K-State Ends 2022-23 Road Slate at (16/11) Oklahoma

GAME 30
K-State (16-13, 5-11 Big 12) at (16/11) Oklahoma (22-5, 12-4 Big 12)
March 1, 2023 | 6 p.m. | Lloyd Noble Center (12,000) | Norman, Okla.

Television
ESPN+ on Sooner Vision
Play-by-Play: Chad McKee
Analyst: Dan Hughes

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

Live Stats
kstatesports.com

Series History vs. Oklahoma
• Oklahoma leads the series with K-State, 43-31.
• Head coach Jeff Mittie is 10-19 against Oklahoma in his career.
• K-State has won six of the last 12 meetings.

MANHATTAN, Kansas - K-State (16-13, 5-11 Big 12) ends a two-game road trip and starts the month of March on Wednesday night, as the Wildcats visit Norman, Oklahoma, to face Oklahoma (22-5, 12-4 Big 12) at 6 p.m.

• Wednesday's game airs on ESPN+ on Sooner Vision, as Chad McKee (play-by-play) and Dan Hughes (analyst) will have the call.

Starting 5
Five names, numbers or storylines about K-State WBB
1. Sundell Named Big 12 Player of the Week
• Sophomore guard Serena Sundell collected her first career Big 12 Player of the Week honor on Feb. 27. Sundell averaged a league-best 22.5 points on 73.9 percent shooting with 5.5 assists, 4.5 rebounds and 3.5 steals.
2. K-State Climbing Free Throw Chart
• The Wildcats have made 466 free throws this season, tied for the fourth-highest single-season total in school history (1989-90). As a program, K-State has made 475 or more free throws twice (478, 1986-87; 506, 1983-84).
3. Gregory Surpasses 500-Point Mark
• Senior Gabby Gregory was the first player in the Big 12 this season to reach the 500-point mark and leads the league with a career-high 542 points. She is the fifth Wildcat to register 500 or more points in a season since 2014-15.
4. 60x2 From Long Range
• The tandem of Gabby Gregory (68) and Jaelyn Glenn (60) are the first pair of K-State teammates to make 60 or more 3-point field goals in the same season since the 2012-13 squad featured three.
5. Quick Handed Trio
• The sophomore trio of Brylee and Jaelyn Glenn and Serena Sundell have combined for 170 steals (Jaelyn - 67; Brylee - 53; Sundell - 50). Jaelyn leads the Big 12 in total steals, while Brylee is fourth and Sundell is sixth. The trio have combined for the most steals among three teammates in the Big 12 this season.

Number to Know
218 | 750

• K-State has fired away from beyond the arc this season. The Wildcats are 218-of-750 (.291) from 3-point range.
• The 750 attempts are the second-most 3-point field goals attempted in program history, trailing the record of 1,077 in the 2012-13 season.
• The 218 three-point field goals made this season are tied for seventh in school history and the highest since the 2017-18 season when K-State made 225.
• K-State's 7.52 three-point field goals made per game ranks third in school history for a single-season.

At a Glance: Oklahoma
• (16/11) Oklahoma (22-5, 12-4 Big 12) enters Wednesday's matchup following a 67-45 home loss to (19/20) Texas on Saturday.
• The Sooners lead the Big 12 in scoring offense with 85.19 points per game. Oklahoma has scored 80 or more points in 19 games this season.
• Oklahoma is guided on the sideline by second-year head coach Jennie Baranczyk. The 2004 graduate of Iowa owns a career record of 239-110 (.685) including a 47-14 (.770) mark in Norman.
• The Sooners are led in scoring by Madi Williams and Ana Llanusa.
• Williams, a redshirt senior guard from Fort Worth, Texas, is averaging 16.0 points on a .522 field goal percentage and 6.0 rebounds.
• Llanusa, a redshirt senior guard from Choctaw, Okla., is averaging 12.6 points per game.

Last Time Out
at West Virginia 67, K-State 58 (Feb. 25, 2023; Morgantown, W. Va.)
• The Wildcats overcame a 19-point first half deficit to square the game early in the fourth quarter but ran out of momentum to capture its first road win of 2022-23.
• Dating back to its loss at NC State in the 2022 NCAA Tournament, K-State has lost nine straight road games.
• Serena Sundell led K-State with 21 points, four assists, four rebounds, three steals and two blocks. Jaelyn Glenn added 12 points and Eliza Maupin chipped in with 11 points and nine rebounds off the bench.

Marching Toward the Finish Line
• During the third month of the year but the final month of the basketball season, K-State owns a 135-100 (.574) record in March.
• K-State head coach Jeff Mittie is 18-16 (.529) in the month of March during his time in Manhattan.

Wildcats Picking Pockets
• Kansas State has displayed quick hands this season, as the Wildcats are third in the Big 12 in steals per game (9.1 spg).
• The Wildcats have pocketed 265 steals this season, the most since the 2018-19 season (271). Of the 486 opponent turnovers, 52.8 percent have come by way of a K-State steal.
• According to HerHoopStats.com, K-State ranks third in the Big 12 with a steal rate (percent of opponent plays that result in a steal) of 10.9 percent. During the Jeff Mittie era at K-State, the 2022-23 steal rate ranks tied for second over the nine-season span, trailing the 2014-15 season (14.4 percent) and equaling the 2015-16 season (10.9 percent).
• The Wildcats own 12 games with 10 or more steals, including a season-high of 20 against Kansas City on Dec. 7. This marked the most steals by the Wildcats since Dec. 22, 2014, against Abilene Christian (24).
• K-State features three players with 50 or more steals this season: Jaelyn Glenn (67), Brylee Glenn (53) and Serena Sundell (50). The trio has the most combined steals of any three teammates in the Big 12 this season.
• This season marks the first since 2017-18 to feature three players with 50 or more steals in a season.

Wildcats Solid From the Arc
• K-State is firing away from beyond the arc, as they have tallied a 218-of-750 (.291) effort from long range. The Wildcats are receiving 31.8 percent of its points from 3-point range, which ranks third in the Big 12 and ninth among Power 5 schools.
• The Wildcats have made 218 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 218 three-point field goals made are tied for the seventh-most in school history and the most since the 2017-18 season when K-State made 225.
• With its 750 three-point attempts this season, K-State ranks second in school history for 3-point attempts in a season. This is the third season in school history with 700 or more three-point attempts and the first in the Mittie era.
• K-State's 7.52 three-point field goals made per game ranks fourth in the Big 12 this season and is the third-highest per game average for a single-season in school history.
• 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 199 times in 283 total games including 31 games with 10 or more connections (27-4) from deep.
• In the nine seasons under Mittie, K-State has buried 1,709 three-pointers which is 6.04 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 60-of-168 (.357) from 3-point range this season. Her 60 three-point field goals made this season are a personal single-season high.
• This season, she has a career-best 20 games with two or more connections from long range, including a season-high four against Northern Arizona on Nov. 25, at Iowa State on Jan. 11 and at West Virginia on Feb. 25.
• She ranks 10th in the Big 12 in 3-point field goals made per game (2.07).
• Glenn is unique nationally, as she is one of two players currently in NCAA Division I with 60 or more 3-point field goals made and 60 or more steals.
• Glenn is the 10th player in program history and the fourth in the Jeff Mittie era to tally 100 or more career 3-point field goals made and 100 or more career steals.
• In her career, Glenn is 102-of-307 (.332) from long range. She has 31 career games with two or more connections from 3-point range including five 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 Sizzling
• In addition to her distribution skills, guard Serena Sundell adds a scoring punch to the K-State lineup.
• Sundell is second on the team and 11th in the Big 12 in scoring with 13.17 points per game. In Big 12 games, she is averaging 14.19 points and ranks 13th in the league.
• Sundell has recorded a personal career-high 382 points this season.
• This season, the product of Maryville, Missouri, has scored in double figures in 20 games including six games with 20 or more points.
• Sundell earned Big 12 Player of the Week honors for the first time in her career by leading the Big 12 in scoring (22.5) during the week of games on Feb. 20-26.
• Against Kansas on Feb. 22, Sundell registered the most unique stat line in the nation. According to HerHoopStats.com, Sundell is the only player this season and one of four since 2009-10 to record 24 points on 80 percent shooting and also recording seven assists, five rebounds, four steals and one block.
• At West Virginia, Sundell carded 21 points on 9-of-13 shooting.
• At Texas Tech on Feb. 5, Sundell set a new career-high as she scored 27 points on 5-of-7 shooting from the field and a career-best 16-of-18 effort from the foul line.
• Against Iowa on Nov. 17, Sundell registered 24 points on 9-of-19 shooting including 5-of-7 from the foul line.
• Sundell finished the 2021-22 season second on the team and 20th in the Big 12 in scoring (351 points; 10.6 ppg) and led the team in 3-point field goals made (53). She had 19 games with 10 or more points including four efforts with 20 or more points.
• Sundell was the first freshman guard in school history to register 350 or more points, 175 or more assists and 100 or more rebounds.
• Sundell's 351 points in the 2021-22 season ranked 10th in program history for points in a freshman season.

Gregory Scores It
• Guard Gabby Gregory has been a dynamic addition to the K-State lineup this season.
• In her career, Gregory has scored 1,327 points (13.3 ppg). She is the first player to transfer to K-State and then reach the 1,000-point mark in her collegiate career. She ranks seventh among active Big 12 players for career points scored and is ninth among active players for career scoring average.
• This season, Gregory leads the Big 12 in total points scored with a career-high 542 points and is second in the league in scoring average (19.36 ppg). She is shooting .405 from the field, including a .315 three-point percentage and an .863 free throw percentage.
• Gregory ranks 25th in the nation in scoring average and 28th for total points scored. This is Gregory's third career season with 300 or more points scored and is a new career single-season high.
• She leads the Big 12 in games with 20 or more points (17) and games with 30 or more points (2).
• Gregory's 542 points this season represents 40.8 percent of her collegiate point total. Her 542 points are the third-most in the Jeff Mittie era. She is the fifth Wildcat to score 500 or more points in a season since the 2014-15 season.
• In league-only games, Gregory ranks third in the Big 12 in scoring average (17.93 ppg).
• 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.

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• K-State senior guard Gabby Gregory is one of two players in the nation currently averaging 19 or more points, 5 or more rebounds, 2 or more assists and shooting 85 percent or better from the free throw line.
• If Gregory were to end this season with these averages, she would be the first Wildcat since Kendra Wecker in the 2004-05 season to achieve this feat.
• Since the 2009-10 season, only two players at Big 12 programs have ended a season with averages of 19 or more points, 5 or more rebounds, 2 or more assists and shot 85 percent or better from the free throw line (Bridget Carleton, Iowa State, 2018-19; Ashley Joens, Iowa State; 2020-21).

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Players Mentioned

Brylee Glenn

Jaelyn Glenn

Gabby Gregory

Eliza Maupin

Rachel Ranke

Serena Sundell

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