K-State Opens Junkanoo Jam Against Memphis

GAME #5
Memphis (3-3) vs. Kansas State (3-1)
Friday, November 29, 2019 | 2 p.m. (CT) | Gateway Christian Academy | Bimini, Bahamas

GAME #6
Kansas State (3-1) vs. (15/15) Michigan State/(-/rv) LSU
Saturday, November 30, 2019 | 3:30 p.m./5:45 p.m. (CT) | Gateway Christian Academy | Bimini, Bahamas

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

LIVE STATS
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COACHES
Kansas State: Jeff Mittie (Missouri Western '89)
Overall: 557-302/28th season | At K-State: 103-67/6th season

Memphis: Melissa McFerrin (Missouri '83)
Overall: 228-245/16th season | At Memphis: 178-175/12th season

LSU: Nikki Fargas (Tennessee '94)
Overall: 221-132/12th season | At LSU: 153-107/9th season

Michigan State: Suzy Merchant (Central Michigan '91)
Overall: 471-254/25th season | At Michigan State: 270-134/13th season

PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP (based on previous game)
Kansas State (3-1)
G: #3 Angela Harris | F: #11 Peyton Williams | G: #25 Jasauen Beard | G: #43 Christianna Carr | C: #50 Ayoka Lee

Memphis (3-3)
G: #3 Gazmyne Herndon | G: #5 Aerial Wilson | G: #23 Jamirah Shutes | F: #32 Dulcy Mendjiadeu | F: #53 Lanetta Williams

SERIES HISTORY
Overall: Series tied, 2-2
At Neutral Site: First meeting
Last Meeting: November 22, 1996, K-State won, 68-60, in Manhattan
Head Coach Jeff Mittie vs. Memphis: 4-1

BIMINI, Bahamas - K-State will take part in the 17th annual Junkanoo Jam in Bimini, Bahamas, on November 29-30. The Wildcats will face Memphis on Friday at 2 p.m. (CT), and will face either LSU or (15/16) Michigan State on Saturday at either 3:30 p.m. (CT), or 5:45 p.m. (CT).

• Both games can be seen live on FloHoops (subscription required) and heard on the K-State Sports Network.
• Through four games, K-State is averaging 88.7 points per game and ranks 36th in the nation in scoring. The Wildcats feature four players averaging double figures.
• Defensively, K-State has held its first three opponents to a combined field goal percentage of 30.3 percent which ranks 15th in the nation.

Starting 5
Five names, numbers or storylines about K-State women's basketball
1. 50x50x50
• K-State has recorded three games of 50 or more rebounds in a season for the first time in the Jeff Mittie era and the first time since the 2002-03 season (4).
2. Lee Big 12 Freshman of the Week
• Redshirt freshman Ayoka Lee earned her first Big 12 Freshman of the Week honor, as she averaged 13.0 points, 12.0 rebounds and 2.5 blocks last week. She is the fourth Big 12 Freshman of the Week recipient in the Jeff Mittie era, and all four currently are members of the Wildcats (Lee, Christianna Carr, Rachel Ranke, Peyton Williams).
3. Williams a Double-Double Machine
• Peyton Williams, a candidate for every national award, owns 24 career double-doubles and is sixth in program history for career double-doubles. She has opened the 2019-20 season with a double-double in all three games she has played and is averaging 13.7 points and 16.7 rebounds.
4. Charity (Stripe) Work
• K-State has made more free throws (70) than its opponents have attempted this season (68).
5. Engine in Carr
• Sophomore Christianna Carr is the only player in the Big 12 this season with double figures in field goals made, 3-point field goals made and free throws made.

Last Time Out
UT Arlington 57, Kansas State 53 (November 24, 2019; Manhattan)
• K-State had its 10-game home winning streak against non-conference opponents snapped.
• Kansas State shot a season-low 25.0 percent from the field.
• The Wildcats outrebounded the Lady Mavericks, 53-33, and held an 18-3 edge in second chance points.
• Senior forward Peyton Williams led the Wildcats in scoring and on the glass with her third double-double of the season with 16 points and 18 rebounds.

Number to Know
4
• Kansas State's Peyton Williams has four career games in her career with 10 or more points and 15 or more rebounds.
• She is fifth in school history for career double-doubles with 10 or more points and 15 or more rebounds.
• This season, she has doubled her career total with a pair of games with 10 or more points and 15 or more rebounds. She is the only player in the Big 12 with at least two games with 10 or more points and 15 or more rebounds this season.

At a Glance: Memphis
• Memphis (3-3) has won two straight following an 83-76 win at Toledo on November 24.
• On the sideline, the Tigers are led by 12th-year head coach Melissa McFerrin. In her time with Memphis, McFerrin has registered a record of 178-175 (.504).
• On the floor, Memphis has been led by sophomore Jamirah Shutes and freshman Madison Griggs.
• Shutes, a guard from Brownsville, Tennessee, is averaging a team-high 16.8 points and is second on the team in rebounding average at 5.3 per game. At Toledo, Shutes recorded 10 points, four assists and three steals.
• Griggs, a guard from Memphis, Tennessee, has come off the bench to rank second on the team with 10.8 points per game and leads the team from 3-point range at 19-of-37 (.514). At Toledo, Griggs registered 24 points and was 8-of-10 from deep to set the school record for 3-point field goals made in a game.

At a Glance: LSU
• LSU (5-1) comes to the Bahamas with a four-game winning streak in tow following a 64-58 win over Rutgers in Baton Rouge.
• On the sideline, the Tigers are led by ninth-year head coach Nikki Fargas. In her time with LSU, Fargas has registered a record of 153-107 (.588).
• On the floor, LSU is paced by juniors Khayla Pointer and Faustine Aifuwa.
• Pointer, a 5'7" guard from Marietta, Georgia, is averaging 14.5 points and 3.8 assists. Against the Scarlet Knights, Pointer tallied 12 points, four rebounds, four steals and three assists.
• Aifuwa, a 6'5" center from Dacula, Georgia, is averaging 13.5 points on a .638 field goal percentage and 7.0 rebounds. Against Rutgers, Aifuwa notched 16 points, seven rebounds, two blocks and two steals.

At a Glance: Michigan State
• (15/16) Michigan State (5-0) competes in the Junkanoo Jam following a 79-34 win over Hartford on November 24.
• On the sideline, the Spartans are guided by 13th-year head coach Suzy Merchant. In her time with the Spartans, Merchant has carded a record of 270-134 (.668). Merchant coached K-State's Peyton Williams in the 2019 Pan American Games.
• On the floor, Michigan State has been led by sophomore Mia Clouden and senior Taryn McCutcheon.
• Clouden, a product of Owings Mills, Maryland, is averaging 16.0 points and 2.6 steals. Against Hartford, Clouden tallied 12 points and two steals.
• McCutcheon, a 5'5" guard from East Lansing, Michigan, is averaging 12.4 points and leads the team from 3-point range at 13-of-30 (.433). Against Hartford, McCutcheon registered a game-high with 14 points and was 4-of-6 from beyond the arc.

Cats Send Back Shots Under Mittie
• Under head coach Jeff Mittie, Kansas State has piled up blocked shots. K-State has sent back 792 shots for 4.66 per game in the 170 games. K-State has 140 or more blocks in each of the first five seasons under Mittie.
• K-State set a 2019-20 season-high with 11 blocks against UIC on November 11. The 11 blocks are the third-highest total in the Mittie era and the sixth-most in program history for a single game.
• The Wildcats are averaging 7.3 blocks per game, which ranks sixth in the nation. According to herhoopstats.com, K-State ranks ninth in the nation in block rate at 15.9 percent. K-State has finished among the top-35 in block rate in two of the last four seasons including 11th in the 2015-16 season.

Scoring Trends North
• K-State has filled the bucket to begin the 2019-20 season, as the Wildcats are averaging 79.8 points per game with a total of 319 points scored. The Wildcats rank 36th in the nation in scoring offense.
• The 319 points are the seventh-highest total in the first four games of a season in program history.
• At the conclusion of the 2018-19 season, K-State averaged 64.5 points per game with 2,128 points scored.
• This marked the first time K-State scored 2,000 or more points in four straight seasons since reaching the mark in eight straight seasons from 2001-02 to 2008-09.

Double-Doubles Adding Up for Williams
• Peyton Williams is quietly climbing the K-State career double-doubles list.
• For her career, Williams owns 24 double-doubles and is sixth in program history for career double-doubles. Of her 24 career double-doubles, four have come with 10 or more points and 15 or more rebounds.
• To begin the 2019-20 season, Williams has tallied a double-double in each game she has played (3) including a season-opening effort of 14 points and 19 rebounds against Omaha. K-State is 2-1 this season when she tallies a double-double.
• Williams ranks 12th in the nation for double-doubles this season.
• In the 2018-19 season, Williams had a career-high 14 double-doubles in 32 games played. She was tied for the Big 12 lead and ranked 32nd in the nation for double-doubles. Williams had more double-doubles than four teams in the Big 12.
• The product of Topeka, Kansas, ranked tied for third in program history for double-doubles in a season. She was the first Wildcat with 10 or more double-doubles in a season since Kendra Wecker set the school record with 17 double-doubles in the 2004-05 season.
• In games Williams tallied a double-double in the 2018-19 season, the Wildcats were 12-2. When she notched a double-double, Williams averaged 17.9 points on a .530 field goal percentage, 12.1 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 2.1 steals and 0.9 blocks.

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Players Mentioned

Jasauen Beard

Christianna Carr

Angela Harris

Ayoka Lee

Rachel Ranke

Peyton Williams

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