K-State, TCU Ready for Midweek Matchup

GAME #17
Kansas State (5-11, 0-9 Big 12) at TCU (7-9, 2-9 Big 12)
Wednesday, February 10, 2021 | 6:30 p.m. | Schollmaier Arena | Fort Worth, Texas

TELEVISION
Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Play-by-Play: Dave Saltzman
Analyst: Brenda VanLengen

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: 575-325/29th season | At K-State: 121-90/7th season

TCU: Raegan Pebley (Colorado '97)
Overall: 280-262/18th season | At TCU: 124-77/7th season

PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP (based on previous game)
Kansas State (5-11, 0-9 Big 12)
G: #4 Sydney Goodson | F: #12 Rachel Ranke | F: #13 Laura Macke | G: #24 Emilee Ebert | C: #50 Ayoka Lee

TCU (7-9, 2-9 Big 12)
G: #0 Caroline Germond | G: #1 Aahliyah Jackson | F: #5 Yummy Morris | G: #20 Lauren Heard | F: #23 Michelle Berry

SERIES HISTORY
Overall: TCU leads, 10-7
In Fort Worth: 3-5
Last Meeting: Feb. 19, 2020; TCU won 54-52 (Manhattan)
Head Coach Jeff Mittie vs. TCU: 7-7

MANHATTAN, Kansas - K-State will make its second trip to the state of Texas in as many weeks, as the Wildcats travel to Fort Worth to face TCU on Wednesday night at 6:30 p.m.

• Wednesday's game will be broadcast on Big 12 Now on ESPN+, as Dave Saltzman (play-by-play) and Brenda VanLengen (analyst) will have the call.
• The Wildcats are led by sophomore Ayoka Lee and junior Christianna Carr. The duo is responsible for 48.5 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 (18.0 ppg), field goal percentage (.601), rebounds (8.3 rpg) and blocks (1.6). She leads the Big 12 and ranks 10th 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 14.7 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 64 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. Lee in Rare Club
• Ayoka Lee has been efficient in her play this season, as she leads the Big 12 and ranks 10th in the nation in field goal percentage (.601). She also ranks seventh 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.
4. High Efficiency Dishes for All
• The Wildcats have 243 assists (15.2 apg) and an assisted shot rate of 70.6 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.
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
70.6
• K-State has been generous with its assists this season, as the Wildcats have assisted on 70.6 percent of K-State's made baskets 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.
• The assisted shot rate of 70.6 percent would be the highest in school history.

At a Glance: TCU
• TCU (7-9, 2-9 Big 12) enters Wednesday's game with a three-game losing streak, following an 82-72 loss at Kansas on Sunday.
• The Horned Frogs are guided on the sideline by seventh year head coach Raegan Pebley. The 1997 graduate of Colorado owns an 124-77 (.617) record at TCU and four trips to the Postseason WNIT.
• TCU features one player averaging double figures this season: seunior Lauren Heard.
• Heard is averging 19.1 points and also leads the Horned Frogs in assists (80; 5.0 apg) and free throws made and attempted (93-of-129; .721). Against Kansas, Heard registered 19 points, seven assists and four rebounds.

Last Time Out
(8/8) Baylor 64, at Kansas State 52 (February 7, 2021; Manhattan, Kan.)
• Baylor used a 21-point second quarter highlighted by five 3-pointers to distance themselves from K-State.
• K-State has now lost nine straight for the first time since the 1991-92 season when the Wildcats lost a school-record 11 consecutive games.
• K-State has now lost five straight home games for the third time in program history and the first time since the 2006-07 season.
• Ayoka Lee led K-State with 21 points, five rebounds, a block and a steal. Rachel Ranke added 12 points, seven rebounds, four assists and three steals.

Sharing is Caring
• K-State has opened the 2020-21 season with 243 assists (15.2 apg) on 344 made field goals which is an assist percentage of 70.6. The Wildcats rank fourth in the Big 12 for all games and third in the league for Big 12-only games (15.4 apg). According to HerHoopStats.com, K-State ranks sixth in the nation in assist percentage.
• Since assists became an officially tracked stat in 1981-82, Kansas State has registered an assisted shot rate of 60.0 percent or higher at the end of a season 20 times in its history.
• The Wildcats feature six players this season with 20 or more assists and are led by Emilee Ebert (45), Sydney Goodson (42) and Cymone Goodrich (33).
• The Wildcats had a season-high 24 assists against Oklahoma on January 31. Of the eight players that saw the floor against the Sooners, seven handed out three or more assists.
• The Wildcats are 68-4 when handing out 20 or more assists over the last 14 years.
• K-State tallied a season-high assist percentage of 88.9 percent with 24 assists on 27 made field goals against Oklahoma on January 31.

K-State Attacking the Paint
• The Wildcats have used its height advantage to its benefit in the lane, as they are outscoring opponents 436-412 in the lane or 44.8 percent of its overall points this season. K-State has had the edge in the lane in nine games this season.
• Kansas State attacked the lane in its season-opening win over Southern. The Wildcats tallied 50 points in the paint, which were the most since December 7, 2019, at Arkansas when K-State notched 52 points.
• Under head coach Jeff Mittie, Kansas State has scored 900 or more points in the paint in six straight seasons including a high of 1,064 points (31.3 ppg) during the 2016-17 season.

February Historically Tough
• K-State is 222-184 (.547) in the second month, which percentage-wise, is the lowest month for K-State.
• The Wildcats are 25-25 (.500) under head coach Jeff Mittie in the month of February.
• In 2019-20, Kansas State registered the 27th February in the 53-year history of the program with a .500 or better record with a 5-4 mark.

Ranke & Carr from Afar
• Junior Christianna Carr and redshirt junior Rachel Ranke have been a dynamic combination from beyond the arc.
• Ranke (203) and Carr (150) are the third set of K-State teammates to play together while holding 150 or more career 3-point field goals made.
• Of the 105 made 3-point field goals by K-State this season, 39 have been made by Carr and 28 from Ranke.
• During their time at K-State, the Wildcats are 24-10 when either Ranke or Carr make three or more 3-pointers in a game.

Macke with Career-Best Season
• Junior forward Laura Macke has registered a career-best season in 2020-21.
• Macke has started a career-best eight games and is averaging a career-high 20.0 minutes per game. She is averaging 5.1 points on a .477 field goal percentage and 3.7 rebounds.
• The product of Baileyville, Kansas, has established new career season-highs for points (82), rebounds (59), assists (17), blocks (6), steals (10), field goals made and attempted (31-of-65; .477) and three-point field goals made and attempted (6-of-26).

Lee at the Charity Stripe
• Ayoka Lee has been a solid free throw shooter during the early stages of her career and etched her name among the top single-game performances in program history.
• The sophomore from Byron, Minnesota, is shooting 75.0 percent (156-of-208) from the foul line in her career. This season, Lee is shooting 81.9 percent (68-of-83) and ranks seventh in the Big 12.
• Against Kansas on Jan. 23, Lee was a perfect 10-of-10 from the line. She is the ninth player in school history and the 10th time overall to finish a game perfect from the line with at least 10 or more attempts.
• Lee made 25 consecutive free throws from December 21 to January 31. It is the fifth-longest consecutive free throw streak in program history.
• She has 13 career games with five or more connections from the foul line including a career-high 12-of-13 effort at Kansas City on Dec. 14, 2019.

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Players Mentioned

Christianna Carr

Emilee Ebert

Cymone Goodrich

Sydney Goodson

Ayoka Lee

Laura Macke

Rachel Ranke

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