K-State Hosts Colorado on Thursday Night

Thursday, January 29

Manhattan, Kan.

6:30 p.m.

Kansas State University

Colorado

Jan 27, 2026 | Women's Basketball

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GAME #22
Colorado Buffaloes (13-7, 4-4 Big 12) at K-State Wildcats (11-10, 4-4 Big 12)
Thursday, January 29, 2026 | 6:30 p.m. | Bramlage Coliseum (11,010) | Manhattan, Kan.

PROMOTIONS & TICKETS
Promotion
Life of a Wildcat Night
- 1st 500 K-State students will receive a K-State Swift shirt
- 1st 400 fans will receive a hand fan

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

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

RADIO
K-State Sports Network
Online: kstatesports.com
Play-by-Play: Matt Walters
Analyst: Kristin Waller

LIVE STATS
www.kstatesports.com

SERIES HISTORY vs. Colorado
35-35

• The series between the schools is tied, 35-35.
• Head coach Jeff Mittie is 0-5 in his career against Colorado.

MANHATTAN, Kansas - K-State (11-10, 4-4 Big 12) will wrap up its January slate on Thursday night at 6:30 p.m., as the Wildcats host Colorado (13-7, 4-4).

• Thursday's game will stream 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. Sides Dishin' and Swishin'
• Junior guard Taryn Sides tallied five made 3-pointers and five assists at Kansas on Jan. 25. This was her fifth career game with at least five or more made 3-pointers and five or more assists. The top career mark in program history in six such games is held by Brittany Chambers (2009-13) with six.
2. Freshmen Trio Punches Time Cards
• K-State is the only Power 4 team with a 3 or more freshmen averaging 20 or minutes per game (min. 20 games played): Gina Garcia, (26.5 mpg), Jordan Speiser, (22.6 mpg) and Brandie Harrod, (20.4 mpg).
3. Garcia with the Dish
• Gina Garcia leads all Big 12 freshmen and is third in the nation for freshmen for with 98 assists. With two assists, Garcia will become the seventh freshman in program history with 100 or more assists in their freshman season and the second in the Jeff Mittie era (Serena Sundell, 176; 2021-22).
4. Freshmen Toe the Line
• Freshmen guards Jordan Speiser and Garcia have converted at a high rate at the foul line. Speiser is shooting 88.4 percent (38-of-43), while Garcia is shooting 86.1 percent (31-of-36) at the line. K-State is the only team in the nation with at least two freshmen shooting 85.0 percent or better from the foul line (min. 35 free throw attempts).
5. Harrod on the O-Boards
• Freshman Brandie Harrod has pulled in 51 offensive rebounds this season. She is the seventh freshman in program history with 50 or more offensive rebounds in their freshman season.

Number to Know
40.8

• K-State junior guard Taryn Sides is among the active NCAA Division I leaders for career 3-point field goal percentage.
• In her career, Sides is shooting 40.8 percent (163-of-400) from beyond the arc and ranks 13th among active NCAA Division I players.
• Among active Big 12 players for career three-point field goal percentage, Sides ranks third.
• The product of Phillipsburg, Kansas, ranks fourth in program history for career 3-point field goal percentage.
• This season, Sides is shooting 41.4 percent (53-of-128) from long distance. She is third in the Big 12 and 36th in the nation in 3-point field goal percentage.

Last Time Out
at Kansas 83, K-State 61 (Jan. 25, 2026; Lawrence, Kan.)
• K-State suffered its worst loss since 1994 against Kansas.
• The Wildcats allowed its highest field goal percentage in a quarter (.818), highest field goal percentage in a half (.643), the highest 3-point percentage (.615) and highest 3-point percentage in a half (.667) this season.
• Junior guard Taryn Sides (26 pts) and freshman guard Jordan Speiser (10 pts) led the Wildcats.

1st Month the 1st to 250 Wins
• January was the first month in the history of K-State women's basketball to surpass the 250-win plateau and the Wildcats own an overall record in the month of 268-198 (.575) in the first month of the year.
• Head coach Jeff Mittie is 49-46 (.516) in January with the Wildcats, including a 16-6 mark the last three seasons.
• K-State has registered a .500 or better record in January 35 times in the history of the program.

At a Glance: Colorado
• Colorado (13-7, 4-4 Big 12) looks for its first road win of the season (0-5) following a 79-65 win over Oklahoma State in Boulder on the afternoon of Jan. 25.
• On the sideline, Colorado is led by 10th-year head coach JR Payne. Payne, a 1999 graduate of Saint Mary's, is 177-123 (.590) in her 10 seasons in Boulder and owns a 279-236 (.542) mark in 17 seasons as a head coach.
• On the floor, the Buffaloes are led by a trio of double figure scorers: Desiree Wooten, Jade Masogayo and Zyanna Walker.
• Wooten, a junior from Dallas, Texas, leads the team in scoring average (12.0 ppg) and three-point field goals made (28). Against the Cowgirls, Wooten tallied 15 points and nine rebounds.
• Masogayo, a senior forward from Fort Worth, Texas, is second on the team in scoring (10.9 ppg) with a field goal percentage of .513 and has hauled in 5.1 rebounds per game. Against Oklahoma State, Masogayo tallied 22 points and five rebounds.
• Walker, a junior from Wichita, Kansas, is third on the team in scoring at 10.7 per game and paces the squad in assists (56; 2.8 apg).

Wildcats 400+ Wins in Bramlage
• K-State is 418-162 (.721) all-time inside Bramlage Coliseum, which is in its 38th season of existence.
• In his career in games played in his home venue, head coach Jeff Mittie is 422-119 (.780) including a 148-54 (.733) record at K-State.
• Kansas State has protected Bramlage Coliseum with determination against non-conference foes with a record of 241-33 (.880). Mittie is 87-12 (.879) in non-conference games in Bramlage.
• 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.

2025-26 Roster Youngest Since 2018-19
• K-State will have one of the youngest rosters in the country this season, as 10 of the 13 players on the 2025-26 roster are either true freshmen or sophomores. The roster features five true freshmen (Aniya Foy, Gina Garcia, Brandie Harrod, Ivona Scekic 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 13 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.

Freshmen Seeing Extended Action
• K-State has three freshmen averaging 20.0 or more minutes per game this season - Gina Garcia, 26.5 mpg; Jordan Speiser, 22.6 mpg. Brandie Harrod, 20.4 mpg.
• The Wildcats are one of five teams in the nation to feature three or more freshmen averaging 20 or more minutes per game (min. 20 games played by player).
• K-State is the only school from a Power 4 conference with three or more freshmen averaging 20 or more minutes per game.
• Of the five schools with three or more freshmen averaging 20 or more minutes played per game, K-State owns the highest NET rating at 63.

Taryn It Up from Long Distance
• Taryn Sides has been a threat from long distance in her career.
• Sides owns a career 3-point field goal percentage of .408 (163-400), which is fourth in school history (min. 2 attempts/game). She was the 16th player in program history with 150 or more made 3-point field goals and is 12th in program history for career 3-point field goals made.
• She ranks 13th among active NCAA Division I players for career 3-point field goal percentage.
• She has made two or more 3-pointers in a game 47 times, including 13 games with four or more.
• This season, Sides is shooting 41.4 percent from long distance (53-of-128) and has 16 games with two or more connections and four games with four or more.
• She ranks 36th in the nation for 3-point field goal percentage. Her 53 connections ranks 41st in the nation and fourth in the Big 12.
• 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.
• 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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