(24/rv) K-State Rally Falls Short at West Virginia

Wednesday, February 15

Morgantown, W.Va.

7:00 PM

Kansas State University

18-9/8-6

West Virginia

18-8/6-8

Kansas State

West Virginia

Feb 15, 2017 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

MORGANTOWN, W. Va. – After trailing by as many as 19 on Wednesday night at WVU Coliseum, (24/rv) Kansas State battled back to within two points in the fourth quarter but turnovers and missed free throws felled the Wildcats, as West Virginia held on for a 66-59 win.

Kansas State (18-8, 8-6 Big 12) had two players reach double figures, as senior guard Kindred Wesemann tallied 14 points, five rebounds, four assists and two steals. Redshirt junior forward Kaylee Page added 12 points, including a 3-of-5 effort from beyond the arc.

West Virginia (18-8, 6-8) had two players record double-doubles as Chania Ray recorded 14 points and 10 assists while Lanay Montgomery carded 12 points and 12 rebounds.

The Wildcats shot 41.1 percent (23-of-56) from the field and West Virginia carded a 45.5 percent (25-of-55) performance, including a 60 percent effort in the fourth quarter. K-State was forced into 19 turnovers on Wednesday, while West Virginia handed the ball over 21 times. The Mountaineers registered a 19-13 edge in points off turnovers and a 38-29 advantage on the boards.

Kansas State held a 10-8 lead with 4:55 remaining in the first quarter. Kaylee Page tallied five early points for the Wildcats, including a three-pointer from the left wing. West Virginia would close out the opening quarter on a 15-2 run to hold a 23-12 lead. K-State tallied seven turnovers and five made field goals in the first 10 minutes.

West Virginia continued to pour it on in the second quarter, outscoring the Wildcats 12-4 in the first five minutes to build a 35-16 lead. Pardee tallied eight of the 12 points during the run and finished with 14 points for the night, all in the first half.

K-State closed the deficit to 12, 35-23, with 3:34 left in the first half. Eternati Willock registered five points in a 7-0 Wildcat run. Willock finished the game with nine points, all in the first half, as K-State trailed 39-25 at the break.

The Wildcats chipped away at the halftime deficit in the third quarter, outscoring the Mountaineers 11-8 in the frame. Both teams were sloppy in the quarter, finishing with a combined 12 turnovers.

Kansas State used an 8-0 run to pull within three points, 47-44, with 8:35 left in the fourth quarter and force a West Virginia timeout. Wesemann started the rally with a three-pointer. Kayla Goth followed with a steal and layup. Wesemann's second 3-pointer in a minute and a half forced the timeout.

K-State pulled to within two points twice in the fourth quarter, the last on a Kaylee Page 3-pointer with 4:34 left. West Virginia then used 9-0 run to distance themselves from the Wildcats with a 61-50 lead. The Wildcats were unable to get closer than seven in the final 2:21 of the contest. Wesemann finished with nine points in the fourth quarter, while Page and Goth added four points apiece.

Kansas State will end its two-game road trip on Saturday afternoon at 3 p.m., as the Wildcats face TCU in Fort Worth. Saturday's game will be broadcast on FSN and on the K-State Sports Network.

Noteworthy
• K-State is in its 49th season of women's basketball and owns an overall record of 909-564… Head coach Jeff Mittie owns a career record of 510-270, including a 56-35 mark in three seasons at K-State.
• West Virginia leads the series, 9-2… K-State is 0-5 in games played in Morgantown.
• The Wildcats have an all-time record of 206-171 in the month of February… Under Mittie, K-State is 9-12 in February.
• Kansas State is 217-76 when ranked in the Associated Press top-25.
• K-State's starting lineup: guards - Kindred Wesemann and Karyla Middlebrook; forwards – Kaylee Page and Shaelyn Martin; center - Breanna Lewis… This was the fifth game for this starting lineup this season… Page made her sixth start this season and the 38th of her career… 24th career K-State start for Middlebrook and the 94th of her collegiate career… Martin started her 21st game this season and the 86th of her career… Wesemann has played in 120 career games and started 99... Lewis has played in 120 career games and started 115.
• K-State has made a three-point field goal in 332 straight games... The streak dates back to Feb. 7, 2007.
• With her 14 points, Wesemann remains in 23rd on the K-State career points list with 1,186 points… This was Wesemann's 57th career game and her 22nd this season with 10 or more points… Wesemann finished the day 3-of-9 from beyond the arc… This was her 73rd career game with two or more connections from beyond the arc… Wesemann pocketed two steals, her 50th career game and her 14th this season with two or more steals… She hauled in five rebounds, tying her season-high and marking her fifth career game with five or more boards.
• Kaylee Page finished with 12 points on Wednesday… This was her 16th career game in double figures and her eighth this season… She was 3-of-5 from beyond the arc, her 24th career game and her 13th this season with two or more connections from beyond the arc.
• With her nine points, Lewis remains in 11th on the K-State career scoring list with 1,439 points… Lewis pulled down seven rebounds on Wednesday and remains eighth in program history for career rebounds with 799… This was her 85th career game with five or more rebounds… Lewis blocked three shots on Wednesday, her 73rd career game with two or more blocked shots.
• Martin handed out a team-high seven assists, her 22nd career game with five or more assists and her seventh this season… Martin improved her career assists total to 286 and ranks 14th in school history in the category… She pulled in six rebounds, her 58th career game with five or more rebounds… For her career, Martin has 514 rebounds and moved into 27th on the K-State career rebound list… Martin pocketed three steals, which ties her season-high and is the 37th time in her career with two or more steals.
• Kayla Goth tallied four steals to tie her career-high… This was her ninth career game with two or more steals.