Kansas State Athletics

2020 Phillips 66 Big 12 Women's Basketball Championship
GAME #30
Kansas State (16-13, 10-8 Big 12) vs. Iowa State (18-11, 10-8 Big 12)
Friday, March 13, 2020  |  11 a.m.  |  Municipal Auditorium  |  Kansas City, Mo.

TELEVISION
FSN
• Ron Thulin (play-by-play)
• Brenda Vanlengen (analyst)
• Stacey Dales (sideline)

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


LIVE STATS
www.kstatesports.com & big12sports.com

COACHES
Kansas State: Jeff Mittie (Missouri Western '89)
Overall: 570-314/28th season  |  At K-State: 116-79/6th season

Iowa State: Bill Fennelly (William Penn '79)
Overall: 689-326/32nd season  |  At Iowa State: 523-273/25th season

PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP (based on previous game)
Kansas State (16-13, 10-8 Big 12)
G: #3 Angela Harris  |  F: #11 Peyton Williams  |  F: #25 Jasauen Beard  |  G: #43 Christianna Carr |  C: #50 Ayoka Lee
                
Iowa State (18-11, 10-8 Big 12)
G: #4 Rae Johnson  |  G/F: #13 Adriana Camber  |  F: #15 Ines Nezerwa  |  G/F: #24 Ashley Joens  |  G: #32 Maggie Espenmiller-McGraw

SERIES HISTORY
Overall: K-State leads the series, 53-42
At Neutral Sites: K-State leads, 8-2
Last Meeting: K-State won, 60-51, on February 26, 2020, in Manhattan
Head Coach Jeff Mittie vs. Iowa State: 7-12
• K-State owns a 3-2 record, including a current three-game winning streak, against Iowa State in the Big 12 Championship


MANHATTAN, Kansas - For the first time since 2012 and the 12th time overall, K-State will compete in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Women's Basketball Championships in Kansas City at Municipal Auditorium. K-State, the number five seed, will face Iowa State at 11 a.m., on Friday.

• Friday's game can be seen on FSN, as Ron Thulin (play-by-play), Brenda Vanlengen (analyst) and Stacey Dales (sideline) will have the call.
• Despite suffering through four season-ending injuries which depleted the roster by  early December, K-State (16-13, 10-8 Big 12) tied for fourth in the Big 12 and have won seven of their last 10 games.
• K-State has been led this season by the trio of Ayoka Lee, Peyton Williams and Angela Harris. Lee and Williams were All-Big 12 First Team selections while Harris was an All-Big 12 Honorable Mention recipient.

Starting 5
Five names, numbers or storylines about K-State women's basketball
1. Wildcats in the Big 12 Championships
• K-State is 20-23 in the Big 12 Women's Basketball Championships and have advanced at least one round in 17 of the previous 23 championships.
2. Trio Earns All-Big 12 Honors
• Ayoka Lee and Peyton Williams garnered 2020 All-Big 12 First Team honors, while Angela Harris was named an All-Big 12 Honorable Mention recipient. This is the first time since the 2008-09 season in which K-State tallied at least two All-Big 12 First Team selections and at least one All-Big 12 Second Team or Honorable Mention recipient.
3. 10+ Wins In League Play
• With its 10-8 league mark this season, this is the first time since the Big 12 Conference went to a round robin schedule in the 2012-13 season, that K-State has 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.
4. Williams Named CoSIDA Academic All-American
• Williams, a finalist for the 2020 Senior CLASS Award, is the seventh player in program history to earn CoSIDA Academic All-America honors, as she was named to the second team. She was the second to earn the honor in the Jeff Mittie era, joining former teammate Shaelyn Martin.
5. Lee, Williams Close in on 1,000 Combined Points
• Lee (456) and Williams (431) need 113 combined points to become the ninth tandem in program history to score 1,000 or more combined points in a season. The duo is the first in program history to register 400 or more points and 300 or more rebounds in the same season.

Last Time Out
K-State 83, Kansas 63 (March 8, 2020; Manhattan)
• K-State led wire-to-wire and won its 76th game in the series against its Sunflower Showdown rival.
• All five starters reached double figures and were led by the interior duo of Peyton Williams (24 points) and Ayoka Lee (17 points).
• The Wildcats shot a season-best 90.9 percent from the free throw line (20-of-22).

Number to Know
163

• As a team this season, K-State has 163 blocks which is 5.6 per game.
• The total of 163 ranks tied for second in a season in school history and are the most in the Jeff Mittie era.
• K-State needs two blocks to set a new single-season school record.
• The per game total of 5.6 would surpass the single-season record of 5.0 set in the 2007-08 season.
• The Wildcats rank 15th in the nation for total blocks and 11th for blocks per game.

At a Glance: Iowa State
• Iowa State (18-11, 10-8 Big 12) closed the Big 12 regular season with a three-game winning streak which included ending the Big 12 winning streak of second-ranked Baylor in the finale, 57-56.
• On the sideline, Iowa State is guided by 25th-year head coach Bill Fennelly. In his time with the Cyclones, Fennelly has achieved a record of 523-273 (.657).
• On the floor, the Cyclones are led by sophomore guard Ashley Joens and junior center Kristin Scott.
• Joens, a native of Iowa City, Iowa, was a 2020 All-Big 12 First Team selection. Joens leads the Big 12 in scoring at 20.5 points per game. She also leads the league in free throws made with 187. She also ranks among the six players in the league to average a double-double this season with 10.9 rebounds per game.
• Scott was named an All-Big 12 Honorable Mention recipient by averaging 14.2 points and 6.9 rebounds.

Marching Toward the Finish Line
• During the third month of the year but the final month of the basketball season, K-State owns a 131-94 (.582) record in March.
• K-State head coach Jeff Mittie is 14-10 (.583) in the month of March during his time in Manhattan.

K-State Cleaning the Glass
• For the season, K-State is averaging 43.3 rebounds per game (1,257 rebounds) and ranks 10th in the nation for rebounds per game and second in the Big 12. K-State's rebounding margin of +5.6 per game ranks third in the Big 12 and 48th in the nation. The Wildcats have had the edge on the boards in 19 of 29 games this season.
• The 1,257 rebounds this season rank fifth in program history for rebounds in a season.
• K-State's rebounding average of 43.3 would rank as the highest in program history, surpassing the current school record of 42.7 set in 1987-88.
• This is the 19th straight season K-State has pulled in 1,000 or more rebounds and just the seventh time in program history with 1,250 or more rebounds in a season
• Since the 2001-02 season, Kansas State owns a record of 235-35 (.870) when holding the edge on the glass.
• K-State has five games this season with 50 or more rebounds the most since the 1989-90 season (5). The Wildcats have 18 games with 40 or more rebounds, which is 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 are the most by a Big 12 team this 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.

K-State Holds Foes to Single-Digit Quarters
• In the fifth 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 52-15 (.776) when holding an opponent to single digits in any quarter in a game.
• K-State has recorded 14 single digit quarters this season. The Wildcats have held three teams to five points in the third quarter this season. The five points allowed are the fewest K-State allowed in any quarter since holding Oklahoma State to three points in the first quarter on January 23, 2019.

Double-Double Vision
• K-State's post duo of Peyton Williams and Ayoka Lee have been a double-double tandem in their first season together.
• The pair has recorded a double-double in the same game eight times this season. In total, the low post tandem has combined for 31 double-doubles this season, with Lee carding 19 and Williams 12. The duo leads the Big 12 for combined double-doubles by teammates this season.
• Williams and Lee have set the school record for combined double-doubles by two teammates in a season.
• Williams and Lee are each averaging a double-double this season, Lee stands at 15.7 points and 11.4 rebounds while Williams has 15.4 points and 11.0 rebounds. According to Stats, Inc., they are the only set of teammates in the nation to average a double-double this season.
• Lee and Williams were two of four players in the league to average a double-double in league play with Lee at 15.8 points and 11.7 rebounds and Williams at 15.6 points and 10.3 rebounds.
• According to Stats, Inc., the last time two players from the same team averaged a double-double in the same season came in 2013-14, as Central Michigan, East Tennessee State and Lipscomb. The last time a tandem from a major conference averaged a double-double in the same season was 2011-12 by Stanford.
• The only two K-State players to average a double-double for an entire season are: Carlisa Thomas in 1986-87 (11.6 ppg & 10.4 rpg) and Kendra Wecker (21.0 ppg & 10.1 rpg).

Lee Highly Decorated in First Year
• Redshirt freshman Ayoka Lee has collected an armful of awards in her first season on the floor.
• At the conclusion of the Big 12 season, Lee earned the following honors: 2020 Big 12 Freshman of the Year, 2020 All-Big 12 First Team and a unanimous 2020 Big 12 All-Freshman Team recipient.
• During the season, Lee was a 12-time Big 12 Freshman of the Week selection and a two-time USBWA Tamicka Catchings National Freshman of the Week.
• She set the Big 12 record for Big 12 Freshman/Newcomer of the Week honors in a debut season, surpassing the previous record of nine held by Courtney Paris of Oklahoma in 2005-06.
• Lee is the first player in the history of the Big 12 to earn five league Freshman of Rookie of the Week awards in the first eight weeks of the season.
• She also earned 2020 Academic All-Big 12 First Team honors for her work in the classroom.

Williams Moves into Ninth on K-State Career Scoring List
• Senior forward Peyton Williams has 24 double figure scoring efforts this season, aiding her ascension on K-State's career scoring list.
• This season, Williams is averaging 15.1 points and 11.1 rebounds with 12 double-doubles. She has boosted her season totals with a .465 field goal percentage and a .758 free throw percentage. Williams ranks ninth in the Big 12 in scoring, sixth in field goal percentage and third in rebounding.
• Williams is the first player in program history with consecutive 400-point, 300-rebound seasons.
• For her career, Williams has scored 1,553 points (12.1 ppg) and is ninth in program history. Williams was the 12th player in program history with 1,500 or more points.
• She also remains an efficient scorer, as she has 63 games in her career with a field goal percentage of .500 or better.
• She has 77 career games with 10 or more points and five or more rebounds, including 33 career double-doubles (see Double-Double note on pg. 16).
• Williams is the first player in program history with 1,500 or more career points, 950 or more career rebounds, 200 or more career assists, 150 or more steals and 100 or more career blocks.

Williams Top-3 on the Glass
• Peyton Williams continues to pile up the rebounds and climb the K-State career rankings.
• For the season, Williams is 15th in the nation, is seventh among all seniors with 11.0 rebounds per game (308 rebounds) and is 10th in the nation in defensive rebounds per game with 7.6.
• Williams is the only player in school history with two seasons of 300 or more rebounds in a career. With her total of 308 rebounds this season, Williams has established a new school record for rebounds in a senior season, a new career season-high and ranks fourth for a single-season.
• In her career, Williams owns 967 career rebounds (7.6 rpg). She is third in program history for career rebounds and has 38 career games with 10 or more rebounds. She is seventh in program history for career rebounding average.
• Williams is one of just two players (Leah Honeycutt, 1989-93) to improve her rebound total by 50 or more in two straight seasons.
• She is tied for first in program history for career games with 15 or more rebounds with seven.
• Williams registered a single-game school record for rebounds with 22 at TCU on February 1. She has a career-high five games this season with 15 or more rebounds.