(7/7) K-State Hosts Kansas Saturday in Dillons Sunflower Showdown

GAME #19
Kansas (9-8, 2-4 Big 12) at (7/7) K-State (17-1, 6-0 Big 12)
Saturday, January 20, 2024 | 1 p.m. | Bramlage Coliseum (11,010) | Manhattan, Kan.

PROMOTIONS & TICKETS
Promotions
Halftime: F-M Acro Team

Tickets
Call (800) 221-CATS or visit kstatesports.com

TELEVISION
Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Play-by-Play: Brian Smoller
Analyst: Missy Heidrick
Sideline: Hannah Whetstone

RADIO
K-State Sports Network
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Play-by-Play: Matt Walters
Analyst: Kaylee Page

Game also available on SiriusXM Channels 160 or 202 and the SiriusXM app

LIVE STATS
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SERIES HISTORY vs. Kansas
79-50
• The two teams have played at least twice every season since 1968-69.
• K-State leads the series with Kansas, 79-50.
• Head coach Jeff Mittie is 19-9 against Kansas, including a 16-4 record while coaching at K-State.
• Over the last 48 meetings, K-State is 38-10 against the Jayhawks.

MANHATTAN, Kansas - One of the longest continuous rivalries in all of women's college basketball is set for the 130th all-time meeting, as (7/7) K-State (17-1, 6-0 Big 12) hosts Kansas (9-8, 2-4) in the Dillons Sunflower Showdown on Saturday at 1 p.m.

• Saturday's game can be seen on Big 12 Now on ESPN+, as Brian Smoller (play-by-play), Missy Heidrick (analyst) and Hannah Whetstone (sideline) will have the call.

Starting 5
Five names, numbers or storylines about K-State women's basketball
1. K-State Among Top Defenses in Nation
• K-State leads the Big 12 and ranks seventh in the nation in scoring defense (51.61 ppg). The Wildcats lead the league and are second in the nation in field goal percentage defense (.317) and leads the nation in 3-point field goal percentage defense (.220). K-State has held 16 foes to under 60 points in a game this season.
2. We're Going Streaking!
• K-State has won 11 straight games, tied for the fifth-longest winning streak in program history and the longest since the 2008-09 squad won 14 consecutive games.
3. Cats Tops in Blocks
• K-State leads the Big 12 and is fifth in the nation for blocks per game (6.39). With five blocks, the Wildcats will reach 120 or more blocked shots for the 10th straight season.
4. Wildcats with Trio in 2k/1.5K/1K Club
• K-State features players with 2,000+ points (Ayoka Lee), 1,500+ points (Gabby Gregory) and 1,000+ points (Serena Sundell). K-State is the only Big 12 team this season with active 2,000-point, 1,500-point and 1,000-point scorers.
5. Sundell Nears top-5 in Assists
• With 10 assists, junior guard Serena Sundell will move into the top-five in program history for career assists. Sundell owns 446 career assists.

Number to Know
39
• K-State is 39-7 (.848) over the last three seasons in games played in Bramlage Coliseum.
• The 39 combined wins are second-most in a three-season span during the Jeff Mittie era.
• With one more home victory, this will be the fourth time in program history that K-State has won 40 or more home games in a three-season span.
• The home winning percentage of .848 over the last three seasons is the highest in the Mittie era.

Last Time Out
(7/7) K-State -, at TCU - (Jan. 17, 2024; Fort Worth, Texas)
• Due to a lack of healthy players, TCU canceled Wednesday's game against K-State.
• The Wildcats' Big 12 record improves to 6-0, but its overall record remains at 17-1 as the NCAA policy states the game is a no contest.

At a Glance: Kansas
• Kansas (9-8, 2-4 Big 12) enters Saturday's Dillons Sunflower Showdown following a road loss, 91-56, on Tuesday at (11/11) Texas. Kansas has lost four of its last six games.
• On the sideline, Kansas is led by eighth-year head coach Brandon Schneider. Schneider is 116-144 (.446) in his time in Lawrence. He guided the program to the 2022 NCAA Tournament and the 2023 Postseason WNIT title.
• The Jayhawks feature four players in double figures this season, led by freshman S'Mya Nichols and seniors Taiyanna Jackson, Zakiyah Franklin and Holly Kersgieter.
• Nichols paces the Jayhawks with 14.1 points per game and is shooting .476 from the floor. She tallied 14 points, five assists and three steals at Texas.
• Jackson paces Kansas in field goal percentage (.562), rebounding (9.9 rpg), blocked shots (2.6 bpg) and is second in scoring (12.4).
• Kersgeiter is third on the squad averaging 12.1 points per game. She leads the team in three-point field goals made with 37.
• Franklin is fourth on the team in scoring with 11.0 points per game. Against the Longhorns, Franklin tallied 11 points, four rebounds and two steals.

Wildcats Off to Fast Start
• Kansas State has opened the season with a 17-1 overall record.
• This is the best start for K-State in the Jeff Mittie era through the first 18 games and the best start for the Cats since 2008-09.
• In program history, K-State has opened a season 17-1 four times.

Wildcats Winning Streak
• K-State has pieced together one of the longest winning streaks in program history with its active 11-game winning streak.
• This is the longest winning streak in the Jeff Mittie era and is tied for the fifth-longest in school history.
• This is the 10th double-digit winning streak in school history and the longest since the 2008-09 season when the Wildcats carded a 14-game winning streak.
• K-State's winning streak is tied for the fourth-longest active winning streak in the nation.

K-State Among the Rankings
• Kansas State continued its stay in the Associated Press (AP) top-25 poll, as the Wildcats moved to 7th in the Jan. 15 poll.
• The Wildcats have achieved the program's highest ranking in the Jeff Mittie era (2014-present). It is the highest ranking for the program since the AP preseason poll for the 2003-04 season, when the Wildcats were ranked fifth.
• The Wildcats debuted at 16th on Nov. 20, which was the highest debut for K-State since being ranked fifth in the 2003-04 preseason poll.
• As an AP ranked team, K-State owns a 238-88 (.730) record. In its history, K-State has now been ranked for 183 weeks in the AP poll.
• The Wildcats are ranked 7th in the USA Today/WBCA Coaches Poll. This is the highest K-State has been ranked in the Coaches Poll since being ranked 5th in the preseason poll of the 2003-04 season.
• This season is the first time since the 2008-09 season that K-State has been ranked in eight straight USA Today/WBCA Coaches Polls.

Wildcats With 375+ Wins in Bramlage
• K-State is 390-154 (.717) all-time inside Bramlage Coliseum, which is in its 36th season of existence.
• This season, the Wildcats are 10-0 in Bramlage. When including its two wins in the 2023 WNIT at the end of the 2022-23 season, K-State is currently on a 12-game home court winning streak, the longest in the Jeff Mittie era. and tied for the ninth-longest in program history and tied for the fifth-longest at Bramlage.
• This is the 33rd time in program history that the Wildcats reached double figures in home victories. It is the 25th season K-State has won 10 or more games in Bramlage.
• Over the last three seasons, K-State is 39-7 (.848) in home contests. This is the highest home winning percentage over a three-season span under Mittie.
• In his career in games played in his home venue, Mittie is 394-111 (.780) including an 120-46 (.723) record at K-State.
• Kansas State has protected Bramlage Coliseum with determination against non-conference foes with a record of 228-29 (.887) with an active 28-game winning streak against non-con opponents. Mittie is 74-8 (.902) in non-conference games in Bramlage Coliseum.
• The Wildcats carded a 15-4 record at home in the 2022-23 season and tied the longest home-court winning streak in the Mittie era to open the season with nine wins.

K-State Attacking the Paint
• With the return of 2022 All-American center Ayoka Lee, the Wildcats continue to find buckets in the paint.
• K-State has scored 738 points (41.0 ppg) in the paint through 18 games which is 53.9 percent of K-State's overall point total this season.
• The Wildcats recorded a season-high of 58 against McNeese State on Dec. 6, 2023. This was the most points in the paint since scoring 58 against Oklahoma on Jan. 23, 2022.
• The Wildcats have scored 30 or more points in the paint in 16 games this season.
• K-State has scored 900 or more points in the paint in eight of head coach Jeff Mittie's 10 seasons including a high of 1,064 points (31.3 ppg) during the 2016-17 season.

Walker Wows in Debut
• Redshirt freshman Zyanna Walker has been a solid bench presence for the Wildcats in her debut season in the Little Apple.
• This season, Walker has scored in double figures in seven games and is fourth on the team in scoring at 8.0 points per game on a .500 field goal percentage, including a 3-point field goal percentage of .375, and 3.8 rebounds.
• Walker has made five or more field goals in seven games. She surpassed her point total from her five games at Louisville by the conclusion of her second game at K-State (23-13).
• Against Presbyterian, Walker registered 13 points on 5-of-5 shooting, including 3-of-3 from beyond the arc, off the bench in just over 12 minutes of action.
• The guard from Wichita, Kansas, equaled her point total from her five games played at Louisville in 2022-23.
• According to HerHoopStats.com, Walker was the only Wildcat in any game since at least the 2009-10 season with five or more made field goals and three or more 3-point field goals made and finish perfect from the field.

Glenn Finds the Range
• Jaelyn Glenn continued to be a perimeter threat for K-State.
• This season, the product of Kansas City, Missouri, is shooting 22-of-72 (.306) from beyond the arc. She has eight games with two or more connections from long range including a season-high three against Wisconsin and Jackson State.
• In her career, Glenn is 135-of-406 (.333) from long range. She has 42 career games with two or more connections from 3-point range including five games with four or more.
• The guard from Kansas City, Missouri, shot 71-of-195 (.364) from 3-point range in the 2022-23 season. Her 71 three-point field goals made last season were a personal single-season high and tied for fourth-most in a sophomore season in program history.
• Glenn was one of 13 sophomores in the nation in the 2022-23 season with 70 or more connections from 3-point range, including one of four in a Power 5 conference.
• Last season, she had a career-best 23 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 was 10th in the Big 12 in 3-point field goals made per game (1.97).
• Glenn was unique nationally, as she was the only player in NCAA Division I with 70 or more 3-point field goals made and 90 or more steals.
• Glenn was the eighth player in program history and the second in the Jeff Mittie era (Kindred Wesemann) to tally 100 or more career 3-point field goals made and 125 or more career steals.

Sundell Uses Her Length
• Serena Sundell continues to use her length to disrupt her opponents on the defensive end.
• This season, Sundell is averaging 1.1 steals and 0.72 blocks. She has tallied five games with two or more steals and three games with two or more blocks.
• Against Presbyterian in the season-opener, Sundell registered three blocked shots and three steals.
• In her career, Sundell owns 62 career blocked shots (0.71 bpg) and owns the school record for career blocked shots by a guard.
• Sundell has 13 games with two or more blocks including a career-high four at Oklahoma State on Jan. 5, 2022.
• She has tallied 120 steals (1.38 spg) in her career and has 30 career games with two or more steals including seven career games with four or more steals.
• In the 2022-23 season, Sundell averaged 1.86 steals per game (67 steals) and 0.72 blocks (26 blocks). She ranked fifth in the Big 12 for steals per game and 12th for blocks per game. Sundell led the Wildcats with 26 blocks.
• Sundell set a new personal season-high for blocks and set the school record for blocks in a season by a guard (26). She achieved a personal season-high for steals with 67.
• Against Baylor on Feb. 15, Sundell registered a personal season-high five steals which equaled her single-game career-high.

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Players Mentioned

Jaelyn Glenn

Gabby Gregory

Ayoka Lee

Serena Sundell

Zyanna Walker

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