K-State to Honor Pair of Seniors in Home Finale

GAME #29
Texas Tech (12-15, 3-13 Big 12) at (rv/-) Kansas State (18-10, 9-7 Big 12)
Saturday, March 2, 2019 | 1 p.m. | Bramlage Coliseum | Manhattan, Kan.

TELEVISION
ESPN3
• Brian Smoller (play-by-play)
• Missy Heidrick (analyst)
• Anna Christianson (sideline)

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
• Senior Day
• Tip-off for TP - Bring new rolls of toilet paper or paper towels to aid the Flint Hills Emergency Shelter
• Wildcat Weekend - $3 ticket with a MBB vs. Baylor ticket

COACHES
Kansas State: Jeff Mittie (Missouri Western '89)
Overall: 551-299/27th season | At K-State: 97-64/5th season
vs. Texas Tech: 12-4

Texas Tech: Marlene Stollings (Ohio '98)
Overall: 145-104/8th season | At Texas Tech: 12-15/1st season

PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP
Kansas State (18-10, 9-7 Big 12)
G: #10 Kayla Goth | G: #12 Rachel Ranke | G: #43 Christianna Carr | F: #11 Peyton Williams | F: #15 Kali Jones

Texas Tech (12-15, 3-13 Big 12)
G: #2 Sydney Goodson | G: #4 Chrislyn Carr | G: #23 Angel Hayden | F: #20 Brittany Brewer | F: #30 Zuri Sanders

SERIES HISTORY
Overall: K-State leads, 22-13
At Manhattan: 9-5
Last Meeting: January 19, 2019; K-State won 66-62 in Lubbock

MANHATTAN, Kansas - Kansas State closes out its 2018-19 regular season home schedule on Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m., as the Wildcats host Texas Tech. Saturday's home finale is Senior Day, as K-State will honor its two seniors - Kayla Goth and Kali Jones - with a postgame ceremony.

• Saturday's game will be aired on ESPN3, as Brian Smoller (play-by-play), Missy Heidrick (analyst) and Anna Christianson (sideline) will have the call.
• Kansas State's seniors have combined for 78 wins and three postseason appearances.
• Goth, a native of DeForest, Wisconsin, has played in 125 career games with 72 starts. She has tallied 1,211 career points, 378 rebounds and 498 assists. She ranks 23rd in program history for career points and fourth for career assists.
• The 2019 All-America candidate is one of four players in program history with 1,000 or more points, 475 or more career assists and 350 or more career rebounds. She is the second player in program history with consecutive seasons with 300 or more points and 175 or more assists.
• Jones, a product of Murrieta, California, has played in 57 career games with the Wildcats including 21 starts. During her two-year career in Manhattan, Jones has tallied 239 career points, 197 rebounds and 55 blocked shots. Earlier this season, Jones set the school record for blocks in a single game with nine against Lamar on December 5.
• K-State (18-10, 9-7 Big 12) ended the month of February with a 5-2 record including an undefeated mark (4-0) on the road. The 5-2 record in February marks the second time in the last 12 years that K-State ended the month with an above .500 record.
• In its last game, the Wildcats downed West Virginia in Bramlage Coliseum, 90-79. The 90 points were a season-high and K-State recorded a school record for any quarter with 34 points in the fourth quarter.

Number to Know
71
• In #KStateWBB's 90-79 win over West Virginia on February 27, the trio of Kayla Goth (30), Christianna Carr (21) and Peyton Williams (20) combined for 71 points.
• The 71 points among the three players were the most scored by a K-State trio since January 5, 2003, when Laurie Koehn (33), Kendra Wecker (20) and Megan Mahoney (19) scored 72 of K-State's 103 points against Iowa.
• The 71 points from Goth, Carr and Williams was just the third time in program history since the 1986-87 season that three players combined for 70 or more points.
• The trio was responsible for 79 percent of K-State's scoring output against West Virginia.

At a Glance: Texas Tech
• Texas Tech (12-15, 3-13 Big 12) enters Saturday afternoon's game with three losses in their last four games following a 64-62 decision against (20/22) Iowa State on Tuesday. The Lady Raiders have six losses by five points or less this season.
• Texas Tech is guided on the sideline by first year head coach Marlene Stollings. The 1998 graduate of Ohio owns a record of 145-104 (.582) in eight seasons as a head coach which includes stops at Winthrop, VCU and Minnesota.
• The Lady Raiders are led by Chrislyn Carr and Brittany Brewer.
• Carr, a freshman guard from Davenport, Iowa, leads the team with 17.9 points per game and 3.6 assists. Carr tallied 16 points on 7-of-21 shooting against Iowa State.
• Brewer, a junior forward from Abilene, Texas, is second on the team in scoring and rebounding with 16.1 points and 9.3 rebounds. She has 13 double-doubles this season. Against the Cyclones, Brewer notched 19 points, 16 rebounds and four blocks.

K-State Among top-20 in NCAA History for Wins
• Kansas State women's basketball is in its 51st season of action and ranks among the top programs in NCAA history for wins.
• K-State's all-time record stands at 950-593 (.616) and the Wildcats entered the 2018-19 season ranked 18th in NCAA Division I women's basketball history for program wins. The Wildcats are the 18th program in NCAA Division I history to reach 950 or more wins as a program and the third among the Big 12 (Texas, Baylor). K-State is averaging 18.6 wins per season.
• The Wildcats have accumulated 24 20-win seasons and have secured 334 victories inside Bramlage Coliseum.
• K-State has 190 wins in the Big 12 Conference.
• In postseason play, the Wildcats have 13 wins in the NCAA Tournament and 16 wins in the WNIT.
• Kansas State has registered 220 victories when they were ranked in the Associated Press top-25 poll and achieved 82 wins against teams ranked in the AP poll.

Wildcats With 300+ Wins in Bramlage
• K-State is 334-133 (.715) all-time inside Bramlage Coliseum, which is in its 31st season of existence.
• The Wildcats are 11-4 at home in the 2018-19 season and started the season with an eight-game home court winning streak.
• This is the 30th time in 51 seasons that the Wildcats reached double figures in home victories. This marks the 22nd season K-State has won 10 or more games in Bramlage including five straight seasons.
• In his career in games played in his home venue, head coach Jeff Mittie is 338-90 (.790) including a 64-25 (.719) record at K-State.
• Kansas State has protected Bramlage Coliseum with determination against non-conference foes with a record of 194-26 (.882). Mittie is 40-5 (.889) in non-conference games in Bramlage Coliseum.

Marching Toward the Finish Line
• During the third month of the year but the final month of the basketball season, K-State owns a 126-92 (.578) record in March.
• K-State head coach Jeff Mittie is 9-8 in the month of March during his time in Manhattan.

K-State Cleaning the Glass; Results in Shiny Wins
• Since the 2001-02 season, Kansas State owns a record of 222-28 (.888) when holding the edge on the glass.
• K-State has held the edge on the boards in 12 games this season (11-1).
• K-State registered a +12.0 rebounding advantage against UMKC (50-38).
• The 50 rebounds against UMKC were the most by a K-State team since pulling down 51 against Chicago State on Nov. 11, 2016.

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 106-51 (.675). This season, K-State is 15-3 when three or more players score in double figures.
• The Wildcats have had a season-high five players reach double figures twice this season: against Syracuse on November 22, 2018 and at Oklahoma on February 10.
• Against West Virginia on February 27, Kayla Goth, Christianna Carr and Peyton Williams combined for 71 points.
• The 71 points among the three players were the most scored by a K-State trio since January 5, 2003, when Laurie Koehn (33), Kendra Wecker (20) and Megan Mahoney (19) scored 72 of K-State's 103 points against Iowa.
• The 71 points from Goth, Carr and Williams was just the third time in program history since the 1986-87 season that three players combined for 70 or more points.
• The trio of Goth, Williams and Rachel Ranke have scored in double figures in the same game 25 times since the start of the 2017-18 season.

Williams Strong from the Foul Line
• Forward Peyton Williams has continued to show an improved free throw stroke entering her junior season.
• Williams is 83-of-99 (.838) from the line this season. She ranks second in the Big 12 and 54th in the nation in free throw percentage.
• Against West Virginia on February 27, Williams set a new career high for free throws made going 10-of-10. This was the ninth time in program history a player finished a game perfect from the line with a minimum of 10 attempts.
• Earlier this season, Williams set the school record for consecutive free throws made at 38. She ended the 2017-18 season with 31 consecutive free throws made, which started at Texas on Feb. 10. She then made her first seven free throws of the 2018-19 season before missing on Nov. 24, 2018 against Princeton.
• For her career, Williams is shooting .810 (201-of-248). Her .810 career free throw percentage ranks seventh in program history. of her career point total, 19.4 percent has come from the foul line.
• In the 2017-18 season, Williams was 89-of-104 (.856) from the foul line to rank third in the Big 12 and 35th in the nation. She set career season-highs for made and attempted free throws. She made five or more free throws in seven games last season.
• Williams ranked tied for sixth in program history for free throw percentage in a season.

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Players Mentioned

Christianna Carr

Kayla Goth

Kali Jones

Rachel Ranke

Peyton Williams

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