K-State Visits Newman for Exhibition on Friday

Friday, November 27

Wichita, Kan.

6 p.m.

Kansas State University

Newman University (exhib.)

K-State's Ayoka Lee lays up a shot against Kansas at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas.

Nov 25, 2020 | Women's Basketball

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EXHIBITION GAME #1
Kansas State (0-0, 0-0 Big 12) at Newman (1-1, 1-1 MIAA)
Friday, November 27, 2020 | 6 p.m. | Fugate Gymnasium | Wichita, Kan.

TELEVISION
The MIAA Network (subscription required)
• Blake Cripps (play-by-play)
• Bernie Pearson (analyst)

RADIO
Newman radio broadcast
Listen Online: www.kstatesports.com/watch [free]

TICKETS & PROMOTIONS
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, no visiting fans allowed due to limited capacity.

LIVE STATS
www.kstatesports.com

COACHES
Kansas State: Jeff Mittie (Missouri Western '89)
Overall: 570-314/29th season | At K-State: 116-79/7th season

Newman: Darin Spence (Marymount College '85)
Overall: 613-353/30th season | At Newman: 118-108/9th season

PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP (based on previous game)
Kansas State (0-0, 0-0 Big 12)
G: #4 Sydney Goodson | G: #12 Rachel Ranke | F: #13 Laura Macke | G: #43 Christianna Carr | C: #50 Ayoka Lee

Newman (1-1, 1-1 MIAA)
G: #1 Sydney Nilles | F: #5 Madison Birnbaum | F: #21 Abbey George | F: #24 Faith Mason-Vestal | F: #35 Rylee Meloy

SERIES HISTORY
Overall: 0-0; the teams have never met in a regular season game
In Manhattan: n/a
Last Meeting: n/a
Head Coach Jeff Mittie vs. Newman: 0-0

MANHATTAN, Kansas - Kansas State begins its 53rd season on Friday, as the Wildcats visit Newman for an exhibition game. Tipoff at Fugate Gymnasium is set for 6 p.m.

• Friday's game can be seen live on The MIAA Network (subscription required), as Blake Cripps (play-by-play) and Bernie Pearson (analyst) will have the call.
• K-State returns eight letterwinners from last season's squad. Returning players are: juniors Christianna Carr, Cymone Goodrich, Laura Macke, Rachel Ranke, Ashley Ray and Savannah Simmons and sophomores Emilee Ebert and Ayoka Lee. Ranke and Ray are redshirt juniors, as each missed over 20 games due to injury last season.
• In October, Lee and Ranke were tabbed by the league as Preseason All-Big 12 and Preseason All-Big 12 honorable mention recipients, respectively. In November, Lee was named to the 2021 Lisa Leslie Award, Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy and the Wade Trophy watch lists.
• The Wildcats will blend in four newcomers and one redshirt for the 2020-21 season: senior Sydney Goodson, junior Makayla Pippin, redshirt freshman Jada Thorpe and freshmen Taylor Lauterbach and Jada Moore. Goodson played the last two seasons at Texas Tech, before joining the Wildcats for her lone season in purple in 2020-21.

Starting 5
Five names, numbers or storylines about K-State women's basketball
1. K-State Selected 4th by League's Coaches
• The Wildcats were selected to finish fourth in the 2020-21 Big 12 Preseason Coaches Poll in October. This is the highest preseason ranking in the Jeff Mittie era and the highest since the 2004-05 season when K-State was selected third.
2. Mittie Set for 7th season
• K-State head coach Jeff Mittie is prepared for his sixth season in Manhattan. He owns a 116-79 (.595) record and five postseason appearances with the Wildcats.
3. Lee a Candidate for a Trio of National Awards
• Ayoka Lee, is a candidate for the 2021 Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy, the 2021 Wade Trophy and the 2021 Lisa Leslie Award. Lee averaged a double-double last season with 15.7 points and 11.4 rebounds.
4. Three Ball
• K-State features three players with 100 or more career NCAA Division I 3-point field goals made - Rachel Ranke (175), Christianna Carr (111) and Sydney Goodson (104).
5. Board Work Not Boring
• In the 2019-20 season, K-State set a school record for rebounds per game by averaging 43.3 rebounds per game (1,257 rebounds). The Wildcats ranked 10th in the nation for rebounds per game and second in the Big 12.

Last Time Out
K-State 83, Kansas 63 (March 8, 2020; Manhattan, Kan.)
• K-State improved its all-time record against Kansas to 76-47 and won its 35th game in the last 42 meetings with the Jayhawks
• Peyton Williams scored a game-high 24 points and moved into 9th on the K-State career scoring list in her final game as a Wildcat.
• Ayoka Lee registered her 19th career double-double with 17 points and 14 rebounds.

Number to Know
163
• In head coach Jeff Mittie's previous six seasons, K-State has recorded 926 blocked shots (154.3 blocks per season) and have three of the top six season block totals in program history.
• As a team in the 2019-20 season, K-State had 163 blocks which were 5.6 per game.
• The total of 163 tied for second in a season in school history and were the most in the Mittie era. K-State was two blocks from setting a new single-season school record.
• The per game total of 5.6 set the single-season record, topping the previous mark of 5.0 set in the 2007-08 season.
• The Wildcats ranked 16th in the nation for total blocks and 11th for blocks per game.

At a Glance: Newman
• Newman (1-1) has started its 2020-21 MIAA season with a games against Missouri Southern and Pittsburg State. The Jets defeated Missouri Southern in the season-opener and fell to Pittsburg State on Tuesday, 61-48.
• On the sideline, Newman is led by ninth-year head coach Darin Spence. In his time with the Jets, Spence has achieved a record of 117-107 (.522).
• On the floor, Newman will be paced by sophomore Madison Birnbaum and senior Abbey George.
• Birnbaum is the top returning scorer at 6.6 per game. George is the program's top returning rebounder (4.6 rpg) and passer (1.6 apg).

Odds & Ends from 2019-20
• Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, K-State completed the season with 29 games played. This marked the first time since the 2000-01 season that K-State played fewer than 30 games in a season.
• With its 10-8 league mark in the 2019-20 season, this was the first time since the Big 12 Conference went to a round robin schedule in the 2012-13 season, that K-State won 10 or more Big 12 games in consecutive seasons. K-State has won 10 or more league games in three of the last four seasons.
• K-State registered seven road wins in the 2019-20 season. The seven road wins in two straight seasons marked the first time since the 2007-08 and 2008-09 that K-State won seven or more road games in consecutive seasons.
• The Wildcats finished second in school history for blocks in a season with 163. K-State set the school record for blocks average in a season at 5.6.
• K-State set a school record for rebounds per game by averaging 43.3 rebounds per game (1,257 rebounds). The 1,257 rebounds in the 2019-20 season rank fifth in program history for total rebounds in a season.
• K-State finished the season with 202 steals. The Wildcats have 10 straight seasons with 200 or more steals.
• Ayoka Lee became the first player in program history with the combination of 450 or more points, 300 or more rebounds and 90 or more blocks.
• Lee was the first freshman in program history with 300 or more rebounds in a freshman season.
• Lee set the school record for rebounding average at 11.4 per game.
• Lee blocked 91 shots and finished second in program history for blocks in a single season and established a new freshman record. Her 3.1 blocks per game set the school record for a single season.
• Christianna Carr was the 10th player in program history to register 55 or more 3-point field goals made in a sophomore season.

K-State Roster Stands Tall
• Since Kansas State head coach Jeff Mittie took the over the program prior to the 2014-15 season, K-State's roster has grown taller in stature.
• In the 2020-21 season, K-State's roster features 14 total players and 10 are six feet or taller, including five players 6'2" or taller.
• This is the sixth straight season K-State's roster has averaged a height of 6'0" or taller and exceeded 950 or more inches combined.