(rv/rv) K-State Faces KU in Dillons Sunflower Showdown in Lawrence

GAME #25
(rv/rv) K-State (17-7, 7-5 Big 12) at Kansas (16-5, 7-4 Big 12)
Saturday, February 12, 2022 | 6 p.m. | Allen Fieldhouse | Manhattan, Kan.

TELEVISION
Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Play-by-Play: Josh Klingler
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: 596-339/30th season | At K-State: 142-104/8th season

Kansas: Brandon Schneider (Wayland baptist '95)
Overall: 478-258/23rd season | At Kansas: 77-120/7th season)

PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP (based on previous game)
(RV/RV) Kansas State (17-7, 7-5 Big 12)
G: #3 Jaelyn Glenn | G: #4 Serena Sundell | G: #5 Brylee Glenn | G: #24 Emilee Ebert | C: #50 Ayoka Lee

Kansas (16-5, 7-4 Big 12)
C: #1 Taiyanna Jackson | F: #10 Ioanna Chatzileonti | G: #13 Holly Kersgieter | G: #15 Zakiyah Franklin | G: #20 Julie Brosseau

SERIES HISTORY
Overall: K-State leads, 78-48
In Lawrence: 33-26
Last Meeting: Jan. 19, 2022; K-State won 69-61 (Manhattan)
Head Coach Jeff Mittie vs. Kansas: 15-2

MANHATTAN, Kansas – One of the longest continuous rivalries in all of women's college basketball is set for the 127th all-time meeting, as (rv/rv) K-State (17-7, 7-5 Big 12) visits Kansas in the Dillons Sunflower Showdown at 6 p.m.

• Saturday's game will air on Big 12 Now on ESPN+, as Josh Klingler (play-by-play), and Brenda VanLengen (analyst) will have the call.
• K-State's eight-win improvement from the 2020-21 season is tied for the largest win improvement in the Jeff Mittie era and tied for the third-largest win increase from one season to the next in program history.
• 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, is second in the nation for total points scored (577) and is third in the nation in scoring average (24.0 ppg). She leads the nation in field goals made (238) and is second in blocked shots (77) and fourth for blocks per game (3.21). She leads the Big 12 in field goal percentage (.578).
• Sundell, a candidate for Big 12 Freshman of the Year, is second on the team in scoring (9.7 ppg) and tied for the team lead in 3-point field goals made (35). She is second in the Big 12 in total assists (136) and assists per game (5.7).

Starting 5
Five names, numbers or storylines about K-State women's basketball
1. Lee A Candidate for Wade Trophy
• Ayoka Lee has been named a candidate for the 2021-22 Wade Trophy and is now a candidate for every national women's basketball player of the year honor (Naismith, Wade, Wooden and Lisa Leslie Award).
2. Glenn On Hot Streak
• Brylee Glenn collected her fourth straight game in double figures with 10 points at Baylor. Over the last four games, Glenn is averaging 13.8 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.3 steals.
3. Rejection
• K-State has tallied 135 blocks (5.6 bpg) this season and rank fifth in the nation for total blocks. The Wildcats lead the Big 12 in total blocks and rank second in the league for blocks per game. K-State's 135 blocks are the seventh-most in the Jeff Mittie era.
4. Lee Reaches 1,500-Career Point Mark
• Ayoka Lee is the 13th K-State player to reach the 1,500-career point mark. Lee was the fastest Wildcat to reach the milestone (77 games) and is the first player in program history to reach the 1,000 career point mark and the 1,500 career point mark in the same season.
5. High Efficiency Dishes
• The Wildcats have 437 assists (18.2 apg) and an assisted shot rate of 71.8 percent this season. According to HerHoopStats.com, K-State ranks third in the nation in assisted shot rate and are the highest ranked Power 5 member in the category.

Number to Know
.727

• K-State owns an all-time winning percentage within the state of Kansas of .727.
• In its 54-year history, the Wildcats have won 636 games within the borders of the Sunflower State which includes home, road and neutral site matchups when the location of the game is known.
• K-State's last home game against Texas Tech on February 5 was the 875th game K-State played inside the state.
• Among Big 12 members, the state of Texas is the second-highest location for games played for the program with 110 games played.
• Saturday's game in Lawrence will be the 60th matchup between the teams in the city. K-State is 33-26 against the Jayhawks in games played in Lawrence.

At a Glance: Kansas
• Kansas (16-5, 7-4 Big 12) enters Saturday's Dillons Sunflower Showdown with four straight wins and wins in five of their last six games following a 65-47 win at West Virginia on Wednesday.
• On the sideline, Kansas is led by seventh-year head coach Brandon Schneider. Schneider is 77-120 (.391) in his time in Lawrence.
• The Jayhawks feature two players in double figures this season, led by junior Holly Kersgieter and senior Zakiyah Franklin.
• Kersgeiter is averaging a team-best 14.6 points per game. She leads the team in three-point field goals made with 39. At West Virginia, Kersgieter registered a team-high 18 points and three steals.
• Franklin is second on the team in scoring with 11.3 points per game and paces the squad in assists with 4.0. Against the Mountaineers, Franklin tallied 17 points and six assists.

Last Time Out
at (10/11) Baylor 95, (rv/rv) K-State 50 (Feb. 9, 2022; Waco, Texas)
• K-State suffered its largest loss of the 2021-22 season, as Baylor downed the Wildcats with the aid of a combined 60 points in the second and third quarters.
• The Wildcats received 23 points from its bench on Wednesday, the most K-State's bench has scored in a league game this season.
• Freshman Brylee Glenn led the Wildcats with 10 points and Cymone Goodrich tallied a season-high nine points.

February Historically Tough
• K-State is 225-190 (.542) in the second month, which percentage-wise, is the lowest month for K-State.
• The Wildcats are 28-31 (.475) under head coach Jeff Mittie in the month of February.
• In 2019-20, Kansas State registered the 27th February in the 54-year history of the program with a .500 or better record with a 5-4 mark.

Magic Number is 70 Points
• Since the 2001-02 season, K-State is 228-27 (.894) when scoring 70 or more points in a game including a 76-13 (.854) record in the Jeff Mittie era.
• The Wildcats have scored 70 or more points in 12 games (10-1) this season, including three games with 90 or more.
• Kansas State opened the 2021-22 season with 103 points against Central Arkansas on Nov. 9. This was tied for the fifth-highest single game total since the 1999-00 season.
• The 103 points were the most in a season-opener since the 1990-91 season and marked the fifth time K-State scored 100 or more points in a season-opener.
• This was the 26th time K-State has scored 100 or more points in a game and the third time under Mittie. K-State owns a 26-0 record in games scoring 100 or more points.
• For the season, K-State is averaging 69.13 points per game and rank sixth in the Big 12. The Wildcats are sixth in the league in scoring margin (+9.08).

Glenn Finds the Range
• Freshman guard Jaelyn Glenn has been a perimeter threat for K-State this season.
• Glenn is tied for the team lead in 3-point field goals made (35) and leads the team in 3-point field goal percentage (.365). She has nine games with two or more connections from 3-point range and two games with four or more.
• At West Virginia on Jan. 8, Glenn knocked down a career-high six 3-pointers on a career-high 11 attempts.
• Glenn was the first K-State freshman since Rachel Ranke on Feb. 26, 2018, at Texas Tech to make six 3-pointers in a game. Glenn's six connections were the most by a Wildcat since Sydney Goodson made six at Oklahoma on March 7, 2021.

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 1,511 points in 78 career games (19.4 ppg). Her career scoring average of 19.4 ranks first in school history, ninth in Big 12 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 1,500 career points, needing 77 games to reach the milestone. She was the first player in school history to reach the 1,000-career point mark and the 1,500-career point mark in the same season.
• Lee has scored in every game of her career (78 games) and has reached double figures in 70 games including a streak of 28 straight games dating back to the final five games of the 2020-21 season until Feb. 9, 2022.
• This season, Lee is averaging a career-best 24.0 points per game which ranks third in the nation. Lee is second in the nation in total points scored (577). This is the 14th occurrence in program history in which a player tallied 500 or more points and 225 or more rebounds in a season. Lee is the only player in the nation averaging 20.0+ points, 10.0+ rebounds and 3.0+ blocks.
• Her 24.0 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 577 points scored this season, Lee has established a new career single-season high. The 577 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. Her total of 577 points ranks fourth in school history for 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.
• With her efforts of 61 points against Oklahoma on Jan. 23 and 43 points against Central Arkansas on Nov. 9, Lee is one of three players in the nation this season with two games of 40 or more points scored in a game.
• 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 (46.4) and is second in Win Shares (9.6). 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

Emilee Ebert

Brylee Glenn

Jaelyn Glenn

Cymone Goodrich

Sydney Goodson

Ayoka Lee

Rachel Ranke

Serena Sundell

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