K-State Hosts (8/8) Baylor on Sunday Afternoon

GAME #16
(8/8) Baylor (13-2, 8-1 Big 12) at Kansas State (5-10, 0-8 Big 12)
Sunday, February 7, 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: 575-324/29th season | At K-State: 121-89/7th season

Baylor: Kim Mulkey (Louisiana Tech '84)
Overall: 617-103/21st season | At Baylor: Same

PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP (based on previous game)
Kansas State (5-10, 0-8 Big 12)
G: #4 Sydney Goodson | F: #12 Rachel Ranke | G: #24 Emilee Ebert | G: #43 Christianna Carr | C: #50 Ayoka Lee

Baylor (13-2, 8-1 Big 12)
F: #1 NaLyssa Smith | G: #2 DiDi Richards | G: #3 Trinity Oliver | G: #12 Moon Ursin | C: #25 Queen Egbo

SERIES HISTORY
Overall: Baylor leads, 39-9
In Manhattan: 4-12
Last Meeting: Feb. 29, 2020; Baylor won 83-58 (Waco)
Head Coach Jeff Mittie vs. Baylor: 1-21

MANHATTAN, Kansas - K-State will play the first of its three home games in the month of February on Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m., as the Wildcats host (8/8) Baylor.

• 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 48.9 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 (17.8 ppg), field goal percentage (.606), rebounds (8.5 rpg) and blocks (1.7). She leads the Big 12 and ranks 11th 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 14.4 points per game while shooting a career-best 39.4 percent from 3-point range. She is second in the Big 12 in 3-point field goals made per game 2.6.

Starting 5
Five names, numbers or storylines about K-State women's basketball
1. Lee Among Lisa Leslie Award Top-10
• Sophomore center Ayoka Lee has been named to the top-10 of the 2021 Lisa Leslie Award, given to the nation's top center. Fan voting can be done once a day at hoophallawards.com.
2. Ranke Nearing 1K
• Rachel Ranke is closing in on a career milestone, as she needs 76 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.
3. Efficiency of Lee
• 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 (.606). She also ranks ninth in the Big 12 in free throw percentage (.813). 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.
4. Dishes for All
• The Wildcats have 226 assists (15.1 apg) and an assisted shot rate of 69.8 percent this season. According to HerHoopStats.com, K-State ranks eighth in the nation in assisted shot rate. The Wildcats feature six players with 20 or more assists this season and are led by Emilee Ebert (40), Sydney Goodson (36) and Cymone Goodrich (29).
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.

Number to Know
997
• Under head coach Jeff Mittie, Kansas State has sent back 997 shots for 4.75 per game in the 210 games. K-State has 140 or more blocks in each of Mittie's first six seasons.
• With three blocked shots, K-State will reach the 1,000 blocked shot mark in a seven-year span for the third time in program history. K-State previously achieved the 1,000-block mark in the 2001-02 to 2007-08 season (1,023; 231 games) and the 2002-03 to 2008-09 season (1,012; 230 games).
• This season, the Wildcats have 70 blocks (4.7 bpg) and rank third in the Big 12 and 42nd in the nation for blocks per game.
• K-State has blocked a shot in 54 consecutive games dating back to February 2, 2019.

At a Glance: Baylor
• (8/8) Baylor (13-2, 8-1) enters Sunday's matchup with a five-game winning streak, following an 83-50 win over Kansas on Thursday.
• On the sideline, Baylor is led by 21st-year head coach Kim Mulkey. In her time with the Lady Bears, Mulkey has led the program to a 617-103 (.857) record. She has led Baylor to 10 straight Big 12 regular season titles, 18 NCAA Tournament appearances and a trio of NCAA titles (2005, 2012 and 2019).
• On the floor, the Lady Bears feature four players in double figures including junior NaLyssa Smith and grad transfer Dijonai Carrington.
• Smith, a top-10 candidate for the 2021 Katrina McClain Award, is averaging a double-double with 17.6 points, on a .503 field goal percentage and 10.1 rebounds. Against the Jayhawks, Smith tallied 17 points, 10 rebounds and two steals.
• Carrington has come off the bench in 11 games this season and is second on the team with 12.3 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 2.7 steals. Against Kansas, Carrington tied Smith for team-high honors with 17 points, pulled in seven rebounds and dished four assists.

Last Time Out
at Texas Tech 83, Kansas State 75 (ot) (February 3, 2021; Lubbock, Texas)
• K-State held a 12-point lead with 5:45 to play in the fourth quarter, but Texas Tech used a 19-0 run in the fourth quarter and overtime to capture the win.
• K-State has now lost eight straight for the first time since the 2000-01 season when the Wildcats lost eight straight.
• Ayoka Lee led K-State with 19 points and five rebounds. Christianna Carr added 18 points, fivee rebounds and two assists. Sydney Goodson scored 13 points, pulled in five rebounds and pocketed two steals in her return to Texas Tech.

Cats Send Back Shots Under Mittie
• Under head coach Jeff Mittie, Kansas State has sent back 997 shots for 4.75 per game in the 210 games. K-State has 140 or more blocks in each of Mittie's first six seasons.
• With three blocked shots, K-State will reach the 1,000 blocked shot mark in a seven-year span for the third time in program history. K-State previously achieved the 1,000-block mark in the 2001-02 to 2007-08 season (1,023) and the 2002-03 to 2008-09 season (1,012).
• This season, the Wildcats have 70 blocks (4.7 bpg) and rank third in the Big 12 and 42nd in the nation for blocks per game. K-State is 28th in the nation for total blocks.
• K-State has a 2020-21 season-high of 10 blocks against Southern. The Wildcats have blocked 10 or more shots in a game 10 times (9-1) since Mittie's first season in 2014-15.
• K-State has blocked a shot in 54 consecutive games dating back to February 2, 2019.
• K-State has a blocked shot differential of +31 this season (70-39). Since blocks became official in 1982-83, K-State has 19 seasons with a positive blocked shot differential including a school record +73 (163-90) in the 2005-06 season.

Wildcats Solid From the Arc
• Kansas State has opened the season from beyond the arc with 101 connections on 327 attempts (.309). K-State is receiving 32.9 percent of its overall point total from beyond the arc this season.
• Of the 101 made 3-point field goals this season, 39 have been made by junior Christianna Carr and 25 from redshirt junior Rachel Ranke.
• The Wildcats rank third in the Big 12 for 3-point field goals made per game (6.7). According to HerHoopStats.com, K-State ranks 69th in the nation for percent of points from 3-point range.
• The Wildcats made a season-high nine 3-pointers at Iowa State on December 18, against Oklahoma on January 31 and at Texas Tech on February 3.
• K-State has benefitted from the shooting of Ranke and Carr. When either player has made three or more 3-pointers in a game, K-State is 24-9.
• Under head coach Jeff Mittie, the Wildcats have made five or more 3-pointers in a game 148 times in 210 total games including 21 games with 10 or more connections from deep (19-2).
• In the seven seasons under Mittie, K-State has buried 1,239 three-pointers which is 5.90 per game.

Ranke Approaching 1K
• Junior Rachel Ranke is nearing a career milestone, as she needs 84 points to become the 43rd player in program history to score 1,000 or more points in a career.
• When she reaches the 1,000 point mark in her career, 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.
• Ranke owns 47 career games with 10 or more points, including seven career contests with 20 or more points.

Lee Efficient from the Field
• Ayoka Lee continues to put the ball in the hoop at a high rate and is among the top-five on the K-State career field goal percentage list.
• In her career, Lee has a field goal percentage of .579 (267-of-461) and ranks third in program history for career field goal percentage.
• This season, Lee is shooting .606 (83-of-137) from the field and leads the Big 12 and 11th in the nation for field goal percentage. Among centers, Lee ranks fourth in the nation in field goal percentage and leads all sophomore centers.
• Five players have tallied seven occasions in program history in which a player finished a season with percentages of 50.0 percent or better from the field and 80.0 percent or better from the free throw line (min. 150 field goal attempts & min. 60 free throw attempts).
• Against Oklahoma, Lee was 15-of-23 (.652) from the floor. This was her 30th career game with five or more made field goals.
• Lee has 28 career games with a field goal percentage of .500 or better.
• With her 15 made field goals against Oklahoma, Lee tied the school record for field goals made in a conference game and tied for the fourth-most field goals made in a game in program history. It was the most field goals made since Brittany Chambers made 15 against Texas Southern on March 21, 2013.
• The 23 field goals attempted set a new career-high. Her 16 attempts in the second half tied the school record for field goals in a half and were the most in a half since Kendra Wecker attempted 16 at Baylor on February 8, 2003.

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Players Mentioned

Christianna Carr

Emilee Ebert

Cymone Goodrich

Sydney Goodson

Ayoka Lee

Rachel Ranke

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