K-State to Face Oklahoma State in Afternoon Matchup in Stillwater

GAME #19
Kansas State (6-12, 1-10 Big 12) at (rv/rv) Oklahoma State (15-6, 11-4 Big 12)
Wednesday, February 17, 2021 | 3 p.m. | Gallagher-Iba Arena | Stillwater, Okla.

TELEVISION
Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Play-by-Play: Mike Wolfe
Analyst: Bryndon Manzer

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: 576-326/29th season | At K-State: 122-91/7th season

Oklahoma State: Jim Littell (Southwestern '77)
Overall: 609-177/23rd season | At Oklahoma State: 191-116/10th season

PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP (based on previous game)
Kansas State (6-12, 1-10 Big 12)
G: #2 Cymone Goodrich | F: #12 Rachel Ranke | F: #13 Laura Macke | G: #24 Emilee Ebert | C: #50 Ayoka Lee

Oklahoma State (15-6, 11-4 Big 12)
F: #4 Natasha Mack | F: #14 Taylen Collins | G: #15 Lexy Keys | G: #21 Ja'Mee Asberry | G: #23 Lauren Fields

SERIES HISTORY
Overall: K-State leads, 39-35
In Stillwater: 13-18
Last Meeting: Jan. 25, 2021; Oklahoma State won 69-55 (Stillwater)
Head Coach Jeff Mittie vs. Oklahoma State: 11-10

MANHATTAN, Kansas - K-State will for consecutive wins for the first time since mid-December, as the Wildcats travel to Stillwater, Oklahoma, to face Oklahoma State on Wednesday afternoon at 3 p.m.

• Wednesday's game will be broadcast on Big 12 Now on ESPN+, as Mike Wolfe (play-by-play) and Bryndon Manzer (analyst) will have the call.
• The Wildcats are led by sophomore Ayoka Lee and junior Christianna Carr. The duo is responsible for 47.7 percent of K-State's scoring output this season. The pair have scored in double figures in the same game nine times this season.
• Lee, a candidate for all four of the national player of the year awards, leads K-State in scoring (19.1 ppg), field goal percentage (.596), rebounds (8.6 rpg) and blocks (2.0). She leads the Big 12 and ranks 10th in the nation in field goal percentage. In K-State's last five games, Lee is averaging 26.2 points and 10 rebounds.
• 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 38.1 percent from 3-point range. She is third 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. Wildcats Reach 975
• With its win over Kansas on February 13, K-State became the third Big 12 program and the 19th in NCAA Division I women's basketball history to win 975 or more games.
2. Double-Double Machine
• Ayoka Lee notched her 25th career double-double during K-State's win against Kansas. Lee's line of 28 points, 16 rebounds and seven blocks marked her eighth career double-double which included five or more blocks - a school record.
3. Lee in Rare Club
• Ayoka Lee has been efficient in her play this season, as she leads the Big 12 and ranks 11th in the nation in field goal percentage (.596). She also ranks sixth in the Big 12 in free throw percentage (.826). She is the only player in the league shooting 57.5 percent or better from the field and 80.0 percent of better from the line.
4. High Efficiency Dishes
• The Wildcats have 286 assists (15.9 apg) and an assisted shot rate of 72.0 percent this season. According to HerHoopStats.com, K-State ranks fifth in the nation in assisted shot rate and are the highest ranked Power 5 member in the category.
5. Ranke Nearing 1K
• Rachel Ranke is closing in on a career milestone, as she needs 34 points to become the 43rd player in program history to reach 1,000 career points. She will become the sixth player in school history with 1,000 or more career points, 300 or more career rebounds and 200 or more connections from beyond the arc.

Number to Know
25
• K-State registered season-highs of 14 steals and 11 blocks in its win over Kansas on February 13.
• The 25 combined blocks and steals in a game are the second-most for any game in the Jeff Mittie era and the most under Mittie in a Big 12 game.
• For the season, K-State owns a total of 197 blocks and steals which is 10.9 per game.
• The school record for combined blocks and steals in a season is 530 in the 2014-15 season, which was the first in school history in which K-State posted 150 or more blocks and 300 or more steals in the same season.

At a Glance: Oklahoma State
• Oklahoma State (15-6, 11-4 Big 12) has won six of their last seven games including an 81-66 win at Texas Tech on Saturday, February 13.
• On the sidelines, the Cowgirls are led by 10th year head coach Jim Littell. During his time in Stillwater, Littell has led the program to a 191-116 (.622) record.
• On the floor, Oklahoma State features two players averaging double figures: senior Natasha Mack ad junior Ja'Mee Asberry.
• Mack is averaging 19.5 points on a .529 field goal percentage, 12.2 rebounds and 4.1 blocks. The forward from Lufkin, Texas, registered 25 points, 11 rebounds, four blocks and three steals at Texas Tech.
• Asberry leads the Cowgirls in assists with 4.2 per game and 3-point field goals made and attempted (55-of-125; .440). She is the team's second-leading scorer with 17.0 points per game. Against the Lady Raiders, Asberry joined Mack with 25 points while dishing out six assists and pocketing three steals.

Last Time Out
at Kansas State 77, Kansas 66 (February 13, 2021; Manhattan, Kan.)
• K-State opened the game with a 15-0 run in the first quarter and held a season-high lead at the half of 21 points.
• K-State ended the second-longest losing streak in school history at 10 games.
• The Wildcats also ended a five-game home losing streak.
• Ayoka Lee led K-State with 28 points, 16 rebounds, seven blocks, three steals and two assists. Rachel Ranke added 17 points, four rebounds, four steals and three assists. Emilee Ebert tallied a career-high 15 points with five rebounds, six assists, three steals and two blocks.

Wildcats on the Road
• K-State has a 281-300 (.484) record in road games during the program's 53-year history.
• Since the 2000-01 season, K-State owns an 121-120 (.502) mark in road contests. K-State is 15-13 (.536) in the last three seasons in road games and are 10-8 in their last 18 Big 12 road games.
• With a 76-72 win at Texas Tech on January 11, K-State tied the school record for consecutive Big 12 road wins with six straight.
• In his career in games played on the road, head coach Jeff Mittie is 158-178 (.470) including a 32-41 (.438) mark during his time at K-State.

Halftime Lead = K-State 'W'
• Since the 2001-02 season, K-State is 317-46 (.873) when leading at the break.
• K-State is 92-13 (.876) when leading at the break under head coach Jeff Mittie.
• Since the start of the 2007-08 season, K-State is 221-14 (.940) when leading with five minutes to play including an 105-3 (.972) record under Mittie.

Defense Stellar When Combining Steals & Blocks
• K-State is 25-0 over the last 15 seasons when achieving a combination of 20+ steals and blocks in the same game.
• K-State is 16-0 under head coach Jeff Mittie when achieving a combination of 20+ steals and blocks in the same game. The Wildcats recorded a combination totalling 25 (14 steals/11 blocks) against Kansas on February 13, 2021.

K-State Picking Pockets
• The Wildcats have stepped into the passing lanes during the last four games.
• Kansas State is averaging 8.8 steals per game (35 steals) in the last five games including a season-high 14 against Kansas on February 13.
• The 14 steals against Kansas were K-State's most since snaring 15 against Oral Roberts on November 18, 2019.
• K-State has two games with 10 or more steals this season.

Macke with Career-Best Season
• Junior forward Laura Macke has registered a career-best season in 2020-21.
• Macke has started a career-best nine games and is averaging a career-high 20.2 minutes per game. She is averaging 5.4 points on a .481 field goal percentage and 3.9 rebounds.
• The product of Baileyville, Kansas, has established new career season-highs for points (97), rebounds (71), assists (20), blocks (7), steals (11), field goals made and attempted (37-of-77; .481) and three-point field goals made and attempted (7-of-29).

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 six double-doubles this season and has boosted her career total to 25, which ranks seventh in school history for career double-doubles. She is the fastest player in program history to 25 career double-doubles.
• Lee recorded her first double-double this season 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.
• Lee's fifth double-double of the season put her in exclusive company in school history. Against Oklahoma, Lee notched a career-high 37 points and pulled in 18 rebounds. She is the fifth player to notch a double-double of 30 or more points and 15 or more rebounds.
• Against Kansas, Lee tallied 28 points, 16 rebounds and seven blocks. This was her eighth career game with a double-double and five or more blocks, improving on her own school record. This was also her third career game with 20 or more points, 15 or more rebounds and five or more blocks.
• 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 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.

K-State to Face Oklahoma State in Afternoon Matchup in Stillwater

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Players Mentioned

Christianna Carr

Emilee Ebert

Cymone Goodrich

Ayoka Lee

Laura Macke

Rachel Ranke

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