K-State Starts Two-Game Home Stand on Wednesday Night

GAME #28
(rv/rv) West Virginia (19-7, 10-5 Big 12) at (rv/-) Kansas State (17-10, 7-7 Big 12)
Wednesday, February 27, 2019 | 7 p.m. | Bramlage Coliseum | Manhattan, Kan.

TELEVISION
FOX College Sports - Central & K-StateHD.TV
• Brian Smoller (play-by-play)
• Missy Heidrick (analyst)

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

TICKETS & PROMOTIONS
• Call (800) 221-CATS or visit www.kstatesports.com
• Wildcat 4-Pack – Purchase 4 $10 GA Tickets and 4 concessions vouchers for $38

COACHES
Kansas State: Jeff Mittie (Missouri Western '89)
Overall: 550-299/27th season | At K-State: 96-64/5th season
vs. West Virginia: 3-13

West Virginia: Mike Carey (Salem '80)
Overall: 678-303/31st season | At West Virginia: 390-201/18th season

PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP
Kansas State (17-10, 8-7 Big 12)
G: #10 Kayla Goth | G: #12 Rachel Ranke | G: #43 Christianna Carr | F: #11 Peyton Williams | F: #15 Kali Jones

West Virginia (19-7, 10-5 Big 12)
G: #5 Tynice Martin | G: #15 Lucky Rudd | G: #30 Madisen Smith | G/F: #0 Naomi Davenport | C: #34 Theresa Ekhelar

SERIES HISTORY
Overall: West Virginia leads, 11-3
At Manhattan: 2-4
Last Meeting: January 26, 2019; West Virginia won 60-30 in Morgantown

MANHATTAN, Kansas - Kansas State returns to Bramlage Coliseum on Wednesday night to start a two-game home stand, as the Wildcats host West Virginia at 7 p.m.

• Wednesday's game will be aired on FOX College Sports - Central and K-StateHD.TV, as Brian Smoller (play-by-play), Missy Heidrick (analyst) and Bridget Howard (analyst) will have the call.
• K-State (17-10, 8-7 Big 12) won its fourth straight Big 12 road game with a third quarter comeback from an 11-point deficit to secure a 75-72 win at TCU on February 23. The four straight Big 12 road wins are the most for K-State in league play since the 2007-08 season.
• Kansas State has six road wins this season, which are the third most in the Big 12 this season. The six road wins are the most since the 2012-13 season.
• The win was the 550th of head coach Jeff Mittie's coaching career.
• K-State featured four players in double figures and were led by junior forward Peyton Williams and redshirt junior forward Jasauen Beard.
• Williams tallied 18 points on 8-of-12 shooting and added nine rebounds, two blocks, two assists and a steal. The native of Topeka, Kansas, became the 42nd player with 1,000 or more career points with a jumper in the first quarter. Williams is the fourth player in program history with 1,000 or more career points, 500 or more career rebounds and 80 or more career blocks.
• For the season, the All-America candidate leads K-State in scoring (15.0 ppg), field goal percentage (.497), free throw percentage (.820) and rebounding (9.7 rpg).
• Beard tallied her Big 12 career-high with 15 points on 6-of-10 shooting and notched three assists, three steals and two rebounds. Beard tallied 10 of her 15 points in the second half.
• The product of Midwest City, Oklahoma, has tallied 10 or more points off the bench in four straight games.

Number to Know
1,826
• Over the last two seasons, #KStateWBB's Kayla Goth and Peyton Williams have registered a combined 1,826 points.
• The point total by the duo represents 45.4 percent of K-State's total points over the last two seasons.
• Since the 2000-01 season, Goth and Williams rank seventh among K-State's top scoring duos over a two-season span. Goth and Williams need 10 points to pass the tandem of Ashley Sweat and Kari Kincaid (2008-10) for sixth.

At a Glance: West Virginia
• West Virginia (19-7, 10-5 Big 12) had a three-game winning streak snapped on Saturday, as the Mountaineers fell at home 80-69 to Oklahoma.
• On the sideline, West Virginia is led by 18th-year head coach Mike Carey. In his time with the Mountaineers, Carey has achieved a record of 390-201 (.660) and captured a share of the 2014 Big 12 regular season title and the 2017 Big 12 tournament crown.
• On the floor, West Virginia is paced by redshirt junior Tynice Martin and senior Naomi Davenport.
• Martin leads the Mountaineers with 17.8 points per game and is third on the team in rebounding with 5.6 per game. Against Oklahoma, Martin tallied 22 points and four rebounds.
• Davenport is second on the team with 14.8 points and paces the program with 7.8 rebounds. Against the Sooners, Davenport registered 19 points, eight rebounds, three steals and two assists.

Magic Number is 70 Points for Wildcats
• Since the 2001-02 season, K-State is 198-22 (.900) when scoring 70 or more points in a game including a 46-8 (.852) record in the Jeff Mittie era.
• The Wildcats registered a season-high 87 points against Texas on January 16. K-State has scored 70 or more points in a game nine times this season (10-0).
• K-State scored 70 or more points in a game 16 times in 2017-18 (13-3) including a high of 99 against Chicago State on Dec. 18.
• The 2017-18 season was the 18th season in program history in which K-State had 15 or more games with 70 or more points scored. The 2017-18 season is the first since the 2005-06 season (17) that K-State scored 70 or more points in 15 or more games.

20-Point Quarters For the Wildcats
• K-State has scored 20 or more points in a quarter this season 26 times. The Wildcats are 15-3 this season when scoring 20 or more points in a quarter.
• Since the inception of the quarter system in the 2015-16 season, K-State owns an overall record of 62-29 (.681) when scoring 20 or more points in any quarter in a game.
• Since the 2015-16 season, K-State has registered 141 quarters with 20 or more points with a high of 43 in the 2017-18 season. K-State is averaging 35.3 quarters per season with 20 or more points scored.

K-State Attacking the Paint
• Kansas State has converted in the paint at a high rate in the 2018-19 season.
• The Wildcats have scored 760 points in the paint (28.1 ppg). The 760 points represents 44.5 percent of K-State's overall point total this season.
• K-State scored a season-high of 44 points in the paint against UMKC on November 18. The 44 points in the lane were the most since K-State notched 50 points in the paint against Texas Tech on February 7, 2018. The Wildcats have 13 games with 30 or more points in the paint this season.
• Under head coach Jeff Mittie, Kansas State has scored 900 or more points in the paint in four straight seasons including a high of 1,064 points (31.3 ppg) during the 2016-17 season.

Williams Surpasses Top-20 for Career Rebounds
• Peyton Williams continues to pile up the rebounds and climb the K-State career rankings.
• For the season, Williams is averaging 9.7 rebounds per game and has achieved a new career season-high on the glass with 253 total rebounds. Her 253 rebounds this season are the most by a Wildcat since Breanna Lewis pulled in 280 in the 2016-17 season.
• Williams ranks second in the Big 12 and 45th in the nation in rebounds per game and leads the league in defensive rebounds per game at 6.9. Williams leads the league in rebounding for league-only games (9.8 rpg).
• At Texas, Williams hauled in 14 rebounds which was her 21st career game with 10 or more rebounds. This season, Williams has a high of 14 rebounds twice and has a career-best 14 games with 10 or more rebounds and is tied for the league lead for games with 10 or more rebounds.
• Williams owns 609 career rebounds (6.5 rpg). She is 17th in program history for career rebounds.
• In the 2017-18 season, the product of Topeka, Kansas, was second on the team with 7.1 rebounds per game and pulled in 241 total rebounds. Her 7.1 rebounds per game were double her per game average from her freshman season (3.4 rpg).
• Williams was the fourth player in program history to register 500 or more points and 200 or more rebounds in a sophomore season. She was the first sophomore to achieve this milestone since Kendra Wecker in the 2002-03 season.

Goth Piling Up the Points from the Foul Line
• Kayla Goth has boosted her scoring in the last two seasons with her ability to get to the free throw line.
• This season, Goth is 86-of-116 (.741) from the charity stripe. She ranks 12th in the Big 12 in free throw percentage. In the final five minutes and overtime this season, Goth is 31-of-37 (.838) from the foul line. The 31 made free throws and the 37 attempts are a career-best for the final five minutes and overtime.
• Goth registered a season-high effort of 7-of-7 from the foul line against Texas on January 16. Over the last 64 games, Goth has 34 games with four or more made free throws in the last two seasons.
• In her career, Goth is 259-of-362 (.715) from the foul line and 21.9 percent of her career point total has come from the free throw line.
• In the 2017-18 season, Goth led the Wildcats in free throws made and attempted at 131-of-180 (.728). She set career season-highs for free throws made, attempted and free throw percentage.
• Goth's 131 free throws made in 2017-18 rank sixth in school history for free throws made in a season. Goth's 131 free throws are the most since Ashley Sweat made 135 in the 2009-10 season.
• Her 180 free throws attempted rank sixth in school history for free throws attempted in a season. Her 180 free throws attempted are the most since Nicole Ohlde attempted 196 in the 2003-04 season.

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Players Mentioned

Jasauen Beard

Christianna Carr

Kayla Goth

Kali Jones

Rachel Ranke

Peyton Williams

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