(14/13) K-State Hosts UCF on Saturday Afternoon

GAME #27
UCF (9-14, 2-11 Big 12) at (14/13) Kansas State (23-3, 11-2 Big 12)
Saturday, February 15, 2025 | 4 p.m. | Bramlage Coliseum (11,010) | Manhattan, Kan.

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Promotions
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Tickets
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TELEVISION
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Play-by-Play: Brian Smoller
Analyst: Missy Heidrick
Sideline: Hannah Whetstone

RADIO
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Play-by-Play: Matt Walters
Analyst: Shaelyn Floyd

LIVE STATS
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SERIES HISTORY vs. UCF
2-0

• K-State leads the series with UCF, 2-0.
• Head coach Jeff Mittie is 3-0 in his career against UCF.

MANHATTAN, Kansas - (14/13) K-State (23-3, 11-2 Big 12) will play only its second home game in the first six games in the month of February on Saturday, as the Wildcats host UCF (9-14, 2-11) at Bramlage Coliseum for a 4 p.m., tip-off.

• The Wildcats enter Saturday's game with a 15-game home winning streak. This is tied for the seventh-longest home court winning streak in program history and the fourth-longest at Bramlage Coliseum. A win Saturday would tie for the sixth-longest overall for K-State and tied for the third-longest in Bramlage.
• Saturday's game will air 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. No Place Like Home
• K-State has won 15 games in Bramlage this season (15-0). This marks the fourth straight season with 15 or more home wins. Over the last two seasons, the Wildcats are 31-2 (.939) in Bramlage. A win Saturday would equal the best two-season home win total of 32 in the 2002-03 and 2003-04.
2. Wildcats Equal 90-Point Record
• K-State has scored 90 or more points in eight games this season, tying the school record for games with 90 or more points in a season (1983-84; 8).
3. Sundell Moves into Top-10 of Big 12 Assists
• Senior guard and All-America candidate Serena Sundell has moved into ninth in Big 12 history for career assists (736). Sundell has carded four straight seasons with 175 or more assists and joins Shalee Lehning (2005-09) as the only Wildcats in program history to achieve this feat.
4. 20-Point Quarters
• K-State has registered a school record 55 quarters this season with 20 or more points in a quarter, topping the previous record of 50 in the 2022-23 season.
5. Happy Helpers
• K-State features four players with 50 or more assists this season: Sundell (187), Walker (103), Jaelyn Glenn (75) and Taryn Sides (75). If Poindexter (45) reaches 50 assists this season, this would mark the fourth season in program history with five or more players with 50 or more assists.

Number to Know
49

• K-State's 49 wins this season are tied for the seventh-most in a two-season span in program history and the most since the 2003-04 and 2004-05 squads combined to win 49 games.
• Aiding its win total are consecutive seasons with 20 or more wins. This is the first time since the 2010-11 and 2011-12 seasons that K-State has won 20 or more games in consecutive seasons.
• With one win, the Wildcats would reach 50 wins in the last two seasons.
• This would be the seventh time in program history that K-State has won 50 or more games in a two-season span and the first time since the 2002-03 and 2003-04 seasons.

2024-25 K-State Coach & Player Milestones to Watch
Serena Sundell
• Needs 47 points to move into 8th in K-State history for career points
• Needs 10 assists to move into 8th in Big 12 history for career assists
• Needs 65 assists to set the school record for career assists

Jaelyn Glenn
• Needs 46 steals to move into third on K-State career steals list
• Needs 10 assists to move into 16th on K-State career assists list
• Needs four rebounds for sole possession of 20th on the K-State career rebounds list
• Needs four points for sole possession of 33rd on the K-State career points list

At a Glance: UCF
• UCF (9-14, 2-11 Big 12) enters Saturday's game following an 85-76 win over Arizona State on Wednesday night. UCF has won two of its last four games after dropping its first nine league games.
• On the sideline, the Knights are led by third-year head coach Sytia Messer. A 2000 graduate of Arkansas, Messer owns a career record of 35-46 (.432) in Orlando.
• On the floor, UCF is led by Kaitlin Peterson.
• Peterson, a senior guard from Eufala, Alabama, is second in the Big 12 in scoring at 21.4 points per game. Against the Sun Devils, Peterson registered 34 points and four steals.

Wildcats Over 400 Wins in Bramlage
• K-State is 411-156 (.725) all-time inside Bramlage Coliseum, which is in its 37th season of existence.
• This season, K-State is 15-0 in home games. This is tied for the seventh-longest home win streak in program history and tied for the fourth-longest in Bramlage.
• This is the 34th time in program history that the Wildcats reached double figures in home victories. It is the 26th season K-State has won 10 or more games in Bramlage.
• In the 2023-24 season, the Wildcats were 16-2 (.889) in Bramlage. The .889 winning percentage last season was the best since going 13-1 in 2008-09.
• The Wildcats recorded a 15-game home court winning streak, which was the longest in-season win streak since 2002-03 (19). When including its two wins in the 2023 WNIT at the end of the 2022-23 season, K-State won 17 consecutive home games, which was the longest in the Jeff Mittie era, the fifth-longest in program history and the second-longest at Bramlage.
• In his career in games played in his home venue, Mittie is 415-113 (.786) including a 141-48 (.746) record at K-State.
• Kansas State has protected Bramlage Coliseum with determination against non-conference foes with a record of 238-30 (.888). Mittie is 84-9 (.903) in non-conference games in Bramlage.

Filling Up the Purple Palace
• K-State continues to pack Bramlage Coliseum in 2024-25. The Wildcats have seen 72,519 fans come to Bramlage this season. This ranks 16th in the nation and third in the Big 12 for total attendance. K-State's average attendance of 4,835 ranks 26th in the nation and fourth in the Big 12.
• In the 2023-24 season, the Wildcats ranked 16th in the nation and third in the Big 12 for total attendance (99,552). K-State was 19th in the nation and third in the league in average attendance (5,531 average; 18 home games).
• K-State's total attendance last season of 99,552 ranked fifth in school history for a season. The average attendance last season of 5,531 ranks sixth in school history.
• K-State had a season-high 10,692 fans against Colorado on March 24, 2024. This was the largest women's basketball crowd in Bramlage Coliseum since Dec. 11, 2016, against UConn (12,528).
• When the crowd is 7,500 or more in Bramlage Coliseum, K-State is 47-13 (.783) including a record of 18-6 (.750) when the crowd is 10,000 or more.
• The Wildcats moved into Bramlage Coliseum prior to the start of the 1988-89 season and have seen 2,140,407 fans pass through the doors. K-State reached the 2,000,000 mark for women's basketball attendance on Jan. 13, 2024 against Texas.

K-State Attacking the Paint
• K-State opened the 2024-25 season similar to how it attacked the 2023-24 season.
• The Wildcats have registered 30 or more points in the lane in 21 games this season including a season-high 56 points in the paint against Milwaukee on Nov. 20 and DePaul on Nov. 27. The 56 points are the most since scoring 58 against McNeese State on Dec. 6, 2023.
• This season, K-State is averaging 39.5 points per game (1,028 points) in the paint with 49.0 percent of its points from inside the lane and have outscored its foes in the lane in 21 games.
• This is the fourth consecutive season K-State has scored 1,000 or more points in the paint. K-State has scored 1,000 or more points in the paint in five of Jeff Mittie's 11 seasons.
• In the 2023-24 season, K-State scored 1,268 points (37.3 ppg) in the paint which was 52.0 percent of K-State's overall point total.The 1,268 points in the paint were the most scored in the lane in Mittie's 11 seasons in Manhattan.

Time Cards Punched
• A trio of long time Wildcats are climbing the ranks of the program's career games started and minutes lists.
• Seniors Ayoka Lee, Serena Sundell and Jaelyn Glenn are among the top-10 in program history for career starts. Lee holds the school record with 132 career starts, while Sundell ranks tied for tirdh with 129 career starts and Glenn is sixth with 125 career starts.
• Lee is third in program history for career games played with 132.
• Sundell ranks third in school history for career minutes played with 4,216 and sixth for minutes per game (32.7).
• Glenn is the eighth player in program history with 4,000 or more career minutes played and ranks eighth for career minutes played with 4,029.

Poindexter Attacks from 3
• Senior Temira Poindexter has sparked K-State from deep in the 2024-25 season.
• This season, Poindexter is 63-of-154 (.409) from 3-point range. Her three-point percentage this season is a career-high, while her 63 connections are second-most in her career. She has 18 games with two or more connections from long range.
• Poindexter ranks ninth in the Big 12 in 3-point field goals made per game (2.42) and is third in the Big 12 in league-only games for 3-point field goals made per game (2.92) and is third in the Big 12 in league-only games for 3-point field goal percentage (.463).
• Against Belmont on Nov. 7, at BYU on Jan. 11 and against Arizona State on Jan. 19, Poindexter made a personal season-high five 3-point field goals. Her three games this season with five or more connections from long range equal her effort from last season.
• In her collegiate career, Poindexter is 244-of-737 (.331) from distance. She owns 72 career games with two or more 3-point field goals made, including 21 career games with four or more 3-point field goals made. She made a career-best six against Wichita State on Jan. 20, 2024, while at Tulsa.

Glow of Sundell
• Serena Sundell continues to fill up the stat sheet with her diverse skills and achieved a rare career stat line.
• Sundell was the first player in program history with 1,000 or more career points, 500 or more career assists and 50 or more career blocked shots.
• In her career, Sundell is the first player in program history to average 10 or more points and five or more assists in three seasons. She owns 62 career games with 10 or more points and five or more assists.
• This season, Sundell owns a career-high seven double-doubles including her first career triple-double.
• She joined Kayla Goth (3 times) as the only players in program history with two or more career games with 20 or more points and 10 or more assists.
• Sundell became the fifth player in program history and the first since Shalee Lehning (March 7, 2009) to register a triple-double. Sundell finished with 26 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds.
• The product of Maryville, Missouri, registered the most points in a triple-double in program history. She also tallied the highest number of assists in a K-State triple-double.
• Sundell was the first Big 12 player to pocket a triple-double since the 2022-23 and the 11th league player to grab a triple-double since at least the 2009-10 season.
• She is one of five players in the nation this season with at least 20 points as part of her triple-double.
• Against DePaul on Nov. 27, Sundell notched 15 points, 11 assists, six rebounds, a block and a steal.
• Against Kansas on Jan. 20, 2024, Sundell registered a final line of 15 points, seven assists, six rebounds, three steals and three blocks. She was the only player in the Big 12 since at least the 2009-10 season to reach these numbers in a game.
• At the conclusion of the 2023-24 season, Sundell registered her second career season with 400 or more points and 100 or more assists. She also achieved her second career season with 400 or more points, 100 or more rebounds and 100 or more assists.
• She is the first player in program history to average 10 or more points and five or more assists in three or more seasons.
• She was one of three players in the nation to shoot 50.0 percent or better from the field and average five or more assists per game during the 2023-24 season. She was the second player in program history (Shalee Lehning, 3x) to achieve a season with a field goal percentage of 50.0 percent or better and hand out five or more assists.

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Players Mentioned

Jaelyn Glenn

Ayoka Lee

Temira Poindexter

Taryn Sides

Serena Sundell

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