(25) K-State Faces (9) Texas on Wednesday Night

GAME #20
(25/RV) Kansas State (15-4, 5-2 Big 12) at (9/14) Texas (14-3, 4-2 Big 12)
Wednesday, January 26, 2022 | 7 p.m. | Erwin Center | Austin, Texas

TELEVISION
Longhorn Network
Play-by-Play: Alex Loeb
Analyst: Andrea Lloyd

RADIO
K-State Sports Network
Online: kstatesports.com
Play-by-Play: Brian Smoller
Analyst: Randy Peterson

SiriusXM Big 12 Radio Channel 375

LIVE STATS
www.kstatesports.com

COACHES
Kansas State: Jeff Mittie (Missouri Western '89)
Overall: 594-336/30th season | At K-State: 140-101/8th season

Texas: Vic Schaefer (Texas A&M '84)
Overall: 336-184/17th season | At Texas: 35-12/2nd season

PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP (based on previous game)
(25/RV) Kansas State (15-4, 5-2 Big 12)
G: #3 Jaelyn Glenn | G: #4 Serena Sundell | G: #5 Brylee Glenn | G: #24 Emilee Ebert | C: #50 Ayoka Lee

(9/14) Texas (14-3, 4-2 Big 12)
G: #2 Aliyah Matharu | G: #3 Rori Harmon | F: #5 DeYona Gaston | G: #11 Joanne Allen-Taylor | F: #21 Aaliyah Moore

SERIES HISTORY
Overall: Texas leads, 25-17
In Austin: 5-14
Last Meeting: Feb. 21, 2021; Texas won 59-48 (Austin)
Head Coach Jeff Mittie vs. Texas: 5-15

MANHATTAN, Kansas – K-State (15-4, 5-2 Big 12) will face its sixth Associated Press top-15 opponent this season, as the Wildcats visit (9/14) Texas on Wednesday at 7 p.m. This is the first time since the 2018-19 season in which K-State has played at least six foes ranked 15 or higher in the AP poll.

• Wednesday's game will air on Longhorn Network, as Alex Loeb (play-by-play) and Andrea Lloyd (analyst) will have the call.
• K-State's six-win improvement from the 2020-21 season is the second-largest win improvement in the Jeff Mittie era and the seventh time in program history in which K-State has increased its win total by six or more wins from one season to the next.
• The Wildcats have been led this season by junior Ayoka Lee and freshman Serena Sundell. Lee, a 2022 All-America and National Player of the Year candidate, leads the nation for total points scored (485) and is second in the nation in scoring average (25.5 ppg). She also leads the nation in field goals made (200) and is second in blocked shots (66), third for blocks per game (3.47) and third in double-doubles (13). She leads the Big 12 in field goal percentage (.597).
• Sundell, a candidate for Big 12 Freshman of the Year, is second on the team in scoring (10.6 ppg) and leads the Wildcats in 3-point field goals made (33). She is second in the Big 12 in total assists (113) and assists per game (5.9).

Starting 5
Five names, numbers or storylines about K-State women's basketball
1. NCAA Record-Setter
• Ayoka Lee broke the NCAA record for points in a single game, scoring 61 against Oklahoma on Jan. 23. Lee scored her 61 points on a Big 12 and K-State record 23 made field goals and was a career-best 15-of-17 from the foul line.
2. Lee in Rare Air
• Junior center Ayoka Lee, a Wooden Award Midseason Top-25 candidate, is the only player in the nation averaging 20 or more points, 10 or more rebounds and 3 or more blocks this season.
3. The D is the Key
• K-State has held its opponents to 56.89 points per game and a .352 field goal percentage. The Wildcats lead the Big 12 in field goal percentage defense and ranks second in scoring defense.
4. Rejection
• Kansas State has tallied 114 blocked shots (6.0 bpg) this season and rank sixth in the nation for total blocks. The Wildcats lead the Big 12 in blocks per game and total blocks. K-State needs 10 blocks to surpass its total from the 2020-21 season (123).
5. High Efficiency Dishes
• The Wildcats have 365 assists (19.2 apg) and an assisted shot rate of 72.6 percent this season. According to HerHoopStats.com, K-State ranks second in the nation in assisted shot rate and are the highest ranked Power 5 member in the category.

Number to Know
6

• K-State will face its sixth Associated Press (AP) top-15 opponent this season when the Wildcats face 9th-ranked Texas on Wednesday.
• The six AP top-15 games are the most for a K-State team since the 2018-19 season when K-State also played six games against top-15 foes.
• Since at least the 2000-01 season, K-State has played six or more games againnst AP top-15 opponents in 12 seasons including a high of nine in the 2001-02 and 2009-10 seasons.
• The Wildcats are 2-3 against AP ranked opponents this season.

At a Glance: Texas
• (9/14) Texas (14-3, 4-2 Big 12) enters Wednesday's game with a three-game win streak in tow following a 68-47 win at TCU on Jan. 22.
• The Longhorns are guided on the sideline by second-year head coach Vic Schaefer. The 1984 graduate of Texas A&M owns a career record of 336-178 (.646) during his 17 seasons which includes head coaching stops at Sam Houston State and Mississippi State. He led Mississippi State to a pair of NCAA Championship Game appearances.
• The Longhorns are led on the court by Aliyah Matharu and Joanne Allen-Taylor.
• Matharu, a junior guard from Washington, D.C., is averaging 15.1 points per game this season after spending her first two seasons at Mississippi State.
• Allen-Taylor, a senior guard from Houston, Texas, is averaging 10.6 points per game this season. At TCU, Allen-Taylor led the Longhorns with 14 points and added five assists and four rebounds.

Last Time Out
at (rv/rv) K-State 94, (14/19) Oklahoma 65 (Jan. 23, 2022; Manhattan)
• K-State led wire-to-wire to collect its second win over an AP top-15 opponent this season.
• The 94 points were the most K-State has scored in the series against Oklahoma.
• K-State was led by Ayoka Lee with an NCAA record 61 points and 12 rebounds. Serena Sundell added 11 points and eight assists, while Jaelyn Glenn chipped in with eight point, 11 rebounds, seven assists and five steals.

K-State Among the Rankings
• Kansas State joined the Associated Press (AP) top-25 poll for the second time this season on Jan. 24, at number 25. The Wildcats made their 2021-22 poll debut on Jan. 10 also at number 25.
• K-State's first ranking on the season was the first time the Wildcats were ranked since the 2016-17 season.
• As a ranked team, K-State owns a 220-79 (.736) record. In its history, K-State has been ranked for 170 weeks in the AP poll.

K-State Against Ranked Opponents
• The Wildcats are 85-225 (.274) against teams ranked in the Associated Press (AP) poll including a 54-66 (.450) mark against AP ranked teams in Manhattan.
• K-State is 13-49 (.210) against AP ranked opponents in head coach Jeff Mittie's eight seasons in Manhattan.
• The Wildcats captured its first win over an Associated Press top-10 foe since the 2011-12 season by defeating 10th-ranked Baylor on Jan. 2. K-State is now 22-109 (.168) all-time in games against AP top-10 opponents including a 13-33 (.283) mark in games played in Manhattan.

Wildcats on the Road
• K-State has a 285-306 (.482) record in road games during the program's 54-year history.
• Since the 2000-01 season, K-State owns an 125-126 (.498) mark in road contests. K-State is 19-20 (.487) in the last four seasons in road games.
• In his career in games played on the road, head coach Jeff Mittie is 160-185 (.464) including a 36-48 (.429) mark during his time at K-State.
• This season, the Wildcats are 4-3, which included a four-game road winning streak from mid-December to mid-January. This was the longest road winning streak for K-State since the end of the 2018-19 regular season. The four wins are the most since the 2019-20 season.

Sharing is Caring
• K-State has been unselfish this season, dishing out 365 assists (19.2 apg). The Wildcats are fourth in the nation in assists and fifth in assists per game. The Wildcats are fourth in the nation and lead the Big 12 in assist-turnover ratio at 1.48.
• Of its 503 made field goals, K-State has recorded an assist on 72.6 percent of those field goals. According to HerHoopStats.com, K-State ranks second in the nation and first among Power 5 conference members for assisted shot rate.
• Of the 365 assists doled out, K-State has eight of its 10 active players with 20 or more assists this season including two, Serena Sundell and Emilee Ebert, with 50 or more.
• K-State has seven games with 20 or more assists this season. Over the last 15 years, the Wildcats are 77-7 (.917) when handing out 20 or more assists.
• K-State opened the 2021-22 season with 26 assists against Central Arkansas. Of the 10 players that saw the floor against the Sugar Bears, eight recorded an assist.
• Against Iowa State, K-State handed out 27 assists on 31 made field goals which was a season-high for assisted shot rate of 87.1 percent.
• Against Oklahoma on Jan. 23, K-State dished out a season-high 28 assists on 33 made field goals. K-State's 28 assists were the most since Dec. 3, 2019, against UIW when the Wildcats handed out 30.
• In the 2020-21 season, K-State dished out 429 assists (15.89 apg) on 602 made field goals which was an assist percentage of 71.3. The Wildcats ranked third in the Big 12 for all games in assists per game and third in the league for Big 12-only games (16.0 apg).
• The assisted shot rate of 71.3 percent was the highest in school history. According to HerHoopStats.com, K-State ranked fifth in the nation in assist percentage and were the top Power 5 program in the category. Since assists became an officially tracked stat in 1981-82, K-State has registered an assisted shot rate of 60.0 percent or higher at the end of a season 21 times in its history.

Three is not a Crowd, It's a Benefit
• Since 2011-12, when three or more players reach double figures in scoring in the same game, K-State is 138-66 (.676) including an 9-0 mark this season.
• Against Oklahoma on Jan. 23, the trio of Ayoka Lee (61), Serena Sundell (11) and Jaelyn Glenn (8) combined to score a school record for three players in the same game with 80 points. With their point totals, Lee and Sundell established a new school record for combined points by two K-State teammates (72).
• Against Central Arkansas on Nov. 9, the trio of Ayoka Lee, Emilee Ebert and Rebekah Dallinger combined for 70 points.
• The 70 points among the three players were the fourth-highest total among three K-State teammates in a game since 1986-87.
• The Wildcats had a season-high four players in double figures twice.

Lee Against Top-25 Opponents
• Ayoka Lee has piled up the numbers this season and has done this against some of the best competition in the nation in 2021-22.
• In five games against ranked opponents, Lee is averaging 32.8 points with a 62.9 percent effort from the field and 74.4 percent from the foul line, 10.0 rebounds, 3.2 blocks and 1.4 steals. She has registered a double-double in four of the five games.
• In her last three games against ranked opponents, Lee has scored 30 or more points and pulled in 10 or more rebounds. She tallied an NCAA record 61 points against 14th-ranked Oklahoma on Jan. 23.
• During the 2020-21 season in seven games against ranked foes, Lee averaged 13.6 points on a 60.7 field goal percentage and an 84.0 percent effort from the foul line while pulling in 6.6 rebounds and blocking 1.6 shots.

Nobody Scores It Like Ayoka Lee
• Ayoka Lee is quickly climbing the K-State career scoring list and has been on a scoring tear in the 2021-22 season.
• In her career, Lee has scored 1,419 points in 73 career games (19.4 ppg). Her career scoring average of 19.4 ranks first in school history and sixth among active NCAA Division I players. She was the 44th player in school history with 1,000 or more career points and ranks 13th on the K-State career scoring list.
• Lee is the fastest player in program history to reach 1,400 career points, needing 73 games to reach the milestone.
• This season, Lee is averaging a career-best 25.5 points per game which ranks second in the nation. Lee leads the nation in total points scored (485). Lee is the only player in the nation averaging 20.0+ points, 10.0+ rebounds and 3.0+ blocks.
• Lee is the fifth player in school history with three or more consecutive seasons with 400 or more points in a season.
• Her 25.5 points per game this season is the highest per game average in school history and is the third time a K-State player has averaged 20 or more points in a season and first since Brittany Chambers in the 2012-13 season.
• Lee's 285 points in non-conference play this season are the seventh-most points scored in non-conference play by a K-State player since at least 2000-01.
• According to HerHoopStats.com, Lee leads the nation in PER (50.5) and is second in Win Shares (8.8). PER measures a player's value based on their box score stats. Win Shares are and advanced statistic that approximates the total number of wins a player produces for their team through their play on the offensive and defensive ends of the court.
• During the 2020-21 season, Lee averaged a career-best 19.1 points per game while scoring a career-high 478 points. She ranked seventh in the Big 12 and 41st in the nation in scoring.
• According to HerHoopStats.com, Lee led the Big 12 and ranked third in the nation in PER (39.9).

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Players Mentioned

Rebekah Dallinger

Emilee Ebert

Brylee Glenn

Jaelyn Glenn

Ayoka Lee

Serena Sundell

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