Kansas State University Athletics

Saturday, January 21
Manhattan, Kan.
6:30 p.m.

Kansas State University

vs

TCU

Heavenly Greer

K-State Set For Visit from TCU on Saturday Night

Jan 19, 2023 | Women's Basketball

GAME 20
TCU (6-11, 0-6 Big 12) at Kansas State (12-7, 1-5 Big 12)
January 21, 2023 | 6:30 p.m. | Bramlage Coliseum (11,000) | Manhattan, Kan.

Promotions and Tickets
Team Hally Game

Halftime Act
F-M Acro Team

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

Television
Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Play-by-Play: Brian Smoller
Analyst: Missy Heidrick
Sideline: Lina Sattarin

Radio
K-State Sports Network
Online: kstatesports.com
Play-by-Play: Matt Walters
Analyst: Andria Jones

Live Stats
kstatesports.com

Series History vs. TCU
• TCU leads the series, 11-10.
• K-State has won three straight in the series.
• Head coach Jeff Mittie is 10-8 against TCU.


MANHATTAN, Kansas - K-State (12-7, 1-5 Big 12) hosts TCU (6-11, 0-6) on Saturday at 6:30 p.m.

• Saturday's game will feature a halftime performance from the F-M Acro Team. The F-M Acro Team was voted the #1 halftime show in the NBA and has been bringing fans to their feet since 1969 with their high-flying acrobatic show. 
• Saturday's game airs on Big 12 Now on ESPN+, as Brian Smoller (play-by-play), Missy Heidrick (analyst) and Lina Sattarin (sideline) will have the call.

Starting 5
Five names, numbers or storylines about K-State WBB
1. K-State Ahead of Record
• The Wildcats are shooting 77.3 percent from the free throw line this season. This would surpass the school record for free throw percentage in a season, which was set last season at 76.2 percent.
2. Quick Handed Sisters
• The sophomore sister duo of Brylee and Jaelyn Glenn have combined for 82 steals (Jaelyn - 45; Brylee - 37). Jaelyn leads the Big 12 in steals per game (2.37), while Brylee is fifth (1.95). The pair are responsible for 48.8 percent of K-State's steals this season.
3. Gregory sets Transfer Mark
• Senior Gabby Gregory has registered a team-leading 348 points (19.3 ppg) this season. Her 348 points are the most points by a Wildcat transfer in their first season with the program since the 2011-12 season.
4. Sundell Doing it All
• According to HerHoopStats, Sundell is one of five players in the nation currently averaging at least 11 points, five rebounds and five assists.
5. Valuing Possession 
• K-State ranks 26th in the nation for turnovers per game (13.2). According to HerHoopStats.com, the Wildcats rank 27th in the nation in turnover percentage (15.7) - which is the percentage of possessions ending in a turnover.

Number to Know
62.9

• K-State owns an assisted shot rate of 62.9 percent this season, which ranks third in the Big 12 and 35th in the nation.
• K-State has achieved an assist percentage of 60 percent or better at the conclusion of a season 22 times since the 1981-82 season.
• During head coach Jeff Mittie's tenure, K-State has ended the season with a 60 percent or better assist rate seven times including a program-high of 71.3 percent in the 2020-21 season.
• During the 2021-22 season, K-State notched an assist on 69 percent of its made field goals, which ranked third in the nation and tops among all Power 5 programs.

Last Time Out
at (rv/24) Baylor 69, K-State 48  (Jan. 18, 2023; Waco, Texas)
• K-State suffered its fourth straight loss, as the Wildcats were unable to spring the upset at Baylor, 69-48.
• The Wildcats shot under 40 percent as a team for the fifth time in six Big 12 contests this season.
• Gabby Gregory led the Wildcats with 13 points, while Jaelyn Glenn added 11 points and Serena Sundell and Heavenly Greer tallied 10 each.

Three is not a Crowd, It's a Benefit
• Since 2011-12, when three or more players reach double figures in scoring in the same game, K-State is 151-73 (.674) including an 11-4 mark in the 2022-23 season.
• The Wildcats have had a season-high four players reach double figures eight times: vs. Utah Tech, Nov. 20; vs. Clemson, Nov. 24; vs. Northern Arizona, Nov. 25; vs. Kansas City, Dec. 7; vs. Northern Colorado, Dec. 18; vs. Oklahoma State, Jan. 4; vs. West Virginia, Jan. 7; at Baylor, Jan. 18.
• The Wildcats have had a tandem of players combined for 50 or more points in a game twice this season. Since 1986-87, K-State has recorded 36 times in which a pair of teammates scored 50 or more points in a game, including five times in the same game.
• The duo of Gabby Gregory (35) and Jaelyn Glenn (23) combined to score 58 points against Northern Arizona. This ranked as the sixth-most points a K-State tandem have combined to score in a single-game.
• The trio of Gregory (35), Jaelyn Glenn (23) and Brylee Glenn (14) teamed up to score 72 points against Northern Arizona, which is tied for the second-highest combined total by a K-State trio in a game.
• The duo of Gregory (25) and Sarah Shematsi (25) teamed up for 50 points against Oklahoma State on Jan. 4.
• The tandem of Jaelyn Glenn and Serena Sundell have scored in double figures in the same game 14 times since teaming up in Manhattan at the start of the 2021-22 season.

Glenn Finds the Range 
• Jaelyn Glenn continues to be a perimeter threat for K-State.
• The guard from Kansas City, Missouri, is shooting 38-of-114 (.333) from 3-point range this season. She ranks 10th in the Big 12 in 3-point field goals made per game (1.94).
• She has 23 career games with two or more connections from 3-point range including four games with four or more. This season, she has 13 games with two or more connections from long range, including a season-high four against Northern Arizona on Nov. 25 and at Iowa State on Jan. 11.
• Glenn is the 15th player in program history and the seventh in the Jeff Mittie era to tally 75 or more career 3-point field goals made and 80 or more career steals.
• A season ago, Glenn was second on the team in 3-point field goals made (42) and 3-point field goal percentage (.302). 
• 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.

Gregory Scores It
• Guard Gabby Gregory has been a dynamic addition to the K-State lineup this season.
• In her career, Gregory has scored 1,133 points (12.6 ppg). She is the first player to transfer to K-State and reach the 1,000-point mark in her collegiate career. She ranks eighth among active Big 12 players for career points scored and is 11th among active players for career scoring average.
• This season, Gregory leads the Big 12 in scoring by averaging 19.3 points on a .403 field goal percentage, including a .311 three-point percentage and an .851 free throw percentage.
• Gregory ranks 25th in the nation in scoring average and is 21st in the nation for total points scored (348). This is Gregory's third career season with 300 or more points scored. Her single-season career-high is 398 points in the 2020-21 season.
• She leads the Big 12 in games with 20 or more points (11) and games with 30 or more points (2).
• The product of Tulsa, Oklahoma, earned her first career Big 12 Player of the Week honor following the first week, as she averaged 22.0 points per contest on a 50.0 percent field goal percentage including a 40.0 percent effort from 3-point range, a 90.9 percent effort from the foul line, 8.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists.

Generating Offense from Defense
• Kansas State has used an opportunistic defense to create additional offensive chances this season.
• K-State's opponents have turned the ball over 320 times (16.8 topg). K-State ranks third in the Big 12 in turnover margin at +3.63. 
• The Wildcats have tallied 310 points off opponent turnovers (16.3 per game | 0.97 points per turnover). The 310 points are 22.8 percent of K-State's overall point total. 
• K-State has a +103 margin in points off turnovers compared to its opponents (310-207).
• The Wildcats have six games with 20 or more points off turnovers, including a season-high 32 against Kansas City on Dec. 7. The 32 points off turnovers marked the most since the Wildcats score 34 points off turnovers by Central Arkansas on Nov. 9, 2021.
• K-State has nine games with 25 percent or more of its points off turnovers, including a season-high 44.4 percent against Kansas City on Dec. 7.

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