(rv/rv) K-State Faces Texas A&M in Sunday Tilt

Sunday, November 16

Manhattan, Kan.

1 p.m.

Kansas State University

Texas A&M

Nov 14, 2025 | Women's Basketball

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GAME #5
Texas A&M (2-0, 0-0 SEC) at (rv/rv) K-State (3-1, 0-0 Big 12)
Sunday, November 16, 2025 | 1 p.m. | Bramlage Coliseum (11,010) | Manhattan, Kan.

TICKETS & PROMOTIONS
Promotion
First 2,000 fans will receive a free LED Rally Towel

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

TELEVISION
ESPN+
Play-by-Play: Brian Smoller
Analyst: Missy Heidrick
Sideline: Sophie Smith

RADIO
K-State Sports Network
Play-by-Play: Matt Walters
Analyst: Kristin Waller

LIVE STATS
www.kstatesports.com

SERIES HISTORY vs. Texas A&M
14-9

• K-State leads the series with Texas A&M, 14-9.
• The last meeting between the teams came on Dec. 8, 2024, in College Station, Texas, an 89-50 K-State win.
• Head coach Jeff Mittie is 3-6 in his career against Texas A&M.
• K-State is 124-146 against current members of the SEC.
• This is the first time since 2020-21 that an SEC program has visited Bramlage Coliseum (Kentucky).

MANHATTAN, Kansas - (rv/rv) K-State continues its four-game homestand on Sunday, as the Wildcats host Texas A&M at 1 p.m.

• The first 2,000 fans will receive a free K-State LED Rally Towel.
• Sunday's game can be streamed live on ESPN+, as Brian Smoller (play-by-play), Missy Heidrick (analyst) and Sophie Smith (sideline) will have the call.

Starting 5
Five names, numbers or storylines about K-State women's basketball
1. Charity Stripe - Part 1
• Against South Dakota, K-State tied the school record for free throws made in a game, equaling the mark set on Dec. 6, 1979, against Colorado (32).
2. Charity Stripe - Part 2
• K-State's 45.1 percent of its single-game point total from the free throw line against South Dakota was the third highest in the nation this season. It was the highest percentage by a Big 12 team (min. 30 free throws made) since TCU tallied a 46.4 percent effort (32 made free throws) on Jan. 1, 2023, against Texas.
3. Garcia From the Line
• Freshman guard Gina Garcia was the first freshman in program history and the fifth player overall to shoot 100.0 percent on 12 or more made free throws. She is the first freshman in the nation to shoot 100.0 percent on 12 or more made free throws since Camryn Runner at Evansville on Feb. 9, 2025.
4. On Our Sides
• Junior guard Taryn Sides has tallied 61 points through the first four games of the 2025-26 season. This is tied for her second-best four-game scoring stretch in her career and trails a 69-point effort from Dec. 1 to Dec. 8, 2024.
5. Harrod Gets Offensive
• Freshman guard/forward Brandie Harrod has pulled in 17 offensive rebounds this season. Harrod is third in the nation for total offensive rebounds among freshmen.

Number to Know
.821

• In its record-tying effort from the foul line against South Dakota, K-State recorded a free throw percentage of .821 (32-of-39).
• This was the highest free throw percentage in the nation with a minimum of 39 free throw attempts.
• It was the highest free throw percentage in an NCAA Division I women's game on a minimum of 39 free throw attempts in the nation since March 13, 2025, when Merrimack tallied an .821 effort against Siena.

At a Glance: Texas A&M
• Texas A&M comes to Manhattan following a 79-64 home win over Tarleton State on Thursday. This will be Texas A&M's first visit to Manhattan since Jan. 4, 2012.
• The Aggies are guided on the sideline by fourth-year head coach Joni Taylor. The 2002 graduate of Alabama owns a career record of 180-127 (.586) including a 40-52 (.435) record during her time in College Station.
• Texas A&M features four players averaging double figures including senior guard Ny'Ceara Pryor with 13.0 points per game and 8.0 assists per game. Joining Pryor in double figures is junior forward Fatmata Janneh with 10.5 points and a team-best 10.5 rebounds.

Wildcats 400+ Wins in Bramlage
• K-State is 415-158 (.724) all-time inside Bramlage Coliseum, which is in its 38th season of existence.
• In the 2024-25 season, K-State was 17-1 (.944) in home games, which included a 17-game home winning streak, tied for the fifth-longest home win streak in program history and tied for the second-longest in Bramlage. This was the longest in-season home win streak since 2002-03 (19). The .944 winning percentage last season was the best since going 19-1 (.950) in 2002-03.
• This was the 34th time in program history that the Wildcats reached double figures in home victories. It was the 26th season K-State has won 10 or more games in Bramlage.
• The 33 home wins by the Wildcats over the last two seasons are the most wins in Bramlage over a two-season span in program history.
• In his career in games played in his home venue, head coach Jeff Mittie is 419-115 (.785) including a 145-50 (.744) record at K-State.
• Kansas State has protected Bramlage Coliseum with determination against non-conference foes with a record of 240-31 (.886). Mittie is 86-10 (.896) in non-conference games in Bramlage.

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 162-66 (.711) when scoring 20 or more points in any quarter in a game.
• Since the 2015-16 season, K-State has registered 388 quarters with 20 or more points with a program record of 68 in the 2024-25 season.
• This season, K-State has registered seven quarters with 20 or more points scored in quarters including a high of 31 points in the first quarter against Omaha on Nov. 3.
• The Wildcats tallied a record of 28-3 last season when scoring 20 or more points in any quarter of a game.

Bench Boost
• K-State received an offensive boost from its second unit.
• The Wildcats opened the season with 47 points from its bench against Omaha. The 47 points from the bench were the most since K-State scored 47 against McNeese State on Dec. 6, 2023.
• K-State is averaging 35.0 points per game from its bench, which ranks second in the Big 12. The Wildcats have had the edge in bench points in three games this season.
• K-State has scored 20 or more bench points in four games.
• In the 2024-25 season, the Wildcats averaged 22.6 points per game (813 points) from the bench and ranked second in the Big 12 and 50th in the nation for bench points per game. K-State had the upperhand in bench points in 24 games last season (20-4).
• K-State's 813 bench points were the second time in the Jeff Mittie era in which the bench recorded 700 or more points in a season and the top mark under Mittie for a season.

Garcia From the Line
• Guard Gina Garcia etched her name in the K-State record books with a stellar performance from the free throw line.
• Against South Dakota on Nov. 13, Garcia went a perfect 12-of-12 from the charity stripe. She was the first freshman in program history and the fifth player to shoot 100.0 percent from the line on at least 12 attempts.
• Garcia is one of four players in the nation this season to be perfect at the free throw line on 12 or more attempts in a single game.
• For the season, Garcia is 14-of-14 from the foul line and is tied for the national lead in free throw percentage.

No Side Eye for Sides
• Guard Taryn Sides keeps the offensive attack rolling in her time on the floor.
• In the season-opener against Omaha, Sides paced the Wildcats with a 3-of-4 effort from beyond the arc.
• This season, Sides is shooting 47.6 percent from long distance (10-of-21) and has three games with two or more connections and one game with four or more (vs. Lamar, 11/10). She ranks seventh in the Big 12 in 3-point field goal percentage this season.
• Sides owns a career 3-point field goal percentage of .410 (120-293), which is fourth in school history (min. 2 attempts/game). She has made two or more 3-pointers in a game 34 times, including 10 games with four or more.
• In the 2024-25 season, Sides shot a career-high 43.3 percent from 3-point range (84-of-194). She ranked 17th in the nation for 3-point percentage. She ranked eighth in the Big 12 and 47th in the nation for 3-point field goals made per game (2.40). Sides has tallied 78.0 percent of her points this season from beyond the arc.
• Among sophomores in the nation, Sides was second for 3-point percentage (min. 60 or more 3-point field goals made) and was fourth with 84 three-point field goals made.
• Sides ranks second in program history for 3-point field goals made in a sophomore season. She was the fourth player in program history and ranked second (+58) to improve her made 3-pointers by 50 or more from one season to the next in program history.