MANHATTAN, Kansas - Kansas State women's basketball capped its 51st season of action with an overall record of 21-12 and was an at-large selection for the 2019 NCAA Tournament in the Albany region.
• Under the guidance of fifth year head coach
Jeff Mittie, K-State made its fifth straight postseason appearance. Mittie is the second coach in school history (Lynn Hickey) to guide the program to five postseason appearances in their first five seasons with the program.
• K-State finished with an overall record above .500 for the fifth straight season. The Wildcats tied for fourth in Big 12 play and advanced at least one round in the Big 12 Women's Basketball Championships for the 17th time in program history.
• K-State swept the season series against Texas and Oklahoma for the first time since the Big 12 switched to a full round-robin schedule in the 2012-13 season. Both wins against Texas were Associated Press top-25 wins. This extended K-State's streak to 13 consecutive seasons with at least one win over an AP top 25 foe.
• Mittie secured his 100th career win at the helm of the Wildcats, reaching the mark on March 9, 2019, against West Virginia. Mittie is the fourth K-State women's basketball head coach to reach the 100-win mark during their K-State career. He was the third-fastest K-State head coach to 100 wins in program history.
• K-State was led by 2019 All-Big 12 First Team selections:
Kayla Goth and
Peyton Williams in the 2018-19 season. Williams (496) and Goth (410) were responsible for 42.6 percent of K-State's scoring in 2018-19.
• Over the last two seasons, the duo combined for 2,003 points which was 45.1 percent of K-State's point total during this time. Since the 2000-01 season, Goth and Williams rank third among the highest scoring tandems over a two-season span in program history, trailing only Nicole Ohlde and Kendra Wecker.
• Goth, a 2019 Nancy Lieberman Award candidate, led the Big 12 and ranked among the top-five in the nation with 226 assists (6.8 apg). She is the first player in program history to register consecutive seasons of 225 or more assists.
• The senior from DeForest, Wisconsin, was just one of three players in the nation to register 400 or more points and 225 or more assists in consecutive seasons. She is the first player in program history to reach this mark in back-to-back seasons and one of three players among the history of Big 12 schools to achieve the feat.
• Williams, a 2019 Katrina McClain Award candidate, led the team in scoring with a career-high average of 15.5 points on a .486 field goal percentage. She also pulled in a career-high 9.5 rebounds per game (303). She also led the team and the Big 12 for double-doubles with 14.
• The junior from Topeka, Kansas, was the third player in program history with 475 or more points and 300 or more rebounds in a season. Her 303 rebounds rank fourth in school history for a single season.
• Williams also garnered Big 12 All-Defensive Team honors, as she tallied 37 blocked shots and 62 steals.
• K-State also remained successful in the classroom, as three players earned Academic All-Big 12 honors (1st: Goth,
Alisa Wiggins, Williams).
• Williams earned Google Cloud Academic All-District VII First Team honors selected by CoSIDA.
Number to Know - Part 1
7
• #KStateWBB ended the 2018-19 season with seven road wins.
• The seven road wins were the most since the 2008-09 team set the school record for road wins in a season with 10.
• Since the 2000-01 season, the 7-3 (.700) road record is tied for the fourth-best road winning percentage in that duration.
• The seven road wins were the most in the
Jeff Mittie era at Kansas State.
• K-State boosted its road win total with a five-game road winning streak to end the season. The five-game road winning streak was the longest in Big 12 play since the 2007-08 season.
Number to Know - Part 2
62
• #KStateWBB has won 62 games over the last three seasons, which includes two seasons with 20 or more wins and two NCAA tournament appearances and a WNIT appearance.
• Over the three seasons, K-State has an overall record of 62-39 (.614).
• The 62 wins over the last three seasons are the most for the program over a three-year span since the 2006-07 to 2008-09 seasons captured 66 wins.
• K-State ranks fourth among Big 12 schools for wins in the last three seasons.
Team Odds & Ends from the 2018-19 Season
• K-State made its 16th NCAA Tournament appearance in program history and the 31st postseason appearance in the 51 seasons of the program.
• Kansas State became the 18th program in NCAA Division I history with 950 or more wins, reaching the milestone on February 27, 2019, with a 90-78 win over West Virginia. K-State is one of three programs in the Big 12 to reach the mark (Texas and Baylor).
• The Wildcats secured the 25th 20-win season in program history and the second in three seasons.
• Kansas State was 12-4 at home in the 2018-19 season and started the season with an eight-game home court winning streak. This was the 30th time in 51 seasons that the Wildcats reached double figures in home victories. This marked the 22nd season K-State has won 10 or more games in Bramlage Coliseum including five straight seasons.
• K-State registered seven road wins in the 2018-19 season and ended the season with a five-game road winning streak. The seven road wins were the most for K-State since the 2008-09 squad set the school record with 10 road wins.
• K-State head coach
Jeff Mittie registered the 550th win of his coaching career, a 75-72 decision at TCU on Feb. 23, 2019.
• The Wildcats made 188 three-point field goals in the 2018-19 season. Kansas State has made 175 or more 3-point field goals in 18 of the last 19 seasons.
• Kansas State made 424 free throws in the 2018-19 season. This was the third straight season K-State made 400 or more free throws in a season and the first time to do so in three straight seasons since 1979-80 to 1990-91, a stretch of 12 consecutive seasons.
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Kayla Goth tied for second for assists in a single-season with 226. The 226 tied her career-high from the 2017-18 season.
• Goth set the school record for assists in a two-season span, as she registered 452 assists over the last two seasons.
• Goth finished her career with 540 assists to rank fourth in program history.
• Goth is the third player in program history with 1,000 or more points, 500 or more assists and 375 or more rebounds.
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Peyton Williams became the third player in program history with 475 or more points and 300 or more rebounds in a season.
• Williams was the first player since Kendra Wecker to average a double-double in Big 12 play (16.2 ppg; 10.0 rpg).
• Williams snared in the highest rebound average (9.5 rpg) in a season since Wecker (10.1 rpg) in 2004-05. Her rebounding total and average rank fourth in program history for a single season in each category.
• Williams tallied 14 double-doubles in the 2018-19 season to lead the Big 12. Her 14 double-doubles are tied for third in program history for a single season.
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Rachel Ranke has made 160 three-point field goals in her first two seasons as a Wildcat. The 160 three-pointers made are the second most to begin a K-State career since Laurie Koehn made 194 to open her career in 2000-01 and 2001-02.
• Ranke set the school record for career 3-point field goals made by a player 6'0" or taller (160).
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Christianna Carr is the fourth player in program history to register 325 or more points and 50 or more 3-point field goals made in a freshman season.
K-State Picking Opponent's Pockets
• K-State registered 271 steals (8.2 spg) this season. Of the 531 turnovers by the opponents, 51.0 percent came from a K-State steal. This was the fifth straight season the Wildcats bagged 250 or more steals in a season.
• Kansas State ranked fourth in the Big 12 in steals per game.
• The Wildcats had 10 or more steals in 12 games, including a season-high of 18 against West Virginia on March 9. The 18 steals set a school record for a Big 12 Championship game.
• K-State tied the school record for steals in an NCAA Tournament game, as the Wildcats swiped 15 against Michigan.
Scoring Trending North
• After a slow start to the 2018-19 season in scoring, K-State picked up the pace in the final 11 games of the season.
• Over the final 11 games of the season, K-State averaged 69.6 points per game including a season-high 90 points against West Virginia on February 27. K-State was 13-0 this season when scoring 70 or more points.
• Overall under the direction of head coach
Jeff Mittie, K-State averaged 64.5 points per game with 2,128 points scored.
• This is 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.
Comeback Cats
• In Kansas State's five-game Big 12 road winning streak to conclude the regular season schedule, K-State trailed at halftime or in the second half in four of those games.
• The average deficit in the four games was 12.0 points.
• K-State's road winning streak started by overcoming a nine-point deficit in the third quarter and a seven-point deficit with 3:46 remaining in the fourth quarter to win in overtime, 72-62, at Kansas in the Sunflower Showdown on February 6.
• In K-State's third straight road win, a 69-60 victory at (15/15) Texas on February 17, the Wildcats overcame a 14-point deficit in the third quarter.
• In the fourth consecutive road win, the Wildcats overcame an 11-point deficit in the third quarter at TCU on February 23 to win 75-72.
• To end the regular season on March 4 with the fifth straight road win, Kansas State came back from a 14-point halftime deficit by outscoring Oklahoma State in the second half, 50-26.
Goth, Williams Form Potent Duo
• K-State's
Peyton Williams (496 pts; 15.5 ppg) and
Kayla Goth (410 pts; 12.4 ppg) combined to averaged 27.9 points per game this season. They were responsible for 42.6 percent of K-State's total points this season.
• Goth and Williams reached double figures in the same game 19 times this season and combined for 50 points against West Virginia on February 27.
• Over the last two seasons, the duo has combined for 2,003 points which was 45.1 percent of K-State's point total during this time. Since the 2000-01 season, Goth and Williams rank third among the highest scoring tandems over a two-season span in program history, trailing only Nicole Ohlde and Kendra Wecker.
Goth Giveth
• Senior guard
Kayla Goth has been one of the nation's best point guards over the last two seasons.
• Goth owns the school record for assists in a two-season span, as she has 452 assists in the last two seasons.
• Goth dished out 226 assists (6.8 apg) this season. Her total assists this season ranks tied for second in a single season in program history.
• Goth is the first player in program history to hand out 225 or more assists in consecutive seasons. Her 226 assists are tied for 11th in the Big 12 record book.
• She led the Big 12 and was fifth in the nation in total assists and led the Big 12 and was sixth in the nation in assists per game. In league-only games, Goth led the Big 12 in assists per game and total assists (7.3 apg; 131). She led the Big 12 in games with 10 or more assists with seven - including five games in Big 12 play with 10 or more assists.
• According to herhoopstats.com, Goth ranked among the top 1 percent in the nation at seventh and led the Big 12 in assisted shot rate at 39.8 percent (assist rate defined: percentage of teammate field goals assisted on while on the court).
• Against West Virginia on March 9, Goth set a new career-high, tied the school record for all games and set the school record for a Big 12 Championship game with 13 assists.
• This season, she had 23 games with five or more assists including seven games with 10 or more assists. For her career, she had 52 career games with five or more assists including 13 games with 10 or more assists which is second in program history.
• In her career, Goth is the program leader for assist-to-turnover ratio (1.87). She is the fourth player in program history with 500 or more assists, as she has compiled 540 assists in her career and ranks fourth in program history for career assists.
Double-Doubles Add Up for Williams
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Peyton Williams is recording double-doubles at a high rate to begin the the 2018-19 season.
• Williams has a career-high 14 double-doubles in 32 games played this season. She is 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, ranks tied for third in program history for double-doubles in a season. She is 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 has tallied a double-double this season, the Wildcats are 12-2. When she notches a double-double, Williams is averaging 17.9 points on a .530 field goal percentage, 12.1 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 2.1 steals and 0.9 blocks.
• For her career, Williams owns 21 double-doubles and is tied for sixth in program history for career double-doubles.
Ranke with Range
• Guard
Rachel Ranke made an impact to K-State's lineup from the perimeter in her debut season in 2017-18 and continued to do so in the 2018-19 season.
• Ranke averaged 10.0 points and 3.3 rebounds. She led the team with 71 three-point field goals made this season. Ranke ranks fourth in program history for 3-point field goals made by a sophomore.
• Since the 2000-01 season, Ranke has made the second-most 3-point field goals in the first two seasons of a K-State career with 160 conversions.
• She ranked fourth in the Big 12 in 3-point field goals made per game (2.2) and 12th in the league in 3-point field goal percentage (.318).
• Over the final 10 games, Ranke averaged 12.8 points with 3.1 three-point field goals made per game.
• This season, Ranke set new career season-highs for assists (41; 1.2 apg), blocks (10; 0.3 bpg) and steals (38; 1.2 spg).
• For her career, Ranke has made 160 three-point field goals and ranks 10th on the K-State career 3-point field goals made list.
• Ranke holds the school record for 3-point field goals made by a player 6'0" or taller in school history with 160 connections.
Jones on the Boards
• Senior forward
Kali Jones set a career season-high for rebounds in the 2018-19 season, as she was second on the team with 4.7 rebounds per game (151 rebounds) in 21.8 minutes.
• Of her 151 total rebounds, 77 (2.4 orpg) have come on the offensive end of the floor. Jones ranked 11th in the Big 12 in offensive rebounding. She had three games this season with five or more offensive rebounds.
• Against North Texas and at Texas, Jones set a new career-high with 11 rebounds. She had four career games with 10 or more rebounds.
• Including her 11 games at UC Santa Barbara in 2015-16, Jones owns 130 offensive rebounds in her career which is 46.3 percent of her career total.
New Carr
• In her first season with the Wildcats,
Christianna Carr averaged 9.8 points, 1.7 three-point field goals made and 2.8 rebounds. The 2019 Big 12 All-Freshman Team recipient reached double figures in scoring in 13 games this season.
• Carr made 56 three-point field goals this season, which was second on the team. Her total of 56 ranked tied for sixth for a freshman in program history. She is the fourth K-State freshman to register 325 or more points and 50 or more three-point field goals made in a season.
• Carr has 15 games with two or more 3-point field goals made including a high of five against Vanderbilt on December 2.
• Carr is a two-time USBWA National Freshman of the Week and Big 12 Freshman of the Week selection this season (Jan. 22 & March 5).
• Against Princeton, Carr achieved a career-high 22 points on 7-of-16 shooting including 4-of-8 from beyond the arc.
• Against Vanderbilt, she carded her second straight 20-point game with 21 points on 7-of-16 shooting including a career-best 5-of-11 from 3-point range.
• She is the first K-State freshman since
Rachel Ranke in the 2017-18 season to register consecutive games of 20 or more points.
