K-State Begins Final Two-Game Home Stand on Monday Night

GAME #23
TCU (8-12, 3-12 Big 12) at Kansas State (7-15, 2-13 Big 12)
Monday, March 1, 2021 | 6:30 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

TICKETS
Capacity is limited to 15%; limited single-game tickets available by calling (800) 221-CATS or visit kstatesports.com/tickets

COACHES
Kansas State: Jeff Mittie (Missouri Western '89)
Overall: 577-329/29th season | At K-State: 123-94/7th season

TCU: Raegan Pebley (Colorado '97)
Overall: 281-265/18th season | At TCU: 125-80/7th season

PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP (based on previous game)
Kansas State (7-15, 2-13 Big 12)
G: #2 Cymone Goodrich | F: #12 Rachel Ranke | G: #24 Emilee Ebert | F: #43 Christianna Carr | C: #50 Ayoka Lee

TCU (8-12, 3-12 Big 12)
G: #1 Aahliyah Jackson | G: #13 Tavy Diggs | G: #15 Aja Holmes | G: #20 Lauren Heard | F: #23 Michelle Berry

SERIES HISTORY
Overall: TCU leads, 11-7
In Manhattan: 4-4
Last Meeting: Feb. 10, 2021; TCU won 78-67 (Fort Worth)
Head Coach Jeff Mittie vs. TCU: 7-8

MANHATTAN, Kansas - K-State will begin its final two-game home stand of the 2020-21 season on Monday evening, as the Wildcats host TCU at 6:30 p.m. This will be the second game of a three-games in five-day stretch for the Wildcats. Monday's game will be the 1,600th in the 53-season history of K-State women's basketball.

• Monday'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 have been led this season by All-America candidate and 2021 Lisa Leslie Award finalist, sophomore Ayoka Lee.
• Lee, a candidate for all four of the national player of the year awards this season, leads K-State in scoring (17.9 ppg), field goal percentage (.602), rebounds (7.9 rpg) and blocks (1.8). She leads the Big 12 and ranks sixth in the nation in field goal percentage.

Starting 5
Five names, numbers or storylines about K-State women's basketball
1. Ranke Reaches 1K
• Rachel Ranke became the 43rd player in program history to reach 1,000 career points, reaching the milestone in the fourth quarter at Baylor. She is the third player in school history with 1,000 or more career points, 300 or more career rebounds, 200 or more connections from beyond the arc and 100 or more career steals.
2. Lee in Rare Club
• Ayoka Lee leads the Big 12 and ranks eighth in the nation in field goal percentage (.602) and ranks sixth in the Big 12 in free throw percentage (.819). She is the only player in the league shooting 60.0 percent or better from the field and 80.0 percent of better from the line this season.
3. Ebert from Downtown
• In the last two games, Emilee Ebert is 4-of-5 from beyond the arc. In the previous eight games, Ebert was 3-of-20 from 3-point range. For the season, Ebert has a career-high 15 connections from 3-point range.
4. Charity (Stripe) Work
• K-State has registered a free throw percentage of 72.6 percent this season. This season's free throw percentage is fourth in school history for a single season and is the highest in the Jeff Mittie era.
5. High Efficiency Dishes
• The Wildcats have 335 assists (15.2 apg) and an assisted shot rate of 71.1 percent this season. According to HerHoopStats.com, K-State ranks sixth in the nation in assisted shot rate and are the highest ranked Power 5 member in the category.

Number to Know
30.7

• K-State is receiving 30.7 percent of its overall point total from beyond the arc this season.
• K-State's percent of points from three this season (30.7) is the second-highest in the Jeff Mittie era.
• Since Mittie took over in 2014-15, K-State has finished above 30.0 percent just once, in 2015-16 (31.7).
• This season, Kansas State is 138 connections on 441 attempts (.313) from beyond the arc.
• The Wildcats rank fifth in the Big 12 for 3-point field goals made per game (6.3).

At a Glance: TCU
• TCU (8-12, 3-12 Big 12) enters Monday's game with a three-game losing streak, following a 76-60 home loss to Oklahoma on Wednesday.
• The Horned Frogs are guided on the sideline by seventh year head coach Raegan Pebley. The 1997 graduate of Colorado owns an 125-80 (.610) record at TCU and four trips to the Postseason WNIT.
• TCU features one player averaging double figures this season: senior Lauren Heard.
• Heard is averging 20.3 points and also leads the Horned Frogs in assists (107; 5.4 apg) and free throws made and attempted (115-of-159; .723). Against Oklahoma, Heard registered nine points, nine rebounds, four assists and four steals.

Last Time Out
at (7/7) Baylor 85, K-State 49 (February 27, 2021; Waco, Texas)
• Baylor never trailed during Saturday's game, as K-State was unable to pull the upset.
• This was the fifth game this season in which K-State was held to 49 points or less.
• Rachel Ranke led the Wildcats with nine points. With her nine points, Ranke reached the career 1,000-point mark.

Marching Toward the Finish Line
• During the third month of the year but the final month of the basketball season, K-State owns a 131-94 (.582) record in March.
• K-State head coach Jeff Mittie is 14-10 (.583) in the month of March during his time in Manhattan.

Cats Cash in at the Charity Stripe
• Kansas State has continued to earn trips to the free throw line, which is a trend during head coach Jeff Mittie's time at K-State.
• The Wildcats are 267-of-368 (.726) from the line this season. K-State is getting 19.8 percent of its points from the foul line this season. K-State ranks fifth in the Big 12 in free throw percentage.
• K-State's free throw percentage this season ranks fourth in school history and is the highest since the 2009-10 season.
• In Big 12 action, K-State ranks second in the Big 12 for free throw percentage at .770 (188-of-244).
• Since returning from COVID-19 protocols on January 20, K-State is shooting 78.4 percent from the foul line.
• K-State is averaging 16.7 trips to the foul line this season and are converting 12.1 per game.
• The Wildcats recorded a season-high 23 made free throws against Texas Tech on February 24. The 23 made free throws by K-State were the most since connecting on 23 against Oral Roberts on November 18, 2019.
• K-State was a perfect 8-of-8 from the free throw line at West Virginia on January 20.

K-State Holds Foes to Single-Digits
• In the sixth season of the quarter system in women's college basketball, K-State's defense has limited its opponents point production for 10 minute durations.
• Kansas State is 56-20 (.737) when holding an opponent to single digits in any quarter in a game.
• K-State have held opponents to 13 single-digit scoring quarters this season.
• For the first time since the beginning of the quarter system in women's basketball, the Wildcats held a foe to single digits in three of four quarters. K-State kept Central Arkansas in single digits in the first, second and fourth quarters. The Wildcats held the Sugar Bears to four points in the fourth quarter, which tied the school record for the fewest allowed in a fourth quarter.
• The four points allowed were the fewest K-State allowed in any quarter since holding Oklahoma State to three points in the first quarter on January 23, 2019.

Ranke & Carr from Afar
• Junior Christianna Carr and redshirt junior Rachel Ranke have been a dynamic combination from beyond the arc.
• Ranke (219) and Carr (156) are the third set of K-State teammates to play together while holding 150 or more career 3-point field goals made.
• Of the 138 made 3-point field goals by K-State this season, 45 have been made by Carr and 44 from Ranke.
• During their time at K-State, the Wildcats are 26-12 when either Ranke or Carr make three or more 3-pointers in a game.

Lee Putting the Ball in the Basket
• Ayoka Lee remains a great scoring threat in the post for K-State.
• Lee his averaging a career-best 17.9 points per game this season. She ranks eighth in the Big 12 and 72nd in the nation in scoring.
• Her scoring average this season is the highest by a Wildcat since Brittany Chambers set the school record at 21.0 per game in 2012-13.
• She has scored in double figures in 15 games this season including a career-high streak of four straight games with 20 or more points. Lee has scored in double figures in 42 career games, including 17 games with 20 or more points.
• Against Oklahoma on January 31, Lee scored a career-high 37 points on 15-of-23 shooting from the field and 7-of-10 from the free throw line.
• Her 37 points set the school record for points in a conference game and broke the record for points in a game by a sophomore. Overall, it was the fifth-highest single-game total in school history and the most points scored by a Wildcat since Brittany Chambers set the school record with 42 against Texas Southern on March 21, 2013.
• She is the 11th player in program history to score 30 or more points in a game twice in a career.
• Earlier this season, Lee scored 31 points on 12-of-16 shooting against Kansas City.
• In the 2019-20 season, Lee averaged 15.7 points (456 points) and ranked eighth in the Big 12 in scoring and was the top freshman scorer in the Big 12. Nationally among centers, Lee ranked fourth for points per game.
• In her career, Lee has scored 814 points in 49 career games (16.6 ppg). Her career scoring average of 16.6 ranks fourth in school history.

K-State Begins Final Two-Game Home Stand on Monday Night

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Players Mentioned

Christianna Carr

Emilee Ebert

Cymone Goodrich

Ayoka Lee

Rachel Ranke

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