 6:08 left in the third stanza.

K-State built a seven-point lead, 56-49, with 2:29 remaining in the third quarter on the back of a 9-2 run. Willock finished a contested layup and Goth added four points on a jumper and two free throws. Wesemann then drained her third 3-pointer of the afternoon to force a Cyclones timeout.

The Wildcats took a 64-56 lead into the fourth quarter and increased the margin to eight, 70-62 with 3:57 remaining. Iowa State cut the deficit to four, 72-68, with 3:01 remaining but K-State ended the game on an 8-0 run. During the final push to the buzzer, Shaelyn Martin finished a pair of offensive rebounds with tip-ins, including one with a minute remaining to give K-State a 78-68 lead.

Kansas State returns to the road next week, as the Wildcats travel to Morgantown, West Virginia to face the Mountaineers on Wednesday, Feb. 15. Game time is set for 6 p.m. (CT), and will be broadcast on ROOT Sports Pittsburgh and on the K-State Sports Network.

Noteworthy
• K-State is in its 49th season of women's basketball and owns an overall record of 909-562… Head coach Jeff Mittie owns a career record of 510-269, including a 56-34 mark in three seasons at K-State.
• Kansas State leads the series with Iowa State, 50-38… The Wildcats are 26-14 in games played in Manhattan.
• The Wildcats have an all-time record of 206-170 in the month of February… Under Mittie, K-State is 9-11 in February.
• Kansas State is 217-75 when ranked in the Associated Press top-25.
• K-State's starting lineup: guards - Kindred Wesemann and Karyla Middlebrook; forwards – Kaylee Page and Shaelyn Martin; center - Breanna Lewis… This was the fourth game for this starting lineup this season… Page made her fifth start this season and the 37th of her career… 23rd career K-State start for Middlebrook and the 93rd of her collegiate career… Martin started her 20th game this season and the 85th of her career… Wesemann has played in 119 career games and started 98... Lewis has played in 119 career games and started 114.
• K-State has made a three-point field goal in 331 straight games... The streak dates back to Feb. 7, 2007.
• K-State held a 40-37 lead at the half on Saturday… The Wildcats are 15-0 this season when leading at the half… Kansas State is 43-3 in the Jeff Mittie era when leading at the half.
• With her 17 points, Wesemann moved up three places on the K-State career scoring list and ranks 23rd with 1,172 points… This was Wesemann's 56th career game and her 21st this season with 10 or more points… Wesemann finished the day 3-of-6 from beyond the arc… This was her 72nd career game with two or more connections from beyond the arc… Wesemann pocketed four steals, her 49th career game and her 13th this season with two or more steals.
• Lanie Page came off the bench to register her first career game in double figures… Page finished the afternoon 3-of-5 from beyond the arc, a new career-high for 3-point field goals made and attempted.
• Willock tallied 11 points on Saturday… This was her seventh game this season with 10 or more points… She pulled in six rebounds, her 12th game with five or more rebounds this season.
• With her seven points, Lewis remains in 11th on the K-State career scoring list with 1,430 points… Lewis pulled down eight rebounds on Saturday and remains eighth in program history for career rebounds with 792… This was her 84th career game with five or more rebounds.
• Kaylee Page hauled in six rebounds on Saturday, her 13th career game with five or more rebounds and her third this season.
• Middlebrook recorded 11 points on Saturday… This was her eighth game this season in double figures… She handed out five assists on Saturday, her sixth game this season with five or more assists.