K-State Begins Week-Long Home Stand on Tuesday

GAME #6
Abilene Christian (3-0, 0-0 WAC) at Kansas State (4-1, 0-0 Big 12)
Tuesday, November 23, 2021 | 6:30 p.m. | Bramlage Coliseum | Manhattan, Kan.

TICKETS
Tickets available by calling (800) 221-CATS or visit kstatesports.com/tickets

TELEVISION
Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Play-by-Play: Brian Smoller
Analyst: Missy Heidrick
Sideline: Kelsey Bigelow

RADIO
K-State Sports Network
Online: kstatesports.com
Play-by-Play: Matt Walters
Analyst: Kaylee Page

LIVE STATS
www.kstatesports.com

COACHES
Kansas State: Jeff Mittie (Missouri Western '89)
Overall: 583-333/30th season | At K-State: 129-98/8th season

Abilene Christian: Julie Goodenough (UT Arlington '91)
Overall: 474-306/27th season | At Abilene Christian: 185-86/10th season

PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP (based on previous game)
Kansas State (4-1, 0-0 Big 12)
G: #2 Cymone Goodrich | G: #3 Jaelyn Glenn | G: #4 Serena Sundell | F: #13 Laura Macke | C: #50 Ayoka Lee

Abilene Christian (3-0, 0-0 WAC)
G: #0 Kamryn Mraz | G: #3 Bella Earle | G: #13 Paige Emborsky | G: #22 Tatum Barber | C: #23 Sarah Griswold

SERIES HISTORY
Overall: K-State leads, 2-0
In Manhattan: 2-0
Last Meeting: Nov. 16, 2015; K-State won 76-45 (Manhattan)
Head Coach Jeff Mittie vs. Abilene Christian: 5-0
• The Wildcats are 19-2 all-time against current members of the WAC.

MANHATTAN, Kansas - K-State begins a three-game home stand, as the Wildcats host Abilene Christian on Tuesday night at 6:30 p.m. To purchase tickets, call (800) 221-CATS or visit kstatesports.com/tickets.

• Tuesday's game can be seen live on Big 12 Now on ESPN+, as Brian Smoller (play-by-play), Missy Heidrick (analyst) and Kelsey Bigelow (sideline) will have the call.
• K-State has been led this season by junior Ayoka Lee and freshman Serena Sundell. Lee, a center from Byron, Minnesota, leads the nation in scoring at 27.2 points per game and total points with 136. She also leads the nation in field goals made (58) and blocked shots (19).
• Sundell is second on the team in scoring (9.2 ppg) and leads the Big 12 in assists (30) and assists per game (6.0). Over the last two games, Sundell is averaging 18.0 points and 6.5 assists.

Starting 5
Five names, numbers or storylines about K-State women's basketball
1. Sundell With Rare Line
• Playing in her first collegiate road game, Serena Sundell seemed unfazed as she tallied 21 points including five 3-point field goals and six assists. She is the first Wildcats with 20 or more points, five or more made 3-pointers and five or more assists since Kindred Wesemann against Oklahoma on Feb. 9, 2016.
2. The D is the Key
• K-State has held its opponents to 50.6 points per game, a .337 field goal percentage and a .225 three-point field goal percentage. The Wildcats rank fourth in the Big 12 in scoring defense, fifth in the league in field goal percentage defense and third for 3-point field goal percentage defense.
3. Cats Take Care of the Rock
• K-State has shared the ball and also kept possession at a high rate to begin the 2021-22 season. The Wildcats lead the Big 12 and rank 17th in the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio at 1.55. K-State has had a positive margin in assists to turnovers in four games this season.
4. Lee Says Nope
• Ayoka Lee has controlled the lane on both ends of the floor this season. On the defensive end, Lee owns 19 blocks to lead the nation in total blocks and ranks sixth in the nation and lead the Big 12 in blocks per game (3.8). Last week, Lee registered 12 blocks (6.0 bpg) including seven against North Carolina A&T and five at fifth-ranked NC State.
5. Dialing it in from Deep
• K-State connected on a season-high 10 three-point field goals at NC State on Nov. 19. The 10 conversions came from a season-high five different players and were led by Serena Sundell's career-best five makes. The 10 connections were the most since K-State made 11 against Texas Tech on Feb. 24, 2021.

Number to Know
2.69

• Ayoka Lee continues to block shots at a high rate.
• The 2022 All-America candidate has improved her career blocks per game average to 2.69.
• Lee leads the nation in total blocks this season (19) and paces the Big 12 and ranks sixth in the nation in blocks per game (3.8).
• Lee has the top-two single-game blocked shot performances in the Big 12 this season. Against North Carolina A&T, Lee blocked seven shots and followed with five at NC State.

At a Glance: Abilene Christian
• Abilene Christian has opened the season with a 3-0 record for the fifth straight season. The Wildcats will play their first season in the WAC and were selected in the preseason for a fifth-place finish by the league's coaches.
• On the sideline, ACU is led by 10th-year head coach Julie Goodenough. The 1991 graduate of UT Arlington owns a career record of 474-306 (.608) and is 185-86 (.683) during her time in Abilene.
• The Abilene Christian coaching staff features a familiar face to K-State, as former Wildcat Sydney Goodson (2020-21) serves the ACU program as the Director of Basketball Operations.
• On the floor, the Wildcats feature three players averaging double figures for an offense scoring 86.3 points per game. Leading the way is Tatum Barber with 13.3 points per game, while Taylor Morgan has added 11.7 points on 7-of-12 shooting from beyond the arc.

Last Time Out
at (5/4) NC State 90, K-State 69 (Nov. 19, 2021; Raleigh, N.C.)
• K-State faced its first AP ranked opponent of the 2021-22 season, as the Wildcats stayed close with the Wolfpack for the first three quarters before NC State pushed past K-State in the fourth quarter.
• The Wildcats registered a season-high 10 three-point connections, including a career-high five by freshman Serena Sundell.
• Sundell led K-State with 21 points and six assists, while Ayoka Lee added 19 points, 111 rebounds and five blocks.

Halftime Lead = K-State 'W'
• K-State is 4-0 this season when leading after the opening 20 minutes.
• Since the 2001-02 season, K-State is 325-47 (.874) when leading at the break.
• K-State is 99-14 (.876) when leading at the break under head coach Jeff Mittie.
• Since the start of the 2007-08 season, K-State is 227-15 (.938) when leading with five minutes to play including an 111-4 (.965) record under Mittie.

Wildcats Solid From the Arc
• K-State fired from beyond the arc in its season-opening win over Central Arkansas on Nov. 9. The Wildcats buried eight 3-pointers, which were the most in a season-opener for K-State since making eight against Chicago State on Nov. 11, 2016.
• In its first road game of the season, the Wildcats buried a season-high 10 three-point field goals at NC State. The 10 connections were the most by the Wildcats since making 11 against Texas Tech on Feb. 24, 2021.
• Under head coach Jeff Mittie, the Wildcats have made five or more 3-pointers in a game 157 times in 227 total games including 23 games with 10 or more connections from deep with K-State notching a 20-3 record in those games.
• In the eight seasons under Mittie, K-State has buried 1,338 three-pointers which is 5.89 per game.
• In the 2020-21 season, Kansas State had 172 connections on 557 attempts (.309) from beyond the arc. K-State received 30.3 percent of its overall point total from beyond the arc.
• K-State's three-point field goal percentage of .309 was the highest for the Wildcats since the 2016-17 season.
• The Wildcats ranked third in the Big 12 for 3-point field goals made per game (6.37).
• K-State's percent of points from three in the 2020-21 season (30.3) was the second-highest in the Mittie era. Since Mittie took over in 2014-15, K-State finished above 30.0 percent of its point total from 3-point range twice, also in 2015-16 (31.7).
• With its 172 connections from beyond the arc in the 2020-21 season, K-State made the most 3-pointers since the 2018-19 season. This was the 22nd time in school history and the sixth season under Mittie which K-State made 150 or more 3-point field goals in a season.

Magic Number is 70 Points
• Since the 2001-02 season, K-State is 220-26 (.894) when scoring 70 or more points in a game including a 68-12 (.850) record in the Jeff Mittie era.
• The Wildcats have scored 70 or more points in three games this season.
• Kansas State opened the 2021-22 season with 103 points against Central Arkansas on Nov. 9. This was tied for the fifth-highest single game total since the 1999-00 season.
• The 103 points were the most in a season-opener since the 1990-91 season and marked the fifth time K-State scored 100 or more points in a season-opener.
• This was the 26th time K-State has scored 100 or more points in a game and the third time under Mittie. K-State owns a 26-0 record in games scoring 100 or more points.

Lee a Double-Double Machine
• Ayoka Lee continues to be a double-double machine in her K-State career.
• Lee has pocketed three double-doubles in the 2021-22 season, with two of the efforts coming with 30 or more points and 10 or more rebounds. She has five career double-doubles with 30 or more points and 10 or more rebounds, which stands as the most such games in program history.
• At NC State on Nov. 19, Lee tallied 19 points, 11 rebounds and five blocks. This was her 10th career game with a double-double and five or more blocks, improving on her own school record.
• Lee's career total stands at 32, which ranks fourth in school history for career double-doubles. She is the fastest player in program history to 32 career double-doubles.
• In the 2020-21 season, Lee had 10 double-doubles which was her second straight season with double digit double-doubles.
• 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.
• 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 Among Top-20 for Career Boards
• Ayoka Lee has continued to own the glass in her K-State career, surpassing the 600-rebound mark.
• Lee ranks 19th in school history for career rebounds with 603 and she is the 19th player in school history with 600 or more career rebounds. She owns the school record for career rebounding average at 10.2 rebounds per game. Her career rebound total ranks fourth in school history by a center.
• Among active NCAA Division I players, Lee ranks sixth in the nation for career rebounding average.
• She ranks tied for third in school history for career games with 15 or more rebounds (5).
• In the 2020-21 season, Lee averaged 8.7 rebounds per game including 3.36 offensive boards per game. Lee ranked sixth in the Big 12 in rebounding and third in the Big 12 in offensive rebounds per game.
• Lee pulled in a season-high 18 rebounds against Oklahoma on January 31.
• Lee ended the 2020-21 season with four straight games with 10 or more rebounds. In the final four games, Lee averaged 12.3 rebounds per game.

Sundell Sizzles in Road Debut
• Freshman guard Serena Sundell led the Wildcats in scoring in her road debut against fifth-ranked NC State on Nov. 19.
• Sundell registered a career-high 21 points on 6-of-14 shooting, including a career-best 5-of-11 from beyond the arc while also handing out six assists.
• She is the first K-State player to tally 20 or more points, five or more made 3-point field goals and five or more assists since Kindred Wesemann against Oklahoma on Feb. 9, 2016.

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Players Mentioned

Jaelyn Glenn

Cymone Goodrich

Sydney Goodson

Ayoka Lee

Laura Macke

Serena Sundell

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