K-State Set for 2023 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship

GAME 32 | 2023 Phillips 66 Big 12 Women's Basketball Championship - First Round
K-State (16-15, 5-13 Big 12) vs. Texas Tech (18-13, 6-12 Big 12)
March 9, 2023 | 5 p.m. | Municipal Auditorium | Kansas City, Mo.

Television
Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Play-by-Play: Brenda VanLengen
Analyst: Holly Warlick

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

Live Stats
big12sports.com

Series History vs. Texas Tech
• K-State leads the series with Texas Tech, 28-17.
• Head coach Jeff Mittie is 18-8 in his career against Texas Tech.
• K-State has won 15 of the last 20 meetings in the series.

MANHATTAN, Kansas - K-State, the nine-seed, will compete in the 2023 Phillips 66 Big 12 Women's Basketball Championship first round against eight-seed Texas Tech on Thursday at 5 p.m. in Municipal Auditorium.

• Thursday's game will air on Big 12 Now on ESPN+, as Brenda VanLengen (play-by-play) and Holly Warlick (analyst) will have the call.

Starting 5
Five names, numbers or storylines about K-State WBB
1. Wildcats in the Big 12 Championships
• K-State is 21-25 in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Women's Basketball Championships and have advanced at least one round in 18 of the previous 25 championships.
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 Climbing Free Throw Chart
• With seven made free throws, the Wildcats break the school record of 506, set in the 1983-84 season. K-State is one of seven teams in the nation with 500 or more made free throws this season.
4. Gregory Improvement
• Senior Gabby Gregory has improved her scoring average by +16.1 points per game from the 2021-22 season at Oklahoma (2.6 ppg) to the 2022-23 season at K-State (18.7 ppg).
5. 20x5 From Long Range
• With one made 3-pointer by Serena Sundell, K-State will register just the third season in program history in which five or more Wildcats made 20 or more 3-point field goals in a season (2002-03 & 2009-10).

Number to Know
988

• K-State's duo of Gabby Gregory (561) and Serena Sundell (427) have combined for 988 points this season.
• With 12 points from either of them, Gregory and Sundell would become the 10th tandem in school history to combine to score 1,000 or more points in a season (min. 400+ points by each player).

At a Glance: Texas Tech
• Texas Tech (18-13, 6-12 Big 12) enters Thursday's Big 12 Championship first round game after falling at Iowa State, 76-52, in its regular season finale.
• Texas Tech is guided on the sideline by third-year head coach Krista Gerlich. The 1993 graduate of Texas Tech owns a career record of 328-194 (.628) including a 39-47 (.453) mark in Lubbock.
• The Lady Raiders feature one player averaging double figures, 2023 All-Big 12 First Team selection Bre'Amber Scott.
• Scott is averaging team-highs in scoring (16.7 ppg) and rebounding (6.1 rpg).

Last Time Out
at (12/17) Texas 80, at K-State 52 (March 4, 2023; Manhattan, Kan.)
• The Wildcats fell behind by 25 points at halftime and were unable to overcome the deficit in the second half.
• K-State capped its regular season home schedule with a 13-4 record.
• Sophomore Serena Sundell led K-State with 12 points and six assists. Senior Sarah Shematsi added 11 points, while senior Emilee Ebert chipped in with seven points on their Senior Day.

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 1,014-654 (.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.

20-Pt Quarters For the Wildcats
• Since the inception of the quarter system in the 2015-16 season, K-State owns an overall record of 109-56 (.661) when scoring 20 or more points in any quarter in a game.
• Since the 2015-16 season, K-State has registered 260 quarters with 20 or more points with a high of 43 in the 2017-18 and 2022-23 seasons.
• This season, the Wildcats have 43 quarters with 20 or more points including all four quarters against Baylor on Feb. 15. Prior to its win over Baylor, K-State last recorded four quarters with 20 or more points against Kansas on Feb. 24, 2018.
• Against Wisconsin in the fourth quarter and against Utah Tech in the first quarter, K-State registered 31 points in a frame. This marked the most points in a quarter since Jan. 23, 2022, against Oklahoma when K-State scored 32 points in the second quarter.

Wildcats Solid From the Arc
• K-State is firing away from beyond the arc, as they have tallied a 232-of-794 (.292) effort from long range. The Wildcats are receiving 31.7 percent of its points from 3-point range, which ranks fourth in the Big 12 and 10th among Power 5 schools.
• The Wildcats have made 232 three-point field goals, surpassing the 225-mark for the sixth time in program history and the second time in the Jeff Mittie era. K-State's 232 three-point field goals made are tied for the fifth-most in school history and the most since the 2012-13 season when K-State made a school record 325.
• With its 794 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 7.48 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 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 201 times in 286 total games including 31 games with 10 or more connections (27-4) from deep.
• In the nine seasons under Mittie, K-State has buried 1,723 three-pointers which is 6.02 per game.

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 77.4 percent (500-of-646) from the foul line this season.
• The 500 free throws made are the second most for a single season in program history, trailing the school record of 506 in 1983-84. K-State's free throw percentage of .774 would establish a new school record for single-season free throw percentage and rank tied for the seventh-highest among Big 12 members since the 1996-97 season.
• K-State leads the Big 12 and ranks seventh in the nation in free throws made. K-State has recorded 22.8 percent of its points this season from the foul line, which ranks 18th in the nation and first among Power 5 programs.
• Kansas State ranks second in the Big 12 and is 27th in the nation for free throw percentage. The Wildcats average 16.1 free throws made per game on 20.8 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.
• Serena Sundell (144) and Gabby Gregory (142) are the first K-State teammates to make 125 or more free throws in the same season.
• Sundell and Gregory rank second and third, respectively, in the
Big 12 this season for free throws made.
• Sundell's 144 free throws made ranks second in school history for free throws made in a season. Sundell set the school record for free throws made in a season by a guard.
• Gregory's 142 free throws made are third 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 140 or more free throws and shoot 84.0 percent or better from the free throw line.
• Last season, K-State shot 420-of-551 (.762) from the foul line. K-State is receiving 19.3 percent of its point total from the charity stripe.
• K-State's free throw percentage of 76.2 percent established a school record for team free throw percentage in a single-season.

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 two in the nation (Olivia Miles, Notre Dame) this season with 400 or more points, 150 or more assists and 50 or more steals. When including her 144 free throws made, Sundell is the only player in the nation with 400 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, twice).
• 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 158 assists (5.10 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 (1.55). In Big 12 action, Sundell averaged 5.06 assists and ranked fourth in the category.
• Sundell's 158 assists this season ranks third in program history for assists in a sophomore season.
• She has 38 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 334 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.

Gregory Scores It
• Guard Gabby Gregory has been a dynamic addition to the K-State lineup this season.
• In her career, Gregory has scored 1,346 points (13.2 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 is second in the Big 12 in total points scored with a career-high 561 points and is second in the league in scoring average (18.70 ppg). She is shooting .401 from the field, including a .313 three-point percentage and an .844 free throw percentage.
• Gregory has increased her scoring average by +16.1 points from the 2021-22 season (2.6 ppg) to the 2022-23 season (18.7).
• Gregory ranks 30th in the nation in scoring average and 32nd 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 second for games with 30 or more points (2).
• Gregory's 561 points this season represents 41.7 percent of her collegiate point total. Her 561 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 ranked third in the Big 12 in scoring average (16.94 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.

Dynamic Gregory
• K-State senior guard Gabby Gregory has registered her first career season with 550 or more points, 140 or more free throws made and 70 or more 3-point field goals made.
• Gregory is one of five players in the nation this season with 550 or more points, 140 or more free throws made and 70 or more 3-point field goals made (Caitlin Clark, Iowa; Destiny Leo, Cleveland State; Kahlaijah Dean, Sacramento 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 550 or more points, 140 or more free throws and 70 or more 3-point field goals made in a season.

All-Around Glenn
• K-State sophomore guard Jaelyn Glenn has registered her first season with 350 or more points, 150 or more rebounds and 75 or more steals.
• Glenn is the only player in the Big 12 to reach these marks this season and one of just nine players nationally to do so.
• Glenn is the fourth Wildcat (four times) in program history to reach these statistical markers in a season.

Maupin Emerges
• Freshman Eliza Maupin has emerged as a dynamic player off the bench late in the season for the Wildcats.
• Over the last six games, the forward from Webster Groves, Missouri, is averaging 7.8 points (47) on a .552 field goal percentage, 5.1 rebounds (36) and 0.8 blocks in 19.8 minutes of action.
• In her first 12 Big 12 games, Maupin had scored 17 points and pulled in 11 rebounds.
• For the season, Maupin is averaging 3.8 points on a .563 field goal percentage with 3.0 rebounds. She has five games with 10 or more points including a pair of double-doubles.

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Players Mentioned

Emilee Ebert

Jaelyn Glenn

Gabby Gregory

Eliza Maupin

Sarah Shematsi

Serena Sundell

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