Sunday, March 7
Norman, Okla.
3 p.m.
Kansas State University
at
Oklahoma
K-State Ends Regular Season Sunday at Oklahoma
Mar 05, 2021 | Women's Basketball
GAME #25
Kansas State (8-16, 3-14 Big 12) at Oklahoma (11-11, 8-9 Big 12)
Sunday, March 7, 2021 | 3 p.m. | Lloyd Noble Center | Norman, Okla.
TELEVISION
FS Oklahoma/FS Kansas City
Play-by-Play: Jessica Coody
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: 578-330/29th season | At K-State: 124-95/7th season
Oklahoma: Sherri Coale (Oklahoma Christian '87)
Overall: 512-293/25th season | At Oklahoma: Same
PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP (based on previous game)
Kansas State (8-16, 3-14 Big 12)
G: #2 Cymone Goodrich | F: #12 Rachel Ranke | G: #24 Emilee Ebert | F: #43 Christianna Carr | C: #50 Ayoka Lee
Oklahoma (11-11, 8-9 Big 12)
G: #1 Nevaeh Tot | G: #12 Gabby Gregory | G: #25 Maddie Williams | G: #30 Taylor Robertson | G: #32 Tatum Veitenheimer
SERIES HISTORY
Overall: Oklahoma leads, 40-30
In Norman: 10-21
Last Meeting: Jan. 31, 2021; Oklahoma won 80-78 (Manhattan)
Head Coach Jeff Mittie vs. Oklahoma: 9-16
MANHATTAN, Kansas - Kansas State will conclude its 2020-21 regular season schedule on Sunday afternoon, as the Wildcats face Oklahoma at Lloyd Noble Center at 3 p.m.
• Sunday's game will be broadcast on FS Oklahoma and FS Kansas City, as Jessica Coody (play-by-play) and Brenda VanLengen (analyst) will have the call.
• The Wildcats have been led this season by All-America candidate sophomore Ayoka Lee and junior Christianna Carr.
• Lee, a candidate for all four of the national player of the year awards this season, leads K-State in scoring (18.8 ppg), field goal percentage (.607), rebounds (8.3 rpg) and blocks (1.7). In the last two games, Lee is averaging 27.5 points on 64.5 percent shooting and 11.5 rebounds.
• Carr is second on the team in scoring at 15.0 points per game. She leads the team with 51 connections from beyond the arc. In the last two games, Carr is averaging 23.0 points and 7.0 rebounds.
Starting 5
Five names, numbers or storylines about K-State women's basketball
1. Lee in 60.0/80.0 Club
• Ayoka Lee leads the Big 12 and ranks fourth in the nation in field goal percentage (.607) and ranks seventh in the Big 12 in free throw percentage (.808). She is the only player in NCAA Division I this season to shoot 60.0 percent or better from the field and 80.0 percent of better from the line.
2. Carr from Afar
• Christianna Carr ranks 10th in school history for career 3-point field goals made (162). She has 51 connections from 3-point range this season, her third straight season with 50 or more 3-point field goals made.
3. Lee Big 12 PER Leader
• Ayoka Lee leads the Big 12 and ranks fifth in the nation, according to HerHoopStats.com, for PER (39.7) which is a measure of a player's value based on their box score stats.
4. High Efficiency Dishes
• The Wildcats have 373 assists (15.5 apg) and an assisted shot rate of 71.9 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. Mittie Nears Win 125
• With a win, K-State head coach Jeff Mittie will secure his 125th victory as the K-State women's basketball head coach. He will become the fourth head coach in program history to reach the number and tie Lynn Hickey (1979-84) for third on the K-State career wins list.
Number to Know
7
• K-State has seven games with 20 or more assists this season.
• The Wildcats handed out a season-high 24 assists against Oklahoma on January 31.
• During Jeff Mittie's tenure, K-State has dished out 20 or more assists in a game 39 times with the most recent occurence coming against West Virginia on March 3 (20).
• Under Mittie, the season-high for games with 20 or more assists is eight in the 2017-18 season.
At a Glance: Oklahoma
• Oklahoma (11-11, 8-8 Big 12) enters Sunday's matchup following an 83-79 loss to TCU on Thursday in Norman. The loss ended a three-game winning streak for the Sooners.
• Oklahoma is guided on the sideline by 25th year head coach Sherri Coale. The 1987 graduate of Oklahoma Christian owns a record of 512-293 (.636) during her time in Norman.
• The Sooners are led in scoring by Madi Williams and Gabby Gregory.
• Williams is averaging 19.9 points on a .500 field goal percentage. Against the Horned Frogs, Williams tallied 14 points, eight rebounds and three assists.
• Gregory, a sophomore guard, is averaging 16.4 points on a .412 field goal percentage and 4.7 rebounds. Against TCU, Gregory tallied 27 points with four rebounds.
Last Time Out
(20/23) West Virginia 72, at K-State 64 (March 3, 2021; Manhattan, Kan.)
• K-State led by one early in the fourth quarter, but West Virginia used a 10-2 run to build a seven-point lead that the Wildcats could not overcome.
• K-State completes its 2020-21 home schedule with a 7-8 overall record, the first home record below .500 since 2009-10 (9-10).
• Ayoka Lee led the Wildcats with a double-double of 26 points and 14 rebounds. Christianna Carr chipped in with 15 points and five rebounds.
Wildcats on the Road
• K-State has a 281-303 (.481) record in road games during the program's 53-year history.
• Since the 2000-01 season, K-State owns an 121-123 (.496) mark in road contests. K-State is 15-16 (.484) in the last three seasons in 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 158-181 (.466) including a 32-44 (.421) mark during his time at K-State.
Magic Number is 70 Points
• Since the 2001-02 season, K-State is 216-25 (.896) when scoring 70 or more points in a game including a 64-11 (.853) record in the Jeff Mittie era.
• This season, the Wildcats scored a season-high 86 points against Texas Tech on February 24. The Wildcats have scored 70 or more points in six games (4-2) this season.
• Kansas State scored a 2019-20 season-high 109 points against Oral Roberts on November 18. The 109 points are tied for the third most in program history and the most in the Mittie era.
• This was the 25th time K-State has scored 100 or more points in a game and the second time under Mittie. K-State owns a 25-0 record in games scoring 100 or more points.
Marching Toward the Finish Line
• During the third month of the year but the final month of the basketball season, K-State owns a 132-95 (.581) record in March.
• K-State head coach Jeff Mittie is 15-11 (.577) in the month of March during his time in Manhattan.
Halftime Lead = K-State 'W'
• Since the 2001-02 season, K-State is 319-46 (.874) when leading at the break.
• K-State is 94-13 (.879) when leading at the break under head coach Jeff Mittie.
• Since the start of the 2007-08 season, K-State is 222-14 (.941) when leading with five minutes to play including an 106-3 (.972) record under Mittie.
Nobody Does It Like Ayoka Lee
• Ayoka Lee averaging a career-best 18.8 points per game (413 points) this season. She ranks eighth in the Big 12 and 50th in the nation in scoring. Nationally among centers, Lee ranks third in the nation for scoring average.
• 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.
• With her 413 points this season, Lee is the 17th player in program history to register two or more consecutive seasons with 400 or more points scored.
• She has scored in double figures in 17 games this season including a career-high streak of four straight games with 20 or more points. Lee has scored in double figures in 44 career games, including 19 games with 20 or more points.
• According to HerHoopStats.com, Lee leads the Big 12 and ranks fifth in the nation in PER (39.5). PER measures a player's value based on their box score stats.
• 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 her career, Lee has scored 869 points in 51 career games (17.0 ppg). Her career scoring average of 17.0 ranks fourth in school history.
Kansas State (8-16, 3-14 Big 12) at Oklahoma (11-11, 8-9 Big 12)
Sunday, March 7, 2021 | 3 p.m. | Lloyd Noble Center | Norman, Okla.
TELEVISION
FS Oklahoma/FS Kansas City
Play-by-Play: Jessica Coody
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: 578-330/29th season | At K-State: 124-95/7th season
Oklahoma: Sherri Coale (Oklahoma Christian '87)
Overall: 512-293/25th season | At Oklahoma: Same
PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP (based on previous game)
Kansas State (8-16, 3-14 Big 12)
G: #2 Cymone Goodrich | F: #12 Rachel Ranke | G: #24 Emilee Ebert | F: #43 Christianna Carr | C: #50 Ayoka Lee
Oklahoma (11-11, 8-9 Big 12)
G: #1 Nevaeh Tot | G: #12 Gabby Gregory | G: #25 Maddie Williams | G: #30 Taylor Robertson | G: #32 Tatum Veitenheimer
SERIES HISTORY
Overall: Oklahoma leads, 40-30
In Norman: 10-21
Last Meeting: Jan. 31, 2021; Oklahoma won 80-78 (Manhattan)
Head Coach Jeff Mittie vs. Oklahoma: 9-16
MANHATTAN, Kansas - Kansas State will conclude its 2020-21 regular season schedule on Sunday afternoon, as the Wildcats face Oklahoma at Lloyd Noble Center at 3 p.m.
• Sunday's game will be broadcast on FS Oklahoma and FS Kansas City, as Jessica Coody (play-by-play) and Brenda VanLengen (analyst) will have the call.
• The Wildcats have been led this season by All-America candidate sophomore Ayoka Lee and junior Christianna Carr.
• Lee, a candidate for all four of the national player of the year awards this season, leads K-State in scoring (18.8 ppg), field goal percentage (.607), rebounds (8.3 rpg) and blocks (1.7). In the last two games, Lee is averaging 27.5 points on 64.5 percent shooting and 11.5 rebounds.
• Carr is second on the team in scoring at 15.0 points per game. She leads the team with 51 connections from beyond the arc. In the last two games, Carr is averaging 23.0 points and 7.0 rebounds.
Starting 5
Five names, numbers or storylines about K-State women's basketball
1. Lee in 60.0/80.0 Club
• Ayoka Lee leads the Big 12 and ranks fourth in the nation in field goal percentage (.607) and ranks seventh in the Big 12 in free throw percentage (.808). She is the only player in NCAA Division I this season to shoot 60.0 percent or better from the field and 80.0 percent of better from the line.
2. Carr from Afar
• Christianna Carr ranks 10th in school history for career 3-point field goals made (162). She has 51 connections from 3-point range this season, her third straight season with 50 or more 3-point field goals made.
3. Lee Big 12 PER Leader
• Ayoka Lee leads the Big 12 and ranks fifth in the nation, according to HerHoopStats.com, for PER (39.7) which is a measure of a player's value based on their box score stats.
4. High Efficiency Dishes
• The Wildcats have 373 assists (15.5 apg) and an assisted shot rate of 71.9 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. Mittie Nears Win 125
• With a win, K-State head coach Jeff Mittie will secure his 125th victory as the K-State women's basketball head coach. He will become the fourth head coach in program history to reach the number and tie Lynn Hickey (1979-84) for third on the K-State career wins list.
Number to Know
7
• K-State has seven games with 20 or more assists this season.
• The Wildcats handed out a season-high 24 assists against Oklahoma on January 31.
• During Jeff Mittie's tenure, K-State has dished out 20 or more assists in a game 39 times with the most recent occurence coming against West Virginia on March 3 (20).
• Under Mittie, the season-high for games with 20 or more assists is eight in the 2017-18 season.
At a Glance: Oklahoma
• Oklahoma (11-11, 8-8 Big 12) enters Sunday's matchup following an 83-79 loss to TCU on Thursday in Norman. The loss ended a three-game winning streak for the Sooners.
• Oklahoma is guided on the sideline by 25th year head coach Sherri Coale. The 1987 graduate of Oklahoma Christian owns a record of 512-293 (.636) during her time in Norman.
• The Sooners are led in scoring by Madi Williams and Gabby Gregory.
• Williams is averaging 19.9 points on a .500 field goal percentage. Against the Horned Frogs, Williams tallied 14 points, eight rebounds and three assists.
• Gregory, a sophomore guard, is averaging 16.4 points on a .412 field goal percentage and 4.7 rebounds. Against TCU, Gregory tallied 27 points with four rebounds.
Last Time Out
(20/23) West Virginia 72, at K-State 64 (March 3, 2021; Manhattan, Kan.)
• K-State led by one early in the fourth quarter, but West Virginia used a 10-2 run to build a seven-point lead that the Wildcats could not overcome.
• K-State completes its 2020-21 home schedule with a 7-8 overall record, the first home record below .500 since 2009-10 (9-10).
• Ayoka Lee led the Wildcats with a double-double of 26 points and 14 rebounds. Christianna Carr chipped in with 15 points and five rebounds.
Wildcats on the Road
• K-State has a 281-303 (.481) record in road games during the program's 53-year history.
• Since the 2000-01 season, K-State owns an 121-123 (.496) mark in road contests. K-State is 15-16 (.484) in the last three seasons in 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 158-181 (.466) including a 32-44 (.421) mark during his time at K-State.
Magic Number is 70 Points
• Since the 2001-02 season, K-State is 216-25 (.896) when scoring 70 or more points in a game including a 64-11 (.853) record in the Jeff Mittie era.
• This season, the Wildcats scored a season-high 86 points against Texas Tech on February 24. The Wildcats have scored 70 or more points in six games (4-2) this season.
• Kansas State scored a 2019-20 season-high 109 points against Oral Roberts on November 18. The 109 points are tied for the third most in program history and the most in the Mittie era.
• This was the 25th time K-State has scored 100 or more points in a game and the second time under Mittie. K-State owns a 25-0 record in games scoring 100 or more points.
Marching Toward the Finish Line
• During the third month of the year but the final month of the basketball season, K-State owns a 132-95 (.581) record in March.
• K-State head coach Jeff Mittie is 15-11 (.577) in the month of March during his time in Manhattan.
Halftime Lead = K-State 'W'
• Since the 2001-02 season, K-State is 319-46 (.874) when leading at the break.
• K-State is 94-13 (.879) when leading at the break under head coach Jeff Mittie.
• Since the start of the 2007-08 season, K-State is 222-14 (.941) when leading with five minutes to play including an 106-3 (.972) record under Mittie.
Nobody Does It Like Ayoka Lee
• Ayoka Lee averaging a career-best 18.8 points per game (413 points) this season. She ranks eighth in the Big 12 and 50th in the nation in scoring. Nationally among centers, Lee ranks third in the nation for scoring average.
• 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.
• With her 413 points this season, Lee is the 17th player in program history to register two or more consecutive seasons with 400 or more points scored.
• She has scored in double figures in 17 games this season including a career-high streak of four straight games with 20 or more points. Lee has scored in double figures in 44 career games, including 19 games with 20 or more points.
• According to HerHoopStats.com, Lee leads the Big 12 and ranks fifth in the nation in PER (39.5). PER measures a player's value based on their box score stats.
• 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 her career, Lee has scored 869 points in 51 career games (17.0 ppg). Her career scoring average of 17.0 ranks fourth in school history.
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