K-State Places Three on All-Big 12 Teams
Mar 06, 2019 | Women's Basketball
MANHATTAN, Kansas – Kansas State's Kayla Goth, Peyton Williams and Christianna Carr were recognized by the Big 12 coaches for their performances in the 2018-19 season, as the league office announced the 2018-19 Phillips 66 All-Big 12 Awards on Wednesday.
Goth and Williams were named to the All-Big 12 First Team and Carr was chosen for the Big 12 All-Freshman Team. Williams also collected Big 12 All-Defensive Team honors for the first time in her career.
This is the third straight season K-State had three student-athletes earn All-Big 12 honors. Since the formation of the Big 12 in 1996-97, Kansas State has received 50 All-Big 12 honors by 24 different players. Of the 50 All-Big 12 citations, 22 have been on the first team, 11 second team honors, four third team recipients and 13 honorable mention honors.
During the 2018-19 season, Goth leads the Big 12 in assists (203) and assists per game (6.8). She ranks among the top-10 in the nation in both categories. For the season, Goth is responsible for 48.1 percent of K-State's made field goals this season. She leads the Big 12 and is the top guard among Power 5 schools for percentage of a team's field goals responsible for. She ranks fourth in career assists in program history with 500 or more assists.
In addition to pacing the team in assists, Goth is second on the team in scoring with 12.9 points per game (388 points) and leads the squad in steals (57; 1.9 spg). The preseason candidate for the 2019 Nancy Lieberman Award is the first player in program history to register consecutive seasons with 375 or more points and 200 or more assists.
The All-America candidate from DeForest, Wisconsin, leads all guards in the Big 12 for double-doubles with a career-high six this season. Earlier this season, Goth became the 41st player in program history to reach 1,000 or more points in a career. She is the fourth player in program history with 1,000 or more points, 500 or more assists and 300 or more rebounds.
Williams finished Big 12-play by averaging a double-double with 16.2 points and 10.0 rebounds. She is the first Wildcats to average a double-double in league play since Kendra Wecker in the 2004-05 season.
The All-America candidate from Topeka, Kansas, has carded a career-high and Big 12 best 14 double-doubles this season. Her 14 double-doubles rank tied for third in school history for double-doubles in a single season.
Williams, a preseason candidate for the 2019 Katrina McClain Award, has increased her scoring average from last season to this season by 1.1 points per game and leads the Wildcats with 15.8 points per game (459 points), field goal percentage (.501) and free throw percentage (.836).
She also leads K-State in rebounding with a career-high 286 (9.9 rpg). Williams leads all players in the Big 12 for rebound percentage at 27.3 percent. Her rebounding total this season ranks sixth in program history for a single season and are the most since Wecker pulled in 292 rebounds in the 2004-05 season.
Defensively, Williams is the second player in program history to garner Big 12 All-Defensive Team honors, joining former teammate and three-time Big 12 All-Defensive Team selection Breanna Lewis. Williams has recorded 35 blocks and a career-high 52 steals this season. She ranks among the top-10 in the Big 12 in blocks per game (1.2) and steals per game (1.8).
Carr, a two-time USBWA National Freshman of the Week and Big 12 Freshman of the Week selection, is averaging 9.3 points, 2.6 rebounds and 0.9 steals. She has 10 games in double figures for points, including three games with 20 or more this season.
The product of Manhattan, Kansas, is also averaging 1.6 three-point field goals per game. She has 12 games this season with two more 3-point field goals made including eight games in Big 12 action.
With the guidance of fifth year head coach Jeff Mittie, Kansas State (20-10, 11-7 Big 12) is postseason eligible for the fifth straight season. K-State recorded 11 Big 12 wins, for the second time in three seasons.
K-State, as the No. 5 seed, will face the No. 4 seed West Virginia (20-9, 11-7 Big 12) on Saturday, March 9, in the quarterfinals of the 2019 Phillips 66 Big 12 Women's Basketball Championship in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at Chesapeake Energy Arena with a tip time of 11 a.m.
Saturday's game will be available on FSN, the K-State Sports Network, for free at kstatesports.com and on the K-State Sports app.
2018-19 Phillips 66 All-Big 12 Awards
Coach of the Year: Kim Mulkey, Baylor
Player of the Year: Bridget Carleton, Iowa State
Freshman of the Year: Chrislyn Carr, Texas Tech
Newcomer of the Year: Vivian Gray, Oklahoma State
Defensive Player of the Year: Lauren Cox, Baylor
Sixth Man Award: Kari Niblack, West Virginia
All-Big 12 First Team (all honors listed alphabetical by school)
Kalani Brown, Baylor; Lauren Cox, Baylor; Bridget Carleton, Iowa State; Kayla Goth, Kansas State; Peyton Williams, Kansas State; Vivian Gray, Oklahoma State; Jordan Moore, TCU; Sug Sutton, Texas; Naomi Davenport, West Virginia; Tynice Martin, West Virginia
All-Big 12 Second Team
Chloe Jackson, Baylor; Juicy Landrum, Baylor; Kristin Scott, Iowa State; Ana Llanusa, Oklahoma; Amy Okonkwo, TCU
All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
Alexa Middleton, Iowa State; Kylee Kopatich, Kansas; Christalah Lyons, Kansas; Braxtin Miller, Oklahoma State; Joyner Holmes, Texas; Danni Williams, Texas; Brittany Brewer, Texas Tech; Chrislyn Carr, Texas Tech
Big 12 All-Defensive Team
Kalani Brown, Baylor; Lauren Cox, Baylor; DiDi Richards, Baylor; Peyton Williams, Kansas State; Jordan Moore, TCU
Big 12 All-Freshman Team
Ashey Joens, Iowa State; Christianna Carr, Kansas State; Taylor Robertson, Oklahoma; Chrislyn Carr, Texas Tech; Madisen Smith, West Virginia
Goth and Williams were named to the All-Big 12 First Team and Carr was chosen for the Big 12 All-Freshman Team. Williams also collected Big 12 All-Defensive Team honors for the first time in her career.
This is the third straight season K-State had three student-athletes earn All-Big 12 honors. Since the formation of the Big 12 in 1996-97, Kansas State has received 50 All-Big 12 honors by 24 different players. Of the 50 All-Big 12 citations, 22 have been on the first team, 11 second team honors, four third team recipients and 13 honorable mention honors.
During the 2018-19 season, Goth leads the Big 12 in assists (203) and assists per game (6.8). She ranks among the top-10 in the nation in both categories. For the season, Goth is responsible for 48.1 percent of K-State's made field goals this season. She leads the Big 12 and is the top guard among Power 5 schools for percentage of a team's field goals responsible for. She ranks fourth in career assists in program history with 500 or more assists.
In addition to pacing the team in assists, Goth is second on the team in scoring with 12.9 points per game (388 points) and leads the squad in steals (57; 1.9 spg). The preseason candidate for the 2019 Nancy Lieberman Award is the first player in program history to register consecutive seasons with 375 or more points and 200 or more assists.
The All-America candidate from DeForest, Wisconsin, leads all guards in the Big 12 for double-doubles with a career-high six this season. Earlier this season, Goth became the 41st player in program history to reach 1,000 or more points in a career. She is the fourth player in program history with 1,000 or more points, 500 or more assists and 300 or more rebounds.
Williams finished Big 12-play by averaging a double-double with 16.2 points and 10.0 rebounds. She is the first Wildcats to average a double-double in league play since Kendra Wecker in the 2004-05 season.
The All-America candidate from Topeka, Kansas, has carded a career-high and Big 12 best 14 double-doubles this season. Her 14 double-doubles rank tied for third in school history for double-doubles in a single season.
Williams, a preseason candidate for the 2019 Katrina McClain Award, has increased her scoring average from last season to this season by 1.1 points per game and leads the Wildcats with 15.8 points per game (459 points), field goal percentage (.501) and free throw percentage (.836).
She also leads K-State in rebounding with a career-high 286 (9.9 rpg). Williams leads all players in the Big 12 for rebound percentage at 27.3 percent. Her rebounding total this season ranks sixth in program history for a single season and are the most since Wecker pulled in 292 rebounds in the 2004-05 season.
Defensively, Williams is the second player in program history to garner Big 12 All-Defensive Team honors, joining former teammate and three-time Big 12 All-Defensive Team selection Breanna Lewis. Williams has recorded 35 blocks and a career-high 52 steals this season. She ranks among the top-10 in the Big 12 in blocks per game (1.2) and steals per game (1.8).
Carr, a two-time USBWA National Freshman of the Week and Big 12 Freshman of the Week selection, is averaging 9.3 points, 2.6 rebounds and 0.9 steals. She has 10 games in double figures for points, including three games with 20 or more this season.
The product of Manhattan, Kansas, is also averaging 1.6 three-point field goals per game. She has 12 games this season with two more 3-point field goals made including eight games in Big 12 action.
With the guidance of fifth year head coach Jeff Mittie, Kansas State (20-10, 11-7 Big 12) is postseason eligible for the fifth straight season. K-State recorded 11 Big 12 wins, for the second time in three seasons.
K-State, as the No. 5 seed, will face the No. 4 seed West Virginia (20-9, 11-7 Big 12) on Saturday, March 9, in the quarterfinals of the 2019 Phillips 66 Big 12 Women's Basketball Championship in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at Chesapeake Energy Arena with a tip time of 11 a.m.
Saturday's game will be available on FSN, the K-State Sports Network, for free at kstatesports.com and on the K-State Sports app.
2018-19 Phillips 66 All-Big 12 Awards
Coach of the Year: Kim Mulkey, Baylor
Player of the Year: Bridget Carleton, Iowa State
Freshman of the Year: Chrislyn Carr, Texas Tech
Newcomer of the Year: Vivian Gray, Oklahoma State
Defensive Player of the Year: Lauren Cox, Baylor
Sixth Man Award: Kari Niblack, West Virginia
All-Big 12 First Team (all honors listed alphabetical by school)
Kalani Brown, Baylor; Lauren Cox, Baylor; Bridget Carleton, Iowa State; Kayla Goth, Kansas State; Peyton Williams, Kansas State; Vivian Gray, Oklahoma State; Jordan Moore, TCU; Sug Sutton, Texas; Naomi Davenport, West Virginia; Tynice Martin, West Virginia
All-Big 12 Second Team
Chloe Jackson, Baylor; Juicy Landrum, Baylor; Kristin Scott, Iowa State; Ana Llanusa, Oklahoma; Amy Okonkwo, TCU
All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
Alexa Middleton, Iowa State; Kylee Kopatich, Kansas; Christalah Lyons, Kansas; Braxtin Miller, Oklahoma State; Joyner Holmes, Texas; Danni Williams, Texas; Brittany Brewer, Texas Tech; Chrislyn Carr, Texas Tech
Big 12 All-Defensive Team
Kalani Brown, Baylor; Lauren Cox, Baylor; DiDi Richards, Baylor; Peyton Williams, Kansas State; Jordan Moore, TCU
Big 12 All-Freshman Team
Ashey Joens, Iowa State; Christianna Carr, Kansas State; Taylor Robertson, Oklahoma; Chrislyn Carr, Texas Tech; Madisen Smith, West Virginia
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