K-State Ends Non-Conference Schedule on Monday Against Kansas City

Monday, December 14

Manhattan, Kan.

6:30 p.m.

Kansas State University

Kansas City

K-State's Chrissy Carr competes against Omaha at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas on December 12, 2020.

K-State Ends Non-Conference Schedule on Monday Against Kansas City

Dec 13, 2020 | Women's Basketball

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GAME #7
Kansas City (3-1, 0-0 Summit League) at Kansas State (4-2, 0-0 Big 12)
Monday, December 14, 2020 | 6:30 p.m. | Bramlage Coliseum | Manhattan, Kan.

TELEVISION
Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Play-by-Play: Brian Smoller
Analyst: Kristin Waller

RADIO
K-State Sports Network
Online: kstatesports.com
Play-by-Play: Matt Walters

LIVE STATS
www.kstatesports.com

COACHES
Kansas State: Jeff Mittie (Missouri Western '89)
Overall: 574-316/29th season | At K-State: 120-81/7th season

Kansas City: Jacie Hoyt (Wichita State '09)
Overall: 51-45/4th season | At Kansas City: Same

PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP (based on previous game)
Kansas State (4-2, 0-0 Big 12)
G: #4 Sydney Goodson | G: #12 Rachel Ranke | G: #24 Emilee Ebert | G: #43 Christianna Carr | C: #50 Ayoka Lee

Kansas City (3-1, 0-0 Summit League)
G: #3 Naomie Alnatas | G: #15 Taylor Larson | F: #23 Paige Bradford | G: #24 Joanie Johnson | F: #32 Jada Mickens

SERIES HISTORY
Overall: K-State leads, 10-3
In Manhattan: 7-0
Last Meeting: Dec. 14, 2019
Head Coach Jeff Mittie vs. Kansas City: 5-0
K-State vs. the Summit League: 44-5

MANHATTAN, Kansas - K-State caps its 2020-21 non-conference schedule on Monday night, as the Wildcats host Kansas City at 6:30 p.m.

• Monday's game will be broadcast on Big 12 Now on ESPN+, as Brian Smoller (play-by-play) and Missy Heidrick (analyst) will have the call.
• The Wildcats are led this season by sophomore Ayoka Lee, junior Christianna Carr and redshirt junior Rachel Ranke.
• Lee leads K-State in scoring (14.5 ppg), field goal percentage (.553), and rebounds (6.8 rpg). She is averaging 1.8 blocks.
• Carr is second on the team and ranks 12th in the Big 12 in scoring with 14.2 points per game while shooting 39.5 percent from 3-point range. She is also averaging 5.3 rebounds per game after recording her first career double-double.
• Ranke continues her climb towards 1,000 career points, as she is averaging 9.0 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.3 assists. She needs 144 points to become the 43rd player in program history with 1,000 or more career points.

Starting 5
Five names, numbers or storylines about K-State women's basketball
1. Elite D
• K-State leads the Big 12 and ranks 23rd in the nation in scoring defense (53.5 dppg). The Wildcats rank third in the league and 39th in the nation in field goal percentage defense (.345).
2. Lee Joins K-State Career List
• Ayoka Lee returned to the K-State lineup against South Dakota State and tallied a 7-of-10 performance from the field. With the effort, Lee surpassed the threshold (min. 350 FG attempts) to join the K-State career field goal percentage list. Lee ranks third for career field goal percentage with an effort of .566 (205-362).
3. Carr from Afar
• Junior guard Christianna Carr is shooting 17-of-43 (.395) from deep this season and leads the Big 12 in 3-point field goals made per game at 2.8 and ranks 11th in the nation for 3-point field goals made. She needs 25 connections from beyond the arc to reach the top-10 in program history for career 3-point field goals made.
4. More from Moore
• Since returning from an injury, freshman guard Jada Moore is averaging 4.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists in 22.0 minutes off the bench in the last two games.
5. Block Party
• K-State has tallied 36 blocks (6.0 bpg) this season and rank second in the nation for total blocks. The Wildcats rank second in the Big 12 and and 17th in the nation for blocks per game. Eight Wildcats have at least one block this season.

Number to Know
20
• K-State made a season-high 20 free throws against Omaha on December 12.
• This was the 19th time under head coach Jeff Mittie that K-State has made 20 or more free throws in a game.
• When making 20 or more free throws under Mittie, K-State is 17-2 and have won five straight.

Last Time Out
Kansas State 66, Omaha 59 (December 12, 2020; Manhattan, Kan.)
• K-State held back a fourth quarter comeback from Omaha.
• K-State was led by Ayoka Lee, Christianna Carr and Sydney Goodson with 42 of the 66 points scored. Lee tallied 21 points, five rebounds, three steals and two blocks. Carr tallied her first career double-double with 11 points, 10 rebounds and two steals. Goodson reached double figures for the first time at K-State with 10 points and three assists.
• The Wildcats held the Mavericks to 1-of-12 shooting from beyond the arc in the second half.

At a Glance: Kansas City
• Kansas City (3-1) will play the second of a five-game road trip on Monday nigth at K-State. The Roos won/lost in its first game of the road trip at SIUE on Saturday, 89-81.
• Kansas City is guided by former K-State assistant coach Jacie Hoyt. Hoyt is in her fourth season leading the Roos and owns an 51-45 (.531) mark. She guided Kansas City to the 2020 WAC regular season title.
• Also on Hoyt's staff is former Wildcat great and All-Big 12 selection, Kindred Orpin (Wesemann). Orpin, who registered over 1,200 career points and 329 career assists has served as an assistant coach with the Roos for the last four seasons.
• On the floor, Kansas City is led by juniors Paige Bradford and Emily Ivory. Bradford leads the Roos in scoring (14.3 ppg), rebounding (9.3 rpg) and assists (3.5 apg). At SIUE, Bradford recorded 19 points, five rebounds and six assists.
• Ivory is second on the team in scoring (13.0 ppg). At SIUE, she registered 11 points off the bench.

K-State Cleaning the Glass
• The Wildcats have opened the 2020-21 season with an advantage on the boards, 40.7 to 34.5. K-State has five games this season with 40 or more rebounds.
• K-State ranks seventh in the nation for total rebounds with 244 this season.
• Since the 2001-02 season, Kansas State owns a record of 239-35 (.872) when holding the edge on the glass.
• 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. K-State's rebounding margin of +5.6 per game ranked third in the Big 12 and 48th in the nation. The Wildcats had the edge on the boards in 19 of 29 games.
• The 1,257 rebounds in the 2019-20 season rank fifth in program history for total rebounds in a season.
• This was the 19th straight season K-State pulled in 1,000 or more rebounds and just the seventh time in program history with 1,250 or more rebounds in a season
• K-State had five games last season with 50 or more rebounds, the most since the 1989-90 season (5). The Wildcats had 18 games with 40 or more rebounds, which was the most since the 1989-90 season (20).
• The Wildcats hauled in a season-high 64 rebounds at TCU on February 1. The Wildcats had a season-high 27 offensive rebounds against the Horned Frogs. The 64 rebounds were the most by a Big 12 team last season.
• The 64 rebounds at TCU were the second-most in program history and are the most since the school record of 67 was set on January 17, 1975, against Nebraska.

Wildcats Solid From the Arc
• Kansas State has opened the season from beyond the arc with 38 connections on 147 attempts (.259). The Wildcats have received 17 of the 38 made 3-point field goals from Christianna Carr.
• The Wildcats rank fourth in the Big 12 for 3-point field goals made per game (6.3) and rank 28th in the nation for total 3-point field goals made.
• The Wildcats made a season-high eight 3-pointers twice: Kentucky (12/3) and Omaha (12/12).
• K-State has benefitted from the shooting of Rachel Ranke and Carr. When either player has made three or more 3-pointers in a game, K-State is 22-6.
• Under head coach Jeff Mittie, the Wildcats have made five or more 3-pointers in a game 140 times in 200 total games including 21 games with 10 or more connections from deep (19-2).
• In the seven seasons under Mittie, K-State has buried 1,176 three-pointers which is 5.88 per game.
• In the 2019-20 season, the Wildcats averaged 5.0 three-point field goals per game with a percentage at 26.8 (144-of-537). Of K-State's 1,996 points, 21.6 percent came 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 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.

Carr With 3 on the Floor
• Christianna Carr is leading the Wildcats in scoring and from behind the arc to begin the season.
• Carr is second on the team in scoring with 14.2 points per game and is shooting 39.2 percent from the field and is better from beyond the arc, as she has tallied a 49.5 percent effort (17-of-43) from 3-point range. She ranks 11th in the nation in 3-point field goals made.
• Against Idaho State, Carr recorded her ninth career game with 20 or more points with a career-high tying 24. She buried five 3-point field goals against the Bengals to tie her career-high.
• In her career, Carr has made 128 three-pointers. She needs 25 connections from beyond the arc to move into 10th in school history for career 3-point field goals made.
• Carr has 35 career games with two or more 3-point field goals made including 13 games with four or more and a career-high of five twice.
• Carr ranks third for 3-point field goals made by a player 6'0" or taller in school history.
• In the 2019-20 season, averaged 9.8 points and pulled in 2.8 rebounds. She shot 28.2 percent (55-of-195) from beyond the arc. She ranked seventh in the Big 12 for 3-point field goals made per game (1.90).