K-State Starts Two-Game Road Trip at Oklahoma State

GAME #14
(RV/-) Kansas State (11-2, 1-0 Big 12) at Oklahoma State (5-5, 0-1 Big 12)
Wednesday, January 5, 2022 | 6:30 p.m. | Gallagher-Iba Arena | Stillwater, Okla.

TELEVISION
Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Play-by-Play: Mike Wolfe
Analyst: Bryndon Manzer
Sideline: Jessica Morrey

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: 590-334/30th season | At K-State: 136-99/8th season

Oklahoma State: Jim Littell (Southwestern '77)
Overall: 618-185/24th season | At Oklahoma State: 200-125/11th season

PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP (based on previous game)
(RV/-) Kansas State (11-2, 1-0 Big 12)
G: #3 Jaelyn Glenn | G: #4 Serena Sundell | G: #5 Brylee Glenn | G: #24 Emilee Ebert | C: #50 Ayoka Lee

Oklahoma State (5-5, 0-1 Big 12)
C: #1 Kassidy De Lapp | G: #3 Micah Dennis | F: #14 Taylen Collins | G: #15 Lexy Keys | G: #23 Lauren Fields

SERIES HISTORY
Overall: K-State leads, 39-36
In Stillwater: 13-19
Last Meeting: Feb. 17, 2021; Oklahoma State won 59-46 (Stillwater)
Head Coach Jeff Mittie vs. Oklahoma: 11-11

MANHATTAN, Kansas – K-State (11-2) has registered its best start to a season through 13 games since the 2008-09 season and will play three of its next four games away from home as the Wildcats visit Stillwater, Oklahoma, to face Oklahoma State on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.

• Wednesday's game will air on Big 12 Now on ESPN+, as Mike Wolfe (play-by-play), Bryndon Manzer (analyst) and Jessica Morrey (sideline) will have the call.
• K-State has achieved its 11-win start with unselfish play, as the Wildcats are second in the nation in assist to turnover ratio (1.54) and rank sixth for total assists (248).
• The Wildcats have been led this season by junior Ayoka Lee and freshman Serena Sundell. Lee, a center from Byron, Minnesota, leads the nation for total points scored (317) and is third in the nation in scoring average (24.4 ppg). She also leads the nation in field goals made (129) and is second in blocked shots (50) and third for blocks per game (3.9).
• Sundell is second on the team in scoring (10.3 ppg). She is second in the Big 12 in total assists (67), second in assists per game (5.2) and second in assist to turnover ratio (2.48).

Starting 5
Five names, numbers or storylines about K-State women's basketball
1. K-State Off to Best Start Since 2008-09
• Kansas State is off to its best start through 13 games since the 2008-09 season. This is the seventh time since at least the 2000-01 season in which K-State has opened a season with a 11-2 or better record after the first 13 games.
2. Lee a 3-Time Big 12 Player of the Week
• Junior center Ayoka Lee collected her third Big 12 Player of the Week honor on Monday. She is the only player in the league this season to earn the distinction at least two times.
3. K-State Ends Big 12 Opener Skid
• With its 68-59 win over (10/10) Baylor in the Big 12 opener, K-State won a league opener for the first time since the 2011-12 season which snapped a nine-game skid.
4. Happy Helpers
• K-State is averaging 19.1 assists per game this season and rank second in the Big 12 and ninth in the nation in the category. The Wildcats have eight of its 10 active players with 15 or more assists this season, including four with 25 or more.
5. The D is the Key
• K-State has held its opponents to 54.5 points per game, a .339 field goal percentage and a .257 three-point field goal percentage. The Wildcats rank 12th in the nation in field goal percentage defense, 28th in the nation in scoring defense and 46th in the nation in 3-point field goal percentage defense.

Number to Know
+114

• The Wildcats are outscoring opponents 252-138 (+114) in the opening quarter this season. The Wildcats are averaging 19.4 points per game in first quarters. The 252 points in the first quarter are the highest of any quarter for K-State this season.
• K-State has scored 20 or more points in the first quarter four times including a high of 36 points at Omaha. The four games this season with 20 or more points in a first quarter ties the total number from the 2020-21 season.
• Kansas State has held a double-figure lead after the first 10 minutes seven times including a 27-point margin at Omaha on Dec. 8 and a 26-point advantage against Abilene Christian on Nov. 23.

At a Glance: Oklahoma State
• Oklahoma State (5-5, 0-1 Big 12) enters Wednesday's contest following a 62-51 loss to (12/13) Texas.
• On the sidelines, the Cowgirls are led by 11th year head coach Jim Littell. During his time in Stillwater, Littell has led the program to a 200-125 (.615) record.
• On the floor, Oklahoma State features one player averaging double figures: junior Lauren Fields and sophomore Taylen Collins.
• Fields leads the Cowgirls with 15.4 points per game. Against the Longhorns, Fields tllied 17 points, five rebounds and four steals.
• Collins, a 2021 Big 12 All-Freshman Team recipient, is second on the team in scoring (8.2) and paces the squad on the boards with 6.5 rebounds per game.

Last Time Out
at K-State 68, (10/10) Baylor 59 (Jan. 2, 2022; Manhattan, Kan.)
• K-State led by as many as 15 and secured its first Big 12 opening win since the 2011-12 season.
• The Wildcats ended a 36-game losing streak to the Bears and collected its 10th win in the series.
• K-State was led by Ayoka Lee with 32 points, 10 rebounds , three steals, two blocks and two assists. Joining Lee in double figures was Serena Sundell with 10 points and six assists.

K-State Off to Solid Start
• With its 11-2 record through 13 games, K-State is off to its best start to begin a season under head coach Jeff Mittie.
• The 11-2 record through 13 games is the best start for the Wildcats since opening the 2008-09 season with a 13-0 mark. This is the seventh time since at least the 2000-01 season K-State has started a season 11-2 or better.
• K-State's 10 non-conference wins are the most in a season since the 2018-19 season (10).
• The Wildcats have surpassed their entire win total from the 2020-21 season (9-18).

Wildcats on the Road
• K-State has a 283-305 (.481) record in road games during the program's 54-year history.
• Since the 2000-01 season, K-State owns an 123-125 (.496) mark in road contests. K-State is 17-19 (.472) in the last four seasons in road games.
• In his career in games played on the road, head coach Jeff Mittie is 159-184 (.464) including a 34-47 (.420) mark during his time at K-State.
• With its 87-56 win at Omaha on Dec. 8, K-State ended an 11-game road losing streak which spanned the 2020-21 and 2021-22 seasons. This was the longest road losing streak since the 1997-98 to 1998-99 seasons.

K-State Holds Foes to Single-Digits
• Entering the seventh season of the quarter system in women's college basketball, K-State's defense has limited its opponents point production for 10 minute durations.
• Kansas State is 65-21 (.756) when holding an opponent to single digits in any quarter in a game.
• This season, K-State has held opponents to 15 single-digit quarters including a five-quarter stretch spanning the final three quarters of the Nov. 12 game against UT Martin and the first two quarters of the Nov. 14 game against Western Kentucky.
• Against UT Martin, K-State held the Skyhawks to three straight single-digit scoring quarters including a school record low for a third quarter of four points.
• The Wildcats held Central Arkansas to three points in the first quarter on November 9 to begin the season.

Cats Cash in at the Charity Stripe
• Kansas State continues to earn trips to the free throw line, which is a trend during head coach Jeff Mittie's time at K-State.
• This season, K-State is shooting 166-of-228 (.728) from the foul line. K-State is receiving 17.4 percent of its point total from the charity stripe.
• K-State's roster features seven players shooting 70.0 percent or better from the line this season.
• K-State made a season-high 22 free throws and converted at an 88.0 percent clip against North Dakota State on Nov. 29. The 22 made free throws were the most since K-State made 29 against TCU on March 1, 2021.
• The Wildcats have made 80.0 percent or more of its free throws in a game four times this season. K-State has had more free throw attempts than its opponents seven times.
• In the 2020-21 season, the Wildcats were 326-of-443 (.736) from the line. K-State received 19.2 percent of its points from the foul line last season. K-State ranked fifth in the Big 12 in free throw percentage.
• K-State's free throw percentage last season ranked second in school history and the highest since the 2009-10 season.

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 67 assists (5.2 apg) and owns a 2.48 assist to turnover ratio. She has seven games with five or more assists this season including a career-high 10. Sundell is responsible for 27.0 percent of K-State's assists this season.
• Sundell, a two-time Big 12 Freshman of the Week recipient, is second in the Big 12 and 24th in the nation for total assists. She also is second in the Big 12 for assists per game and assist to turnover ratio.
• Among the nation's freshmen, Sundell is second in total assists and assists per game.
• Her 67 assists through 13 games are the highest total by a K-State freshman through their first 13 games.
• At South Dakota State on Dec. 11, Sundell tallied a career-high 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.

Lee a Double-Double Machine
• Ayoka Lee continues to be a double-double machine in her K-State career.
• Lee has pocketed nine double-doubles in the 2021-22 season and tied her own school record for consecutive double-doubles (six). She ranks second in the nation and second in the Big 12 for total double-doubles this season.
• Of the nine double-doubles, four efforts have reached 30 or more points and 10 or more rebounds.
• At South Dakota State on Dec. 11, Lee tallied 38 points, 14 rebounds and six blocks. This was her 12th career game with a double-double and five or more blocks, improving on her own school record.
• According to HerHoopStats.com, Lee is the third player since 2009-10 to register a final stat line of at least 38 points, 14 rebounds and six blocks (Elena Delle Donne, 2012; Brittney Griner, 2013).
• Lee's career double-double total stands at 38, which ranks third in school history for career double-doubles. She is the fastest player in program history to 38 career double-doubles. She has seven career double-doubles with 30 or more points and 10 or more rebounds, which stands as the most such games in program history.
• Lee is averaging 0.57 double-doubles per game in her career, which is the highest rate in school history.
• In her redshirt freshman season of 2019-20, the center from Byron, Minnesota, set the school record for double-doubles in a season with 19 and ranked tied for 8th in Big 12 history for double-doubles in a single season.
• Lee achieved a rare single-game milestone, as she became the first player in program history with 20 or more points and 20 or more rebounds in the same game, achieving the feat against Oklahoma on January 25, 2020 (23 points, 20 rebounds).

Schedule

Players Mentioned

Emilee Ebert

Brylee Glenn

Jaelyn Glenn

Ayoka Lee

Serena Sundell

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