K-State, Kansas Set for Second Sunflower Showdown of 2018

GAME #28
Kansas (12-15, 3-13 Big 12) at Kansas State (13-14, 5-11 Big 12)
Saturday, February 24, 2018 | 3 p.m. | Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) | Manhattan, Kansas

TELEVISION
FSN
• Tracy Warren (play-by-play)
• Dan Hughes (analyst)

RADIO
K-State Sports Network
• Brian Smoller (play-by-play)
• Kristin Waller (analyst)
Listen Online: www.kstatesports.com/watch [free]

PROMOTIONS & TICKETS
• 50th Season Celebration
• Throwback Jersey Ticket Package – Replica Jersey and a Chairback ticket for $20
• Senior Day
• Call (800) 221-CATS or visit www.kstatesports.com

COACHES
Kansas State: Jeff Mittie (Missouri Western '89)
Overall: 528-287/26th season | At K-State: 74-52/4th season
vs. Kansas: 11-5

Kansas: Brandon Schneider (Wayland Baptist '95)
Overall: 427-200/19th season | At Kansas: 26-62/3rd season

PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP
Kansas State (13-14, 5-11 Big 12)
G: #10 Kayla Goth | G: #12 Rachel Ranke | F: #1 Kaylee Page | F: #11 Peyton Williams | F: #50 Shaelyn Martin

Kansas (12-15, 3-13 Big 12)
G: #0 Christalah Lyons | G: #2 Brianna Osorio | G: #33 Kylee Kopatich | F: #14 Austin Richardson | F: #55 Tyler Johnson

SERIES HISTORY
Overall: K-State leads, 71-46
In Manhattan: 33-15
Last Meeting: January 28, 2018; K-State won 63-59 (ot)

MANHATTAN, Kansas - In one of the longest continuous rivalries in all of women's college basketball, Kansas State hosts Kansas on Saturday in the Dillons Sunflower Showdown at 3 p.m.

• Saturday's game will feature a pregame celebration of the 50th season of Kansas State intercollegiate women's basketball and a postgame celebration of K-State's seniors.
• Saturday's game will be available on FSN, as Tracy Warren (play-by-play) and Dan Hughes (analyst) will have the call.
• Kansas State's senior class features Shaelyn Martin, Karyla Middlebrook and Kaylee Page. The trio has combined for 74 wins, three postseason appearances and seven Academic All-Big 12 honors.
• Martin ranks 12th in program history with 733 rebounds, ranks fifth in program history with 397 assists and pocketed 197 steals which is ninth all-time in school history. Martin is a kinesiology major who owns a 4.0 grade point average and is a three-time Academic All-Big 12 First Team selection and named to the 2017 CoSIDA Academic All-District VII team.
• Middlebrook made her K-State debut in 2016-17 after transferring from Alabama. She finished the season with career season-highs in six statistical categories. Despite her 2017-18 season limited to four games, Middlebrook has aided the team as a student assistant coach on the staff. A graduate student in academic advising, Middlebrook was named to the 2018 Academic All-Big 12 Second Team.
• Page has registered 666 points, 322 rebounds, 138 assists and 55 blocked shots in her career. Page has set career season-highs in 2017-18 in points, field goals made and attempted and blocks. Earlier this season, Page set the K-State career record for 3-point field goals made by a player 6 feet or taller (137). Academically, Page has been rewarded for her work in the classroom as she is a three-time Academic All-Big 12 First Team recipient.

Number to Know
201
• In its 50th season, #KStateWBB has bestowed varsity letters on 201 student-athletes in the previous 49 seasons.
• K-State's letter winners have come from 25 different state and three different countries (Ukraine, Spain and Canada).
• Of the 25 states, K-State has been represented most by the Sunflower State with 102 total letter winners (50.7 percent).
• Of the 201 letter winners, 63.2 percent are from within the current Big 12 footprint.
• By position, K-State has had 90 letter winners listed as a guard, 69 listed as a forward and 23 listed as a center. The Wildcats have a had 14 listed as a guard/forward and just five listed as a forward/center.

At a Glance: Kansas
• Kansas (12-15, 3-13 Big 12) ended a 12-game losing streak with a 66-59 win over (25/23) Oklahoma State on Wednesday in Allen Fieldhouse. This was the first win over a ranked opponent since 2014.
• On the sideline, Kansas is led by third-year head coach Brandon Schneider. Schneider is 26-62 (.295) in his time in Lawrence.
• Leading Kansas this season are junior guards Christalah Lyons, Kylee Kopatich and Brianna Osorio.
• Lyons is pacing the Jayhawks with 14.7 points and 3.1 assists. Against Oklahoma State, Lyons finished with 15 points.
• Kopatich is second on the team in scoring at 13.5 points and rebounding at 4.2 per game. Against the Cowgirls, Kopatich tallied 19 points, four rebounds and three steals.
• Osorio is third on the team in scoring at 10.4 per game.

50th season of K-State WBB
• Kansas State women's basketball is playing its golden anniversary season in 2017-18, as the Wildcats will celebrate the 50th season of the program.
• According to the NCAA, K-State joins 25 other women's basketball programs in NCAA Division I history to play at least 50 straight seasons of intercollegiate women's basketball, including six programs reaching the mark with K-State this season: Belmont, Dayton, East Tennessee State, Kansas, Stephen F. Austin and UMBC.
• K-State's record in its 50th season of women's basketball stands at 927-581 (.615), entering the season ranked 18th in NCAA Division I women's basketball history for program wins. K-State is averaging 18.7 wins per season.
• The Wildcats have accumulated 24 20-win seasons and have secured 320 victories inside Bramlage Coliseum.
• K-State has 179 wins in the Big 12 Conference.
• In postseason play, the Wildcats have 13 wins in the NCAA Tournament and 14 wins in the WNIT.
• Kansas State has registered 220 victories when they were ranked in the Associated Press top-25 poll and achieved 80 wins against teams ranked in the AP poll.

Wildcats With 300+ Wins in Bramlage
• K-State is 320-128 (.714) 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 324-85 (.792).
• Kansas State has protected its home floor with determination against non-conference foes with a record of 175-29 (.858) record. Head coach Jeff Mittie is 29-4 (.879) in non-conference games in Bramlage Coliseum.

Page Filling Up the Stat Book
• Senior forward Kaylee Page has provided a diverse stat line to open the 2017-18 season.
• Page is averaging 9.0 points, 3.2 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 0.9 blocks. She is second on the team with her career-high 23 blocks this season.
• For her career, Page is the fourth player in program history with 100 or more made three-pointers, 50 or more blocks and 50 or more steals - joining Megan Mahoney (2001-05), Kendra Wecker (2001-05) and Ashley Sweat (2006-10).
• Page recorded her first double-double of the season and the third of her career with 13 points, 10 rebounds, two assists and two blocks at Iowa State.
• Against Oklahoma State on January 13, Page tallied a season-high 20 points which included a career-high six connections from beyond the arc.
• The Wamego, Kansas, native has 10 career games with 10 or more points and five or more rebounds in the same game.
• In the 2016-17 season, Page came off the bench to average 6.2 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 21.9 minutes of action.
• Page set career season-highs for field goals made (71), 3-point field goals made (49) and steals (27).
• Page scored in double figures in a career-best 10 games last season, including a high of 15 points at TCU on Feb. 18.

Martin is K-State's Swiss Army Knife
• Senior guard/forward Shaelyn Martin has put together a diverse stat line in her career and continued to do so in the 2017-18 season.
• For the season, Martin is averaging 5.3 points, 6.9 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.8 steals per game. She ranks eighth in the league in assists and ninth in rebounding. She is seventh in defensive rebounds per game at 5.4.
• With her assist against West Virginia, Martin improved her career total to 397 and ranks fifth in school history and is ninth in school history for career assist to turnover ratio at 1.37. She has 30 career games with five or more assists.
• With her eight rebounds against West Virginia, Martin increased her career total to 733 and she ranks 12th on the K-State career rebounds list. She is the sixth player in program history with 700 or more rebounds and 350 or more assists.
• She has 83 career games with five or more rebounds, including 12 career games with 10 or more rebounds.

Home is Where the Rebounds are for Martin
• Shaelyn Martin has been a diligent rebounder for K-State this season, including in the friendly confines of Bramlage Coliseum.
• In K-State's 15 home games this season, Martin is averaging 7.6 rebounds, 6.7 points and 4.5 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 70 career home games, Martin is averaging 6.3 rebounds. Her 442 rebounds at home represent 60.3 percent of her career total of 733.

K-State, Kansas Set for Second Sunflower Showdown of 2018

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Players Mentioned

Kayla Goth

Shaelyn Martin

Karyla Middlebrook

Kaylee Page

Rachel Ranke

Peyton Williams

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