K-State Faces Kansas in Dillons Sunflower Showdown

Wednesday, February 6

Lawrence, Kan.

7 p.m.

Kansas State University

Kansas

Feb 04, 2019 | Women's Basketball

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GAME #23
Kansas State (13-9, 4-6 Big 12) at Kansas (12-8, 2-7 Big 12)
Wednesday, February 6, 2019 | 7 p.m. | Allen Fieldhouse | Lawrence, Kan.

TELEVISION
ESPN+ (subscription required)
• Josh Klingler (play-by-play)
• Jill Dorsey Hall (analyst)

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

TICKETS & PROMOTIONS
• Call (800) 34-HAWKS or visit www.kuathletics.com

COACHES
Kansas State: Jeff Mittie (Missouri Western '89)
Overall: 546-298/27th season | At K-State: 92-63/5th season
vs. Kansas: 13-6

Kansas: Brandon Schneider (Wayland Baptist '95)
Overall: 439-211/20th season | At Kansas: 38-73/4th season

PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP
Kansas State (13-9, 4-6 Big 12)
G: #10 Kayla Goth | G: #12 Rachel Ranke | G: #43 Christianna Carr | F: #11 Peyton Williams | F: #15 Kali Jones

Kansas (12-8, 2-7 Big 12)
G: #0 Christalah Lyons | G: #5 Aniya Thomas | G: #33 Kylee Kopatich | F: #14 Austin Richardson | C: #35 Bailey Helgren

SERIES HISTORY
Overall: Kansas State leads, 73-47
At Lawrence: 31-25
Last Meeting: January 13, 2019; Kansas won 61-54 in Manhattan

MANHATTAN, Kansas - One of the longest continuous rivalries in all of women's college basketball, Kansas State travels to Kansas for a midweek meeting on Wednesday in the Dillons Sunflower Showdown at 7 p.m., in Allen Fieldhouse.

• Wednesday's game will be aired on ESPN+, as Josh Klingler (play-by-play) and Jill Dorsey Hall (analyst) will have the call.
• K-State (13-9, 4-6 Big 12) faced its seventh Associated Press top-25 opponent this season, as the Wildcats dropped an 81-52 decision to (23/25) Iowa State on Saturday. K-State leads the Big 12 in games against AP top-25 opponents this season.
• The Wildcats had three players in double figures: senior guard Kayla Goth, junior forward Peyton Williams and freshman guard Christianna Carr.
• Goth registered 15 points, six rebounds and six assists. This was the first time this season Goth tallied 15 or more points and five or more rebounds and five or more assists in the same game, a feat she achieved six times in 2017-18.
• A 2019 Nancy Lieberman Award candidate, Goth is second in the Big 12 in total assists (138) and assists per game (6.3 apg). She leads the team in steals (39; 1.8 spg) and is second on the team in scoring (12.4 ppg).
• Williams notched 15 points, nine rebounds and two blocks against the Cyclones.
• This season, the 2019 Katrina McClain Award candidate is the only player in the Big 12 currently in the .500/.400/.800 club with a field goal percentage 52.0 percent, a 3-point field goal percentage of 41.2 percent and a free throw percentage of 81.7 percent. She leads K-State in scoring (14.8 ppg) and rebounding (9.6 rpg).
• Carr tallied 12 points including a 3-of-6 effort from beyond the arc. In her debut season, Carr is averaging 9.0 points.

Number to Know
310 | 201
#KStateWBB's Peyton Williams surpassed season marks of 300 or more points (310) and 200 or more rebounds (201) during K-State's game against Iowa State on Feb. 2.
• This is the second straight season Williams has scored 300 or more points and grabbed 200 or more rebounds.
• Among K-State junior forwards, Williams is the sixth player in program history to acheive these numbers and the first since Marlies Gipson in the 2007-08 season.

At a Glance: Kansas
• Kansas (12-8, 2-7 Big 12) enters Wednesday's Dillons Sunflower Showdown with losses in five of their last six games.
• On the sideline, Kansas is led by fourth-year head coach Brandon Schneider. Schneider is 38-73 (.342) in his time in Lawrence.
• Leading Kansas this season are redshirt senior Jessica Washington and seniors Kylee Kopatich and Christalah Lyons.
• Washington is averaging a team-best 14.3 points and is second on the team in assists with 2.6 per game.
• Lyons is second on the team with 11.6 points and leads the team with 3.4 assists.
• Kopatich is third on the team in scoring at 11.5 points and third in rebounding with 4.6 per game.

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 102-51 (.667). This season, K-State is 11-3 when three or more players score in double figures.
• The Wildcats had a season-high five players reach double figures against Syracuse on November 22, 2018.
• The trio of Kayla Goth, Peyton Williams and Rachel Ranke have scored in double figures in the same game 22 times since the start of the 2017-18 season.
• When K-State had three or more players reach double figures in the same game in the 2017-18 season, the Wildcats were 16-9.

Wildcats on the Road
• K-State has a 268-290 (.480) record in road games during the program's 51-year history.
• Since the 2000-01 season, K-State owns an 108-110 (.495) mark in road contests.
• In his career in games played on the road, head coach Jeff Mittie is 144-168 (.462) including an 19-31 (.380) mark during his time at K-State.

Williams Nearing 1,000 Career Points
• Junior forward Peyton Williams was one of the most improved players in the Big 12 during her second season in 2017-18 and has continued to improve in 2018-19.
• The 2019 Katrina McClain Award candidate is averaging team-highs of 14.8 points on a .520 field goal percentage with 9.6 rebounds. Williams ranks 10th in the Big 12 in scoring and 12th for league-only games (14.3 ppg). Her field goal percentage of .520 ranks eighth in the Big 12 and 60th in the nation.
• Williams is the only player in the Big 12 currently in the .500/.400/.800 club, as she is shooting 41.2 percent from 3-point range and 81.7 percent from the free throw line. She is one of two candidates for the 2019 Katrina McClain Award (Megan Huff, Utah) to reach these percentages.
• Williams appears among the Big 12 statistical leaders in 10 of the 14 categories.
• For her career, Williams has scored 936 points (10.5 ppg) and needs 64 points to become the 42nd player in program history and the second this season (Kayla Goth) to reach 1,000 or more career points. She has 46 career games with 10 or more points and five or more rebounds.
• She also remains an efficient scorer, as she has 48 games in her career with a field goal percentage of .500 or better.
• Against Northern Iowa, Williams registered 22 points, 13 rebounds and six assists. This was the second time in her career that Williams tallied a stat line of 15 or more points, 10 or more rebounds and five or more assists.
• Last season, Williams set career season-highs in every statistical category including: points (501; 14.7 ppg), free throws made and attempted (89-of-104; .856), field goals made and attempted (199-of-371; .536), blocks (47; 1.4 bpg), steals (50; 1.5 spg), three-point field goals made and attempted (14-of-47; .298) and double-doubles (7).
• Williams improved her scoring average by 11.0 points per game from her freshman season. This was the third-largest improvement from one season to the next in program history.

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 67-of-91 (.736) from the charity stripe. She ranks 12th in the Big 12 in free throw percentage.
• Goth registered a season-high effort of 7-of-7 from the foul line against Texas on January 16. Including the entirety of the 2017-18 season and the 22 games this season, Goth has 31 games with four or more made free throws in the last two seasons.
• In her career, Goth is 240-of-337 (.712) from the foul line and 21.5 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.