K-State Travels to TCU for Saturday Tussle

GAME 27
K-State (15-11, 4-9 Big 12) at TCU (6-18, 0-13 Big 12)
February 18, 2023 | 5 p.m. | Schollmaier Arena (6,700) | Fort Worth, Texas

Television
Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Play-by-Play: John Liddle
Analyst: Whitney Hand

Radio
K-State Sports Network
Online: kstatesports.com
Play-by-Play: Brian Smoller
Analyst: Randy Peterson

Live Stats
kstatesports.com

Series History vs. TCU
• The series between the schools is tied, 11-11.
• Head coach Jeff Mittie is 11-8 against TCU.
• K-State has won four straight in the series.

MANHATTAN, Kansas - K-State (15-11, 4-9 Big 12) will make its final trip to the state of Texas in the 2022-23 season, as the Wildcats visit TCU (6-18, 0-13) on Saturday at 5 p.m.

• Saturday's game airs on Big 12 Now on ESPN+, as John Liddle (play-by-play) and Whitney Hand (analyst) will have the call.

Starting 5
Five names, numbers or storylines about K-State WBB
1. Gregory Named to Staley Award List
• Senior Gabby Gregory has been named to the 2022-23 Dawn Staley Award Later Season Watch List. Since 2013, the award has been given to the nation's best guard. Gregory is the first Wildcat to be a candidate for this award.
2. 200 From the Arc
• K-State has made 200 or more 3-point field goals (201) for the third time in the Jeff Mittie era (2015-16 & 2017-18) and the 12th time in the history of the program.
3. K-State Ahead of Charity Record
• The Wildcats are shooting 78.5 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.
4. 20x4
• K-State scored 20 or more points in all four quarters against Baylor on Wednesday. This marked the first time since Feb. 24, 2018, against Kansas in which the Wildcats scored 20 or more points in all four frames. This season, the Wildcats have scored 20 or more points in a quarter 39 times.
5. Quick Handed Sisters
• The sophomore sister duo of Brylee and Jaelyn Glenn have combined for 108 steals (Jaelyn - 62; Brylee - 46). Jaelyn leads the Big 12 in total steals, while Brylee is fourth. The pair have combined for the most steals among two teammates in the Big 12 this season.

Number to Know
600 | 300

• K-State sophomore guard Serena Sundell has recorded 300 or more career assists, becoming the 15th player in program history to reach the mark.
• Sundell is the first player during Jeff Mittie's tenure at K-State to register 300 or more career assists by the conclusion of their sophomore season. In total, Sundell is the third Wildcat with 300 or more assists by the conclusion of their sophomore season (Shalee Lehning, 368; Megan Mahoney, 321).
• Sundell is the second Wildcat in program history to register 600 or more career points and 300 or more career assists at the conclusion of their sophomore season.
• Sundell ranks 15 on the K-State career assists list.
• Among active Big 12 players, Sundell ranks third for career assists per game (5.15).

At a Glance: TCU
• TCU (6-18, 0-13 Big 12) enters Saturday's game with a 13-game losing streak following a 70-50 loss at Texas on Feb. 11.
• The Horned Frogs are guided on the sideline by ninth-year head coach Raegan Pebley. The 1997 graduate of Colorado owns a 139-123 (.531) record at TCU and four trips to the Postseason WNIT.
• TCU features a pair of players averaging double figures this season: grad transfers Tomi Taiwo and Lucy Ibeh.
• Taiwo joined the Horned Frogs in the offseason from Iowa and is averaging 14.4 points.
• Ibeh came to TCU from Central Arkansas and is averaging 10.2 points.

Last Time Out
at K-State 87, Baylor 68 (Feb. 15, 2023; Manhattan, Kan.)
• The Wildcats shot a season-high 60.4 percent from the field and scored the second-most points against the Bears in the history of the series.
• K-State's 19-point margin of victory was its largest against Baylor since Jan. 27, 2004.
• Gabby Gregory recorded a double-double with 26 points and 10 rebounds. The sophomore trio of Brylee Glenn, Jaelyn Glenn and Serena Sundell combined for 45 points with Sundell notching 20 points, six assists and five steals.

Wildcats on the Road
• K-State has a 286-317 (.474) record in road games during the program's 55-year history.
• Since the 2000-01 season, K-State owns a 126-138 (.477) mark in road contests. K-State is 20-32 (.385) in the last five seasons in road games.
• In his career in games played on the road, head coach Jeff Mittie is 162-197 (.451) including a 37-60 (.381) mark during his time at K-State.
• In the 2021-22 season, the Wildcats were 5-10 in road games, which included a four-game road winning streak from mid-December to mid-January. This was the longest road winning streak for K-State since the end of the 2018-19 regular season. The five wins were the most since the 2019-20 season.

Sky-High Field Goal Percentage
• When K-State shoots 50.0 percent or better in the Jeff Mittie era, Kansas State has been victorious. Since the 2014-15 season, the Wildcats are 29-4 (.879) when shooting 50.0 percent or better.
• K-State shot a season-high 60.4 percent from the field against Baylor on Feb. 15. The field goal percentage of 60.4 percent was the highest for a K-State team since Dec. 3, 2019, when the Wildcats shot 64.9 percent against UIW, which is the top field goal percentage in the Mittie era.
• This season, K-State is shooting 40.3 percent from the field.

Wildcats Solid From the Arc
• K-State is firing away from beyond the arc, as they have tallied a 201-of-675 (.298) effort from long range. The Wildcats are receiving 32.2 percent of its points from 3-point range.
• The Wildcats have made 201 three-point field goals, surpassing the 200-mark for the 12th time in program history and the third time in the Jeff Mittie era.
• K-State's 7.7 three-point field goals made per game ranks fourth in the Big 12 this season and is the highest per game average in the nine seasons under Mittie. The previous high stands at 6.8 during the 2015-16 season.
• The Wildcats have made a season-high 12 three-pointers twice this season: against Clemson on Nov. 24 (12-of-28, .429) and at Kansas on Jan. 29 (12-of-34, .353). The 12 connections were the most since making 12 at West Virginia on Jan. 8, 2022.
• Against Wisconsin on Nov. 11, K-State was 10-of-38 (.263) from beyond the arc. The 38 attempts were the most in a game during the Mittie era and the most since the Wildcats attempted 41 against Oklahoma State on Jan. 23, 2013.
• In the Mittie era, the Wildcats have made five or more 3-pointers in a game 196 times in 281 total games including 31 games with 10 or more connections (27-4) from deep.
• In the nine seasons under Mittie, K-State has buried 1,692 three-pointers which is 6.02 per game.

Glenn Finds the Range
• Jaelyn Glenn continues to be a perimeter threat for K-State.
• The guard from Kansas City, Missouri, is shooting 52-of-147 (.354) from 3-point range this season. Her 52 three-point field goals made this season are a personal single-season high.
• This season, she has 18 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.
• She ranks ninth in the Big 12 in 3-point field goals made per game (2.00).
• Glenn is unique nationally, as she is one of two players currently in NCAA Division I with 50 or more 3-point field goals made and 60 or more steals.
• Glenn is the 13th player in program history and the fourth in the Jeff Mittie era to tally 90 or more career 3-point field goals made and 100 or more career steals.
• In her career, Glenn is 94-of-286 (.329) from long range. She has 29 career games with two or more connections from 3-point range including four games with four or more.
• 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.

Sundell Sets the Table
• Serena Sundell has established herself at the point for K-State with her distribution skills.
• In the 2022-23 season, Sundell has handed out 128 assists (4.92 apg) including a season-high 10 against Oklahoma State on Jan. 4.
• Sundell ranks fourth in the Big 12 in assists per game and sixth in assist to turnover ratio (1.78). In Big 12 action, Sundell is averaging 4.69 assists and ranks fourth in the category.
• Sundell's 128 assists this season rank fifth in program history for assists in a sophomore season.
• She has 35 career games with five or more assists including three games with 10 or more assists with a career-high of 11 assists.
• Sundell's career total stands at 304 and ranks 15th on the K-State career assists list. She is the 15th player in program history with 300 or more career assists. Sundell is the third player in program history (Shalee Lehning; Megan Mahoney) with 300 or more assists by the conclusion of their sophomore season.
• Her career assist to turnover ratio of 1.82 is fourth in program history (min. 100 career assists).
• The 2022 All-Big 12 Honorable Mention recipient handed out 176 assists (5.3 apg) and a 1.85 assist to turnover ratio in her freshman season in 2021-22.
• Sundell's total of 176 assists ranked seventh in school history for a single season. Sundell was responsible for 32.3 percent of K-State's assists last season.
• Sundell was the second freshman in program history with 175 or more assists in their debut season and her total of 176 ranked second among K-State freshmen behind Shalee Lehning's school record of 189 in 2005-06.
• Sundell, a five-time Big 12 Freshman of the Week recipient in 2021-22, was third in the Big 12 and 20th in the nation for total assists. She was second in the Big 12 and 23rd in the nation for assists per game.
• Among the nation's freshmen, Sundell was second in total assists and assists per game.
• 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.

20 The Magic Number for Gregory
• Senior Gabby Gregory has established a personal single-season high for 20-point games.
• This season, Gregory leads the Big 12 with a career-best 16 games of 20 or more points. K-State is 12-4 in games in which Gregory scores 20 or more points.
• Since 2009-10, Gregory's rate of 20-point games in a K-State career (64.0) leads all Wildcats during this time frame.
• The school record for games in a season with 20 or more points was set by Brittany Chambers in the 2012-13 season at 22. Gregory is tied for third in program history for 20-point games in a season.
• This season, Gregory has scored 20 or more points in consecutive games nine times.
• In her collegiate career, Gregory has scored 20 or more points in a game 24 times (16 at K-State; 8 at Oklahoma).
• Earlier this season, Gregory recorded a streak of five straight games with 20 or more points scored from Dec. 10 to Jan. 11. Gregory's streak of 20 or more points was the longest by a Wildcat since Brittany Chambers set the school record for consecutive games with 20 or more points at nine in the 2012-13 season.
• The streak of 20-point games for Gregory was the longest of her career.

475 | 125 | 60
• K-State senior guard Gabby Gregory has registered her first career season with 475 or more points, 100 or more free throws made and 60 or more 3-point field goals made.
• Gregory is one of three players in the nation this season with 475 or more points, 125 or more free throws made and 60 or more 3-point field goals made (Caitlin Clark, Iowa; Destiny Leo, Cleveland State).
• Gregory is the only player in program history to reach these marks in a season.
• According to HerHoopsStats.com, Gregory is the fifth player in the Big 12 (seventh time) since the 2009-10 season to register 475 or more points, 125 or more free throws and 60 or more 3-point field goals made in a season.

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Players Mentioned

Brylee Glenn

Jaelyn Glenn

Gabby Gregory

Rachel Ranke

Serena Sundell

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