Kansas State University Athletics
Wednesday, March 1
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K-State Upset Bid Comes Up Shy in Overtime
Mar 01, 2023 | Women's Basketball
NORMAN, Oklahoma – K-State rallied from a 22-point second quarter deficit to hold a four-point lead near the end of regulation, but (16/13) Oklahoma rallied to capture a 90-86 win in overtime at the Lloyd Noble Center on Wednesday night.
K-State (16-14, 5-12 Big 12) put four in double figures led by a career-high 33-points by sophomore guard Serena Sundell. The reigning Big 12 Player of the Week was 11-of-17 from the field, dished out four assists and pocketed three steals.
Sophomore Jaelyn Glenn carded 21 points, seven rebounds, tied her career-high with six steals and dished three assists.
Senior Gabby Gregory notched 16 points, six rebounds and three assists in her return to Norman. Freshman Eliza Maupin carded a career-high 14 points and chipped in with five rebounds, a steal and a block.
Oklahoma (23-5, 13-4) placed five in double figures and led by the bench effort of Skylar Vann with 23 points.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Oklahoma took control of the first quarter with an 18-2 run over the final 7:40 of the frame to build a 24-8 advantage at the end of the quarter. K-State shot 30.8 percent (4-of-13) from the field in the quarter and were held without a field goal for the final 4:38 of the quarter.
- The Sooners would increase its lead to 22, 30-8, with 8:30 to play in the second quarter and force a Wildcat timeout. The Wildcats would close to 13, 36-23, as Jaelyn Glenn made her second 3-pointer of the night with 3:29 remaining.
- Oklahoma would take the advantage back out to 20, 45-25, on a Taylor Robertson three-pointer but layups from Serena Sundell and Eliza Maupin closed the margin to 16, 45-29, at halftime.
- K-State raced back into the game with an 18-3 run in the third quarter to close the gap to four, 51-47, with 4:50 to play in the third quarter. During the run, Gabby Gregory hit her first three 3-pointers of the night including her third to force an Oklahoma timeout with under five minutes to play in the frame.
- The Wildcats would pull to within one point, 58-57, at the end of the third quarter, as K-State outscored the Sooners, 28-13. K-State would make eight of their final 10 shots from the field.
- Sundell's second 3-pointer of the night opened the scoring in the fourth quarter and gave K-State its first lead of the night, 60-58, with 9:01 to play. However, K-State went scoreless for the next three-plus minutes as the Sooners went back in front by six, 66-60, with 5:48 remaining in regulation.
- K-State went back in front, 72-70, on a Sundell layup with 2:05 remaining. The Wildcats increased its advantage to four, 77-73, on a pair of Jaelyn Glenn free throws with 27 seconds left.
- A layup by Oklahoma's Skylar Vann with two second remaining squared the game at 78 and sent the game to an extra session. The Wildcats were outscored 5-1 in the final 26 seconds.
- Oklahoma went in front on a three-pointer by Taylor Robertson to begin overtime late in the shot clock. The Sooners would hold the lead for the entirety of the overtime session.
- The Wildcats shot 43.5 percent (30-of-69) from the field, including 26.7 percent (8-of-30) from three-point range. K-State was an uncustomary 60.0 percent (18-of-30) from the foul line.
- Oklahoma ended the night shooting 42.3 percent (30-of-71) from the floor, including 37.5 percent (12-of-32) from 3-point range. The Sooners turned the ball over 26 times, including 18 from K-State steals, which led to a 35-12 advantage in points off turnovers for the Wildcats.
QUICK FACTS
- K-State trails in the series with Oklahoma, 31-44.
- Kansas State owns a 135-101 record in the month of March including an 18-17 mark in the Jeff Mittie era.
- K-State is 4-8 all-time against teams ranked 16th in the Associated Press top-25 poll.
TEAM NOTES
- Wednesday's starting five were Sarah Shematsi, Jaelyn Glenn, Serena Sundell, Brylee Glenn and Gabby Gregory. This was the 17th time this group started a game together this season (7-9). Sundell has started all 63 games in her K-State career. Jaelyn Glenn started her 59th career game and her 28th this season. Brylee Glenn recorded her 54th career start and the 27th this season. This was the 72nd career start for Gregory and her 26th at K-State. Shematsi tallied her 26th career start and her 24th at K-State.
- The Wildcats trailed at halftime, 45-29. This was the 17th time this season K-State trailed on the scoreboard after the first 20 minutes.
- K-State saw three or more players in double figures for points for the 25th time this season.
- With its eight 3-pointers made on Wednesday night, K-State has made 226 three-pointers this season. This season's three-point field goals made total are a new season-high in the Jeff Mittie era and the most since 2012-13 (325). This season is the sixth time in program history with 225 or more connections from 3-point range.
- With its 30 3-point attempts on Wednesday, K-State increased its season total for 3-point attempts to 780. The 780 attempts ranks second in school history for 3-point attempts in a season.
PLAYER NOTES
- Sundell reached double figures in points for the 21st time this season and the 40th time in her career. This was her first career game with 30 or more points and her 11th career game and her seventh this season with 20 or more. Sundell has scored 20 or more points in three straight games.
- Sundell remains in 13th on the K-State career assists list with 327. She has led K-State in assists in 50 of her 63 career games.
- Sundell carded three steals on Wednesday. This was her 22nd career game and her 13th this season with two or more steals.
- Jaelyn Glenn scored in double figures for the 22nd game this season and the 28th time in her career.
- Jaelyn Glenn notched 3 three-pointers on Wednesday. This was her 21st game this season and the 31st time in her career with two or more connections from 3-point range. For the season, Glenn has made 63 three-pointers which is a new personal single-season high.
- Eliza Maupin recorded her fifth career game with 10 or more points.
- Maupin recorded her seventh career game with five or more boards.
- Gregory tallied her 66th career game in double figures for points and her 25th at K-State.
- Gregory ended the night with three 3-pointers. This was her 22nd game this season and the 50th of her career with two or more connections from 3-point range. She improved her season total to 71 connections from beyond the arc. She is the first Wildcat to make 70 or more 3-pointers in a season since Rachel Ranke made 71 in the 2018-19 season.
UP NEXT
K-State ends its 2022-23 regular season schedule on Saturday afternoon, as the Wildcats host (12/17) Texas at 4 p.m. Saturday's game is Senior Day, as the Wildcats will honor seniors Emilee Ebert and Sarah Shematsi in a postgame ceremony. For tickets, call (800) 221 CATS or visit kstatesports.com/tickets.
Saturday's game will air on ESPN+ and can be heard on the K-State Sports Network.
K-State (16-14, 5-12 Big 12) put four in double figures led by a career-high 33-points by sophomore guard Serena Sundell. The reigning Big 12 Player of the Week was 11-of-17 from the field, dished out four assists and pocketed three steals.
Sophomore Jaelyn Glenn carded 21 points, seven rebounds, tied her career-high with six steals and dished three assists.
Senior Gabby Gregory notched 16 points, six rebounds and three assists in her return to Norman. Freshman Eliza Maupin carded a career-high 14 points and chipped in with five rebounds, a steal and a block.
Oklahoma (23-5, 13-4) placed five in double figures and led by the bench effort of Skylar Vann with 23 points.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Oklahoma took control of the first quarter with an 18-2 run over the final 7:40 of the frame to build a 24-8 advantage at the end of the quarter. K-State shot 30.8 percent (4-of-13) from the field in the quarter and were held without a field goal for the final 4:38 of the quarter.
- The Sooners would increase its lead to 22, 30-8, with 8:30 to play in the second quarter and force a Wildcat timeout. The Wildcats would close to 13, 36-23, as Jaelyn Glenn made her second 3-pointer of the night with 3:29 remaining.
- Oklahoma would take the advantage back out to 20, 45-25, on a Taylor Robertson three-pointer but layups from Serena Sundell and Eliza Maupin closed the margin to 16, 45-29, at halftime.
- K-State raced back into the game with an 18-3 run in the third quarter to close the gap to four, 51-47, with 4:50 to play in the third quarter. During the run, Gabby Gregory hit her first three 3-pointers of the night including her third to force an Oklahoma timeout with under five minutes to play in the frame.
- The Wildcats would pull to within one point, 58-57, at the end of the third quarter, as K-State outscored the Sooners, 28-13. K-State would make eight of their final 10 shots from the field.
- Sundell's second 3-pointer of the night opened the scoring in the fourth quarter and gave K-State its first lead of the night, 60-58, with 9:01 to play. However, K-State went scoreless for the next three-plus minutes as the Sooners went back in front by six, 66-60, with 5:48 remaining in regulation.
- K-State went back in front, 72-70, on a Sundell layup with 2:05 remaining. The Wildcats increased its advantage to four, 77-73, on a pair of Jaelyn Glenn free throws with 27 seconds left.
- A layup by Oklahoma's Skylar Vann with two second remaining squared the game at 78 and sent the game to an extra session. The Wildcats were outscored 5-1 in the final 26 seconds.
- Oklahoma went in front on a three-pointer by Taylor Robertson to begin overtime late in the shot clock. The Sooners would hold the lead for the entirety of the overtime session.
- The Wildcats shot 43.5 percent (30-of-69) from the field, including 26.7 percent (8-of-30) from three-point range. K-State was an uncustomary 60.0 percent (18-of-30) from the foul line.
- Oklahoma ended the night shooting 42.3 percent (30-of-71) from the floor, including 37.5 percent (12-of-32) from 3-point range. The Sooners turned the ball over 26 times, including 18 from K-State steals, which led to a 35-12 advantage in points off turnovers for the Wildcats.
QUICK FACTS
- K-State trails in the series with Oklahoma, 31-44.
- Kansas State owns a 135-101 record in the month of March including an 18-17 mark in the Jeff Mittie era.
- K-State is 4-8 all-time against teams ranked 16th in the Associated Press top-25 poll.
TEAM NOTES
- Wednesday's starting five were Sarah Shematsi, Jaelyn Glenn, Serena Sundell, Brylee Glenn and Gabby Gregory. This was the 17th time this group started a game together this season (7-9). Sundell has started all 63 games in her K-State career. Jaelyn Glenn started her 59th career game and her 28th this season. Brylee Glenn recorded her 54th career start and the 27th this season. This was the 72nd career start for Gregory and her 26th at K-State. Shematsi tallied her 26th career start and her 24th at K-State.
- The Wildcats trailed at halftime, 45-29. This was the 17th time this season K-State trailed on the scoreboard after the first 20 minutes.
- K-State saw three or more players in double figures for points for the 25th time this season.
- With its eight 3-pointers made on Wednesday night, K-State has made 226 three-pointers this season. This season's three-point field goals made total are a new season-high in the Jeff Mittie era and the most since 2012-13 (325). This season is the sixth time in program history with 225 or more connections from 3-point range.
- With its 30 3-point attempts on Wednesday, K-State increased its season total for 3-point attempts to 780. The 780 attempts ranks second in school history for 3-point attempts in a season.
PLAYER NOTES
- Sundell reached double figures in points for the 21st time this season and the 40th time in her career. This was her first career game with 30 or more points and her 11th career game and her seventh this season with 20 or more. Sundell has scored 20 or more points in three straight games.
- Sundell remains in 13th on the K-State career assists list with 327. She has led K-State in assists in 50 of her 63 career games.
- Sundell carded three steals on Wednesday. This was her 22nd career game and her 13th this season with two or more steals.
- Jaelyn Glenn scored in double figures for the 22nd game this season and the 28th time in her career.
- Jaelyn Glenn notched 3 three-pointers on Wednesday. This was her 21st game this season and the 31st time in her career with two or more connections from 3-point range. For the season, Glenn has made 63 three-pointers which is a new personal single-season high.
- Eliza Maupin recorded her fifth career game with 10 or more points.
- Maupin recorded her seventh career game with five or more boards.
- Gregory tallied her 66th career game in double figures for points and her 25th at K-State.
- Gregory ended the night with three 3-pointers. This was her 22nd game this season and the 50th of her career with two or more connections from 3-point range. She improved her season total to 71 connections from beyond the arc. She is the first Wildcat to make 70 or more 3-pointers in a season since Rachel Ranke made 71 in the 2018-19 season.
UP NEXT
K-State ends its 2022-23 regular season schedule on Saturday afternoon, as the Wildcats host (12/17) Texas at 4 p.m. Saturday's game is Senior Day, as the Wildcats will honor seniors Emilee Ebert and Sarah Shematsi in a postgame ceremony. For tickets, call (800) 221 CATS or visit kstatesports.com/tickets.
Saturday's game will air on ESPN+ and can be heard on the K-State Sports Network.
Team Stats
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FG%
.435
.423
3FG%
.267
.375
FT%
.600
.692
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11
3FGM
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FTM
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Pts
21
FGM
8
3FGM
3
FTM
2
Pts
16
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
3
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
4
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