K-State Ends Road Trip at TCU

GAME #19
Kansas State (9-9, 3-4 Big 12) at TCU (15-4, 6-2 Big 12)
Saturday, February 1, 2020 | 1 p.m. | Schollmaier Arena | Fort Worth, Texas

TELEVISION
FOX Sports Southwest & FOX Sports Go app
• Ron Thulin (play-by-play)
• Mike Peterson (analyst)

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

TICKETS & PROMOTIONS
Tickets
(817) 257-3764 or visit gofrogs.com

LIVE STATS
www.kstatesports.com

COACHES
Kansas State: Jeff Mittie (Missouri Western '89)
Overall: 563-310/28th season | At K-State: 109-75/6th season

TCU: Raegan Pebley (Colorado '97)
Overall: 265-250/17th season | At TCU: 110-65/6th season

PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP (based on previous game)
Kansas State (9-9, 3-4 Big 12)
G: #3 Angela Harris | F: #11 Peyton Williams | F: #25 Jasauen Beard | G: #43 Christianna Carr | C: #50 Ayoka Lee

TCU (15-4, 6-2 Big 12)
G: #10 Jaycee Bradley | G: #15 Jayde Woods | G: #20 Lauren Heard | G: #25 Kianna Ray | C: #33 Adeola Akomolafe

SERIES HISTORY
Overall: TCU leads the series, 8-7
In Fort Worth: TCU leads, 4-3
Last Meeting: K-State won, 75-72, on Feb. 23, 2019, in Fort Worth
Head Coach Jeff Mittie vs. TCU: 7-5

MANHATTAN, Kansas - Winners of seven of its last eight Big 12 road games, K-State completes a two-game road trip and starts the month of February at TCU on Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m.

• Saturday's game can be seen on FOX Sports Southwest, as Ron Thulin (play-by-play) and Mike Peterson (analyst) will have the call.
• K-State is the only team in the nation with a pair of players to average a double-double this season, led by senior Peyton Williams. Williams is averaging a double-double with 15.8 points on a .481 field goal percentage and a team-high 11.3 rebounds. In league play, Williams is averaging 17.0 points and 10.0 rebounds.
• Redshirt freshman center Ayoka Lee joins Williams in averaging a double-double with 15.5 points on a .572 field goal percentage and 10.9 rebounds. In league action, Lee is averaging 15.4 points on a .605 field goal percentage and a league-best 10.9 rebounds.

Starting 5
Five names, numbers or storylines about K-State women's basketball
1. Board Work Not Boring
• For the season, K-State is averaging 43.1 rebounds per game and ranks 16th in the nation and third in the Big 12. K-State's rebounding margin of +6.2 per game ranks fourth in the Big 12. The Wildcats have had the edge on the boards in 12 of 18 games this season.
2. Lee Pacing Big 12 Freshmen
• 2020 Big 12 Freshman of the Year candidate Ayoka Lee leads all Big 12 freshmen in scoring (15.5 ppg), field goal percentage (.572), rebounding (10.9 rpg), blocks (2.8 bpg), offensive rebounds (4.2 orpg) and defensive rebounds (6.7 drpg).
3. Double-Double with a Side of Blocks
• Lee is one of three players in the nation with four games with a double-double and five or more blocks. In the last two games, Lee is averaging 20.0 points on a .643 field goal percentage, 16.0 rebounds and 5.0 blocks.
4. Williams Top-3 for Double-Doubles
• Peyton Williams, a candidate for every national award including the 2020 Senior CLASS Award, is one of three players in program history with 30 or more career double-doubles joining Kendra Wecker (2001-05; 52) and Nicole Ohlde (2000-04; 39).
5. Rejection
• Kansas State registered 10 blocks at Kansas on Wednesday, the tying for the second-most blocks in a game this season by the Wildcats. K-State is averaging 5.3 blocks and ranks 14th in the nation.

Last Time Out
Kansas State 69, Kansas 61 (January 29, 2020; Lawrence, Kan.)
• K-State won its seventh straight game in Allen Fieldhouse and the 75th in the history of the series with Kansas.
• The Wildcats posted 10 blocks, tying for the second-most blocks for the team this season.
• The trio of Christianna Carr, Peyton Williams and Ayoka Lee combined for 54 of K-State's 69 points. Lee and Williams recorded double-doubles in the same game for the sixth time this season.

Number to Know
100
• Sophomore Christianna Carr is approaching the century mark for career 3-point field goals made.
• Carr enters Saturday's game with 94 career connections from beyond the arc.
• With six made 3-point field goals, Carr would join teammate Rachel Ranke as current Wildcats with 100 or more connections from 3-point range.
• Carr would become the 21st player in program history with 100 or more career 3-point field goals made and the seventh to do so by the end of her sophomore season.
• The last time K-State had two players with 100 or more career 3-point field goals on the roster at the same time was the 2010-11 season with Brittany Chambers and Taelor Karr.

At a Glance: TCU
• TCU (15-4, 6-2 Big 12) enters Saturday's game tied for second in the league following its fifth win in the last six games, a 72-68 win at Oklahoma State on Wednesday night. TCU is 9-2 in Schollmaier Arena this season.
• The Horned Frogs are guided on the sideline by sixth year head coach Raegan Pebley. The 1997 graduate of Colorado owns an 110-65 (.629) record at TCU and four trips to the Postseason WNIT.
• TCU features three players averaging double figures this season: junior Lauren Heard (17.2 ppg) and seniors Kianna Ray (12.6 ppg) and Jayde Woods (10.9 ppg).
• Heard also leads the Horned Frogs in rebounding (110; 5.8 rpg), assists (70; 3.7 apg) and free throws made and attempted (107-of-142; .754). At Oklahoma State, Heard tallied a game-high 25 points including a 14-of-15 effort from the foul line with four steals.
• Ray is second on the team in 3-point field goals made (45) and assists (60; 3.2 apg).
• Woods registered 22 points on 9-of-14 shooting at Oklahoma State on Wednesday.

Wildcats on the Road
• K-State has a 276-293 (.485) record in road games during the program's 52-year history.
• Since the 2000-01 season, K-State owns an 116-113 (.507) mark in road contests.
• With a 76-72 win at Texas Tech on January 11, K-State tied the school record for consecutive Big 12 road wins with six straight.
• In his career in games played on the road, head coach Jeff Mittie is 152-171 (.471) including a 27-34 (.443) mark during his time at K-State.
• Overall in the 2018-19 season, K-State owned a 7-3 record on the road. The seven road wins were the most since the 2008-09 season (10). It was the fourth straight season K-State won five or more road games in a season and the most road wins since the 2012-13 season.

February Historically Tough
• K-State is 217-178 (.549) in the second month, which percentage-wise, is the lowest month for K-State.
• The Wildcats are 20-19 (.513) under head coach Jeff Mittie in the month of February.
• In 2018-19, Kansas State registered the 26th February in the 52-year history of the program with a .500 or better record with a 5-2 mark.

Wildcats Solid From the Arc
• In the 2019-20 season, the Wildcats are averaging 5.0 three-point field goals per game with a percentage at 27.1 (90-of-332). Of K-State's 1,293 points this season, 20.9 percent have come from a three-pointer.
• Kansas State buried a season-high 11 three-point field goals against UIC, which were the most since K-State registered a 2018-19 season-high 14 connections from beyond the arc at Oklahoma on February 10. The 14 connections were tied for the most in the Jeff Mittie era.
• The Wildcats followed the effort against UIC with 10 connections against Oral Roberts on November 18. It was the first time K-State made 10 or more 3-point field goals in consecutive games since February 24 & 26, 2018, against Kansas and at Texas Tech when the Wildcats made 12 three-pointers in each game.
• In the Mittie era, the Wildcats have made five or more 3-pointers in a game 128 times in 184 total games including 21 games with 10 or more connections from deep (19-2).
• K-State has benefitted from the shooting of Rachel Ranke and Christianna Carr. When either player has made three or more 3-pointers in a game, K-State is 19-4.
• In the six seasons under Mittie, K-State has buried 1,092 three-pointers which is 5.93 per game.

Williams on the Defensive
• Forward Peyton Williams has continued to be a strong defensive presence for K-State in the post and was recognized as a member of the 2019 Big 12 All-Defensive Team by the league's coaches.
• In the 2019-20 season, Williams is averaging 1.0 blocks and 1.3 steals.
• At Kansas on January 29, Williams registered three blocks and two steals. This was her 10th career game with two or more blocks and two or more steals in the same game.
• In her career, Williams has 25 career games with two or more blocks. She also has 35 career games with two or more steals.
• With her three blocks against the Jayhawks, Williams passed Brie Madden (2001-05; 104) for fifth in program history for career blocks with 107.
• For her career, Williams ranks seventh in program history for career blocks per game at 0.9. She is tied for fifth in program history for career games (3) with five or more blocks.
• With five steals, Williams will become the first player in program history with career totals of 150 or more steals and 100 or more blocks.

Carr with 3 on the Floor
• Christianna Carr is averaging 10.6 points and pulling in 2.8 rebounds this season. She is also shooting 30.4 percent (38-of-125) from beyond the arc. She ranks sixth in the Big 12 for 3-point field goals made per game (2.1).
• At Kansas, Carr recorded her eighth career game with 20 or more points with 20. She buried four 3-point field goals against the Jayhawks.
• In her career, Carr has made 94 three-pointers. With six connections, the product of Manhattan, Kansas, will become the 21st player in school history with 100 or more career 3-point field goals made and the seventh to do so by the conclusion of her sophomore season.
• Carr has 24 career games with two or more 3-point field goals made including 10 games with four or more and a career-high of five twice.
• Carr ranks fifth for 3-point field goals made by a player 6'0" or taller in school history.

Lee with Double-Double Fever
• Redshirt freshman Ayoka Lee has been a double-double machine at the start of her K-State career.
• For the season, Lee has 10 double-doubles and is the 22nd player in program history with 10 or more career double-doubles. Lee is the eighth player in program history with 10 or more double-doubles in a season.
• With her 10 double-doubles, Lee ranks tied for fourth in the Big 12 for double-doubles and leads all league freshmen in the category. She is second in the nation among all freshmen for double-doubles this season and tied for 15th among all players nationally. She is one of six players in the Big 12 to average a double-double this season.
• The seven-time Big 12 Freshman of the Week recipient ranks second in program history for double-doubles in a freshman season.
• Lee achieved a rare single-game milestone, as she became the first player in program history with 20 or more points and 20 or more rebounds in the same game.
• Lee placed her name among the K-State record books earlier this season, as she recorded four straight double-doubles from December 7 to January 5. She became the sixth player in program history with four or more consecutive double-doubles and the first since Shalee Lehning in the 2007-08 season.
• The center from Byron, Minnesota, is averaging a double-double this season with 15.5 points on a .572 field goal percentage, 10.9 rebounds and 2.8 blocks.

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Players Mentioned

Jasauen Beard

Christianna Carr

Angela Harris

Ayoka Lee

Rachel Ranke

Peyton Williams

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