K-State Hosts Oklahoma State During Annual Pink Game

GAME #26
Oklahoma State (8-14, 3-10 Big 12) at Kansas State (17-8, 7-6 Big 12)
Sunday, February 20, 2022 | 3 p.m. | Bramlage Coliseum | Manhattan, Kan.

PROMOTIONS & TICKETS
• Play 4 Kay Pink Game – The Wildcats continue the fight against cancer with the annual WBCA Kay Yow cancer awareness game. K-State will celebrate cancer survivors during the game and fans will have the opportunity to learn about local cancer fighting efforts.

• Halftime: KC Disc Dogs

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

TELEVISION
ESPNU
Play-by-Play: Brenda VanLengen
Analyst: Holly Warlick

RADIO
K-State Sports Network & SiriusXM Ch. 375
Online: kstatesports.com
Play-by-Play: Matt Walters
Analyst: Kari Miller

LIVE STATS
www.kstatesports.com

COACHES
Kansas State: Jeff Mittie (Missouri Western '89)
Overall: 596-340/30th season | At K-State: 142-105/8th season

Oklahoma State: Jim Littell (Southwestern '77)
Overall: 621-194/24th season | At Oklahoma State: 203-133/11th season)

PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP (based on previous game)
Kansas State (17-8, 7-6 Big 12)
G: #3 Jaelyn Glenn | G: #4 Serena Sundell | G: #5 Brylee Glenn | G: #24 Emilee Ebert | C: #50 Ayoka Lee

Oklahoma State (8-14, 3-10 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, 40-36
In Manhattan: 21-11
Last Meeting: Jan. 5, 2022; K-State won 60-49 (Stillwater)
Head Coach Jeff Mittie vs. Oklahoma State: 12-11

MANHATTAN, Kansas – K-State begins a two-game home stand on Sunday, as the Wildcats host Oklahoma State at 3 p.m. Sunday's game marks K-State's annual Pink Game, as the first 1,500 fans will receive a pink K-State women's basketball t-shirt and the team will be wearing their white and pink uniforms.

• Sunday's game will air on ESPNU, as Brenda VanLengen (play-by-play) and Holly Warlick (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 (595) and is fourth in the nation in scoring average (23.8 ppg). She leads the nation in field goals made (245) and is second in blocked shots (79) and fifth for blocks per game (3.16). She leads the Big 12 in field goal percentage (.572).
• 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 (140) and assists per game (5.6). She is the only freshman in the nation with 140 or more assists and 35 or more 3-point field goals made.

Starting 5
Five names, numbers or storylines about K-State women's basketball
1. K-State Creates Yokie Lee 50 Website
• To aid in her promotion for National Player of the Year honors, K-State Athletics has created a website for Ayoka Lee called Yokie Lee 50 and can be viewed at kstatesports.com/YokieLee50.
2. Sundell On the Dishes
• Serena Sundell needs 10 assists to become the third K-State freshman in program history and the first since Shalee Lehning in 2005-06 to surpass 150 or more assists in their freshman season.
3. Rejection
• K-State has tallied 139 blocks (5.6 bpg) this season and lead the Big 12 and rank eighth in the nation for total blocks. K-State's 139 blocks are the seventh-most in the Jeff Mittie era.
4. Lee First Player to Reach 500, 250, 75
• Ayoka Lee is the first player in program history to register a season stat line that includes 500 or more points, 250 or more rebounds and 75 or more blocked shots.
5. High Efficiency Dishes
• The Wildcats have 446 assists (17.8 apg) and an assisted shot rate of 70.8 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
595

• With five points, Ayoka Lee would reach the 600-point mark this season.
• When she reaches the 600-point threshold, it would mark the eighth time among six players in K-State women's basketball history to score 600 or more points in a season.
• The last Wildcat to score 600 or more points in a season was Brittany Chambers in the 2012-13 season when she scored a school record 778 points in 37 games played (21.0 ppg).

At a Glance: Oklahoma State
• Oklahoma State (8-14, 3-10 Big 12) enters Sunday's game following consecutive league wins for the first time this season. The Cowgirls downed TCU on Wednesday, Feb. 9 and followed by completing the season sweep over Texas Tech on Saturday, Feb. 12.
• On the sidelines, Oklahoma State is led by 11th-year head coach Jim Littell. During his time in Stillwater, Littell has led the program to a 203-133 (.604) record.
• On the floor, the Cowgirls are led by Lauren Fields.
• Fields leads the team with 16.9 points per game and is second in rebounding with 4.3 per game and assists with 1.8. Against Texas Tech, Fields finished with 20 points.

Last Time Out
at Kansas 63, (rv/rv) K-State 51 (Feb. 12, 2022; Lawrence, Kan.)
• K-State tied the game at 45 with six minutes remaining, but Kansas used a 17-6 run to close the game.
• The Wildcats were 1-of-22 (.045) from 3-point range against the Jayhawks.
• All-America candidate Ayoka Lee registered her 15th double-double of the season and the 44th of her career with 18 points, 13 rebounds, three steals and two blocks. Freshman Serena Sundell added 10 points, four assists and three steals.

Wildcats With 350+ Wins in Bramlage
• K-State is 364-148 (.711) all-time inside Bramlage Coliseum, which is in its 34th season of existence.
• This season K-State owns an 13-1 (.929) mark at home. The 13 home wins are the most since the 2016-17 season (14-4). The winning percentage of .929 is the highest since the 2008-09 season (.929).
• 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 368-105 (.778) including an 94-40 (.701) 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.

Cats Send Back Shots Under Mittie
• Under head coach Jeff Mittie, Kansas State has sent back 1,189 shots for 4.81 per game in the 247 games. K-State has 120 or more blocks in each of Mittie's eight seasons, the longest streak of 120 or more blocks in program history.
• The 1,189 blocks in the eight seasons are the most in any eight-season span in program history.
• This season, K-State has 139 blocks (5.6 bpg) and ranks eighth in the nation and leads the Big 12 in total blocks. The Wildcats are second in the Big 12 and rank 10th in the nation in blocks per game.
• K-State has a blocked shot differential of +43 this season (139-96). Since blocks became official in 1982-83, K-State has 20 seasons with a positive blocked shot differential including a school record +73 (163-90) in the 2005-06 season.
• Against North Carolina A&T, the Wildcats recorded a season-high 11 blocks. The 11 blocks are the sixth-most in a game in school history. The Wildcats have blocked 10 or more shots in a game 12 times (11-1) since Mittie's first season in 2014-15.

K-State Attacking the Paint
• The Wildcats have found buckets in the paint this season and are converting at a high rate.
• This season, K-State has scored 850 points in the paint (34.0 ppg) which represents 49.7 percent of their overall point total. The Wildcats have recorded 40 or more points in the paint in nine games. The Wildcats have held the edge in the lane in 16 games.
• K-State was aggressive in its efforts to score in the lane against Oklahoma. The Wildcats recorded 58 points in the paint, which marked the highest single-game total since Nov. 14, 2016, against Tulsa, when K-State poured in 60 points in the paint.
• Under Mittie, K-State has scored 900 or more points in the paint in six of the previous seven seasons including a high of 1,064 points (31.3 ppg) during the 2016-17 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 140 assists (5.6 apg) and owns a 2.00 assist to turnover ratio. She has 14 games with five or more assists this season including a career-high 11. Sundell is responsible for 31.4 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 12th in the nation for total assists. She also is second in the Big 12 and 20th in the nation for assists per game.
• Among the nation's freshmen, Sundell is second in total assists and third in assists per game.
• Sundell is the sixth freshman in program history with 100 or more assists in their debut season and ranks fourth among K-State freshmen.
• 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.

Lee Among Top-10 for Career Boards
• Ayoka Lee has continued to own the glass in her K-State career, moving into the top-10 in program history and surpassing the 800-rebound mark.
• Lee ranks ninth in school history for career rebounds with 807 and she is the 10th player in school history with 800 or more career rebounds. Her career rebound total ranks fourth in school history by a center.
• She owns the school record for career rebounding average and ranks second in Big 12 history at 10.2 rebounds per game.
• Among active NCAA Division I players, Lee ranks eighth 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 29th in the nation with 10.4 rebounds per game. She ranks 16th in the nation in total rebounds (259). In Big 12-only games, Lee leads the league in rebounding with 9.7 per game.
• Lee is the eighth player in school history with three or more consecutive seasons with 200 or more rebounds.
• She hauled in a season-high 15 rebounds against Kansas on Jan. 19 and has pulled in 10 or more rebounds 13 times.

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Players Mentioned

Emilee Ebert

Brylee Glenn

Jaelyn Glenn

Ayoka Lee

Serena Sundell

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