K-State Ends Road Trip at Oklahoma State on Tuesday

GAME #28
Kansas State (14-13, 8-8 Big 12) at Oklahoma State (15-13, 6-10 Big 12)
Tuesday, March 3, 2020 | 7 p.m. | Gallagher-Iba Arena | Manhattan, Kan.

TELEVISION
Big 12 Now on ESPN+
• Mike Wolfe (play-by-play)
• Bryndon Manzer (analyst)
• Jessica Morrey (sideline)

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

TICKETS & PROMOTIONS
Tickets
(877) ALL-4-OSU or visit okstate.com

LIVE STATS
www.kstatesports.com

COACHES
Kansas State: Jeff Mittie (Missouri Western '89)
Overall: 568-314/28th season | At K-State: 114-79/6th season

Oklahoma State: Jim Littell (Southwestern '77)
Overall: 594-169/22nd season | At Oklahoma State: 176-108/9th season

PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP (based on previous game)
Kansas State (14-13, 8-8 Big 12)
G: #3 Angela Harris | F: #11 Peyton Williams | F: #25 Jasauen Beard | G: #43 Christianna Carr | C: #50 Ayoka Lee

Oklahoma State (15-13, 6-10 Big 12)
F: #4 Natasha Mack | F: #12 Vivian Gray | G: #21 Ja'Mee Asberry | G: #23 Lauren Fields | G: #33 Clitan de Sousa

SERIES HISTORY
Overall: K-State leads the series, 38-34
In Stillwater: Oklahoma State leads, 18-12
Last Meeting: Oklahoma State won, 70-63, on January 15, 2020, in Manhattan
Head Coach Jeff Mittie vs. Oklahoma State: 10-9

MANHATTAN, Kansas - K-State wrap up its final two-game road trip in league action on Tuesday night, as the Wildcats face Oklahoma State at 7 p.m., at Gallagher-Iba Arena.

• Tuesday's game can be seen on Big 12 Now on ESPN+, as Mike Wolfe (play-by-play), Bryndon Manzer (analyst) and Jessica Morrey (sideline) will have the call.
• According to Stats, Inc., K-State is the only team in the nation with a pair of players to average a double-double this season and would be the first team in a major conference to do so since Stanford in 2011-12.
• The Wildcats are led by redshirt freshman center Ayoka Lee. Lee, a frontrunner for Big12 Freshman of the Year, is averaging a double-double with 15.8 points on a .571 field goal percentage and 11.3 rebounds. In league action, Lee is averaging 15.9 points on a .584 field goal percentage and 11.5 rebounds. She would be the first K-State freshman in program history to average a double-double for a season.
• Senior Peyton Williams is also averaging a double-double with 15.2 points on a .450 field goal percentage and a team-high 11.4 rebounds. In league play, Williams is averaging 15.4 points and 10.9 rebounds.

Starting 5
Five names, numbers or storylines about K-State women's basketball
1. The Road is the New Home
• K-State is 5-3 this season in Big 12 road games, including wins in four of their last six games. Dating back to the end of last season, the Wildcats have won nine of their last 12 Big 12 road games.
2. Lee Collecting School Records
• In her first season on the floor for K-State, Ayoka Lee has etched her name in the school record books. Overall, Lee has achieved nine school records this season. For more information, see her player page on pages 25-26.
3. Williams Approaching Top-10
• Peyton Williams, a finalist for the 2020 Senior CLASS Award, joined K-State's 1,500-point club during K-State's win over Iowa State last week. Williams needs two points to move into 11th and 31 points to climb into 10th on the K-State career scoring list.
4. Touching up the Paint
• Kansas State has registered 930 points (34.4 ppg) in the paint this season, which represents 50.2 percent of K-State's overall point total. The 930 points are the third-most paint points in the Jeff Mittie era.
5. Board Work Not Boring
• K-State is averaging 43.3 rebounds per game and ranks 11th in the nation and third in the Big 12. 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.

Last Time Out
(2/2) Baylor 83, K-State 58 (February 29, 2020; Waco, Texas)
• K-State trailed by a season-high 26 points at the half, but won the second half over the Lady Bears, 40-39.
• Nine of the 10 players for K-State scored and eight of 10 hauled in a rebound.
• Angela Harris registered 17 points and five assists, while Peyton Williams carded 14 points, five rebounds and five assists.

At a Glance: Oklahoma State
• Oklahoma State (15-13, 6-10 Big 12) has lost three of its last four games including a 77-69 loss at Kansas on Saturday. The Cowgirls are 10-5 at Gallagher-Iba Arena this season.
• On the sidelines, the Cowgirls are led by ninth year head coach Jim Littell. During his time in Stillwater, Littell has led the program to a 176-108 (.620) record.
• On the floor, Oklahoma State features two players averaging double figures: juniors Vivian Gray and Natasha Mack.
• Gray, a forward from Argyle, Texas, is averaging 19.6 points and 4.8 rebounds. At Kansas, Gray tallied a game-high 29 points on 12-of-24 shooting.
• Mack is averaging 17.9 points on a .523 field goal percentage, 12.7 rebounds and 3.6 blocks. The forward from Lufkin, Texas, registered 24 points, 15 rebounds and six blocks at Kansas.

Cats Send Back Shots Under Mittie
• Under head coach Jeff Mittie, Kansas State has piled up blocked shots. K-State has sent back 916 shots for 4.75 per game in the 193 games. K-State has 140 or more blocks in each of Mittie's six seasons.
• This season, the Wildcats are averaging 5.7 blocks per game (153 blocks), which ranks 11th in the nation. According to herhoopstats.com, K-State ranks 17th in the nation in block rate at 13.1 percent. K-State has finished among the top-35 in block rate in two of the last four seasons including 11th in the 2015-16 season.
• K-State's blocks total of 153 ranks seventh in school history for a single season.
• K-State set a 2019-20 season-high with 11 blocks against UIC on November 11. The 11 blocks are the third-highest total in the Mittie era and the sixth-most in program history for a single game.

K-State Cleaning the Glass
• For the season, K-State is averaging 43.3 rebounds per game (1,169 rebounds) and ranks 11th in the nation for rebounds per game and third in the Big 12. K-State's rebounding margin of +5.1 per game ranks fourth in the Big 12 and 55th in the nation. The Wildcats have had the edge on the boards in 17 of 27 games this 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.
• Since the 2001-02 season, Kansas State owns a record of 233-35 (.869) 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 16 games with 40 or more rebounds, which is the most since the 2004-05 season (16).
• 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.

Williams Nearing Top-10 on K-State Career Scoring List
• Senior forward Peyton Williams has 22 double figure scoring efforts this season, aiding her ascension on K-State's career scoring list.
• This season, Williams is averaging 15.2 points and 11.4 rebounds. She has carded double-doubles in 12 of the 26 games she has played. She has boosted her season totals with a .450 field goal percentage and a .754 free throw percentage. Williams ranks 11th in the Big 12 in scoring, seventh in field goal percentage and second in rebounding.
• For her career, Williams has scored 1,518 points (12.0 ppg) and is 12th 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 61 games in her career with a field goal percentage of .500 or better.
• She has 76 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, a candidate for the 2020 Wooden Award, Naismith Trophy and Wade Trophy, 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 with the Dish
• Forward Peyton Williams has been a solid distributor for her position this season and during her K-State career.
• This season, Williams is averaging 3.0 assists per game and has 79 total assists. Her 79 assists are a new career season-high.
• She has handed out a personal season-high six assists twice including at Oklahoma on February 16.
• For her career, Williams has 214 career assists and ranks 25th in school history for career assists. She has nine career games with five or more assists.

Lee on the Boards
• Redshirt freshman Ayoka Lee has been a dominant presence on the boards to begin her career.
• Lee is averaging 11.3 rebounds per game and has a total of 305 rebounds this season. She holds the school record for rebounds in a freshman season and ranks fourth for rebounds in a single season in school history.
• Lee ranks third in the Big 12 on the boards and first among the league's freshmen. She ranks 12th in the nation in rebounding average and second among all freshmen in NCAA Division I. Among centers in the nation, Lee ranks third for rebounds per game.
• Lee paces the Big 12 in offensive rebounds with 4.4 per game and ranks seventh in the nation among all players and first among freshmen.
• In league-only games, Lee is second in the Big 12 in rebounding at 11.5 per game. She leads the league in offensive rebounds (4.3 orpg) in conference games.
• Against Oklahoma on January 25, Lee tied for the second-most rebounds in school history in a game with 20. Her 20 boards are tied for the second most in the nation by a freshman this season.
• Lee has registered 10 or more rebounds in 19 games this season and five or more boards in all 27 games.

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Players Mentioned

Jasauen Beard

Christianna Carr

Angela Harris

Ayoka Lee

Peyton Williams

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