Kansas State University Athletics
Saturday, February 17
Fort Worth, Texas
2 p.m.
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K-State Visits TCU in Saturday Showdown
Feb 15, 2018 | Women's Basketball
GAME #26
Kansas State (13-12, 5-9 Big 12) at (rv/rv) TCU (¬16-9, 7-7 Big 12)
Saturday, February 17, 2018 | 2 p.m. | Schollmaier Arena (6,700) | Fort Worth, Texas
TELEVISION
FOX Sports Southwest
• Ron Thulin (play-by-play)
• Janice Dziuk (analyst)
RADIO
K-State Sports Network
• Brian Smoller (play-by-play)
• Randy Peterson (analyst)
Listen Online: www.kstatesports.com/watch [free]
PROMOTIONS & TICKETS
• Call (817) 257-3764 or visit www.gofrogs.com
COACHES
Kansas State: Jeff Mittie (Missouri Western '89)
Overall: 528-285/26th season | At K-State: 74-50/4th season
vs. TCU: 6-3
TCU: Raegan Pebley (Colorado '97)
Overall: 220-231/15th season | At TCU: 64-56/4th season
PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP
Kansas State (13-12, 5-9 Big 12)
G: #10 Kayla Goth | G: #12 Rachel Ranke | F: #1 Kaylee Page | F: #11 Peyton Williams | F: #50 Shaelyn Martin
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TCU (16-9, 7-7 Big 12)
G: #1 Toree Thompson | G: #4 Amber Ramirez | G: #15 Jayde Woods | G: #25 Kianna Ray | C: #22 Jordan Moore
SERIES HISTORY
Overall: Series tied, 6-6
In Fort Worth: 2-3
Last Meeting: January 24, 2018; TCU won 68-63
MANHATTAN, Kansas - Following a midweek break, K-State will conclude a two-game road trip through the Lone Star State on Saturday, as the Wildcats travel to Fort Worth, Texas, to face TCU at 2 p.m.
• Saturday's game will be available on the FOX Sports Southwest, as Ron Thulin (play-by-play) and Janice Dziuk (analyst) will have the call.
• Playing its 10th Associated Press top-25 ranked opponent this season, the Wildcats dropped a 76-54 decision at (6/6) Texas on Saturday, February 10.
• Sophomore Peyton Williams finished with 13 points, four rebounds, two assists, a block and a steal at Texas.
• The forward from Topeka, Kansas, has set career season-highs in 10 statistical categories. She is averaging 13.8 points on a team-high .548 field goal percentage and 7.0 rebounds this season.
• Junior Kayla Goth, an All-Big 12 First Team candidate, contributed 12 points, six assists and five rebounds against the Longhorns.
• The guard from DeForest, Wisconsin, leads the Big 12 and ranks 11th in the nation in assists per game (6.6; career-high 166 assists). She also leads the Wildcats in scoring and ranks seventh in the Big 12 at 16.4 points per game.
• Goth is the second player in program history with 400 or more points and 150 or more assists in a season, joining Megan Mahoney (2002-03). She is the 10th guard in program history to score 400 or more points in her junior season.
• Freshman Rachel Ranke tallied 10 points and a blocked shot at Texas. This was her 16th game in double figures this season.
• The guard from Burnsville, Minnesota, is averaging 11.5 points and needs 13 points to reach 300 for the season.
• Ranke has made 69 three-point field goals this season. She is second in program history for 3-point field goals made in a season by a freshman.
Number to Know
10
• #KStateWBB has faced 10 Associated Press (AP) top-25 opponents this season, including eight in Big 12 play. K-State and Oklahoma have each played 10 AP ranked teams this season.
• The 10 games against AP ranked opponents ranks tied for fourth in school history.
• In the last two seasons, K-State has played 22 AP ranked foes and own a 6-16 record in those games. The 22 games against ranked opponents are the most in a two-year span in program history.
• K-State has defeated an AP ranked opponent in 12 straight seasons.
At a Glance: TCU
• TCU (16-9, 7-7 Big 12) has lost four straight to begin the month of February, including a 66-63 decision against Iowa State on Wednesday in Fort Worth. The Horned Frogs last win came at Iowa State on Jan. 30.
• The Horned Frogs are guided on the sideline by fourth year head coach Raegan Pebley. The 1997 graduate of Colorado owns a 64-56 record at TCU.
• TCU features three players averaging double figures this season: junior forward Amy Okonkwo (15.4 ppg), junior forward Jordan Moore (13.2 ppg) and sophomore guard Amber Ramirez (11.1 ppg).
• Okonkwo leads the team in scoring and is second in rebounding (5.8 rpg). Against Iowa State, Okonnwo came off the bench to register 14 points and eight rebounds.
• Moore leads the team in rebounding (6.9 rpg) and blocks (52).
Wildcats Send Back Shots Under Mittie
• In the first four seasons under head coach Jeff Mittie, Kansas State has piled up blocked shots. Under Mittie, K-State has sent back 574 shots for 4.63 per game in the 123 games. K-State's 574 blocked shots are the most over a 4-season span since K-State blocked 615 shots from 2005-06 to 2008-09.
• The Wildcats have 118 blocks this season (4.72 bpg). K-State ranks 40th in the nation and fourth in the Big 12 in blocks per game and has 15 games this season with five or more blocks. This is the fourth straight season with 100 or more blocks and the 12th time in program history.
Goth, Williams Form Potent Duo
• K-State's Kayla Goth (16.4 ppg) and Peyton Williams (13.8 ppg) have combined to average 30.2 points per game this season. In Big 12 action, the pair is averaging 31.3 points per game.
• The duo, who have each surpassed career season-highs in scoring, is responsible for 45.6 percent of K-State's total point production this season. In league play, they are responsible for 50.1 percent of K-State's points.
• The last time K-State had a duo responsible for 45 percent or more of the team's point production was in 2012-13 when Brittany Chambers (21.0 ppg; 778 pts) and Haley Texada (11.8 ppg; 423 pts) were responsible for 53.0 percent of K-State's points.
• Each player has improved their scoring average by 10.0+ points this season, as Goth has improved by 10.6 points (5.8 to 16.4 ppg) while Williams has improved by 10.1 points (3.7 to 13.8 ppg). This is the first time in program history that two players have improved by 10 or more points from one season to the next.
• Goth and Williams have reached double figures in the same game 17 times this season, including a high of 47 combined points against Northern Iowa on Dec. 21.
• Goth and Williams are third in the Big 12 in percentage of their team's overall point total.
Three is Not a Crowd, It's a Benefit
• Since 2011-12, when three or more players reach double figures in scoring in the same game, K-State is 86-46 (.652).
• K-State has had three or more players reach double figures in the same game 18 times this season (11-7).
• The Wildcats had a season-high five players reach double figures against Oklahoma State on January 13, 2018, as all five starters scored in double digits.
• This was the first in the Jeff Mittie era that all five starters for K-State reached double figures. This was the first time all five K-State starters scored in double figures since March 4, 2013, at Baylor.
Another New Season, Another New Goth  Â
• Junior guard Kayla Goth has taken on the point guard role for K-State to begin the 2017-18 season.
• For the season, the native of DeForest, Wisconsin, is averaging a team-high 16.4 points on a .458 field goal percentage including a 3-point field goal percentage of .328. She is also averaging 4.1 rebounds, 6.6 assists and 1.9 steals. Goth is shooting .492 on two-point field goal attempts this season.
• Goth ranks seventh in the Big 12 in scoring, leads the league in assists and is fourth in assist to turnover ratio (2.0).
• She has set career season-highs in 10 statistical categories including: points (410), field goals made and attempted (147-of-321), assists (166), blocks (13), steals (47), free throws made and attempted (94-of-133) and double-doubles (4).
• She has improved her scoring average from her sophomore to junior season by 10.6 points per game (5.8 in 2016-17 to 16.4 in 2017-18). This would be the third-largest scoring average increase from one season to the next in school history.
• Goth is the 20th player in program history to score 400 or more points in their junior season, including the 10th guard to achieve the feat. She is the second player in program history to achieve 400 or more points and 150 or more assists in a season (Megan Mahoney; 2002-03).
• Goth has 13 games this season with at least 15 points and five assists.
• In Big 12 games, Goth is averaging 16.3 points which ranks seventh in the Big 12 while also pacing the league in assists at 6.6 per game. She is responsible for 54.0 percent (93 assists/81 field goals made) of K-State's made field goals in Big 12 games.
• Against Texas Tech, Goth registered a career-high 27 points on a career-best 11-of-19 shooting and added nine assists, six rebounds and three steals.
• She is the first player since Brittany Chambers (10 games) in 2012-13 to record four games with 20 or more points and five or more assists in a season.
• Goth has more games with 15 or more points and five or more assists (13) than every other K-State player since the start of the 2014-15 season (10).
• In the 2016-17 season, Goth was sixth on the team in scoring (5.8 ppg) and third in field goal percentage (.437; 73-of-167). She registered the first eight double figure scoring efforts of her career last season.
Martin has a Black & Blue Collar  Â
• Shaelyn Martin is the K-State's two-time winner of the Priscilla Gary Hustle Award, as she has taken a school record 89 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.
Kansas State (13-12, 5-9 Big 12) at (rv/rv) TCU (¬16-9, 7-7 Big 12)
Saturday, February 17, 2018 | 2 p.m. | Schollmaier Arena (6,700) | Fort Worth, Texas
TELEVISION
FOX Sports Southwest
• Ron Thulin (play-by-play)
• Janice Dziuk (analyst)
RADIO
K-State Sports Network
• Brian Smoller (play-by-play)
• Randy Peterson (analyst)
Listen Online: www.kstatesports.com/watch [free]
PROMOTIONS & TICKETS
• Call (817) 257-3764 or visit www.gofrogs.com
COACHES
Kansas State: Jeff Mittie (Missouri Western '89)
Overall: 528-285/26th season | At K-State: 74-50/4th season
vs. TCU: 6-3
TCU: Raegan Pebley (Colorado '97)
Overall: 220-231/15th season | At TCU: 64-56/4th season
PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP
Kansas State (13-12, 5-9 Big 12)
G: #10 Kayla Goth | G: #12 Rachel Ranke | F: #1 Kaylee Page | F: #11 Peyton Williams | F: #50 Shaelyn Martin
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TCU (16-9, 7-7 Big 12)
G: #1 Toree Thompson | G: #4 Amber Ramirez | G: #15 Jayde Woods | G: #25 Kianna Ray | C: #22 Jordan Moore
SERIES HISTORY
Overall: Series tied, 6-6
In Fort Worth: 2-3
Last Meeting: January 24, 2018; TCU won 68-63
MANHATTAN, Kansas - Following a midweek break, K-State will conclude a two-game road trip through the Lone Star State on Saturday, as the Wildcats travel to Fort Worth, Texas, to face TCU at 2 p.m.
• Saturday's game will be available on the FOX Sports Southwest, as Ron Thulin (play-by-play) and Janice Dziuk (analyst) will have the call.
• Playing its 10th Associated Press top-25 ranked opponent this season, the Wildcats dropped a 76-54 decision at (6/6) Texas on Saturday, February 10.
• Sophomore Peyton Williams finished with 13 points, four rebounds, two assists, a block and a steal at Texas.
• The forward from Topeka, Kansas, has set career season-highs in 10 statistical categories. She is averaging 13.8 points on a team-high .548 field goal percentage and 7.0 rebounds this season.
• Junior Kayla Goth, an All-Big 12 First Team candidate, contributed 12 points, six assists and five rebounds against the Longhorns.
• The guard from DeForest, Wisconsin, leads the Big 12 and ranks 11th in the nation in assists per game (6.6; career-high 166 assists). She also leads the Wildcats in scoring and ranks seventh in the Big 12 at 16.4 points per game.
• Goth is the second player in program history with 400 or more points and 150 or more assists in a season, joining Megan Mahoney (2002-03). She is the 10th guard in program history to score 400 or more points in her junior season.
• Freshman Rachel Ranke tallied 10 points and a blocked shot at Texas. This was her 16th game in double figures this season.
• The guard from Burnsville, Minnesota, is averaging 11.5 points and needs 13 points to reach 300 for the season.
• Ranke has made 69 three-point field goals this season. She is second in program history for 3-point field goals made in a season by a freshman.
Number to Know
10
• #KStateWBB has faced 10 Associated Press (AP) top-25 opponents this season, including eight in Big 12 play. K-State and Oklahoma have each played 10 AP ranked teams this season.
• The 10 games against AP ranked opponents ranks tied for fourth in school history.
• In the last two seasons, K-State has played 22 AP ranked foes and own a 6-16 record in those games. The 22 games against ranked opponents are the most in a two-year span in program history.
• K-State has defeated an AP ranked opponent in 12 straight seasons.
At a Glance: TCU
• TCU (16-9, 7-7 Big 12) has lost four straight to begin the month of February, including a 66-63 decision against Iowa State on Wednesday in Fort Worth. The Horned Frogs last win came at Iowa State on Jan. 30.
• The Horned Frogs are guided on the sideline by fourth year head coach Raegan Pebley. The 1997 graduate of Colorado owns a 64-56 record at TCU.
• TCU features three players averaging double figures this season: junior forward Amy Okonkwo (15.4 ppg), junior forward Jordan Moore (13.2 ppg) and sophomore guard Amber Ramirez (11.1 ppg).
• Okonkwo leads the team in scoring and is second in rebounding (5.8 rpg). Against Iowa State, Okonnwo came off the bench to register 14 points and eight rebounds.
• Moore leads the team in rebounding (6.9 rpg) and blocks (52).
Wildcats Send Back Shots Under Mittie
• In the first four seasons under head coach Jeff Mittie, Kansas State has piled up blocked shots. Under Mittie, K-State has sent back 574 shots for 4.63 per game in the 123 games. K-State's 574 blocked shots are the most over a 4-season span since K-State blocked 615 shots from 2005-06 to 2008-09.
• The Wildcats have 118 blocks this season (4.72 bpg). K-State ranks 40th in the nation and fourth in the Big 12 in blocks per game and has 15 games this season with five or more blocks. This is the fourth straight season with 100 or more blocks and the 12th time in program history.
Goth, Williams Form Potent Duo
• K-State's Kayla Goth (16.4 ppg) and Peyton Williams (13.8 ppg) have combined to average 30.2 points per game this season. In Big 12 action, the pair is averaging 31.3 points per game.
• The duo, who have each surpassed career season-highs in scoring, is responsible for 45.6 percent of K-State's total point production this season. In league play, they are responsible for 50.1 percent of K-State's points.
• The last time K-State had a duo responsible for 45 percent or more of the team's point production was in 2012-13 when Brittany Chambers (21.0 ppg; 778 pts) and Haley Texada (11.8 ppg; 423 pts) were responsible for 53.0 percent of K-State's points.
• Each player has improved their scoring average by 10.0+ points this season, as Goth has improved by 10.6 points (5.8 to 16.4 ppg) while Williams has improved by 10.1 points (3.7 to 13.8 ppg). This is the first time in program history that two players have improved by 10 or more points from one season to the next.
• Goth and Williams have reached double figures in the same game 17 times this season, including a high of 47 combined points against Northern Iowa on Dec. 21.
• Goth and Williams are third in the Big 12 in percentage of their team's overall point total.
Three is Not a Crowd, It's a Benefit
• Since 2011-12, when three or more players reach double figures in scoring in the same game, K-State is 86-46 (.652).
• K-State has had three or more players reach double figures in the same game 18 times this season (11-7).
• The Wildcats had a season-high five players reach double figures against Oklahoma State on January 13, 2018, as all five starters scored in double digits.
• This was the first in the Jeff Mittie era that all five starters for K-State reached double figures. This was the first time all five K-State starters scored in double figures since March 4, 2013, at Baylor.
Another New Season, Another New Goth  Â
• Junior guard Kayla Goth has taken on the point guard role for K-State to begin the 2017-18 season.
• For the season, the native of DeForest, Wisconsin, is averaging a team-high 16.4 points on a .458 field goal percentage including a 3-point field goal percentage of .328. She is also averaging 4.1 rebounds, 6.6 assists and 1.9 steals. Goth is shooting .492 on two-point field goal attempts this season.
• Goth ranks seventh in the Big 12 in scoring, leads the league in assists and is fourth in assist to turnover ratio (2.0).
• She has set career season-highs in 10 statistical categories including: points (410), field goals made and attempted (147-of-321), assists (166), blocks (13), steals (47), free throws made and attempted (94-of-133) and double-doubles (4).
• She has improved her scoring average from her sophomore to junior season by 10.6 points per game (5.8 in 2016-17 to 16.4 in 2017-18). This would be the third-largest scoring average increase from one season to the next in school history.
• Goth is the 20th player in program history to score 400 or more points in their junior season, including the 10th guard to achieve the feat. She is the second player in program history to achieve 400 or more points and 150 or more assists in a season (Megan Mahoney; 2002-03).
• Goth has 13 games this season with at least 15 points and five assists.
• In Big 12 games, Goth is averaging 16.3 points which ranks seventh in the Big 12 while also pacing the league in assists at 6.6 per game. She is responsible for 54.0 percent (93 assists/81 field goals made) of K-State's made field goals in Big 12 games.
• Against Texas Tech, Goth registered a career-high 27 points on a career-best 11-of-19 shooting and added nine assists, six rebounds and three steals.
• She is the first player since Brittany Chambers (10 games) in 2012-13 to record four games with 20 or more points and five or more assists in a season.
• Goth has more games with 15 or more points and five or more assists (13) than every other K-State player since the start of the 2014-15 season (10).
• In the 2016-17 season, Goth was sixth on the team in scoring (5.8 ppg) and third in field goal percentage (.437; 73-of-167). She registered the first eight double figure scoring efforts of her career last season.
Martin has a Black & Blue Collar  Â
• Shaelyn Martin is the K-State's two-time winner of the Priscilla Gary Hustle Award, as she has taken a school record 89 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.
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