K-State Prepped for Third Annual Bill Snyder Classic

Sunday, December 7

St. Joseph, Mo.

2 p.m.

Kansas State University

(13/13) Ole Miss

Dec 05, 2025 | Women's Basketball

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3rd ANNUAL BILL SNYDER CLASSIC

GAME #11
(13/13) Ole Miss Rebels (8-0, 0-0 SEC) vs. K-State Wildcats (5-5, 0-0 Big 12)
Sunday, December 7, 2025 | 2 p.m. | Civic Arena | St. Joseph, Missouri

TELEVISION
ESPN+
Play-by-Play: Kyle Schmidt
Analyst: Rob Edmisson

RADIO
K-State Sports Network
Play-by-Play: Brian Smoller
Analyst: Randy Peterson

LIVE STATS
www.kstatesports.com

SERIES HISTORY vs. Ole Miss
0-1

• Ole Miss leads the series, 1-0.
• The only meeting between the schools came on Dec. 15, 1977, in Columbus, Ohio, a 62-57 Ole Miss win.
• Head coach Jeff Mittie is 1-4 in his career against Ole Miss.
• The Wildcats are 124-147 against current members of the SEC.

MANHATTAN, Kansas - K-State will wrap up a five-game road trip, as the Wildcats take part in the 3rd annual Bill Snyder Classic in St. Joseph, Missouri, on Sunday at 2 p.m. K-State will be opposed by (13/13) Ole Miss.

• Sunday's game will be streamed on ESPN+, as Kyle Schmidt (play-by-play) and Rob Edmisson (analyst) will have the call.

Starting 5
Five names, numbers or storylines about K-State women's basketball
1. Sides Named All-Tourney
• Taryn Sides earned 2025 Cancun Challenge Mayan Division All-Tournament Team honors by averaging 23.3 points on a .600 field goal percentage and .600 from 3-point range.
2. Sides Dish
• Sides is approaching membership on the K-State career assists list. With five assists, Sides will move into 26th on the K-State career assists list. With 21 assists, Sides will become the 22nd player in program history with 250 or more career assists.
3. Arenas on the Offensive
• Junior guard Izela Arenas has been on an offensive roll in the last three games. During the Cancun Challenge, Arenas averaged 14.0 points on a 61.5 percent effort from the field, including 66.7 percent (6-of-9) from beyond the arc. Before the Cancun Challenge, Arenas was 5-of-25 (.200) from 3-point range.
4. Hot Run From Deep
• In the three games in the 2025 Cancun Challenge, K-State went 33-of-62 (.532) from beyond the arc. The 33 three-pointers are the most in a 3-game span since Dec. 3-8, 2024, when K-State made 34 three-pointers.
5. Head of the Claessens
• In her five games since returning from playing two games with the Belgian Senior National Team, junior forward Nastja Claessens is averaging 13.6 points on a .580 (29-of-50) field goal percentage.

Number to Know
52

• Freshman guard Gina Garcia leads the Wildcats with 52 assists.
• For the season, Garcia is averaging 5.2 assists per game (52 assists), which ranks sixth among all NCAA Division I freshmen.
• With her 52 assists, Garcia is the 22nd freshman at K-State since 1981-82 to hand out 50 or more assists in their debut season and first since Taryn Sides in the 2023-24 season (92). She is the fifth freshman in the Jeff Mittie era to dish out 50 or more assists.
• Against Columbia on Nov. 27, Garcia handed out a career-high eight assists. She has six games this season with five or more assists.

Last Time Out
vs. South Dakota State 82, K-State 70 (Nov. 29, 2025; Cancun, Mexico)
• K-State dropped its final game in the Cancun Challenge, as the Jackrabbits outscored the Wildcats 48-36 in the second and third quarters.
• The Wildcats averaged 11.0 three-point field goals made in the Cancun Challenge.
• Junior guard Taryn Sides led the Wildcats with 27 points, five rebounds and three assists to seal All-Tournament Team honors.

2025-26 Roster Youngest Since 2018-19
• K-State will have one of the youngest rosters in the country this season, as 9 of the 12 players on the 2025-26 roster are either true freshmen or sophomores. The roster features four true freshmen (Aniya Foy, Gina Garcia, Brandie Harrod and Jordan Speiser) a redshirt freshman (Alexis Hess), three sophomores (Izela Arenas, Jenessa Cotton and Ramiya White) and one redshirt freshman (Mikayla Parks).
• The 2025-26 roster is the third-youngest roster in program history and the second-youngest under head coach Jeff Mittie trailing the 2018-19 roster, which had 10 underclassmen among its 14 players and the 1977-78 season, which featured a program-high 11 underclassmen (seven freshmen and four sophomores) among the 16 players in the roster.
• K-State's roster of 12 features six players combined to have played 226 career collegiate games before the 2025-26 season.
• Of the six players to play a college game, Heal played the most at 96.
• Among Big 12 programs this season, K-State is second in the league (10, UCF) for the most underclassmen on its roster.
• The freshmen class for the 2025-26 season for K-State was ranked among the top-10 signing classes by ESPN.com.
• In terms of K-State playing experience, the Wildcats' roster featured 10 players that had yet to play a game in purple and white entering the 2025-26 season.

At a Glance: Ole Miss
• Ole Miss (8-0) enters Sunday's matchup following a 69-62 win over Notre Dame on Thursday.
• The Rebels are guided on the sideline by head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin, who is in her eighth season at Ole Miss and her 14th season overall as a head coach. The 2004 graduate of Rhode Island owns a career record of 227-158 (.590) and a 133-95 (.583) mark in Oxford including a Sweet 16 appearance in 2025.
• Ole Miss is led on the floor by senior forward Cotie McMahon and senior forward Christeen Iwuala.
• McMahon, a transfer from Ohio State, is pacing the Rebels with 18.3 points per game while shooting 53.8 percent from the field and is hauling in 5.1 rebounds per game. Against Notre Dame, McMahon tallied 22 points on 10-of-20 shooting.
• Iwuala leads the squad in field goal percentage at 61.5 percent and rebounds per game at 9.5. She is second on the team in scoring at 17.5 points per game. Against the Fighting Irish, Iwuala tallied 18 points on 6-of-11 shooting and hauled in 13 rebounds.

K-State Against Ranked Opponents
• The Wildcats are 95-249 (.276) against teams ranked in the Associated Press (AP) poll including a 59-71 (.454) mark against AP ranked teams in Manhattan.
• K-State was 3-6 against ranked foes in the 2024-25 season including wins over ninth-ranked TCU, at 13th-ranked Kentucky and at 22nd-ranked Utah. K-State's win over TCU was its fifth top-10 win in the last four seasons.
• K-State is 23-72 (.242) against AP ranked opponents in head coach Jeff Mittie's 12 seasons.

K-State's 12th Month Record
• In the 58th year of women's basketball at K-State, the Wildcats own a record of 251-103 (.709) in the month of December.
• K-State owns an active 14-game winning streak in games played in December. This is the longest winning streak in games played in December since a 30-game win streak from the final two games of December 1999 to the second game of December 2004. The 30-game streak included four straight seasons of unbeaten Decembers.
• Under head coach Jeff Mittie, K-State is 50-18 (.735) in the month of December.
• K-State has had a .500 or better record in the month of December 49 times in its history, including a current streak of 29 consecutive seasons.

Wildcats Solid From the Arc
• K-State continues to attack from deep in the 2025-26 season.
• The Wildcats set the school record for three-point field goals made in a game with 17 against Columbia on Nov. 27.
• K-State shot 65.4 percent (17-of-26) from beyond the arc against the Lions, which was the highest 3-point percentage on 20 or more attempts since carding a 70.0 percent effort (14-of-20) against UCF on February 15, 2025.
• K-State's 3-point percentage of 65.4 percent is the highest by any team this season that has made 17 or more 3-point field goals in a game.
• In the three games of the 2025 Cancun Challenge, K-State shot 53.2 percent (33-of-62) from the 3-point line which included eight quarters of 50.0 percent or better and a 76.9 percent (10-of-13) effort in the second against Columbia.
• K-State is shooting 33.3 (77-of-231) from 3-point range. The Wildcats have received 31.2 percent of its points from 3-point field goals made and have buried five or more in a game seven times and have made 10 or more thrice.
• In the 12 seasons under Mittie, K-State has buried 2,357 three-pointers which is 6.35 per game.
• In the Mittie era, the Wildcats have made five or more 3-pointers in a game 268 times in 371 total games including 54 games with 10 or more connections (w-l: 47-7) from deep.
• In the 2024-25 season, K-State shot 38.6 percent (307-of-795) from 3-point range. The Wildcats led the Big 12 and were second in the nation in 3-point field goal percentage and were third in the Big 12 and 23rd in the nation for 3-point field goals made per game (8.53).
• K-State's 307 three-point field goals made in the 2024-25 season rank second in program history for 3-pointers made in a single season and marks the second time in program history K-State has made 300 or more 3-pointers in a season (325; 2012-13). K-State's 3-point field goal percentage of .386 tied for second in school history for a season.
• K-State received 32.4 percent of its total points (921 points) from made 3-point field goals last season. This was the highest percentage of points from 3-pointers in the Jeff Mittie era and the fourth time since 2014-15 that K-State received 30.0 percent or more of its points from beyond the arc.

Garcia with Helpers
• Guard Gina Garcia has been an adept passer to begin her K-State career.
• For the season, Garcia is averaging 5.2 assists per game (52 assists), which ranks sixth among all NCAA Division I freshmen.
• With her 52 assists, Garcia is the 22nd freshman at K-State since 1981-82 to hand out 50 or more assists in their debut season and first since Taryn Sides in the 2023-24 season (92).
• Against Columbia on Nov. 27, Garcia handed out a career-high eight assists. She has six games this season with five or more assists.

Sides Goes Wild
• Guard Taryn Sides collected All-Tournament Team honors at the 2025 Cancun Challenge with a stellar three-game run.
• During the three games, Sides averaged 23.3 points on a .600 field goal percentage (24-of-40) including .600 from beyond the arc (15-of-25), 3.7 assists, 2.7 rebounds and 2.3 steals.
• Her 70 points in the three-game span were a career-high for any three-game run. Her previous high was 54 points from Dec. 3-8, 2024.
• Against Columbia on Nov. 27, Sides registered a career-high 30 points on 10-of-14 shooting, including 8-of-12 from beyond the arc, six assists and two steals. This was her first career game with 30 or more points. She became the 30th player in program history to score 30 or more points in a game. She scored 15 points in the fourth quarter alone, which tied the school record for points in a fourth quarter.
• The product of Phillipsburg, Kansas, is the only player in the nation this season to register a game with 30 or more points, eight or more 3-point field goals made and dish five or more assists. This was the first time a player from a Power 4 Conference achieved these markers in a game since Samara Spencer of Tennessee on December 14, 2024.
• Since 2009-10, Sides became the fifth player in Big 12 history and the second Wildcat to achieve these numbers in a game. Sides joins Brittany Chambers, as the only Wildcats to reach these numbers in a game. Chambers tallied 42 points, nine made 3-pointers and five assists against Texas Southern on March 21, 2013, in the first round of the 2013 WNIT.
• Against North Carolina, Sides tallied 13 points on 3-of-5 shooting including 2-of-2 from long range and three steals.
• In the finale against South Dakota State, Sides registered a game-high 27 points on 11-of-21 shooting including 5-of-11 from 3-point range, five rebounds, three assists and two steals.

Taryn It Up from Long Distance
• Taryn Sides has been a threat from long distance in her career.
• During the 2025 Cancun Challenge, Sides went off from long range as she was 15-of-25 (.600) in the three games. Against Columbia, Sides shot a career-best 8-of-12 from long range including 5-of-6 in the second half.
• Starting with her buzzer-beating 3-pointer to end the third quarter against Columbia, Sides made eight consecutive 3-pointers by shooting 3-of-3 in the fourth quarter, 2-of-2 against North Carolina and started by making her first two attempts against South Dakota State.
• With her eight made 3-pointers against Columbia, Sides tied for the fourth most in a game in program history and was the eighth different player in school history to make eight or more three-pointers in a game. Her eight 3-point connections were the most since Temira Poindexter made eight at Kentucky in the second round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament.
• She was the second K-State player since 1999-00 to shoot 66.7 percent or better from long distance on 12 or more attempts, joining Laurie Koehn who shot 76.9 percent (10-of-13) against Iowa on Jan. 5, 2003.
• This season, Sides is shooting 44.6 percent from long distance (29-of-65) and has seven games with two or more connections and three games with four or more. Her 29 connections rank seventh in the nation and second in the Big 12.
• Sides owns a career 3-point field goal percentage of .412 (139-337), which is fourth in school history (min. 2 attempts/game). She has made two or more 3-pointers in a game 38 times, including 12 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.

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