K-State Continues Road Trip at Omaha on Wednesday

GAME #10
Kansas State (7-2, 0-0 Big 12) at Omaha (3-4, 0-0 Summit)
Wednesday, December 8, 2021 | 5 p.m. | Baxter Arena | Omaha, Neb.

TELEVISION
Mavs All-Access (subscription required)
Play-by-Play: Casey Roehl

RADIO
K-State Sports Network
Online: kstatesports.com
Play-by-Play: Brian Smoller
Analyst: Randy Peterson

LIVE STATS
www.kstatesports.com

COACHES
Kansas State: Jeff Mittie (Missouri Western '89)
Overall: 586-334/30th season | At K-State: 132-99/8th season

Omaha: Carrie Banks (Detroit Mercy '00)
Overall: 10-17/2nd season | At Omaha: Same

PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP (based on previous game)
Kansas State (7-2, 0-0 Big 12)
G: #3 Jaelyn Glenn | G: #4 Serena Sundell | G: #5 Brylee Glenn | G: #24 Emilee Ebert | C: #50 Ayoka Lee

Omaha (3-4, 0-0 Summit)
G: #0 Alexis Pratt | G: #2 Sam Mitchell | C: #5 Elena Pilakouta | G: #20 Grace Cave | F: #33 Mariah Murdie

SERIES HISTORY
Overall: K-State leads 7-0
In Omaha: 1-0
Last Meeting: Dec. 12, 2020; K-State won 66-59 (Manhattan)
Head Coach Jeff Mittie vs. Omaha: 7-1
• The Wildcats are 46-5 against schools from the Summit League.

MANHATTAN, Kansas - K-State will play its second of three games against a Summit League foe, as the Wildcats visit Omaha on Wednesday for a 5 p.m., tipoff in Baxter Arena.

• Wednesday's game can be seen live on Mavs All-Access (subscription required), as Casey Roehl 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, is third in the nation for total points scored (209) and is fifth in the nation in scoring average (23.2 ppg). She also leads the nation in field goals made (87) and blocked shots (36) and is eighth in total rebounds (99) and 18th in rebounds per game (11.0 rpg).
• Sundell is second on the team in scoring (9.9 ppg) and is fourth in the Big 12 in total assists (39) and is fifth in assists per game (4.3).

Starting 5
Five names, numbers or storylines about K-State women's basketball
1. High in the NET
• The first 2021-22 NCAA Division I WBB NET rankings debuted on Dec. 6 and Kansas State ranked 11th in the nation and were the third-highest Big 12 team in the ranking
2. Glenn Named Big 12 Freshman of the Week
• Brylee Glenn collected her first Big 12 Freshman of the Week honor, as she earned this week's distinction from the league. For the week, Glenn averaged 12.5 points on a .455 field goal percentage. Glenn is the second Wildcat in as many weeks to earn the honor, joining Serena Sundell.
3. Lee with 20-10-4 Stat Line
• Junior center and 2022 All-America candidate, Ayoka Lee, is the only player in the nation to average 20+ points, 10+ rebounds and 4+ blocks this season. Lee has two games this season with at least a 20 and 10 double-double with four or more blocks including her latest double-double of 22 points, 14 rebounds and eight blocks against North Dakota State on Nov. 29.
4. Lee Climbing Career Scoring List
• Ayoka Lee became the 44th K-State player to reach the career 1,000-point mark on Sunday, Nov. 14, against Western Kentucky. Since surpassing the mark, Lee has climbed into the top-30 in career scoring with 1,143 points. Lee is 46 points from moving into the top-25 on the K-State career points list.
5. The D is the Key
• K-State has held its opponents to 51.6 points per game, a .323 field goal percentage and a .206 three-point field goal percentage. The Wildcats rank 18th in the nation in scoring defense, 12th in the nation in field goal percentage defense and seventh in the nation in 3-point field goal percentage defense.

Number to Know
213

• Through the first nine games of their collegiate careers, K-State's active freshmen (Brylee Glenn, Jaelyn Glenn and Serena Sundell) have combined for 213 points (23.7 ppg).
• The freshmen trio have combined for seven double figure scoring games with Brylee Glenn and Sundell with three each.
• The trio have scored 30 or more points in a game three times this season, including a season-high 43 against Abilene Christian on Nov. 23.

At a Glance: Omaha
• Omaha enters Wednesday's game with a 3-4 record, following an 87-57 win over Saint Mary's on December 5.
• On the sideline, the Mavericks are led by second-year head coach Carrie Banks. The 2000 graduate of Detroit Mercy owns a record of 10-17 (.370) during her time in Omaha and guided the Mavericks to the 2021 Summit League Championship final.
• On the floor, Omaha is led by seniors Mariah Murdie and Elena Pilakouta.
• Murdie leads the Mavericks in scoring (12.0 ppg), rebounding (8.6 rpg) and assists (2.3 apg). Against Saint Mary's, Murdie tallied 18 points on 6-of-10 shooting and a 6-of-7 effort from the foul line. She also hauled in nine rebounds, pocketed three steals, blocked two shots and dished out two assists.
• Pilakouta, a center from Nicosia, Cyprus, is second on the team in scoring (11.4 ppg) and field goal percentage (.507). Against UIC on Nov. 29, Pilakouta registered 32 points on 14-of-18 from the field, eight rebounds and three blocks.

Last Time Out
at (1/1) South Carolina 65, K-State 44 (Dec. 3, 2021; Columbia, S.C.)
• K-State dropped its 11th straight road game, as top-ranked South Carolina outscored the Wildcats, 37-15, in the second and third quarters combined. The 11-game road losing streak is the longest since an 11-game skid in the 1997-98 to 1998-99 seasons.
• The Wildcats forced the Gamecocks into 14 turnovers and held South Carolina to its lowest point total of the season (65).
• K-State had two players in double figures and were led by Ayoka Lee with 14 points, six rebounds and three blocks and Brylee Glenn with 10 points and three steals.

Wildcats on the Road
• K-State has a 281-305 (.480) record in road games during the program's 54-year history.
• Since the 2000-01 season, K-State owns an 121-125 (.492) mark in road contests. K-State is 15-18 (.455) in the last four seasons in road games.
• In his career in games played on the road, head coach Jeff Mittie is 157-184 (.460) including a 32-47 (.405) mark during his time at K-State.

Cats Send Back Shots Under Mittie
• Under head coach Jeff Mittie, Kansas State has sent back 1,109 shots for 4.80 per game in the 231 games. K-State has 120 or more blocks in each of Mittie's previous seven seasons.
• The 1,109 blocks in the eight seasons are the most in any eight-season span in program history.
• This season, K-State has 59 blocks (6.6 bpg) and ranks fifth in the nation in total blocks. The Wildcats lead the Big 12 and rank 10th in the nation in blocks per game.
• Against North Carolina A&T, the Wildcats recorded a season-high 11 blocks. The 11 blocks are the sixth-most in a game in school history. The Wildcats have blocked 10 or more shots in a game 12 times (11-1) since Mittie's first season in 2014-15.
• In the 2020-21 season, the Wildcats blocked 123 shots (4.56 bpg) and ranked third in the Big 12 and 39th in the nation for blocks per game. K-State was 23rd in the nation for total blocks.
• The 123 blocks last season were the 14th highest total in program history and marked the seventh straight season K-State has blocked 120 or more shots.
• K-State had a blocked shot differential of +44 in the 2020-21 season (123-79). Since blocks became official in 1982-83, K-State has 20 seasons with a positive blocked shot differential including a school record +73 (163-90) in the 2005-06 season.

Magic Number is 70 Points
• Since the 2001-02 season, K-State is 223-26 (.896) when scoring 70 or more points in a game including a 71-12 (.855) record in the Jeff Mittie era.
• The Wildcats have scored 70 or more points in six games this season, including two games with 90 or more.
• 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.
• For the season, K-State is averaging 72.2 points per game and ranks sixth in the Big 12. The Wildcats are fourth in the league in scoring margin (+20.7).

Lee The Queen of the Block
• Ayoka Lee remains one of the top shot blockers in the nation.
• In her career, Lee has 176 career blocked shots and ranks fourth in school history for career blocks. She owns the school record for career blocks per game at 2.79. Among active NCAA Division I players, Lee ranks fifth for career blocks per game average.
• She has 44 career games with two or more blocks and 13 career games with five or more blocks. She ranks third in program history for career games with five or more blocks. Lee holds the school record for career games with seven or more blocks (4).
• This season, Lee has 36 blocks (4.0 bpg) and leads the nation in total blocks and ranks third in the nation in blocks per game.
• Lee set a new career-high and tied for second in program history for a single-game with eight blocks against North Dakota State on Nov. 29. Her eight blocks are tied for the third-highest total for a single-game this season in the nation and are the most by a Big 12 player.
• In the 2020-21 season, Lee blocked 49 shots (1.96 bpg) in the 2020-21 season. She ranked second in the Big 12 for blocks per game and was 29th in the nation for total blocks.
• Lee registered a career-high seven blocked shots against Kansas on February 13 and against Texas Tech on March 11.
• With the seven blocks, Lee is the sixth player to block seven or more shots in a game and is tied for the third-most blocks in a game in school history. Her seven blocks against Texas Tech set the school record for blocks in a Big 12 Championship game.

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Players Mentioned

Emilee Ebert

Brylee Glenn

Jaelyn Glenn

Ayoka Lee

Serena Sundell

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