K-State Outlasts Kansas to Take Sunflower Showdown
Feb 25, 2017 | Women's Basketball
LAWRENCE, Kansas – Despite shooting 1-of-20 from beyond the arc, Kansas State held off Kansas for a 61-54 win at Allen Fieldhouse on Saturday afternoon. This was the first time K-State has won at least three road games in the month of February since the 2003-04 season.
With the win, K-State has secured 11 Big 12 wins for the first time since the 2007-08 season when K-State won the Big 12 regular season title with a 13-3 record.
Kansas State (21-8, 11-6 Big 12) was led by seniors Breanna Lewis and Kindred Wesemann with a combined 33 points. Lewis tallied her seventh double-double this season with 21 points, 11 rebounds, three blocks and two steals. Wesemann finished with 12 points, including 10 in the fourth quarter.
Kansas (8-20, 2-15) was paced by senior Caelynn Manning-Allen with 21 points and six rebounds off the bench. Sophomore Kylee Kopatich added 15 points.
The teams were equal from the field going 21-of-57 for a 36.8 percent effort. K-State had the advantage from the foul line, shooting 18-of-27 including 11-of-13 from the charity stripe in the fourth quarter.
Kansas State dashed out to a 4-0 lead and held Kansas scoreless for the first four and a half minutes of the game. The Wildcats were just 2-of-9 from the field to start the game.
The Jayhawks used an 8-0 burst to go in front, 11-6, with 3:07 remaining in the opening quarter. K-State would close to one, but the Jayhawks got a three-pointer from Timeka O'Neal with 19 seconds left to hold a 16-12 lead after one quarter.
K-State clamped down on the defensive end in the second quarter, resulting in a 10-0 run to give the Wildcats a 22-16 lead with 4:29 left. Lewis scored eight points during the run and would end the first half with 12 points and seven rebounds.
Kansas closed the gap to one, 26-25, with a 9-2 run. A pair of free throws from Kindred Wesemann gave the Wildcats a 28-25 halftime lead. K-State shot 40.6 percent (13-of-32) from the field in the first half and held to an 0-of-9 effort from beyond the arc.
The Wildcats increased its lead to 32-25 early in the third quarter. Kansas took a one-point lead, 38-37, with 1:58 left in the third frame. The Jayhawks climbed into the lead with a 13-5 run. Manning-Allen scored seven points during the run.
Kansas State entered the fourth quarter trailing, 40-38, but regained the lead on an acrobatic Wesemann layup in transition, 44-43, with 5:30 left. The layup came in the middle of a 10-1 K-State run to build a 48-43 lead with 2:52 left. The Jayhawks cut the deficit to one, as Manning-Allen scored four straight points.
K-State answered back on the offensive end of the floor, as Lewis was fouled on a putback of a Wesemann three-point miss. Lewis finished the three-point play to give K-State a 51-47 lead with 1:52 remaining. The Lewis putback was the final made field goal for K-State.
After a Chayla Cheadle three-pointer with a minute remaining narrowed the game to one, 51-50, K-State proceeded to hold back the Jayhawks by going 10-of-10 from the foul line to secure the 61-54 win.
K-State will end its regular season schedule on Monday night, as the Wildcats host (6/10) Texas at 7 p.m. Monday's game will be the final home game for K-State's five-member senior class: Breanna Lewis, Jessica Sheble, Kelly Thomson, Kindred Wesemann and Erica Young. The careers of the five seniors will be honored in a postgame ceremony.
Monday night's game will be available on ESPN3 and K-StateHD.TV 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 912-564… Head coach Jeff Mittie owns a career record of 513-270, including a 59-35 mark in three seasons at K-State.
• K-State leads the series, 70-46… Kansas State has won seven straight in the series and has won 29 of the last 35 meetings… The Wildcats are 30-25 in games played in Lawrence.
• The Wildcats have an all-time record of 209-171 in the month of February… Under Mittie, K-State is 12-12 in February… Kansas State went 3-2 in road games in February, the most road wins in the month since the 2003-04 season (4-1).
• K-State's starting lineup: guards - Kindred Wesemann and Karyla Middlebrook; forwards – Peyton Williams and Shaelyn Martin; center - Breanna Lewis… This was the 15th game for this starting lineup this season… Williams made her 19th start this season… 27th career K-State start for Middlebrook and the 97th of her collegiate career… Middlebrook has played in 100 career collegiate games… Martin started her 24th game this season, the 89th of her career and has played in 94 career games… Wesemann has played in 123 career games and started 102... Lewis has played in 123 career games and started 118.
• K-State has made a three-point field goal in 335 straight games... The streak dates back to Feb. 7, 2007.
• The Wildcats led at halftime, 28-25… K-State is 17-0 this season when leading at the half… Since the 2001-02 season, Kansas State is 270-36 when leading at the half.
• With her 21 points, Lewis remains in 11th on the K-State career scoring list with 1,488 points… This was her 76th career game with 10 or more points and her 20th career game with 20 or more points… Lewis pulled down 11 rebounds on Saturday and moved is sixth in program history for career rebounds with 823… This was her 19th career double-double and her seventh this season… This was her 67th career game with five or more rebounds and her 25th career game with 10 or more rebounds… Lewis bagged two steals on Saturday, her 39th career game with two or more steals.
• With her 12 points, Wesemann moved into 21st on the K-State career points list with 1,230 points… This was Wesemann's 60th career game and her 25th this season with 10 or more points… Wesemann pocketed three steals, and ranks 10th in program history with 186 career steals.
• Eternati Willock registered nine points and six rebounds off the bench… This was her 14th game with five or more rebounds.
• Martin tallied six rebounds, five assists and two steals… Martin ranks 26th in school history for career rebounds with 529… This was her 60th career game with five or more rebounds… She is 14th in school history for career assists with 293… Martin has handed out five or more assists for the 23rd time in her career… Martin pocketed two or more steals for the 39th time in her career.
With the win, K-State has secured 11 Big 12 wins for the first time since the 2007-08 season when K-State won the Big 12 regular season title with a 13-3 record.
Kansas State (21-8, 11-6 Big 12) was led by seniors Breanna Lewis and Kindred Wesemann with a combined 33 points. Lewis tallied her seventh double-double this season with 21 points, 11 rebounds, three blocks and two steals. Wesemann finished with 12 points, including 10 in the fourth quarter.
Kansas (8-20, 2-15) was paced by senior Caelynn Manning-Allen with 21 points and six rebounds off the bench. Sophomore Kylee Kopatich added 15 points.
The teams were equal from the field going 21-of-57 for a 36.8 percent effort. K-State had the advantage from the foul line, shooting 18-of-27 including 11-of-13 from the charity stripe in the fourth quarter.
Kansas State dashed out to a 4-0 lead and held Kansas scoreless for the first four and a half minutes of the game. The Wildcats were just 2-of-9 from the field to start the game.
The Jayhawks used an 8-0 burst to go in front, 11-6, with 3:07 remaining in the opening quarter. K-State would close to one, but the Jayhawks got a three-pointer from Timeka O'Neal with 19 seconds left to hold a 16-12 lead after one quarter.
K-State clamped down on the defensive end in the second quarter, resulting in a 10-0 run to give the Wildcats a 22-16 lead with 4:29 left. Lewis scored eight points during the run and would end the first half with 12 points and seven rebounds.
Kansas closed the gap to one, 26-25, with a 9-2 run. A pair of free throws from Kindred Wesemann gave the Wildcats a 28-25 halftime lead. K-State shot 40.6 percent (13-of-32) from the field in the first half and held to an 0-of-9 effort from beyond the arc.
The Wildcats increased its lead to 32-25 early in the third quarter. Kansas took a one-point lead, 38-37, with 1:58 left in the third frame. The Jayhawks climbed into the lead with a 13-5 run. Manning-Allen scored seven points during the run.
Kansas State entered the fourth quarter trailing, 40-38, but regained the lead on an acrobatic Wesemann layup in transition, 44-43, with 5:30 left. The layup came in the middle of a 10-1 K-State run to build a 48-43 lead with 2:52 left. The Jayhawks cut the deficit to one, as Manning-Allen scored four straight points.
K-State answered back on the offensive end of the floor, as Lewis was fouled on a putback of a Wesemann three-point miss. Lewis finished the three-point play to give K-State a 51-47 lead with 1:52 remaining. The Lewis putback was the final made field goal for K-State.
After a Chayla Cheadle three-pointer with a minute remaining narrowed the game to one, 51-50, K-State proceeded to hold back the Jayhawks by going 10-of-10 from the foul line to secure the 61-54 win.
K-State will end its regular season schedule on Monday night, as the Wildcats host (6/10) Texas at 7 p.m. Monday's game will be the final home game for K-State's five-member senior class: Breanna Lewis, Jessica Sheble, Kelly Thomson, Kindred Wesemann and Erica Young. The careers of the five seniors will be honored in a postgame ceremony.
Monday night's game will be available on ESPN3 and K-StateHD.TV 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 912-564… Head coach Jeff Mittie owns a career record of 513-270, including a 59-35 mark in three seasons at K-State.
• K-State leads the series, 70-46… Kansas State has won seven straight in the series and has won 29 of the last 35 meetings… The Wildcats are 30-25 in games played in Lawrence.
• The Wildcats have an all-time record of 209-171 in the month of February… Under Mittie, K-State is 12-12 in February… Kansas State went 3-2 in road games in February, the most road wins in the month since the 2003-04 season (4-1).
• K-State's starting lineup: guards - Kindred Wesemann and Karyla Middlebrook; forwards – Peyton Williams and Shaelyn Martin; center - Breanna Lewis… This was the 15th game for this starting lineup this season… Williams made her 19th start this season… 27th career K-State start for Middlebrook and the 97th of her collegiate career… Middlebrook has played in 100 career collegiate games… Martin started her 24th game this season, the 89th of her career and has played in 94 career games… Wesemann has played in 123 career games and started 102... Lewis has played in 123 career games and started 118.
• K-State has made a three-point field goal in 335 straight games... The streak dates back to Feb. 7, 2007.
• The Wildcats led at halftime, 28-25… K-State is 17-0 this season when leading at the half… Since the 2001-02 season, Kansas State is 270-36 when leading at the half.
• With her 21 points, Lewis remains in 11th on the K-State career scoring list with 1,488 points… This was her 76th career game with 10 or more points and her 20th career game with 20 or more points… Lewis pulled down 11 rebounds on Saturday and moved is sixth in program history for career rebounds with 823… This was her 19th career double-double and her seventh this season… This was her 67th career game with five or more rebounds and her 25th career game with 10 or more rebounds… Lewis bagged two steals on Saturday, her 39th career game with two or more steals.
• With her 12 points, Wesemann moved into 21st on the K-State career points list with 1,230 points… This was Wesemann's 60th career game and her 25th this season with 10 or more points… Wesemann pocketed three steals, and ranks 10th in program history with 186 career steals.
• Eternati Willock registered nine points and six rebounds off the bench… This was her 14th game with five or more rebounds.
• Martin tallied six rebounds, five assists and two steals… Martin ranks 26th in school history for career rebounds with 529… This was her 60th career game with five or more rebounds… She is 14th in school history for career assists with 293… Martin has handed out five or more assists for the 23rd time in her career… Martin pocketed two or more steals for the 39th time in her career.
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