Kansas State University Athletics
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K-State Holds Off Utah Tech for Fifth Straight Win
Nov 20, 2022 | Women's Basketball
MANHATTAN, Kansas - K-State raced out to a 20-point lead at halftime and fended off a furious second half comeback by Utah Tech to run its win streak to five with a 91-82 win on Sunday at Bramlage Coliseum.
With the win, K-State head coach Jeff Mittie secured his 150th win as head coach of the Wildcats. In his nine seasons in Manhattan, Mittie owns a record of 150-110 (.577) with six postseason appearances including four trips to the NCAA Tournament. Mittie is the third K-State women's basketball head coach to reach 150 wins, joining Deb Patterson (350 wins) and Judy Akers (206).
HOW IT HAPPENED
- K-State raced out to a season-high for a first quarter 31 points on Sunday afternoon, as the Wildcats shot 60.0 percent (12-of-20) from the floor and held a 31-20 lead.
- Senior Gabby Gregory tied the school record for points in a first quarter with 16 and set the school record for 3-point field goals made in a first quarter with a 4-of-5 effort from long range.
- The Wildcats would hold a 54-34 lead at the half, registering a season-high for a half this season and the most first half points since scoring 56 at Omaha on Dec. 8, 2021. Gregory added six points in the second quarter to conclude the opening half with 22 points on 7-of-12 shooting including 5-of-8 from three-point range.
- K-State maintained a 77-58 lead at the end of the third quarter, as Jaelyn Glenn scored nine of K-State 23 points in the frame.
- Utah Tech narrowed the K-State lead to 12, 79-67, in the first three minutes of the fourth quarter. The Trailblazers dashed out with a 9-2 run to close the margin.
- Serena Sundell ended the run for Utah Tech by banking in a 3-pointer with 6:49 to play.
- The Trailblazers blitzed back into the game, cutting the Wildcat advantage to single-digits, with four minutes remaining, 83-74. Utah Tech continued to chip away and got the K-State lead down to six, 86-80, with 51 seconds left.
- Five free throws from Glenn and Sundell in the final 40 seconds provided the cushion and final margin on Sunday.
- Gregory ended the day with a season-high 26 points and six 3-point field goals made. Her six 3-pointers tied a career-high.
- Glenn notched 18 points, eight rebounds and two steals, while Sundell added 17 points, five rebounds and four assists.
- Freshman Eliza Maupin carded her first career double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds in just 14 minutes off the bench.
- The Wildcats finished the day shooting 42.6 percent (29-of-68) including a 31.3 percent (10-of-32) effort from 3-point range. Utah Tech shot 46.3 percent (31-of-67) and were finished at 39.3 percent (11-of-28) from 3-point range.
QUICK FACTS
- This was the first meeting between the two schools.
- The Wildcats are 20-3 against current members of the WAC.
- K-State has won 15 consecutive non-conference home games with its last loss coming against Idaho State on Dec. 8, 2020.
- Sunday's starting five was Sarah Shematsi, Jaelyn Glenn, Serena Sundell, Brylee Glenn and Gabby Gregory. This was the second time this group started a game together.
- K-State has opened the season with five straight games of 70 or more points for the first time since the 2002-03 season.
- Gabby Gregory tallied her 46th career game in double figures and her fifth at K-State. This was Gregory's 11th career game with 20 or more points and her third at K-State.
- Gregory tied her career-high with six three-point field goals on Sunday, her 32nd career game with two or more connections from deep and her seventh career game with four or more made 3-pointers. Her four connections in the first quarter set the school record for 3-pointers made in a first quarter.
- Sophomore Jaelyn Glenn reached double figures for the fourth time this season and the 10th time in her career.
- Sophomore Serena Sundell notched her 22nd career game in double figures for points and her third this season.
- Freshman Eliza Maupin pocketed her first career double-double. This was her first career game with in double figures for either category. She was the first Wildcat to register a double-double this season.
FROM THE HEAD COACH
K-State Head Coach Jeff Mittie
Opening Statement...
"Well really good first half, and really bad second half, not a lot of middle area. I thought our defense was atrocious in the second half. Really, I think the margin probably hurt us in the sense that we really lost a lot of focus and and really had trouble getting it back. Credit to Utah Tech for continuing to play and they're a dangerous team. They can make some threes and they can make them in a hurry. We knew that, and so yeah, it was a really nice Sunday afternoon and not so nice the last 30 minutes or so."
On what changed in the offense today…
"Well, the press really got us going. I think we had good flow there and we had a really open chord and Gabby got off to a great start really hot. But we were really, really playing I think in kind of a free flowing. The game got bogged down in the third quarter and the fourth and there was, you know, just we lost focus. We were doing things that were really uncharacteristic of our group. And then you know, they went zone, and we haven't played a lot of zone, but I think we settled it. At times Gabby got cooled off because she spent some time on the bench with foul trouble. She got cooled off a little bit and had some trouble getting it back and we didn't find each other very easily. At that point, it was really hard to score. I didn't want to go back in the press. Maybe I should have. I did feel like we did play a little better in a set defense, but we didn't. And then, you know, we just really lost focus, they can probably answer a little bit better about the whys. I'd be curious about their answers as well."
On the positives of the game…
" I would say the positive sides here real quick. I thought Eliza Maupin had a fantastic game. She came back in, didn't get off to a great start, she said she was really tired and didn;t get a lot of sleep last night, but she came in and played really, really well. I thought that was a real positive for us. Then we knocked some free throws down late and you know, those are never easy, you know. You want your players gaining confidence in that and while we don;t like the margin, we at least had to handle some things down the stretch."
On Eliza Maupin…
"Well, she's still not there yet, but her athletic ability when she plays with great effort and energy, she can find her way into some plays. And we're trying to figure out how to utilize her better. This is going to be a game where we're going to eb centerless at times because of the way they play, it's really hard for like Lauterbach to guard out on the perimeter with what they were doing. So, I came into this game saying Eliza (Maupin) was going to get some minutes at the five and she responded really well. I think you're just gonna see her keep getting better and better. "
FROM THE FLOOR
Senior Guard Gabby Gregory
On losing focus during the game…
"I mean, when you get some offensive fouls like that, it's kind of hard to get back in the groove. So me personally, and I think even my teammates to get some bogus foul calls and then getting a tech, it just kind of just makes everybody feel a little weird. And then I think Brylee (Glenn) getting hurt as well made things a little weird. So it's hard to try to get back into our groove and then I honestly don;t know. It was hard for me to get back in it."
On fatigue during the game…
"Yeah, I felt a lot better today than I did yesterday. Yesterday, I was like oh my gosh, I can't believe we got another game. But today, after we had like shoot around and stuff this morning I honestly felt fine. I got a lot of rest today on the bench."
Sophomore Guard Jaelyn Glenn
On the fatigue of 3 games in 4 days…
"Maybe a little bit down the stretch with just being like in the press. I feel like fatigue kind of set in a little bit with a couple of people, but I'm not feeling too bad after playing three games in four days honestly."
On her role today…
"Coach has me playing a lot of different roles, putting me at point guard which is yeah, super fun for me, but I am just seeing my opportunities and taking them helping my team. When rebounds just bounce up and I happen to be in the right place, you know, I want those. I was playing a little bit over aggressive so they did get a couple points off that, that coach did talk to me about just because I just wanted to steal but um yeah. Just helping my team."
UP NEXT
K-State will take part in the 2022 Paradise Jam on November 24-26, in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. The Wildcats will face Clemson on Thursday night at 7 p.m. (CT), Northern Arizona on Friday evening at 4:45 p.m., and Arkansas on Saturday night at 7 p.m. (CT). All games can be seen on ESPN+ and can be heard on the K-State Sports Network.
With the win, K-State head coach Jeff Mittie secured his 150th win as head coach of the Wildcats. In his nine seasons in Manhattan, Mittie owns a record of 150-110 (.577) with six postseason appearances including four trips to the NCAA Tournament. Mittie is the third K-State women's basketball head coach to reach 150 wins, joining Deb Patterson (350 wins) and Judy Akers (206).
HOW IT HAPPENED
- K-State raced out to a season-high for a first quarter 31 points on Sunday afternoon, as the Wildcats shot 60.0 percent (12-of-20) from the floor and held a 31-20 lead.
- Senior Gabby Gregory tied the school record for points in a first quarter with 16 and set the school record for 3-point field goals made in a first quarter with a 4-of-5 effort from long range.
- The Wildcats would hold a 54-34 lead at the half, registering a season-high for a half this season and the most first half points since scoring 56 at Omaha on Dec. 8, 2021. Gregory added six points in the second quarter to conclude the opening half with 22 points on 7-of-12 shooting including 5-of-8 from three-point range.
- K-State maintained a 77-58 lead at the end of the third quarter, as Jaelyn Glenn scored nine of K-State 23 points in the frame.
- Utah Tech narrowed the K-State lead to 12, 79-67, in the first three minutes of the fourth quarter. The Trailblazers dashed out with a 9-2 run to close the margin.
- Serena Sundell ended the run for Utah Tech by banking in a 3-pointer with 6:49 to play.
- The Trailblazers blitzed back into the game, cutting the Wildcat advantage to single-digits, with four minutes remaining, 83-74. Utah Tech continued to chip away and got the K-State lead down to six, 86-80, with 51 seconds left.
- Five free throws from Glenn and Sundell in the final 40 seconds provided the cushion and final margin on Sunday.
- Gregory ended the day with a season-high 26 points and six 3-point field goals made. Her six 3-pointers tied a career-high.
- Glenn notched 18 points, eight rebounds and two steals, while Sundell added 17 points, five rebounds and four assists.
- Freshman Eliza Maupin carded her first career double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds in just 14 minutes off the bench.
- The Wildcats finished the day shooting 42.6 percent (29-of-68) including a 31.3 percent (10-of-32) effort from 3-point range. Utah Tech shot 46.3 percent (31-of-67) and were finished at 39.3 percent (11-of-28) from 3-point range.
QUICK FACTS
- This was the first meeting between the two schools.
- The Wildcats are 20-3 against current members of the WAC.
- K-State has won 15 consecutive non-conference home games with its last loss coming against Idaho State on Dec. 8, 2020.
- Sunday's starting five was Sarah Shematsi, Jaelyn Glenn, Serena Sundell, Brylee Glenn and Gabby Gregory. This was the second time this group started a game together.
- K-State has opened the season with five straight games of 70 or more points for the first time since the 2002-03 season.
- Gabby Gregory tallied her 46th career game in double figures and her fifth at K-State. This was Gregory's 11th career game with 20 or more points and her third at K-State.
- Gregory tied her career-high with six three-point field goals on Sunday, her 32nd career game with two or more connections from deep and her seventh career game with four or more made 3-pointers. Her four connections in the first quarter set the school record for 3-pointers made in a first quarter.
- Sophomore Jaelyn Glenn reached double figures for the fourth time this season and the 10th time in her career.
- Sophomore Serena Sundell notched her 22nd career game in double figures for points and her third this season.
- Freshman Eliza Maupin pocketed her first career double-double. This was her first career game with in double figures for either category. She was the first Wildcat to register a double-double this season.
FROM THE HEAD COACH
K-State Head Coach Jeff Mittie
Opening Statement...
"Well really good first half, and really bad second half, not a lot of middle area. I thought our defense was atrocious in the second half. Really, I think the margin probably hurt us in the sense that we really lost a lot of focus and and really had trouble getting it back. Credit to Utah Tech for continuing to play and they're a dangerous team. They can make some threes and they can make them in a hurry. We knew that, and so yeah, it was a really nice Sunday afternoon and not so nice the last 30 minutes or so."
On what changed in the offense today…
"Well, the press really got us going. I think we had good flow there and we had a really open chord and Gabby got off to a great start really hot. But we were really, really playing I think in kind of a free flowing. The game got bogged down in the third quarter and the fourth and there was, you know, just we lost focus. We were doing things that were really uncharacteristic of our group. And then you know, they went zone, and we haven't played a lot of zone, but I think we settled it. At times Gabby got cooled off because she spent some time on the bench with foul trouble. She got cooled off a little bit and had some trouble getting it back and we didn't find each other very easily. At that point, it was really hard to score. I didn't want to go back in the press. Maybe I should have. I did feel like we did play a little better in a set defense, but we didn't. And then, you know, we just really lost focus, they can probably answer a little bit better about the whys. I'd be curious about their answers as well."
On the positives of the game…
" I would say the positive sides here real quick. I thought Eliza Maupin had a fantastic game. She came back in, didn't get off to a great start, she said she was really tired and didn;t get a lot of sleep last night, but she came in and played really, really well. I thought that was a real positive for us. Then we knocked some free throws down late and you know, those are never easy, you know. You want your players gaining confidence in that and while we don;t like the margin, we at least had to handle some things down the stretch."
On Eliza Maupin…
"Well, she's still not there yet, but her athletic ability when she plays with great effort and energy, she can find her way into some plays. And we're trying to figure out how to utilize her better. This is going to be a game where we're going to eb centerless at times because of the way they play, it's really hard for like Lauterbach to guard out on the perimeter with what they were doing. So, I came into this game saying Eliza (Maupin) was going to get some minutes at the five and she responded really well. I think you're just gonna see her keep getting better and better. "
FROM THE FLOOR
Senior Guard Gabby Gregory
On losing focus during the game…
"I mean, when you get some offensive fouls like that, it's kind of hard to get back in the groove. So me personally, and I think even my teammates to get some bogus foul calls and then getting a tech, it just kind of just makes everybody feel a little weird. And then I think Brylee (Glenn) getting hurt as well made things a little weird. So it's hard to try to get back into our groove and then I honestly don;t know. It was hard for me to get back in it."
On fatigue during the game…
"Yeah, I felt a lot better today than I did yesterday. Yesterday, I was like oh my gosh, I can't believe we got another game. But today, after we had like shoot around and stuff this morning I honestly felt fine. I got a lot of rest today on the bench."
Sophomore Guard Jaelyn Glenn
On the fatigue of 3 games in 4 days…
"Maybe a little bit down the stretch with just being like in the press. I feel like fatigue kind of set in a little bit with a couple of people, but I'm not feeling too bad after playing three games in four days honestly."
On her role today…
"Coach has me playing a lot of different roles, putting me at point guard which is yeah, super fun for me, but I am just seeing my opportunities and taking them helping my team. When rebounds just bounce up and I happen to be in the right place, you know, I want those. I was playing a little bit over aggressive so they did get a couple points off that, that coach did talk to me about just because I just wanted to steal but um yeah. Just helping my team."
UP NEXT
K-State will take part in the 2022 Paradise Jam on November 24-26, in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. The Wildcats will face Clemson on Thursday night at 7 p.m. (CT), Northern Arizona on Friday evening at 4:45 p.m., and Arkansas on Saturday night at 7 p.m. (CT). All games can be seen on ESPN+ and can be heard on the K-State Sports Network.
Team Stats
UTTECH
KState
FG%
.463
.426
3FG%
.393
.313
FT%
.818
.742
RB
34
45
TO
15
11
STL
5
9
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
26
FGM
8
3FGM
6
FTM
4
Pts
18
FGM
7
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
17
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
8
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
4
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