K-State Ends Regular Season Slate on Sunday Against Iowa State

Sunday, March 1

Manhattan, Kan.

1 p.m.

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K-State Ends Regular Season Slate on Sunday Against Iowa State

Feb 27, 2026 | Women's Basketball

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GAME #31
(rv/25) Iowa State Cyclones (21-8, 9-8 Big 12) at K-State Wildcats (15-15, 8-9 Big 12)
Sunday, March 1, 2026 | 1 p.m. | Bramlage Coliseum (11,010) | Manhattan, Kan.

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Play-by-Play: Elise Woodward
Analyst: Madison Hock

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Play-by-Play: Brian Smoller
Analyst: Kristin Waller

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SERIES HISTORY vs. Iowa State
55-51

• K-State leads the series with Iowa State, 55-51.
• Head coach Jeff Mittie is 9-21 against Iowa State.

MANHATTAN, Kansas - K-State (15-15, 8-9 Big 12) completes its Big 12 schedule on Sunday afternoon, as the Wildcats host Iowa State (21-8, 9-8) at 1 p.m.

• The game will air on FS1, as Elise Woodward (play-by-play) and Madison Hock (analyst) will have the call.

Starting 5
Five names, numbers or storylines about K-State women's basketball
1. Sides On Doorstep of Rare Club
• Junior guard Taryn Sides needs 32 points to become the ninth player in program history with 400 or more points, 100 or more rebounds and 100 or more assists in a season At her height of 5'6", Sides would be the shortest player in program history to join the 400/100/100 club.
2. Sides Dish
• Sides ranks tied for 16th in program history for career assists with 306 and needs one assists for sole possession of 16th. She is the 17th K-State player with 300 or more assists.
3. Garcia with the Dish
• Gina Garcia leads all Big 12 freshmen and is fourth in the nation for assists by a freshmen with 141 assists. She is fifth in program history for assists in a freshman season.
4. Spicy at the Line
• Freshman guard Jordan Speiser has converted at a high rate at the foul line. Speiser is shooting 88.9 percent (56-of-63). She currently ranks first in program history for career free throw percentage and third for free throw percentage in a single season (min. 2 free throw attempts/game).
5. High Efficiency Claessens
• Junior forward Nastja Claessens registered a 60.0 percent (6-of-10) effort from the field at UCF on Feb. 18. The team leader in field goal percentage at 54.0 percent, Claessens has seven games this season with a field goal percentage of 60.0 percent or better and at least one 3-point field goal made.

Number to Know
286

• K-State has pocketed 286 steals this season (9.4 spg).
• With 14 steals, the Wildcats would record the eighth season in program history with 300 or more steals. Under head coach Jeff Mittie, K-State has notched three seasons with 300 or more steals including two of the last three seasons.
• Of the 499 opponent turnovers this season, 57.3 percent have come from a K-State steal.
• The Wildcats have registered 10 or more steals in a game 17 times this season (10-7).
• In league action, the Wildcats are averaging 10.3 steals per game which is second in the Big 12.

At a Glance: Iowa State
• Iowa State (21-8, 9-8 Big 12) enters Sunday's game following an 88-77 home loss to Oklahoma State on Wednesday.
• On the sideline, Iowa State is guided by 31st-year head coach Bill Fennelly. In his time with the Cyclones, Fennelly has achieved a record of 655-333 (.663). Fennelly is the longest tenured head coach among the Big 12's head coaches.
• On the floor, the Cyclones are led by juniors Audi Crooks and Jada Williams.
• Crooks, a native of Algona, Iowa, leads the Big 12 in scoring at 25.1 points per game on a league-best .643 field goal percentage. She has also pulled down with 7.6 rebounds. Against Oklahoma State, Crooks tallied 19 points on 8-of-14 shooting and seven rebounds.
• Williams, a product of Kansas City, Missouri, joined the Cyclones from Arizona. She is second on the team in scoring (15.2 ppg) and leads the Big 12 in assists (7.7 apg). Against the Cowgirls, Williams tallied a double-double with 19 points and 10 assists.

Last Time Out
at (18/14) Baylor 80, K-State 54 (Feb. 23, 2026; Waco, Texas)
• Baylor used a season-high 13 three-point field goals made to down K-State.
• The Wildcats were outscored 45-28 in the second half.
• K-State had three in double figures and were led by senior Tess Heal and freshman Jordan Speiser with 12 points each, while freshman Brandie Harrod tallied 10 points, four rebounds and four steals.

K-State Top-25 in NCAA History for Wins
• K-State is in its 58th season of action and ranks among the top programs in NCAA history for all-time wins.
• K-State's all-time record stands at 1,086-687 (.613) and the Wildcats enter the 2025-26 season ranked 21st in NCAA Division I women's basketball history for program wins. The Wildcats were the 19th program in NCAA Division I history to reach 1,000 or more wins as a program and are one of four members of the Big 12 (Baylor, Utah, Texas Tech). K-State is averaging 18.5 wins per season.
• K-State is one of three teams in the nation to be guided by an active head coach with 650 or more career wins and the program has surpassed the 1,000-win mark (UConn, NC State).
• The Wildcats have accumulated 28 20-win seasons and have secured 420 victories inside Bramlage Coliseum.
• K-State has 253 wins in the Big 12 Conference.
• Kansas State has registered 276 victories when they were ranked in the Associated Press top-25 poll and achieved 97 wins against teams ranked in the AP poll.

Wildcats' 400+ Wins in Bramlage
• K-State is 420-164 (.719) 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 424-121 (.778) including a 150-56 (.728) 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.

Marching Toward the Finish Line
• During the third month of the year but the final month of the basketball season, K-State owns a 144-109 (.569) record in March.
• K-State head coach Jeff Mittie is 27-25 (.519) in the month of March during his time in Manhattan.

Sharing is Caring
• K-State picked up where it left off last season in its unselfishness with the basketball.
• The Wildcats have handed out a season-high 25 assists twice this season - vs. Omaha (11/3) and vs. Columbia (11/27).
• Over the last 18 years, the Wildcats are 120-8 (.938) when handing out 20 or more assists.
• This season, K-State is averaging 14.5 assists per game, an assisted shot rate of 57.7 percent and an assist to turnover ratio of 0.96.
• Gina Garcia (141) and Taryn Sides (116) have combined to dish out 257 assists this season, becoming the ninth tandem in program history to register a combined 250 or more assists in a season.
• K-State was unselfish in its play in the 2024-25 season, setting a pair of school records.
• The Wildcats averaged 21.19 assists per game and owned an assisted shot rate of 70.3. K-State was second in the nation for assists per game, second in the nation for assist/turnover ratio (1.63) and third in the nation for assisted shot rate.
• The Wildcats dished out a school record 763 total assists last season, which was second in the nation for total assists. The 763 assists were sixth in Big 12 history for a season. K-State joined Baylor (8x) as the only programs in Big 12 history (1996-present) with 700 or more assists in a season.
• Since assists became an officially tracked stat in 1981-82, K-State has registered an assisted shot rate of 60.0 percent or higher at the end of a season 25 times in its history.

Harrod with the Haul
• Freshman guard Brandie Harrod has been a force on the offensive glass in her debut collegiate season.
• Harrod leads K-State and ranks 11th in the Big 12 with 2.27 offensive rebounds per game.
• The product of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, owns 68 offensive rebounds this season, which ranks third in program history for a freshman season.

Garcia with Helpers
• Guard Gina Garcia has been an adept passer to begin her K-State career.
• For the season, Garcia is averaging 4.70 assists per game (141 assists). She ranks fourth among all NCAA Division I freshmen for total assists, including leading the freshmen in the Big 12. Overall, she ranks ninth in the Big 12 in assists per game. She has led K-State in assists in 18 games this season.
• With her 141 assists, Garcia is the seventh freshman at K-State since 1981-82 to hand out 100 or more assists in their debut season and first since Serena Sundell in the 2021-22 season (176).
• At Arizona State on Feb. 1 and against Oklahoma State on Feb. 10, Garcia handed out a career-high nine assists. She has 15 games this season with five or more assists.
• Garcia holds the school record for career assist-turnover ratio (1.91).

Speiser From Distance
• Guard Jordan Speiser has been producing from beyond the arc in her debut season.
• For the season, Speiser is 49-of-155 (.316) from distance.
• She has made two or more 3-pointers in a game 15 times this season. Speiser tallied a career-high four 3-pointers made thrice - Nov. 16 vs. Texas A&M, Jan. 4 vs. West Virginia and Feb. 23 at Baylor.
• With her 49 connections from long range, Speiser is the 10th freshman in program history with 45 or more 3-point field goals made in a freshman season.

Turn of Heal
• Guard Tess Heal continues to be an elite collegiate scorer and has gone on a hot streak in Big 12 action.
• Heal has scored more points in the last 13 games (217) than she did in her first 14 games with K-State (80).
• For the season, Heal is averaging 11.0 points per game while shooting .495 from the field, including .367 from beyond the arc and .856 from the foul line. Heal is second in the Big 12 and 43rd in the nation in free throw percentage.
• She has led K-State in scoring in 10 games this season including five straight beginning on Dec. 31, 2025, against Cincinnati.
• In Big 12 action, she leads the Wildcats in scoring with 15.5 points per game while shooting .538 from the floor, including .421 from long distance and a .868 effort from the free throw line. She ranks 15th in the Big 12 in scoring, fifth in the league in field goal percentage and third in league-only games for free throw percentage.
• At Houston on Jan. 7, Heal tallied a K-State season-high 31 points on 9-of-15 shooting from the field and 11-of-12 from the foul line. This was her fifth career game with 30 or more points.
• She became the 31st player in program history to score 30 or more points in a game with her 31 at Houston. She was the first Wildcat to score 30 or more points and make 11 or more free throws in a game since Gabby Gregory tallied 35 points with 13 made free throws against Northern Arizona on Nov. 25, 2022.
• Heal was the first player in program history to score 30 or more points after entering the game off the bench.
• The product of Melbourne, Australia, set the school record for points by an international player in a game.
• Against Utah on Jan. 10, Heal carded her second straight game with 25 or more points as she tallied a game-high 25 points on 11-of-13 shooting.
• Her field goal percentage of .846 was a career-high on 13 or more attempts. She was the first K-State guard and just the fourth Wildcat since at least 1981-82 to register 25 or more points with 11 or more made field goals and shoot 84.0 percent or better from the field. Heal was the first since Ayoka Lee tallied 36 points on 15 made field goals and 88.2 percent shooting against North Florida on Dec. 16, 2023.
• With her 7-of-8 effort from the field in the fourth quarter against the Utes, Heal set the school record for field goals made in a fourth quarter and tied the school record for field goals made in any quarter.
• Heal was the first player in program history to score 25 or more points in two or more games after entering the game off the bench.
• Her four straight games with 15 or more points was her longest stretch since carding a 10-game stretch in her sophomore season at Santa Clara in the 2023-24 season.
• In her collegiate career, Heal has registered 1,761 points (14.3 ppg). She ranks 27th among active NCAA Division I women's basketball players for career points.
• On Nov. 16 against Texas A&M, Heal surpassed the 1,500-point mark in her career and became the second player to transfer to K-State and then surpass the 1,500-point mark in their collegiate career (Gregory).

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