Kansas State University Athletics
Friday, March 23
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K-State Season Ends in Nail Biter Against UC Davis
Mar 23, 2018 | Women's Basketball
MANHATTAN, Kansas – In a game that saw 14 lead changes and four ties, Kansas State was unable to defend its home court in the Round of 16 of the 2018 Postseason WNIT as UC Davis held onto a 71-69 win on Friday night at Bramlage Coliseum.
K-State (18-16) was led by the tandem of Kayla Goth and Peyton Williams. The duo combined for 47 of K-State's 69 points, which marks the third time this season and the second straight game the pair has combined for 47 points.
Goth registered a career-high and a K-State season-high 28 points on 11-of-21 shooting. She also handed out five assists and pocketed three steals. She concludes the season with 226 assists, which ranks second in school history and 11th in Big 12 history for a single season. The junior from DeForest, Wisconsin, ends the season as the first player in program history and one of nine in the nation with 500 or more points and 200 or more assists.
Williams recorded her seventh career double-double and her sixth this season with 19 points and a career-high and K-State season-high 18 rebounds. She also recorded a career-high five assists and blocked a pair of shots.
The sophomore from Topeka, Kansas, finished the season with 501 points and became just the fourth sophomore in program history and the first since Kendra Wecker in the 2002-03 season to register 500 or more points and 200 or more rebounds.
UC Davis (28-6), the 2018 Big West regular season champions, were led by Morgan Bertsch with a game-high 31 points. Bertsch was joined by Pele Gianotti and Rachel Nagel with 15 and 12 points, respectively. UC Davis will travel to Bloomington, Indiana, to face Indiana on Sunday in the WNIT quarterfinals.
Following a five-day break from their last games, both teams opened the game with a frenetic pace. K-State held an 11-10 lead, after UC Davis opened the game with a pair of 3-pointers. The Aggies would end the quarter with an 11-5 run and hold a 21-16 lead. Goth scored 12 of K-State's 16 points in the quarter.
K-State was able to square the game at 25 with 7:18 to play in the opening half. Shaelyn Martin finished an old fashioned three-point play with a fast break layup and free throw to knot the score. Martin ended the night with eight points, nine rebounds and two assists.
The product of Salina, Kansas, ended her career ranked fifth in career assists (423), 10th in career rebounds (782), eighth in career steals (212), tied for third in career games played (131) and tied for fourth in career games started (123).
For the remainder of the first half, UC Davis was able to keep K-State at arm's length, building a five-point lead at the break, 37-32. The Wildcats were held without a field goal for three minutes while the Aggies were able to increase its lead.
The Aggies were able to register a 7-of-11 (.636) effort from beyond the arc in the opening half to spark their attack. By comparison, K-State was 3-of-12 from beyond the arc in the first half.
K-State was able to tie the game at 37 with a quick 5-0 burst highlighted by a three-pointer from Kaylee Page. UC Davis would use consecutive three-pointers from Gianotti to build a 49-42 lead with 4:54 remaining in the third quarter and force a K-State timeout.
The Wildcats would recover and use a 10-2 run to invigorate Bramlage and hold a 52-51 lead at the end of the third quarter. Williams and Goth each tallied four points during the run. The Wildcats held the Aggies scoreless for the final 3:51 of the quarter.
UC Davis used an 8-2 run to begin the fourth quarter to go in front, 59-54, with 7:39 remaining to force a K-State timeout. Following the timeout, K-State scored six straight points to jump back in front 60-59 following a Williams jumper with 6:15 remaining.
The teams would then trade the lead five times in the next four minutes before UC Davis secured a 70-66 lead. Williams tallied a three-point play with 14 seconds remaining to bring K-State to within one, 70-69. After Nagel made just one of two free throws, K-State had a pair of opportunities to tie or win the game, but the UC Davis defense held.
K-State shot 38.0 percent (27-of-71) from the field, but a 20.0 percent (4-of-20) performance from 3-point range. UC Davis finished at 42.4 percent (28-of-66) which included a 9-of-19 effort from beyond the arc. The Wildcats held the Aggies to a 2-of-8 effort from beyond the arc in the second half.
Kansas State was 11-of-13 from the foul line, while the Aggies were 6-of-8. The Wildcats held the edge on the boards, 45-39, and tallied a 16-7 edge in second chance points.
Kansas State concludes the 2017-18 season with an 18-16 overall record, the fourth straight season K-State finished a season above .500. The Wildcats reached the postseason for the fourth straight season under the direction of head coach Jeff Mittie.
K-State will return eight letter winners from the 2017-18 season for the 2018-19 season, led by All-Big 12 selections Goth, Williams and Rachel Ranke. The Wildcats will also welcome in its highest ranked recruiting class during Mittie's tenure with four freshmen: Christianna Carr, Ayoka Lee, Laura Macke and Savannah Simmons joining the roster for next season.
What They Said
K-State Head Coach and Player Quotes
K-State Head Coach Jeff Mittie
On the play of UC Davis…
"I thought UC Davis outplayed us. They had a lot of commitment to doing what they needed to do and a lot better than our commitment to what we needed to do. That's probably the disappointing thing coming out of this, and early we weren't very good. I did not think we had the physicality to win the game."
On the start of the fourth quarter…
"We had turnovers in that stretch and we kind of missed plays. They had a seven-point lead at one point, we ran off an 8-0 run, had the ball, turned it over coming out to start the fourth on a play that we have a couple of options on. We probably forced it in there too much. The more we struggled from the perimeter, the more it got crowded inside and it got really congested in there and smart play on their part. It was a heck of a game. It comes down to one or two possessions. "
On the final possession…
"We were trying to get KG (Kayla Goth) posted up on that and we got it. She had a move in there and there was a lot of contact."
On Peyton Williams guarding Morgan Bertsch…
"I thought Peyton did some really good things, but Bertsch wins the game and she gets 31. That's not just a one-on-one. Bertsch was outstanding tonight, and I thought Peyton got off to a slow start, but she was outstanding in the second half. I think 6-of-9 is what she went on her last nine field goals. She goes 18 rebounds, which is a career-high. Both terrific players, but Bertsch played great and her numbers don't lie, she played great. And Bertsch had a little more space in there, because their shooters really stretched us. Peyton didn't have as much space in there to work with, so that's the difference. We were really relying on Peyton to play her one-on-one because of their shooters and Peyton had to really score in a crowd. So there was a big difference there."
On the senior class …
"That's the thing that's hard in a tough loss. You spend the whole game fighting and it just comes crashing. It comes all the way the three-tenths mark. They didn't tell us that it wasn't our ball, so were drawing up plays and we had a play ready to go. SO it comes crashing so fast. They all had tremendous careers here and they all got here differently. Karlya transferred, Shae committed to the previous staff and stayed with the K-State commitment the only one to do that in that class. Kaylee Page comes early in the transfer phase and Karlya a graduate transfer. The thing about all of them is that they are all quality people, and you know what you are going to get from them consistency wise and every day at practice. They leave it on the line for K-State and for each other, through all the highs and lows they really did some good things. I've said this back on senior day, this particular senior group we didn't have many mentors coming in. When we practiced in the summer we didn't have Karlya, Peyton was kind of back and forth at the time. We had a lot of newcomers and it was a lot on them as leaders. Usually you have 9 or 10 returners and 3 or 4 new ones and you kind of spread that out. So Shae and Kaylee Page have had a lot on them, and Karyla was trying to just get healthy. It's been great to coach them and it will be hard to replace them. It will be hard to replace them with the consistency with which they respect the game and come in to work every day."
Junior Guard Kayla Goth
On K-State's last possession with 5 seconds left…
"I was trying to get back, turned around and get my pull-up jumper like I always do. I probably read the play wrong. I think I probably should have went baseline. I knew it was going to be congested in there and I knew that I wasn't getting those calls all night, so I probably should have just made that smarter play and went baseline."
On the crowd intensity and involvement in the 3rd quarter…
"When we are able to bring a crowd in like that, like we did tonight, it helps a lot in multiple different ways. You get hyped up, you want to do well for them and it's also a big distraction for the other team."
K-State (18-16) was led by the tandem of Kayla Goth and Peyton Williams. The duo combined for 47 of K-State's 69 points, which marks the third time this season and the second straight game the pair has combined for 47 points.
Goth registered a career-high and a K-State season-high 28 points on 11-of-21 shooting. She also handed out five assists and pocketed three steals. She concludes the season with 226 assists, which ranks second in school history and 11th in Big 12 history for a single season. The junior from DeForest, Wisconsin, ends the season as the first player in program history and one of nine in the nation with 500 or more points and 200 or more assists.
Williams recorded her seventh career double-double and her sixth this season with 19 points and a career-high and K-State season-high 18 rebounds. She also recorded a career-high five assists and blocked a pair of shots.
The sophomore from Topeka, Kansas, finished the season with 501 points and became just the fourth sophomore in program history and the first since Kendra Wecker in the 2002-03 season to register 500 or more points and 200 or more rebounds.
UC Davis (28-6), the 2018 Big West regular season champions, were led by Morgan Bertsch with a game-high 31 points. Bertsch was joined by Pele Gianotti and Rachel Nagel with 15 and 12 points, respectively. UC Davis will travel to Bloomington, Indiana, to face Indiana on Sunday in the WNIT quarterfinals.
Following a five-day break from their last games, both teams opened the game with a frenetic pace. K-State held an 11-10 lead, after UC Davis opened the game with a pair of 3-pointers. The Aggies would end the quarter with an 11-5 run and hold a 21-16 lead. Goth scored 12 of K-State's 16 points in the quarter.
K-State was able to square the game at 25 with 7:18 to play in the opening half. Shaelyn Martin finished an old fashioned three-point play with a fast break layup and free throw to knot the score. Martin ended the night with eight points, nine rebounds and two assists.
The product of Salina, Kansas, ended her career ranked fifth in career assists (423), 10th in career rebounds (782), eighth in career steals (212), tied for third in career games played (131) and tied for fourth in career games started (123).
For the remainder of the first half, UC Davis was able to keep K-State at arm's length, building a five-point lead at the break, 37-32. The Wildcats were held without a field goal for three minutes while the Aggies were able to increase its lead.
The Aggies were able to register a 7-of-11 (.636) effort from beyond the arc in the opening half to spark their attack. By comparison, K-State was 3-of-12 from beyond the arc in the first half.
K-State was able to tie the game at 37 with a quick 5-0 burst highlighted by a three-pointer from Kaylee Page. UC Davis would use consecutive three-pointers from Gianotti to build a 49-42 lead with 4:54 remaining in the third quarter and force a K-State timeout.
The Wildcats would recover and use a 10-2 run to invigorate Bramlage and hold a 52-51 lead at the end of the third quarter. Williams and Goth each tallied four points during the run. The Wildcats held the Aggies scoreless for the final 3:51 of the quarter.
UC Davis used an 8-2 run to begin the fourth quarter to go in front, 59-54, with 7:39 remaining to force a K-State timeout. Following the timeout, K-State scored six straight points to jump back in front 60-59 following a Williams jumper with 6:15 remaining.
The teams would then trade the lead five times in the next four minutes before UC Davis secured a 70-66 lead. Williams tallied a three-point play with 14 seconds remaining to bring K-State to within one, 70-69. After Nagel made just one of two free throws, K-State had a pair of opportunities to tie or win the game, but the UC Davis defense held.
K-State shot 38.0 percent (27-of-71) from the field, but a 20.0 percent (4-of-20) performance from 3-point range. UC Davis finished at 42.4 percent (28-of-66) which included a 9-of-19 effort from beyond the arc. The Wildcats held the Aggies to a 2-of-8 effort from beyond the arc in the second half.
Kansas State was 11-of-13 from the foul line, while the Aggies were 6-of-8. The Wildcats held the edge on the boards, 45-39, and tallied a 16-7 edge in second chance points.
Kansas State concludes the 2017-18 season with an 18-16 overall record, the fourth straight season K-State finished a season above .500. The Wildcats reached the postseason for the fourth straight season under the direction of head coach Jeff Mittie.
K-State will return eight letter winners from the 2017-18 season for the 2018-19 season, led by All-Big 12 selections Goth, Williams and Rachel Ranke. The Wildcats will also welcome in its highest ranked recruiting class during Mittie's tenure with four freshmen: Christianna Carr, Ayoka Lee, Laura Macke and Savannah Simmons joining the roster for next season.
What They Said
K-State Head Coach and Player Quotes
K-State Head Coach Jeff Mittie
On the play of UC Davis…
"I thought UC Davis outplayed us. They had a lot of commitment to doing what they needed to do and a lot better than our commitment to what we needed to do. That's probably the disappointing thing coming out of this, and early we weren't very good. I did not think we had the physicality to win the game."
On the start of the fourth quarter…
"We had turnovers in that stretch and we kind of missed plays. They had a seven-point lead at one point, we ran off an 8-0 run, had the ball, turned it over coming out to start the fourth on a play that we have a couple of options on. We probably forced it in there too much. The more we struggled from the perimeter, the more it got crowded inside and it got really congested in there and smart play on their part. It was a heck of a game. It comes down to one or two possessions. "
On the final possession…
"We were trying to get KG (Kayla Goth) posted up on that and we got it. She had a move in there and there was a lot of contact."
On Peyton Williams guarding Morgan Bertsch…
"I thought Peyton did some really good things, but Bertsch wins the game and she gets 31. That's not just a one-on-one. Bertsch was outstanding tonight, and I thought Peyton got off to a slow start, but she was outstanding in the second half. I think 6-of-9 is what she went on her last nine field goals. She goes 18 rebounds, which is a career-high. Both terrific players, but Bertsch played great and her numbers don't lie, she played great. And Bertsch had a little more space in there, because their shooters really stretched us. Peyton didn't have as much space in there to work with, so that's the difference. We were really relying on Peyton to play her one-on-one because of their shooters and Peyton had to really score in a crowd. So there was a big difference there."
On the senior class …
"That's the thing that's hard in a tough loss. You spend the whole game fighting and it just comes crashing. It comes all the way the three-tenths mark. They didn't tell us that it wasn't our ball, so were drawing up plays and we had a play ready to go. SO it comes crashing so fast. They all had tremendous careers here and they all got here differently. Karlya transferred, Shae committed to the previous staff and stayed with the K-State commitment the only one to do that in that class. Kaylee Page comes early in the transfer phase and Karlya a graduate transfer. The thing about all of them is that they are all quality people, and you know what you are going to get from them consistency wise and every day at practice. They leave it on the line for K-State and for each other, through all the highs and lows they really did some good things. I've said this back on senior day, this particular senior group we didn't have many mentors coming in. When we practiced in the summer we didn't have Karlya, Peyton was kind of back and forth at the time. We had a lot of newcomers and it was a lot on them as leaders. Usually you have 9 or 10 returners and 3 or 4 new ones and you kind of spread that out. So Shae and Kaylee Page have had a lot on them, and Karyla was trying to just get healthy. It's been great to coach them and it will be hard to replace them. It will be hard to replace them with the consistency with which they respect the game and come in to work every day."
Junior Guard Kayla Goth
On K-State's last possession with 5 seconds left…
"I was trying to get back, turned around and get my pull-up jumper like I always do. I probably read the play wrong. I think I probably should have went baseline. I knew it was going to be congested in there and I knew that I wasn't getting those calls all night, so I probably should have just made that smarter play and went baseline."
On the crowd intensity and involvement in the 3rd quarter…
"When we are able to bring a crowd in like that, like we did tonight, it helps a lot in multiple different ways. You get hyped up, you want to do well for them and it's also a big distraction for the other team."
Team Stats
UCD
K-STATE
FG%
.424
.380
3FG%
.474
.200
FT%
.750
.846
RB
39
45
TO
10
12
STL
7
6
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
28
FGM
11
3FGM
2
FTM
4
Pts
19
FGM
8
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Pts
8
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
5
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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