Kansas State University Athletics
Wednesday, January 3
Morgantown, W. Va.
6 p.m.
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K-State Ends Road Trip at (12/9) West Virginia
Jan 02, 2018 | Women's Basketball
GAME #14
Kansas State (8-5, 0-2 Big 12) at (12/9) West Virginia (13-1, 1-1 Big 12)
Wednesday, January 3, 2018 | 6 p.m. | WVU Coliseum (14,000) | Morgantown, W. Va.
TELEVISION
Nexstar
• Tony Caridi (play-by-play)
• Meg Bulger (analyst)
RADIO
K-State Sports Network
• Brian Smoller (play-by-play)
• Randy Peterson (analyst)
Listen Online: www.kstatesports.com/watch [free]
LIVE STATS
www.kstatesports.com
COACHES
Kansas State: Jeff Mittie (Missouri Western '89)
Overall: 523-278/26th season | At K-State: 69-43/4th season
vs. West Virginia: 2-11
West Virginia: Mike Carey (Salem '80)
Overall: 647-285/30th season | At West Virginia: 359-183/17th season
PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP
Kansas State (8-5, 0-2 Big 12)
G: #50 Shaelyn Martin | G: #10 Kayla Goth | C: #33 Ashley Ray | F: #1 Kaylee Page | F: #11 Peyton Williams
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West Virginia (13-1, 1-1 Big 12)
G/F: #0 Naomi Davenport | G: #12 Chania Ray | G: #22 Katrina Pardee | F/G: #11 Teana Muldrow | C: #34 Theresa Ekhelar
SERIES HISTORY
Overall: West Virginia leads the series, 9-2
In Morgantown: 0-5
Last Meeting: Feb. 15, 2017; West Virginia won 66-59
MANHATTAN, Kansas - Kansas State will end a two-game road trip spanning the end of 2017 and the start of 2018 with a trip to Morgantown, West Virginia, to face (12/9) West Virginia. Game time is 6 p.m.
• Wednesday's game will be available on Nexstar, as Tony Caridi (play-by-play) and Meg Bulger (analyst) will have the call.
• K-State suffered its third straight loss, as the Wildcats dropped its Big 12 road opener at (2/4rv) Oklahoma State with a 76-68 loss on New Year's Eve.
• For the third straight game junior guard Kayla Goth and sophomore forward Peyton Williams led the way for K-State, as the duo combined for 32 of K-State's 68 points.
• Goth finished with a team-high 17 points on 8-of-14 shooting. She also tallied six assists and three steals. Over the last five games, Goth is averaging 18.4 points on a .557 field goal percentage, 7.2 assists and 2.2 steals.
• Goth leads the Big 12 in assists with 6.4 per game and a career-high 83. She leads the Wildcats in scoring and ranks fifth in the Big 12 at 17.0 points. She also leads the Wildcats in field goal percentage at .554. She is responsible for 51.9 percent of K-State's made field goals this season (83 assists, 82 made field goals/318 total K-State made field goals).
• Williams reached double figures in points for the seventh time in the last eight games, as she notched 15 points on 7-of-10 shooting while hauling in nine rebounds.
• Williams is averaging 12.5 points on a .544 field goal percentage and 6.9 rebounds per game this season. She has set career season-highs in seven categories, including points (163), field goals made (62), blocks (16) and steals (17).
• The Wildcats got a bench boost from a pair of freshmen, as Rachel Ranke and Cymone Goodrich added 13 and 11 points, respectively. Ranke is averaging 12.2 points in her first season, while Goodrich has added 5.2 per game.
Number to Know
7
• #KStateWBB junior guard Kayla Goth is one of seven guards in NCAA Division I to currently average 15.0 or more points and 6.0 or more assists.
• Goth has set career season-highs in both scoring (221) and assists (83).
• Since assists became an official stat in 1981-82, no K-State player has averaged 15.0 or more points and 6.0 or more assists in the entirety of a season.
At a Glance: West Virginia
• West Virginia (13-1, 1-1 Big 12) had its season-opening 13-game win streak snapped at (8/8) Texas on New Year's Eve with a 79-58 loss.
• On the sideline, West Virginia is led by 17th-year head coach Mike Carey. In his time with the Mountaineers, Carey has achieved a record of 359-183 (.662) and captured a share of the 2014 Big 12 regular season title and the 2017 Big 12 tournament crown.
• On the floor, West Virginia features five players scoring in double figures led by senior forward Teana Muldrow and junior guard/forward Naomi Davenport.
• Muldrow leads the team with 21.3 points and 9.1 rebounds per game. She is third in the Big 12 in both scoring and rebounding. Against the Longhorns, Muldrow notched a 13 points, four rebounds and six assists.
• Davenport is second on the team with 16.5 points and 7.8 rebounds. At Texas, Davenport led the Mountaineers with 20 points and nine rebounds.
1st Month of the Year Was the 1st to 200 Wins
• January was the first month in the history of K-State women's basketball to surpass the 200-win plateau and the Wildcats own an overall record in the month of 233-164 (.587) in the first month of the year.
• Head coach Jeff Mittie is 13-13 in January with the Wildcats.
• K-State has registered a .500 or better record in January 32 times in the history of the program.
K-State Against Ranked Opponents
• The Wildcats are 78-198 (.283) against teams ranked in the Associated Press (AP) poll including a 49-55 (.471) 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.
K-State Picking Opponent's Pockets
• The Wildcats have bagged 10 or more steals in seven games this season, including two games with 13. The 13 steals are the most since K-State tallied 13 at Kansas on Feb. 25, 2017.
• For the season, K-State has 117 steals (9.0 spg). Of the 213 opponent turnovers, 54.9 percent have come from a K-State steal.
• Kansas State pocketed 277 steals in the 2016-17 season (8.1 spg), including a season-high of 14 three times: against Princeton on Dec. 18, at Oklahoma State on Jan. 14 and at West Virginia on Feb. 15.
• This was the third straight season that K-State pocketed 275 or more steals and the seventh time since the 1996-97 season.
• K-State tallied 10 or more steals in a game 11 times last season. Of the 531 opponent turnovers last season, 52.2 percent have come from a steal.
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• Forward Peyton Williams has improved from the charity stripe in her second season.
• For the season, Williams is shooting 34-of-39 (.872) from the foul line to rank third in the Big 12 and 29th in the nation. She has set a new career season-high for made free throws.
• She has made five or more free throws in four games this season.
• For her career, Williams is shooting .750 (63-of-84).
Kansas State (8-5, 0-2 Big 12) at (12/9) West Virginia (13-1, 1-1 Big 12)
Wednesday, January 3, 2018 | 6 p.m. | WVU Coliseum (14,000) | Morgantown, W. Va.
TELEVISION
Nexstar
• Tony Caridi (play-by-play)
• Meg Bulger (analyst)
RADIO
K-State Sports Network
• Brian Smoller (play-by-play)
• Randy Peterson (analyst)
Listen Online: www.kstatesports.com/watch [free]
LIVE STATS
www.kstatesports.com
COACHES
Kansas State: Jeff Mittie (Missouri Western '89)
Overall: 523-278/26th season | At K-State: 69-43/4th season
vs. West Virginia: 2-11
West Virginia: Mike Carey (Salem '80)
Overall: 647-285/30th season | At West Virginia: 359-183/17th season
PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP
Kansas State (8-5, 0-2 Big 12)
G: #50 Shaelyn Martin | G: #10 Kayla Goth | C: #33 Ashley Ray | F: #1 Kaylee Page | F: #11 Peyton Williams
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West Virginia (13-1, 1-1 Big 12)
G/F: #0 Naomi Davenport | G: #12 Chania Ray | G: #22 Katrina Pardee | F/G: #11 Teana Muldrow | C: #34 Theresa Ekhelar
SERIES HISTORY
Overall: West Virginia leads the series, 9-2
In Morgantown: 0-5
Last Meeting: Feb. 15, 2017; West Virginia won 66-59
MANHATTAN, Kansas - Kansas State will end a two-game road trip spanning the end of 2017 and the start of 2018 with a trip to Morgantown, West Virginia, to face (12/9) West Virginia. Game time is 6 p.m.
• Wednesday's game will be available on Nexstar, as Tony Caridi (play-by-play) and Meg Bulger (analyst) will have the call.
• K-State suffered its third straight loss, as the Wildcats dropped its Big 12 road opener at (2/4rv) Oklahoma State with a 76-68 loss on New Year's Eve.
• For the third straight game junior guard Kayla Goth and sophomore forward Peyton Williams led the way for K-State, as the duo combined for 32 of K-State's 68 points.
• Goth finished with a team-high 17 points on 8-of-14 shooting. She also tallied six assists and three steals. Over the last five games, Goth is averaging 18.4 points on a .557 field goal percentage, 7.2 assists and 2.2 steals.
• Goth leads the Big 12 in assists with 6.4 per game and a career-high 83. She leads the Wildcats in scoring and ranks fifth in the Big 12 at 17.0 points. She also leads the Wildcats in field goal percentage at .554. She is responsible for 51.9 percent of K-State's made field goals this season (83 assists, 82 made field goals/318 total K-State made field goals).
• Williams reached double figures in points for the seventh time in the last eight games, as she notched 15 points on 7-of-10 shooting while hauling in nine rebounds.
• Williams is averaging 12.5 points on a .544 field goal percentage and 6.9 rebounds per game this season. She has set career season-highs in seven categories, including points (163), field goals made (62), blocks (16) and steals (17).
• The Wildcats got a bench boost from a pair of freshmen, as Rachel Ranke and Cymone Goodrich added 13 and 11 points, respectively. Ranke is averaging 12.2 points in her first season, while Goodrich has added 5.2 per game.
Number to Know
7
• #KStateWBB junior guard Kayla Goth is one of seven guards in NCAA Division I to currently average 15.0 or more points and 6.0 or more assists.
• Goth has set career season-highs in both scoring (221) and assists (83).
• Since assists became an official stat in 1981-82, no K-State player has averaged 15.0 or more points and 6.0 or more assists in the entirety of a season.
At a Glance: West Virginia
• West Virginia (13-1, 1-1 Big 12) had its season-opening 13-game win streak snapped at (8/8) Texas on New Year's Eve with a 79-58 loss.
• On the sideline, West Virginia is led by 17th-year head coach Mike Carey. In his time with the Mountaineers, Carey has achieved a record of 359-183 (.662) and captured a share of the 2014 Big 12 regular season title and the 2017 Big 12 tournament crown.
• On the floor, West Virginia features five players scoring in double figures led by senior forward Teana Muldrow and junior guard/forward Naomi Davenport.
• Muldrow leads the team with 21.3 points and 9.1 rebounds per game. She is third in the Big 12 in both scoring and rebounding. Against the Longhorns, Muldrow notched a 13 points, four rebounds and six assists.
• Davenport is second on the team with 16.5 points and 7.8 rebounds. At Texas, Davenport led the Mountaineers with 20 points and nine rebounds.
1st Month of the Year Was the 1st to 200 Wins
• January was the first month in the history of K-State women's basketball to surpass the 200-win plateau and the Wildcats own an overall record in the month of 233-164 (.587) in the first month of the year.
• Head coach Jeff Mittie is 13-13 in January with the Wildcats.
• K-State has registered a .500 or better record in January 32 times in the history of the program.
K-State Against Ranked Opponents
• The Wildcats are 78-198 (.283) against teams ranked in the Associated Press (AP) poll including a 49-55 (.471) 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.
K-State Picking Opponent's Pockets
• The Wildcats have bagged 10 or more steals in seven games this season, including two games with 13. The 13 steals are the most since K-State tallied 13 at Kansas on Feb. 25, 2017.
• For the season, K-State has 117 steals (9.0 spg). Of the 213 opponent turnovers, 54.9 percent have come from a K-State steal.
• Kansas State pocketed 277 steals in the 2016-17 season (8.1 spg), including a season-high of 14 three times: against Princeton on Dec. 18, at Oklahoma State on Jan. 14 and at West Virginia on Feb. 15.
• This was the third straight season that K-State pocketed 275 or more steals and the seventh time since the 1996-97 season.
• K-State tallied 10 or more steals in a game 11 times last season. Of the 531 opponent turnovers last season, 52.2 percent have come from a steal.
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• Forward Peyton Williams has improved from the charity stripe in her second season.
• For the season, Williams is shooting 34-of-39 (.872) from the foul line to rank third in the Big 12 and 29th in the nation. She has set a new career season-high for made free throws.
• She has made five or more free throws in four games this season.
• For her career, Williams is shooting .750 (63-of-84).
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