Kansas State University Athletics
Sunday, January 31
Manhattan, Kan.
1 p.m.
Kansas State University
vs
Oklahoma
Wildcats, Sooners Meet in Sunday Matinee
Jan 29, 2021 | Women's Basketball
GAME #14
Oklahoma (5-7, 2-5 Big 12) at Kansas State (5-8, 0-6 Big 12)
Sunday, January 31, 2021  |  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: 575-322/29th season  |  At K-State: 121-87/7th season
Oklahoma: Sherri Coale (Oklahoma Christian '87)
Overall: 506-289/25th season  |  At Oklahoma: Same
PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP (based on previous game)
Kansas State (5-8, 0-6 Big 12)
G: #4 Sydney Goodson  |  F: #13 Laura Macke  |  G: #24 Emilee Ebert  |  G: #43 Christianna Carr  |  C: #50 Ayoka Lee
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Oklahoma (5-8, 2-5 Big 12)
G: #1 Nevaeh Tot  |  G: #12 Gabby Gregory  |  G: #25 Madi Williams  |  G: #30 Taylor Robertson  |  G: #32 Tatum Veitenheimer
SERIES HISTORY
Overall: Oklahoma leads, 39-30
In Manhattan: 17-15
Last Meeting: Feb. 16, 2020; K-State won 87-85 (ot) (Norman)
Head Coach Jeff Mittie vs. Oklahoma: 9-15
• K-State has won five of the last seven meetings including four straight in the series for the first time since a five-game winning streak during the 1988-89 to 1990-91 seasons.
MANHATTAN, Kansas - K-State will finalize its three-game home stand on Sunday afternoon, as the Wildcats will host Oklahoma at 1 p.m.
• Sunday'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 by sophomore Ayoka Lee and junior Christianna Carr. The duo is responsible for 46.8 percent of K-State scoring output this season. The pair has scored in double figures in the same game seven times this season.
• Lee, a candidate for all four of the national player of the year awards, leads K-State in scoring (15.9 ppg), field goal percentage (.575), rebounds (8.0 rpg) and blocks (1.8). She leads the Big 12 and ranks 16th in the nation in field goal percentage.
• Carr is second on the team and is 15th in the Big 12 in scoring with a career-best average of 14.2 points per game while shooting a career-best 40.7 percent from 3-point range. She is second in the Big 12 in 3-point field goals made per game 2.5.
Starting 5
Five names, numbers or storylines about K-State women's basketball
1. Dishes for All
• The Wildcats have 185 assists (14.2 apg) and an assisted shot rate of 68.8 percent this season. According to HerHoopStats.com, K-State ranks 10th in the nation in assisted shot rate. The Wildcats feature five players with 20 or more assists this season and are led by Emilee Ebert (35), Sydney Goodson (33) and Cymone Goodrich (26).
2. Efficiency of Lee
• Ayoka Lee has been efficient in her play this season, as she leads the Big 12 and ranks 16th in the nation in field goal percentage (.575). She also ranks eighth in the Big 12 in free throw percentage (.828). She is one of just two players in the league shooting 50.0 percent or better from the field and 80.0 percent of better from the line.
3. Ebert has the Blocks
• Sophomore guard Emilee Ebert is second on the team for total blocks (16) and blocks per game (1.23). Ebert ranks eighth in the Big 12 for blocks per game. Her 16 blocks are the most by a K-State guard since Kayla Goth blocked 20 shots in the 2017-18 season.
4. Goodson Good in Last Four Games
• Sydney Goodson has been a shot in the arm for K-State since the Wildcats returned to action on January 20. In the last four games, Goodson is averaging 8.3 points on a .500 field goal percentage, 4.0 rebounds and 2.8 steals.Â
5. Doorstep of 975
• With its next win, K-State will become the third Big 12 program and the 19th in NCAA Division I women's basketball history to win 975 or more games.
At a Glance: Oklahoma
• Oklahoma (5-7, 2-5 Big 12) enters Sunday's matchup following an 84-81 win over Kansas on Wednesday night in Norman.
• Oklahoma is guided on the sideline by 25th year head coach Sherri Coale. The 1987 graduate of Oklahoma Christian owns a record of 506-289 (.636) during her time in Norman.
• The Sooners are led in scoring by Madi Williams and Gabby Gregory.
• Williams is averaging 21.3 points on a .493 field goal percentage. Against the Jayhawks, Williams tallied 14 points and six rebounds.
• Gregory, a sophomore guard, is averaging 16.4 points on a .421 field goal percentage and 4.8 rebounds. Against Kansas, Gregory tallied a game-high 27 points with eight rebounds and five assists.
Number to Know
3
• In its history, K-State women's basketball has had three players register 200 or more points, 100 or more rebounds and 20 or more blocks in their first two seasons with the Wildcats (Tina Dixon, 1982-83 & 1983-84; Olga Firsova, 1998-99 & 1999-00; Marlies Gipson, 2005-06 & 2006-07)Â
• Sophomore Ayoka Lee is on the verge of becoming the fourth to join this unique club.
• Lee needs 25 points and 12 rebounds over the remainder of the 2020-21 season to reach the marks. She has already blocked 20 shots this season.
Last Time Out
Iowa State 62, Kansas State 60 (January 28, 2021; Manhattan, Kan.)
• K-State came back from an 11-point second quarter deficit to take a 3-point lead in the fourth quarter. Iowa State outscores K-State, 6-4, in the final minute to secure the win.
• K-State has now lost six straight for the first time since the 2006-07 season.
• Ayoka Lee led K-State with her fourth double-double of the season with 19 points and 12 rebounds. Christianna Carr added 14 points, six rebounds and five assists while Sydney Goodson scored a season-high 11 points and added five rebounds, two assists and two steals.
Goodrich Sets Career-Bests
• Junior Cymone Goodrich has established career season-highs in the 2020-21 season.
• For the season, Goodrich has carded career season-highs in assists (26; 2.2 apg) and blocks (2).
• At West Virginia, Goodrich handed out a career-high eight assists which surpassed her previous high of six at Central Arkansas on December 5, 2020.
Goodson Assisting New Faces
• Sydney Goodson joined the Wildcats this summer as a graduate transfer after spending two seasons on the floor with Texas Tech.
• Goodson has gelled well with her new teammates, as she has handed out 33 assists (2.5 apg) this season.
• During the Jeff Mittie era, Goodson ranks fifth for assists by a transfer in her first and/or only season with the Wildcats.
• She tied her career-high with eight assists against Kansas City on December 14.
• In her career, Goodson has handed out 209 assists (2.2 apg) with a career-best of 95 in the 2018-19 season at Texas Tech.
Lee Sets Double-Double Mark
• Ayoka Lee was a double-double machine at the start of her K-State career in 2019-20 and has continued into the 2020-21 season.
• Lee has four double-doubles this season and has boosted her career total to 23, which ranks seventh in school history for career double-doubles. She is the fastest player in program history to 23 career double-doubles.
• Lee recorded her first double-double in grand fashion with 31 points and 14 rebounds against Kansas City on December 14. Lee is the 11th player in program history to register a double-double with 30 or more points and 10 or more rebounds.
• In the 2019-20 season, the center from Byron, Minnesota, set the school record for double-doubles in a season with 19 and ranked tied for 8th in Big 12 history for double-doubles in a single season.
• With her 19 double-doubles, Lee tied for first in the Big 12 for double-doubles. She tied for first in the nation among all freshmen for double-doubles in the 2019-20 season and tied for sixth among all players nationally. Among centers in the nation, Lee ranked tied for second for double-doubles.
• Lee achieved a rare single-game milestone, as she became the first player in program history with 20 or more points and 20 or more rebounds in the same game, achieving the feat against Oklahoma on January 25, 2020 (23 points, 20 rebounds).
• Lee set a school record with six straight double-doubles from February 8 to February 29. She is just the third player to card two or more double-double streaks of four or more games in a career.
Oklahoma (5-7, 2-5 Big 12) at Kansas State (5-8, 0-6 Big 12)
Sunday, January 31, 2021  |  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: 575-322/29th season  |  At K-State: 121-87/7th season
Oklahoma: Sherri Coale (Oklahoma Christian '87)
Overall: 506-289/25th season  |  At Oklahoma: Same
PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP (based on previous game)
Kansas State (5-8, 0-6 Big 12)
G: #4 Sydney Goodson  |  F: #13 Laura Macke  |  G: #24 Emilee Ebert  |  G: #43 Christianna Carr  |  C: #50 Ayoka Lee
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Oklahoma (5-8, 2-5 Big 12)
G: #1 Nevaeh Tot  |  G: #12 Gabby Gregory  |  G: #25 Madi Williams  |  G: #30 Taylor Robertson  |  G: #32 Tatum Veitenheimer
SERIES HISTORY
Overall: Oklahoma leads, 39-30
In Manhattan: 17-15
Last Meeting: Feb. 16, 2020; K-State won 87-85 (ot) (Norman)
Head Coach Jeff Mittie vs. Oklahoma: 9-15
• K-State has won five of the last seven meetings including four straight in the series for the first time since a five-game winning streak during the 1988-89 to 1990-91 seasons.
MANHATTAN, Kansas - K-State will finalize its three-game home stand on Sunday afternoon, as the Wildcats will host Oklahoma at 1 p.m.
• Sunday'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 by sophomore Ayoka Lee and junior Christianna Carr. The duo is responsible for 46.8 percent of K-State scoring output this season. The pair has scored in double figures in the same game seven times this season.
• Lee, a candidate for all four of the national player of the year awards, leads K-State in scoring (15.9 ppg), field goal percentage (.575), rebounds (8.0 rpg) and blocks (1.8). She leads the Big 12 and ranks 16th in the nation in field goal percentage.
• Carr is second on the team and is 15th in the Big 12 in scoring with a career-best average of 14.2 points per game while shooting a career-best 40.7 percent from 3-point range. She is second in the Big 12 in 3-point field goals made per game 2.5.
Starting 5
Five names, numbers or storylines about K-State women's basketball
1. Dishes for All
• The Wildcats have 185 assists (14.2 apg) and an assisted shot rate of 68.8 percent this season. According to HerHoopStats.com, K-State ranks 10th in the nation in assisted shot rate. The Wildcats feature five players with 20 or more assists this season and are led by Emilee Ebert (35), Sydney Goodson (33) and Cymone Goodrich (26).
2. Efficiency of Lee
• Ayoka Lee has been efficient in her play this season, as she leads the Big 12 and ranks 16th in the nation in field goal percentage (.575). She also ranks eighth in the Big 12 in free throw percentage (.828). She is one of just two players in the league shooting 50.0 percent or better from the field and 80.0 percent of better from the line.
3. Ebert has the Blocks
• Sophomore guard Emilee Ebert is second on the team for total blocks (16) and blocks per game (1.23). Ebert ranks eighth in the Big 12 for blocks per game. Her 16 blocks are the most by a K-State guard since Kayla Goth blocked 20 shots in the 2017-18 season.
4. Goodson Good in Last Four Games
• Sydney Goodson has been a shot in the arm for K-State since the Wildcats returned to action on January 20. In the last four games, Goodson is averaging 8.3 points on a .500 field goal percentage, 4.0 rebounds and 2.8 steals.Â
5. Doorstep of 975
• With its next win, K-State will become the third Big 12 program and the 19th in NCAA Division I women's basketball history to win 975 or more games.
At a Glance: Oklahoma
• Oklahoma (5-7, 2-5 Big 12) enters Sunday's matchup following an 84-81 win over Kansas on Wednesday night in Norman.
• Oklahoma is guided on the sideline by 25th year head coach Sherri Coale. The 1987 graduate of Oklahoma Christian owns a record of 506-289 (.636) during her time in Norman.
• The Sooners are led in scoring by Madi Williams and Gabby Gregory.
• Williams is averaging 21.3 points on a .493 field goal percentage. Against the Jayhawks, Williams tallied 14 points and six rebounds.
• Gregory, a sophomore guard, is averaging 16.4 points on a .421 field goal percentage and 4.8 rebounds. Against Kansas, Gregory tallied a game-high 27 points with eight rebounds and five assists.
Number to Know
3
• In its history, K-State women's basketball has had three players register 200 or more points, 100 or more rebounds and 20 or more blocks in their first two seasons with the Wildcats (Tina Dixon, 1982-83 & 1983-84; Olga Firsova, 1998-99 & 1999-00; Marlies Gipson, 2005-06 & 2006-07)Â
• Sophomore Ayoka Lee is on the verge of becoming the fourth to join this unique club.
• Lee needs 25 points and 12 rebounds over the remainder of the 2020-21 season to reach the marks. She has already blocked 20 shots this season.
Last Time Out
Iowa State 62, Kansas State 60 (January 28, 2021; Manhattan, Kan.)
• K-State came back from an 11-point second quarter deficit to take a 3-point lead in the fourth quarter. Iowa State outscores K-State, 6-4, in the final minute to secure the win.
• K-State has now lost six straight for the first time since the 2006-07 season.
• Ayoka Lee led K-State with her fourth double-double of the season with 19 points and 12 rebounds. Christianna Carr added 14 points, six rebounds and five assists while Sydney Goodson scored a season-high 11 points and added five rebounds, two assists and two steals.
Goodrich Sets Career-Bests
• Junior Cymone Goodrich has established career season-highs in the 2020-21 season.
• For the season, Goodrich has carded career season-highs in assists (26; 2.2 apg) and blocks (2).
• At West Virginia, Goodrich handed out a career-high eight assists which surpassed her previous high of six at Central Arkansas on December 5, 2020.
Goodson Assisting New Faces
• Sydney Goodson joined the Wildcats this summer as a graduate transfer after spending two seasons on the floor with Texas Tech.
• Goodson has gelled well with her new teammates, as she has handed out 33 assists (2.5 apg) this season.
• During the Jeff Mittie era, Goodson ranks fifth for assists by a transfer in her first and/or only season with the Wildcats.
• She tied her career-high with eight assists against Kansas City on December 14.
• In her career, Goodson has handed out 209 assists (2.2 apg) with a career-best of 95 in the 2018-19 season at Texas Tech.
Lee Sets Double-Double Mark
• Ayoka Lee was a double-double machine at the start of her K-State career in 2019-20 and has continued into the 2020-21 season.
• Lee has four double-doubles this season and has boosted her career total to 23, which ranks seventh in school history for career double-doubles. She is the fastest player in program history to 23 career double-doubles.
• Lee recorded her first double-double in grand fashion with 31 points and 14 rebounds against Kansas City on December 14. Lee is the 11th player in program history to register a double-double with 30 or more points and 10 or more rebounds.
• In the 2019-20 season, the center from Byron, Minnesota, set the school record for double-doubles in a season with 19 and ranked tied for 8th in Big 12 history for double-doubles in a single season.
• With her 19 double-doubles, Lee tied for first in the Big 12 for double-doubles. She tied for first in the nation among all freshmen for double-doubles in the 2019-20 season and tied for sixth among all players nationally. Among centers in the nation, Lee ranked tied for second for double-doubles.
• Lee achieved a rare single-game milestone, as she became the first player in program history with 20 or more points and 20 or more rebounds in the same game, achieving the feat against Oklahoma on January 25, 2020 (23 points, 20 rebounds).
• Lee set a school record with six straight double-doubles from February 8 to February 29. She is just the third player to card two or more double-double streaks of four or more games in a career.
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