Wildcats Host Bengals in Tuesday Matinee

GAME #4
Idaho State (1-1, 0-0 Big Sky) at Kansas State (2-1, 0-0 Big 12)
Tuesday, December 8, 2020 | 1 p.m. | Bramlage Coliseum | Manhattan, Kan.

TELEVISION
Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Play-by-Play: Brian Smoller
Analyst: Missy Heidrick

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

LIVE STATS
www.kstatesports.com

COACHES
Kansas State: Jeff Mittie (Missouri Western '89)
Overall: 572-315/29th season | At K-State: 118-80/7th season

Idaho State: Seton Sobolewski (Northern Arizona '01)
Overall: 209-167/13th season | At Idaho State: Same

PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP (based on previous game)
Kansas State (2-1, 0-0 Big 12)
G: #4 Sydney Goodson | G: #12 Rachel Ranke | G: #24 Emilee Ebert | C: #33 Ashley Ray | G: #43 Christianna Carr

Idaho State (1-1, 0-0 Big Sky)
G: #5 Dora Goles | G: #12 Callie Bourne | G: #14 Estefania Ors | F: #22 Delaney Moore | G: #23 Diaba Konate

SERIES HISTORY
Overall: K-State leads, 2-0
In Manhattan: 2-0
Last Meeting: Nov. 9, 2012
Head Coach Jeff Mittie vs. Idaho State: First Meeting
K-State vs. the Big Sky Conference: 15-1

MANHATTAN, Kansas - K-State begins a stretch of four home games in seven days on Tuesday afternoon, as the Wildcats host Idaho State at 1 p.m.

• Tuesday'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 junior Christianna Carr, redshirt junior Rachel Ranke and sophomore Ayoka Lee. Carr is averaging 12.7 points and 4.3 rebounds.
• Ranke continues her climb towards 1,000 career points, as she is averaging 9.5 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists. She needs 170 points to become the 43rd player in program history with 1,000 or more career points.
• Lee is averaging 9.5 points on a .500 field goal percentage, 6.5 rebounds and 2.0 blocks but missed the game at Central Arkansas due to injury.
• K-State recorded a season-high 22 points off the bench at Central Arkansas on Saturday, December 5. The 22 bench points were the most by the K-State reserves since December 3, 2019, against UIW when K-State scored 22.

Starting 5
Five names, numbers or storylines about K-State women's basketball
1. Lockdown D
• K-State leads the Big 12 and ranks sixth in the nation in scoring defense (48.0 oppg). The Wildcats rank second in the league and 14th in the nation in field goal percentage defense (.300).
2. Block Party
• K-State has tallied 21 blocks (7.0 bpg) this season. The Wildcats rank second in the Big 12 and and seventh in the nation for blocks per game. Six Wildcats have at least one block this season.
3. Leaning on Lauterbach
• Freshman Taylor Lauterbach narrowly missed her first career double-double, as she tallied nine points, 12 rebounds and six blocks at Central Arkansas off the bench. Lauterbach is shooting 50.0 percent from the field and leads K-State in rebounding at 6.7 per game.
4. Ranke Climbs Career List
• Redshirt junior guard Rachel Ranke moved up a spot on the K-State career 3-point field goals made list with her two connections against Kentucky. Ranke has made 178 three-point field goals and needs eight connections to pass Claire Coggins (2003-07; 185) for seventh in school history.
5. Carr from Afar
• Junior guard Christianna Carr is shooting 7-of-16 (.438) from deep this season and her seven 3-pointers made were her most in a two-game stretch since Nov. 30-Dec. 3, 2019 when she made eight.

Number to Know
33
• K-State held Central Arkansas to 33 points in Saturday's win in Conway.
• The 33 points were the fewest K-State has allowed since November 11, 2016, against Chicago State (33).
• The 33 points tied for the fewest allowed in the Jeff Mittie era and the fewest allowed in a road game under Mittie.

Last Time Out
Kansas State 47, at Central Arkansas 33 (December 5, 2020; Conway, Ark.)
• K-State held Central Arkansas to 33 points, the fewest allowed by K-State since holding Chicago State to 33 on November 11, 2016, in Bramlage.
• K-State was led by Taylor Lauterbach with nine points, 12 rebounds and six blocks, while Rachel Ranke made her first start of the season and also tallied nine points.
• Kansas State blocked eight shots as a team on Saturday, the second game this season with five or more blocks.

At a Glance: Idaho State
• Idaho State (1-1) is on a two-game swing through Nebraska and Kansas, as the Bengals dropped a 64-51 decision at Nebraska on Sunday. Prior to Sunday, Idaho State's last game was on November 28 as their previously scheduled three-game home stand was whittled down to a single game due to COVID-19 cancellations.
• On the sideline, Idaho State is led by 13th-year head coach Seton Sobolewski. The 2001 graduate of Northern Arizona owns a career record of 209-167 (.556), all at Idaho State.
• On the floor, the Bengals are led by Dora Goles and Callie Bourne.
• Goles, a redshirt senior from Split, Croatia, is the team's top scorer at 17.0 points per game. At Nebraska, Goles was one of three Bengals in double figures with 10 points.
• Bourne, a junior guard from Canberra, Australia, leads Idaho State in rebounding at 11.0 per game and assists at 5.0 per game. Against the Huskers, Bourne tallied 14 rebounds, nine points and seven assists.

Wildcats' Defense Forges Identity
• K-State has continued to be a force on the defensive end during head coach Jeff Mittie's seven seasons on the bench.
• Kansas State has started the 2020-21 season by allowing 48.0 points on a .300 field goal percentage. K-State leads the Big 12 and ranks sixth in the nation in scoring defense this season.
• K-State allowed 33 points at Central Arkansas on December 5, 2020, which was the fewest surrendered by K-State since allowing 33 to Chicago State on November 11, 2016.
• The 33 points allowed were tied for the fewest in the Mittie era and were the fewest in a road game since holding Kansas City to 31, on December 11, 2004.
• During the last 18 seasons, K-State is 114-3 (.974) when holding an opponent to 49 points or less including a 33-0 mark in the Mittie era.
• Last season, the Wildcats allowed its opponents 64.7 points per game and a field goal percentage of .374. The Wildcats are fifth in the Big 12 in scoring defense and third in the Big 12 and 63rd in the nation in field goal percentage defense.

Cats Send Back Shots Under Mittie
• Under head coach Jeff Mittie, Kansas State has piled up blocked shots. K-State has sent back 946 shots for 4.78 per game in the 198 games. K-State has 140 or more blocks in each of Mittie's six seasons.
• The Wildcats have 21 blocks (7.0 bpg) this season and rank second in the Big 12 and seventh in the nation.
• K-State opened the 2020-21 season with 10 blocks against Southern. The 10 blocks were tied for the second most in the Big 12 during the opening week.
• K-State has blocked 10 or more shots in a game 10 times (9-1) since Mittie took over the program in 2014-15.
• In the 2019-20 season, the Wildcats averaged 5.6 blocks per game and had 163 total blocks. K-State ranked 11th in the nation in blocks per game and 16th for total blocks. According to herhoopstats.com, K-State ranked 17th in the nation in block rate at 12.9 percent. K-State has finished among the top-35 in block rate in three of the last five seasons including 11th in the 2015-16 season.
• K-State's blocks total of 163 tied for second in school history for a single season.
• 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.
• K-State set a 2019-20 season-high with 11 blocks against UIC on November 11. The 11 blocks were the third-highest total in the Mittie era and the sixth-most in program history for a single game.

K-State Holds Foes to Single-Digit Quarters
• In the sixth season of the quarter system in women's college basketball, K-State's defense has limited its opponents point production for 10 minute durations.
• Kansas State is 53-15 (.779) when holding an opponent to single digits in any quarter in a game.
• For the first time since the beginning of the quarter system in women's basketball, the Wildcats held an opponent to single digits in three of four quarters. K-State kept Central Arkansas in single digits in the first, second and fourth quarters. The Wildcats held the Sugar Bears to four points in the fourth quarter, which tied the school record for the fewest allowed in a fourth quarter.
• The four points allowed were the fewest K-State allowed in any quarter since holding Oklahoma State to three points in the first quarter on January 23, 2019.
• K-State recorded 14 single digit quarters in the 2019-20 season. The Wildcats held three teams to a season-low five points in the third quarter last season.

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Players Mentioned

Christianna Carr

Emilee Ebert

Sydney Goodson

Taylor Lauterbach

Ayoka Lee

Rachel Ranke

Ashley Ray

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