K-State Hosts Wichita State in WNIT First Round

GAME 34 | 2023 Postseason WNIT - First Round
Wichita State (18-14, 6-10 AAC) at K-State (17-16, 5-13 Big 12)
March 16, 2023 | 6 p.m. | Bramlage Coliseum | Manhattan, Kan.

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

Radio
K-State Sports Network
Online: kstatesports.com
Play-by-Play: Wade Gerstner
Analyst: Kristin Waller

Live Stats
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Series History vs. Wichita State
• K-State leads the series with Wichita State, 41-8.
• Head coach Jeff Mittie is 3-2 in his career against Wichita State.
• K-State is 20-4 against the Shockers in games played in Manhattan.
• The Wildcats have won six of the last nine meetings in the series.
• The Wildcats are 53-13 against current members of the AAC.

MANHATTAN, Kansas - K-State (17-16) will make its seventh Postseason WNIT appearance, as the Wildcats host Wichita State (18-14) on Thursday night at 6 p.m., in Bramlage Coliseum.

• Thursday's game airs on Big 12 Now on ESPN+, as Brian Smoller (play-by-play), Missy Heidrick (analyst) and Jazsmin Halliburton (sideline) will have the call.

Starting 5
Five names, numbers or storylines about K-State WBB
1. Wildcats in the WNIT
• K-State is 16-5 in its six previous appearances in the Postseason WNIT. The Wildcats have reached the semifinals of the Postseason WNIT three times, which included winning the title in 2006.
2. Gregory, Sundell Earn Big 12 Honors
• Gabby Gregory and Serena Sundell collected All-Big 12 honors from the league's coaches. Gregory earned her first career All-Big 12 First Team citation, while Sundell was named to the All-Big 12 Honorable Mention for the second straight season.
3. K-State Sets Free Throw Record
• The Wildcats have set the school record for free throws made in a season with 522. K-State is one of eight teams in the nation with 500 or more made free throws this season and ranks second.
4. Gregory Improvement
• Senior Gabby Gregory has improved her scoring average by +16.0 points per game from the 2021-22 season at Oklahoma (2.6 ppg) to the 2022-23 season at K-State (18.6 ppg).
5. 20x5 From Long Range
• With one made 3-pointer by Serena Sundell, K-State will register the third season in program history with five or more Wildcats with 20 or more 3-point field goals made in a season (2002-03 & 2009-10).

Number to Know
2,315

• K-State has recorded 2,315 points this season, the sixth time in the Jeff Mittie era in which the Wildcats scored 2,000 or more points in a season.
• K-State's point total this season ranks 13th in program history and the most under Mittie.
• The 2,315 points this season marks the first time since the 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons in which K-State tallied consecutive seasons with 2,000 or more points.

At a Glance: Wichita State
• Wichita State (18-14, 6-10 American) enters Thursday's Potseason WNIT first round game after falling to Houston, 72-64, in the semifinals of the American Athletic Conference tournament.
• Wichita State is guided on the sideline by sixth-year head coach Keitha Adams. The 1989 graduate of Southwestern College owns a career record of 364-301 (.547) including an 80-92 (.465) mark in Wichita.
• The Shockers feature three players averaging double figures led by the senior forward tandem of Jane Asinde and Trajata Colbert.
• Asinde, a 2023 All-Conference Third Team selection, is averaging 13.2 points per game, 10.0 rebounds per game and 2.0 blocks per game this season.
• Colbert, also a 2023 All-Conference recipient, is averaging 12.4 points and 7.8 rebounds.

Last Time Out
vs. (15/16) Texas 60, K-State 42 (March 10, 2023; Kansas City, Mo.)
• The Wildcats held the Longhorns to 18 first half points and a .167 field goal percentage to square the game at 18. Texas used a 42-24 second half to down K-State.
• K-State advance one round in the Big 12 Championship for the 19th time in 26 events.
• Sophomore Jaelyn Glenn led K-State with 15 points against the Longhorns.

K-State Top-20 in NCAA History for Wins
• K-State is in its 55th season of action and ranks among the top programs in NCAA history for all-time wins.
• K-State's all-time record stands at 1,015-655 (.608) and the Wildcats entered the 2022-23 season ranked 19th in NCAA Division I women's basketball history for program wins. The Wildcats were the 19th program in NCAA Division I history to reach 1,000 or more wins as a program and the third among the Big 12 (Texas, Baylor). K-State is averaging 18.5 wins per season.
• Kansas State is one of four teams in the nation to be guided by an active head coach with 600 or more career wins and the program has surpassed the 1,000-win mark (Stanford, UConn, NC State).
• The Wildcats have accumulated 26 20-win seasons and have secured 378 victories inside Bramlage Coliseum.
• K-State has 219 wins in the Big 12 Conference.
• Kansas State has registered 226 victories when they were ranked in the Associated Press top-25 poll and achieved 87 wins against teams ranked in the AP poll.

Wildcats With 375+ Wins in Bramlage
• K-State is 378-154 (.711) all-time inside Bramlage Coliseum, which is in its 35th season of existence.
• The Wildcats own a 13-4 record at home this season and tied the longest home-court winning streak in the Jeff Mittie era to open the season with nine wins.
• This is the 32nd time in program history that the Wildcats reached double figures in home victories. It marked the 24th season K-State has won 10 or more games in Bramlage.
• Over the last two seasons, K-State is 27-7 in home contests. The 27 wins are tied for the second-most in the Mittie era over a two-season span.
• In the 2021-22 season K-State finished with a 14-3 (.824) mark at home. The 14 home wins were the most since the 2016-17 season (14-4). The winning percentage of .824 was the highest since the 2010-11 season (.867; 13-2).
• In his career in games played in his home venue, Mittie is 381-111 (.775) including an 108-46 (.701) record at K-State.
• Kansas State has protected Bramlage Coliseum with determination against non-conference foes with a record of 219-29 (.883) with an active 19-game winning streak against non-con opponents. Mittie is 65-8 (.890) in non-conference games in Bramlage Coliseum.

Marching Toward the Finish Line
• During the third month of the year but the final month of the basketball season, K-State owns a 136-103 (.569) record in March.
• K-State head coach Jeff Mittie is 19-19 (.500) in the month of March during his time in Manhattan.

Halftime Lead = K-State 'W'
• Since the 2001-02 season, K-State is 353-49 (.878) when leading at the break, including an 14-0 record this season.
• K-State is 127-16 (.888) when leading at the break under head coach Jeff Mittie.
• Since the start of the 2007-08 season, K-State is 258-17 (.938) when leading with five minutes to play including a 142-6 (.959) record under Mittie.

Wildcats Picking Pockets
• Kansas State has displayed quick hands this season, as the Wildcats are second in the Big 12 in steals per game (9.39 spg).
• The Wildcats have pocketed 310 steals this season, the most since the 2014-15 season (374). Of the 569 opponent turnovers, 54.4 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 11.0 percent. During the Jeff Mittie era at K-State, the 2022-23 steal rate ranks second over the nine-season span, trailing the 2014-15 season (14.4 percent).
• The Wildcats own 14 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 (81), Serena Sundell (61) and Brylee Glenn (58). The trio has the most combined steals of any three teammates in the Big 12 this season (200).
• This season marks the third time since 2009-10 and first since 2017-18 to feature three players with 50 or more steals.

Gregory, Sundell Potent Tandem
• K-State's duo of Gabby Gregory (595) and Serena Sundell (455) have combined for 1,050 points this season.
• Gregory and Sundell are the 10th tandem in school history to combine to score 1,000 or more points in a season (min. 400+ points by each player).
• Gregory and Sundell are responsible for 45.4 percent of K-State's point total this season and lead the Big 12 for responsibility of total points.

Cats Cash in at the Charity Stripe
• Kansas State continues to earn trips to the free throw line, which is a trend during head coach Jeff Mittie's time at K-State.
• The Wildcats are shooting 76.4 percent (522-of-683) from the foul line this season.
• The 522 free throws made are a school record. K-State's free throw percentage of .764 would establish a new school record for single-season free throw percentage.
• K-State leads the Big 12 and ranks second in the nation in free throws made. K-State has recorded 22.5 percent of its points this season from the foul line, which ranks 27th in the nation and first among Power 5 programs.
• Kansas State ranks second in the Big 12 and is 38th in the nation for free throw percentage. The Wildcats average 15.8 free throws made per game on 20.7 attempts.
• K-State has shot 80.0 percent or better from the line 13 times this season (8-5), including a high of 94.7 percent (18-of-19) against South Dakota State on Dec. 10.
• The Wildcats have made 20 or more free throws in a game seven times this season (5-2).
• Against Northern Arizona on Nov. 25, the Wildcats made a season-high 28 free throws and attempted 39 freebies. The 39 attempts were the most in the Mittie era and the most since K-State attempted 41 against Colorado on Jan. 13, 1990.
• The 28 made foul shots were the most since K-State made 29 against TCU on March 1, 2021.
• Gabby Gregory (151) and Serena Sundell (148) are the first K-State teammates to make 125 or more free throws in the same season.
• Gregory and Sundell rank second and fourth, respectively, in the Big 12 this season for free throws made.
• Gregory's 151 free throws made are second in school history for a single season and set a new school record for free throws made in a senior season.
• Gregory is the only player in the Big 12 and one of seven in the nation to make 150 or more free throws and shoot 84.0 percent or better from the free throw line.
• Sundell's 148 free throws made ranks third in school history for free throws made in a season.

Glenn First Wildcat to Reach Rare Line
• K-State sophomore guard Jaelyn Glenn has registered her first season with 375 or more points, 175 or more rebounds and 80 or more steals.
• Glenn is the only player in the Big 12 to reach these marks this season and one of just six players nationally. She is the only player from a Power 5 conference to notch these totals this season.
• Glenn is the only Wildcat in program history to reach these statistical markers in a season.

Glenn Gains Possession
• Jaelyn Glenn has moved into the conversation this season as one of the Big 12 Conference's top defenders.
• In the 2022-23 season, Glenn has tallied a team-high 81 steals (2.45 spg).
• Glenn leads the Big 12 in steals per game. She paces the Big 12 and is 17th in the nation, tied for second among Power 5 conferences, for total steals (81).
• Glenn's 81 steals are the most by a Wildcat since Carlisa Thomas registered 119 steals in the 1986-87 season. In the Jeff Mittie era, Glenn has carded the most steals of any Wildcat since 2014-15.
• Glenn has pocketed two or more steals in a game a career-best 24 times this season including nine games with four or more. At Iowa State on Jan. 11 and at Oklahoma on March 1, Glenn tied her career-high with six steals. She is fourth in school history for career games with five or more steals with seven.
• The last Wildcats to average two or more steals for a season was Ashia Woods (2.2 spg) and Shaelyn Martin in the 2014-15 season.
• For her career, Glenn has registered 127 steals (1.95 spg) and ranks sixth in school history for steals per game. She possesses 35 games with two or more steals including 12 games with four or more steals.
• In the 2021-22 season, Glenn led K-State in steals with 1.4 per game and 46 total thefts.
• Glenn set her career-high with six steals against Texas Tech on Feb. 5, 2022.

Glow of Sundell
• Serena Sundell owns the most diverse stat line in the Big 12 in the 2022-23 season.
• Sundell is the only player in the Big 12 and one of three in the nation (Tishara Morehouse, Florida Gulf Coast; Kaylynne Truong, Gonzaga) this season with 450 or more points, 150 or more assists and 50 or more steals. When including her 148 free throws made, Sundell is the only player in the nation with 450 or more points, 150 or more assists, 125 or more free throws made and 50 or more steals.
• Since 2009-10, she is the second Wildcat to achieve these marks in a single-season (Kayla Goth, 2017-18).
• The guard from Maryville, Missouri, has achieved career-highs in scoring, field goals made, field goal percentage, free throws made and attempted, rebounds and steals.

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 168 assists (5.09 apg) including a season-high 10 against Oklahoma State on Jan. 4.
• Sundell ranks fourth in the Big 12 in assists per game and eighth in assist to turnover ratio (1.51). In Big 12 action, Sundell averaged 5.06 assists and ranked fourth in the category.
• Sundell's 168 assists this season ranks second in program history for assists in a sophomore season.
• She has 40 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 344 and ranks 12th on the K-State career assists list. She is the 13th player in program history with 325 or more career assists. Sundell is the second player in program history (Shalee Lehning, 368) with 325 or more assists by the conclusion of their sophomore season.
• Her career assist to turnover ratio of 1.70 is fifth in program history (min. 100 career assists).
• The 2022 All-Big 12 Honorable Mention recipient handed out 176 assists (5.3 apg) and had 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.
• 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 is second in the Big 12 with a career-best 18 games of 20 or more points. K-State is 14-4 in games in which Gregory scores 20 or more points.
• 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 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 26 times (18 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.

Gregory's Stat Line Amongst Best in Nation
• K-State senior guard Gabby Gregory has registered her first career season with 575 or more points, 150 or more free throws made and 70 or more 3-point field goals made.
• Gregory is one of four players in the nation this season with 575 or more points, 150 or more free throws made and 70 or more 3-point field goals made (Caitlin Clark, Iowa; Destiny Leo, Cleveland State; Ashley Joens, Iowa 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 (sixth time) since the 2009-10 season to register 575 or more points, 150 or more free throws and 70 or more 3-point field goals made in a season.

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Serena Sundell

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