(25) K-State Welcomes in TCU for Saturday Night Matchup

GAME #21
TCU (6-10, 2-5 Big 12) at (25/rv) K-State (15-5, 5-3 Big 12)
Saturday, January 29, 2022 | 6:30 p.m. | Bramlage Coliseum | Manhattan, Kan.

PROMOTIONS & TICKETS
• Junior Wildcats Club Day: K-State welcomes members of the Junior Wildcats Club to experience Wildcat Women's Basketball up close. The exclusive pregame event will include concession discounts and autographs from Willie Wildcat.

Tickets
Tickets available by calling (800) 221-CATS or visit kstatesports.com/tickets

TELEVISION
Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Play-by-Play: Brian Smoller
Analyst: Missy Heidrick
Sideline: Katherine Benhardt

RADIO
K-State Sports Network
Online: kstatesports.com
Play-by-Play: Matt Walters
Analyst: Andria Jones

LIVE STATS
www.kstatesports.com

COACHES
Kansas State: Jeff Mittie (Missouri Western '89)
Overall: 594-337/30th season | At K-State: 140-102/8th season

TCU: Raegan Pebley (Colorado '97)
Overall: 289-278/19th season | At TCU: 133-92/8th season

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

TCU (6-10, 2-5 Big 12)
G: #1 Aahliyah Moore | G/F: #4 Okako Adika | F: #5 Yummy Morris | G: #20 Lauren Heard | F: #23 Michelle Berry

SERIES HISTORY
Overall: TCU leads, 8-11
In Manhattan: 5-4
Last Meeting: March 1, 2021; K-State won 79-76 (ot) (Manhattan)
Head Coach Jeff Mittie vs. TCU: 8-8

MANHATTAN, Kansas – K-State (15-5, 5-3 Big 12) ends the month of January by concluding the first half of the 2022 Big 12 schedule against TCU on Saturday night at 6:30 p.m.

• Saturday's game will air on Big 12 Now on ESPN+, as Brian Smoller (play-by-play), Missy Heidrick (analyst) and Katherine Benhardt (sideline) 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 (505) and is second in the nation in scoring average (25.3 ppg). She also leads the nation in field goals made (209) and is second in blocked shots (68), third for blocks per game (3.4) and third in double-doubles (14). She leads the Big 12 in field goal percentage (.589).
• Sundell, a candidate for Big 12 Freshman of the Year, is second on the team in scoring (10.8 ppg) and leads the Wildcats in 3-point field goals made (33). She is second in the Big 12 in total assists (117) and assists per game (5.9).

Starting 5
Five names, numbers or storylines about K-State women's basketball
1. K-State No. 16 in NCAA Top-16 Reveal
• In the first reveal of the NCAA Women's Basketball Committee's Top 16 seed selections on Thursday night, K-State checked in at No. 16.
2. Lee a Naismith DPOY Candidate
• Ayoka Lee is one of 15 candidates for the 2022 Women's Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Award. Lee leads the Big 12 and ranks second in the nation in total blocks (68). She leads the league and ranks third in the nation for blocks per game (3.4).
3. The D is the Key
• K-State has held opponents to 57.35 points per game and a .358 field goal percentage. The Wildcats lead the Big 12 in field goal percentage defense and rank second in scoring defense.
4. Rejection
• K-State has tallied 118 blocks (5.9 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 two blocks for its eighth straight season with 120 or more blocks.
5. High Efficiency Dishes
• The Wildcats have 374 assists (19.2 apg) and an assisted shot rate of 71.9 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. K-State is on pace for 567 assists by the end of the 2021-22 regular season, which would be the highest total since the 2003-04 season.

Number to Know
505

• With her 505 points scored this season, K-State's Ayoka Lee has established a new career single-season high. The 505 points are the most by a Wildcat since Kayla Goth scored 596 points in the 2017-18 season.
• Lee is the ninth player in program history to score 500 or more points in their junior season and the first since Goth in 2017-18.
• The 2022 All-America candidate is the fourth center in school history to score 500 or more points in a junior season.

At a Glance: TCU
• TCU (6-10, 2-5 Big 12) enters Saturday's game with losses in three of its last four games, including a 66-54 defeat at West Virginia on Tuesday.
• The Horned Frogs are guided on the sideline by eighth year head coach Raegan Pebley. The 1997 graduate of Colorado owns a 133-92 (.588) 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 15.6 points and also leads the Horned Frogs in rebounds (6.4 rpg) and assists (4.1 apg). At West Virginia, Heard registered 17 points on 2-of-8 shooting and 13-of-18 from the foul line.

Last Time Out
at (9/10) Texas 66, (25/rv) K-State 48 (Jan. 26, 2022; Austin)
• K-State registered a season-low point total in the first quarter and struggled to rebound from the early deficit.
• This was K-State's sixth game this season against an Associated Press top-15 opponent (2-4).
• K-State was led by Ayoka Lee with her 14th double-double of the season with 20 points and 11 rebounds. Serena Sundell added 13 points, four assists and four steals.

1st Month the 1st to 200 Wins
• January was the first month in the history of K-State women's basketball to surpass the 200-win plateau and the Wildcats own an overall record in the month of 249-186 (.572) in the first month of the year.
• Head coach Jeff Mittie is 29-34 (.460) in January with the Wildcats. With its win over Baylor on Jan. 2, K-State snapped a five-game losing streak in the month which started in January of 2021.
• K-State has registered a .500 or better record in January 33 times in the history of the program.

Wildcats With 350+ Wins in Bramlage
• K-State is 362-148 (.710) all-time inside Bramlage Coliseum, which is in its 34th season of existence.
• This season K-State owns an 11-1 mark at home. The eleven home wins are the most since the 2018-19 season (12-4).
• This season marks the 31st time in 54 seasons that the Wildcats reached double figures in home victories. It marks the 23rd season K-State has won 10 or more games in Bramlage.
• In his career in games played in his home venue, head coach Jeff Mittie is 366-105 (.777) including an 92-40 (.697) record at K-State.
• Kansas State has protected Bramlage Coliseum with determination against non-conference foes with a record of 211-29 (.879). Mittie is 57-8 (.877) in non-conference games in Bramlage Coliseum.

Wildcats' Defense Forges Identity
• K-State has continued to be a force on the defensive end during head coach Jeff Mittie's eight seasons on the bench.
• In the 2021-22 season, the Wildcats are limiting opponents to 57.35 points per game and a field goal percentage of .382.
• K-State is second in the Big 12 and ranks 51st in the nation in scoring defense. The Wildcats lead the Big 12 and rank 32nd in the nation in field goal percentage defense. The Cats are third in the Big 12 in 3-point field goal percentage defense (.284).
• During the last 19 seasons, K-State is 120-3 (.976) when holding an opponent to 49 points or less including a 39-0 mark in the Mittie era.
• K-State held its first four opponents of the 2021-22 season under 49 points in each game. This was the first time in the Mittie era and the first time since the 1972-73 season.
• Against UT Martin on Nov. 12, the Wildcats defense suppressed the Skyhawks with just 30 points allowed. The 30 points allowed were the fewest in the Mittie era and the lowest opponent total against K-State since Nov. 12, 2011, against Dartmouth when K-State surrendered just 20 points.
• The Wildcats have held 10 opponents to a field goal percentage of 35.0 percent or less including a season-low of 18.3 percent against Northwestern State on Nov. 27.

Sundell Sets the Table
• Freshman guard Serena Sundell has established herself at the point for K-State with her distribution skills.
• The product of Maryville, Missouri, has handed out 117 assists (5.8 apg) and owns a 2.02 assist to turnover ratio. She has 12 games with five or more assists this season including a career-high 11. Sundell is responsible for 31.3 percent of K-State's assists this season.
• Sundell, a three-time Big 12 Freshman of the Week recipient, is second in the Big 12 and ninth in the nation for total assists. She also is second in the Big 12 and 16th in the nation for assists per game.
• Among the nation's freshmen, Sundell is second in total assists and assists per game.
• Her 117 assists through 20 games are the highest total by a K-State freshman through their first 20 games.
• Against Iowa State on Jan. 11, Sundell tallied a career-high 11 assists. This was the 15th time a K-State player handed out 11 assists in a game and was the most assists by a Wildcat since Kayla Goth tied the school record with 13 against West Virginia on March 9, 2019.
• At South Dakota State on Dec. 11, Sundell dished 10 assists with just one turnover.
• Sundell handed out nine assists with one turnover against Central Arkansas in the season-opener on Nov. 9. Her nine assists set the school record for assists in a K-State debut.

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 1,439 points in 74 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 ranks 13th on the K-State career scoring list.
• She was the 44th player in school history with 1,000 or more career points and was the fastest player in program history to reach 1,400 career points, needing 73 games to reach the milestone.
• Lee has scored in every game of her career (74 games) and has reached double figures in 67 games including an active streak of 25 straight games dating back to the final five games of the 2020-21 season.
• This season, Lee is averaging a career-best 25.3 points per game which ranks second in the nation. Lee leads the nation in total points scored (505). Lee is the only player in the nation averaging 20.0+ points, 10.0+ rebounds and 3.0+ blocks.
• Her 25.3 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.
• With her 505 points scored this season, Lee has established a new career single-season high. The 505 points are the most by a Wildcat since Kayla Goth scored 596 points in the 2017-18 season.
• Lee is the ninth player in program history to score 500 or more points in their junior season and the first since Goth in 2017-18. She is the fourth center in school history to score 500 or more points in a junior season.
• Lee is the fifth player in school history with three or more consecutive seasons with 400 or more points in a 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 (49.2) and is second in Win Shares (9.1). 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).

Lee Among Top-15 for Career Boards
• Ayoka Lee has continued to own the glass in her K-State career, surpassing the 700-rebound mark.
• Lee ranks 13th in school history for career rebounds with 766 and she is the 16th player in school history with 700 or more career rebounds. Her career rebound total ranks fourth in school history by a center. With 34 rebounds, Lee would become the 10th player in program history to pull in 800 or more career rebounds.
• She owns the school record for career rebounding average and ranks second in Big 12 history at 10.4 rebounds per game.
• Among active NCAA Division I players, Lee ranks sixth in the nation for career rebounding average.
• She ranks third in school history for career games with 15 or more rebounds (6).
• This season, Lee ranks second in the Big 12 and 21st in the nation with 10.9 rebounds per game. She ranks sixth in the nation in total rebounds (218). In Big 12-only games, Lee leads the league in rebounding with 10.63 per game.
• She hauled in a season-high 15 rebounds against Kansas on Jan. 19 and has pulled in 10 or more rebounds 13 times.
• Lee is the eighth player in school history with three or more consecutive seasons with 200 or more rebounds.

(25) K-State Welcomes in TCU for Saturday Night Matchup

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