K-State Faces One-Seed NC State on Monday Afternoon in NCAA Second Round

2022 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship - Second Round
GAME #33
Kansas State (20-12, 9-9 Big 12) at (3/3) NC State (30-3, 17-1 ACC)
Monday, March 21, 2022 | 3 p.m. (CDT) | Reynolds Coliseum | Raleigh, North Carolina

TELEVISION
ESPN & ESPN app
Play-by-Play: Sam Ravech
Analyst: Kelly Gramlich

RADIO
K-State Sports Network
Online: kstatesports.com
Play-by-Play: Brian Smoller
Analyst: Kristin Waller

LIVE STATS
www.kstatesports.com & ncaa.com

COACHES
Kansas State: Jeff Mittie (Missouri Western '89)
Overall: 599-344/30th season | At K-State: 145-109/8th season

NC State: Wes Moore (Johnson University '84)
Overall: 778-237/33rd season | At NC State: 220-68/9th season

PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP (based on previous game)
Kansas State (20-12, 9-9 Big 12)
G: #3 Jaelyn Glenn | G: #4 Serena Sundell | G: #5 Brylee Glenn | G: #24 Emilee Ebert | C: #50 Ayoka Lee

(3/3) NC State (30-3, 17-1 ACC)
G: #2 Raina Perez | G: #3 Kai Crutchfield | W: #11 Jakia Brown-Turner | F: #25 Kayla Jones | C: #33 Elissa Cunane

SERIES HISTORY
Overall: NC State leads, 3-1
At NC State: 0-1
Last Meeting: Nov. 19, 2021; NC State won 90-69 (Raleigh)
Head Coach Jeff Mittie vs. NC State: 1-3
• The Wildcats are 7-10 all-time against current members of the ACC.

MANHATTAN, Kansas – K-State, a nine-seed in the Bridgeport Region, has advanced to the second round of the 2022 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship and faces top-seed (3/3) NC State on Monday at 3 p.m. (CDT), inside Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh, N.C.

• Monday's game will air on ESPN, as Sam Ravech (play-by-play) and Kelly Gramlich (analyst) will have the call.
• K-State's 11-win improvement from the 2020-21 season is the largest win improvement in the Jeff Mittie era and the second-largest win increase from one season to the next in program history. It is the largest since the school record of 14 was set in the 2001-02 season.
• The Wildcats have been led this season by All-American honoree Ayoka Lee and All-Big 12 Honorable Mention recipient Serena Sundell.
• Lee is the first player in program history and the only player in the nation this season to register the combination of 700 or more points, 300 or more rebounds and 90 or more blocked shots.
• Sundell, a unanimous 2022 Big 12 All-Freshman Team selection, is second on the team in scoring (10.4 ppg). She is second in the Big 12 in total assists (173) and assists per game (5.4). A five-time Big 12 Freshman of the Week honoree, Sundell is the only freshman in the nation with 170 or more assists and 50 or more 3-point field goals made.

Starting 5
Five names, numbers or storylines about K-State women's basketball
1. Wildcats in the NCAA Tournament
• K-State is in its 17th NCAA Tournament appearance and the fourth under head coach Jeff Mittie. The Wildcats own a record of 14-16 in its 17 appearances and have advanced at least one round 12 times.
2. K-State Sets Defensive Record
• K-State held Washington State to 40 points in the first round on Saturday. This set the school record for fewest points allowed in an NCAA Tournament game.
3. Lee Sets Double-Double School Record
• Ayoka Lee broke her own school record for double-doubles in a season, becoming the first player in program history with 20 double-doubles in a season. She is the sixth player in Big 12 history with 20 or more double-doubles in a season.
4. Great Return at the Free Throw Line
• K-State is shooting 76.0 percent (408-537) from the foul line this season. This would be a school record for free throw percentage in a single-season.
5. High Efficiency Dishes
• The Wildcats have 536 assists (16.8 apg) and an assisted shot rate of 69.5 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
20 & 10

• Junior and 2022 All-American Ayoka Lee has registered a school record 20 double-doubles this season with 13 of those games resulting in a stat line that included 20 or more points and 10 or more rebounds.
• K-State is 10-3 this season when Lee tallies a 20 & 10 double-double.
• In her career, Lee owns 25 career games with a double-double of 20 or more points and 10 or more rebounds and is second in program history.
• The career record for 20-10 double-doubles is 29 by Kendra Wecker (2001-05).

At a Glance: NC State
• (3/3) NC State (30-3) opened the 2022 NCAA Tournament with a 96-68 win over Longwood on Saturday.
• On the sideline, NC State is led by ninth-year head coach Wes Moore. The 2021 WBCA National Coach of the Year owns a career record of 778-237 (.767) and is 220-68 (.764) during his time in Raleigh and captured the 2022 ACC regular season and tournament crowns.
• On the floor, the Wolkpack are led by senior Elissa Cunane and Diamond Johnson.
• Cunane paces NC State with 13.8 points and 7.7 rebounds. Against Longwood, she tallied 13 points and seven rebounds in 20 minutes of action.
• Johnson joins Cunane as the second member of the Wolfpack to average 10 or more points with 10.9 points and 4.2 rebounds.

Last Time Out
K-State 50, Washington State 40 (March 19, 2022; Raleigh, N.C.)
• K-State trailed by nine in the first half and seven at halftime, but outscored Washington State in the second half, 33-16.
• The nine-point deficit tied for the largest comeback win this season, equaling K-State's win at West Virginia on Jan. 8, 2022.
• 2022 All-American Ayoka Lee led the Wildcats with 20 points and 15 rebounds. Brylee Glenn added 14 points and four rebounds.

Lee Collects Hardware
• K-State junior center Ayoka Lee has added a number of honors to her personal trophy case leading into the NCAA Tournament.
• Lee has been named a Second Team All-American by the Associated Press and the United State Basketball Writers Association. She is the first Wildcat to be named to both of these teams since Kendra Wecker in the 2005 season.
• Lee also was named a First Team Academic All-American by CoSIDA. She joins Laurie Koehn as the only women's basketball student-athletes at K-State to earn the first team honor and the only two to earn multiple Academic All-America honors in their careers.

Mittie Approaching Career Win Milestone
• Jeff Mittie, one of the winningest active coaches in NCAA Division I with over 575 career wins, is in his eighth season at the helm of the K-State program in 2021-22.
• Mittie, the ninth head women's basketball coach in K-State history, owns an overall career record of 599-344 (.635) in 30 years as a head coach, including a 145-109 (.571) mark in his time at K-State. He has won 19 or more games in five of his eight seasons with K-State.
• With his 145 wins at Kansas State, Mittie ranks third for wins at the helm of the K-State program.
• Mittie registered the 575th win of his coaching career, a 74-57 decision over Kansas City on Dec. 14, 2020.
• In the 2016-17 season, K-State's 23 wins were Mittie's most at the helm of the Wildcats and the most for Mittie since registering 23 in the 2007-08 season at TCU.
• He has averaged 20.4 wins per season and experienced only two losing seasons in his 30 seasons.
• Mittie has 21 postseason appearances in his career (NCAA or WNIT Tournaments), in which he has a combined record of 20-18 (.526).
• Mittie ranks second in program history for NCAA Tournament appearances with four, trailing Deb Patterson's program record nine appearances. Mittie is 3-3 in his four NCAA Tournament appearances with the Wildcats.

K-State Against Ranked Opponents
• The Wildcats are 85-231 (.269) against teams ranked in the Associated Press (AP) poll including a 54-67 (.446) mark against AP ranked teams in Manhattan.
• K-State is 13-54 (.194) against AP ranked opponents in head coach Jeff Mittie's eight seasons in Manhattan.
• K-State has faced a school-record 10 Associated Press (AP) top-15 opponents this season. The Wildcats are 2-9 against AP ranked opponents this season.
• The Wildcats captured its first win over an Associated Press top-10 foe since the 2011-12 season by defeating 10th-ranked Baylor on Jan. 2. K-State is 22-111 (.165) all-time in games against AP top-10 opponents including a 13-34 (.277) mark in games played in Manhattan.

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 69-23 (.750) when holding an opponent to single digits in any quarter in a game.
• This season, K-State has held opponents to 24 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 Oklahoma State on Feb. 20, K-State limited the Cowgirls to six points in the first half including a school record for fewest points in a second quarter with two. K-State held Oklahoma State without a made field goal for the entire second quarter (0-of-12).
• 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.

Lee a Double-Double Machine
• Ayoka Lee continues to be a double-double machine in her K-State career.
• Lee has pocketed a school record 20 double-doubles in the 2021-22 season. Earlier this season, Lee tied her own school record for consecutive double-doubles with six straight. She is 10th in the nation and is second in the Big 12 this season for double-doubles.
• Lee's 20 double-doubles this season have set a school record for double-doubles in a junior season, surpassing the previous record of 15 by Nicole Ohlde in the 2002-03 season. She is one of six players in Big 12 history with 20 or more double-doubles in a season.
• Lee is the second player in program history with three or more seasons with 10 or more double-doubles (Kendra Wecker, 2001-05; 4) and is the only player in program history with two or more seasons with 15 or more double-doubles.
• In Big 12 action, Lee led the Big 12 with 11 double-doubles in league play.
• Of the 20 total double-doubles this season, six 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 49, which ranks second in school history and tied for sixth in Big 12 history for career double-doubles. She ranks seventh in the nation among active NCAA Division I women's basketball players.
• She is the fastest player in program history to 49 career double-doubles. Lee has nine 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. Among active NCAA Division I Power 5 Conference players, Lee ranks second in career double-doubles per game (Aliyah Boston, South Carolina).
• 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).

K-State Faces One-Seed NC State on Monday Afternoon in NCAA Second Round

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Players Mentioned

Emilee Ebert

Brylee Glenn

Jaelyn Glenn

Ayoka Lee

Serena Sundell

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