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2017-18 Women's Basketball Roster

K-State's Kayla Goth guards Baylor's Moon Ursin during the Phillips 66 Big 12 Women's Basketball Championship.
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K-State's Kayla Goth shoots the ball against Texas Tech at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas.
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2019 Seniors - Kayla Goth and Kali Jones
K-State's Kayla Goth lays up a shot against West Virginia at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas.
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K-State's Kayla Goth shoots the ball against TCU at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas.
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K-State's Kayla Goth
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K-State's coach Chris Carr embraces Kayla Goth after the game against Oklahoma at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas.
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K-State's Kayla Goth shoots the ball against Northern Iowa at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas.
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K-State's Kayla Goth drives to the basket against Lamar at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas,
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K-State's Kayla Goth shoots the ball against Vanderbilt at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas.
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K-State's coach Jeff Mittie talks with Kayla Goth during the game against UMKC at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas.
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K-State's Kayla Goth shoots the ball against North Texas at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas.
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Kayla Goth and Peyton Williams
Kayla Goth, Rachel Ranke and Peyton Williams
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K-State's Kayla Goth
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K-State's Kayla Goth
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K-State's Kayla Goth
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K-State's Kayla Goth
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K-State's Kayla Goth
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K-State's Kayla Goth
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K-State's Kayla Goth
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K-State's Kayla Goth
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K-State's Kayla Goth
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K-State's Kayla Goth
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K-State's Kayla Goth
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K-State's Kayla Goth
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K-State's Kayla Goth
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K-State's Kayla Goth
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K-State's Kayla Goth
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K-State's Kayla Goth
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Jersey Number 10

Kayla Goth

  • Position:
    Guard
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Class:
    Junior
  • High School:
    DeForest HS
  • Hometown:
    DeForest, Wis.
• Second player in the 51-year history of women’s basketball at Kansas State from the state of Wisconsin.

CAREER
20th in program history with 1,253 career points... Fourth in school history for career assists (540)... Fourth player in program history with 1,000 or more points, 500 or more assists and 300 or more rebounds... First in school history for career assist to turnover ratio (1.87)... Second in program history for career games with 10 or more assists (13)... First player in program history and one of two players in Big 12 history with 500 or more points and 225 or more assists in a season (2017-18)... First player in program history with consecutive seasons of 400 or more points and 200 or more assists... Most assists in a two-season span in school history (452).

GOTH’S TROPHY CASE
• 2019 All-Big 12 First Team
• 2018-19 Nancy Lieberman Award Watch List
• Three-time Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2017, 2018, 2019)
• Two-time Big 12 Player of the Week (Dec. 10 & Jan. 21)
• Two-time College Sports Madness Big 12 Player of the Week (Dec. 10 & Jan. 21)
• 2019 Kendra Wecker Offensive MVP
• 2018-19 Preseason All-Big 12
• 2018 All-Big 12 Second Team
• 2018 CoSIDA Academic All-District VII Second Team
• 2018 Team MVP
• 2018 Priscilla Gary Hustle Award
• Two-time 1st Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade Tammie Romstad Durable Award (2016 & 2017)
• 2016 Big 12 Academic All-Rookie Team
• Five-time Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

SENIOR (2018-19)
2019 Nancy Lieberman Award candidate... All-Big 12 First Team... 2019 Academic All-Big 12 First Team... Played in and started all 33 games... Two-time Big 12 Player of the Week (Dec. 10 & Jan. 21)... Played a career-high 1,237 minutes (37.5)... Played the third-most minutes in school history for a single season... Tied for the third-highest single season minutes per game average in school history... Tallied 410 points (12.4 ppg) on a .415 field goal percentage (140-of-337) and a .300 three-point field goal percentage (21-of-70)... Carded a career-best free throw percentage at .732 (109-of-149)... Scored in double figures in 22 games... Handed out 226 assists (6.8 apg) to lead the Big 12 in total assists and assists per game... Assist total ties for second in program history for a single season... First player in program history with consecutive seasons of 400 or more points and 225 or more assists... First player in program history with 225 or more assists in two or more seasons... Notched 23 games with five or more assists, including a career-high seven games with 10 or more assists... Pulled in 117 rebounds (3.5 rpg)... Led the team and tied her career single-season high with 64 steals (1.9 spg)... Tied for third on the team with 14 blocked shots (0.4 bpg)...  Registered 21 points, seven assists, four rebounds and three steals against North Texas (11/16)... Tallied nine points, eight assists, five rebounds and three steals against Princeton (11/24)... Carded 14 points, nine assists, three rebounds and three steals against Vanderbilt (12/2)... Recorded a double-double of 20 points, 10 assists, three rebounds and two steals against Lamar (12/5)... Registered 15 points, six rebounds, three assists, a block and a steal at Little Rock (12/8)... Tallied 19 points and a career high three blocks against Arizona State (12/16)... Recorded her second double-double of the season with 17 points, 10 assists, two rebounds, one block and one steal at Iowa State (1/2)... Reached 1,000 career points against Oklahoma (1/5) with a 3-pointer... Finished with 16 points, five rebounds and two steals against the Sooners... Registered her third double-double of the season with 20 points, 12 assists and four rebounds against 11th ranked Texas (1/16)... Turned in 10 points, nine assists, five rebounds and three steals at Texas Tech (1/19)... Recorded 11 points, seven rebounds, six assists, three steals and one block against Oklahoma State (1/23)... Notched 17 points, five rebounds, four assists and two steals against TCU (1/30)... Tallied 15 points, six rebounds and six assists against Iowa State (2/2)... Recorded a double-double at Kansas (2/6) with 19 points on 7-of-15 shooting and 4-of-4 from the free throw line and handed out 10 assists... Carded 13 points, 12 assists, six rebounds and four steals at Oklahoma (2/10)... Tallied 15 points, seven assists and five rebounds at Texas (2/17)... Notched 12 points, seven assists, four rebounds and four steals at TCU (2/23)... Recorded a career-high 30 points on 9-of-15 shooting and 11-of-12 from the free throw line against West Virginia (2/27)... Also tallied seven assists, five rebounds, four steals and a blocked shot against the Mountaineers... Registered her sixth double-double with 10 points and 12 assists against Texas Tech (3/2)... Handed out a K-State Big 12 Championship record 13 assists against West Virginia (3/10) in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Championships.

JUNIOR (2017-18)
2018 All-Big 12 Second Team... Career season-highs in every statistical category... First player in program history and the eighth among the Big 12 schools to record 500 or more points and 200 or more assists in a season... One of just nine players in the nation with 500 or more points and 200 or more assists... Fourth player in program history with 400 or more points, 100 or more assists and 60 or more steals... Played in and started all 34 games with a career-best 1,224 minutes played (36.0 mpg)... Ranked fifth in the Big 12 in minutes played per game... Ranks eighth in school history for points in a single season and second among players in their junior season with a team-high 596 (17.5 ppg)... Ranked sixth in the Big 12 in scoring... Ranked 61st in the nation in total points and 93rd in scoring average... Improved her scoring average by 11.7 points from 2016-17 to 2017-18, which is the second-largest increase from one season to the next in school history and was the fourth-highest in the nation in 2017-18... Finished the season with a field goal percentage of .477 (214-of-449)... Led K-State in free throws made and attempted (131-of-180; .728) and ranks sixth in school history for free throws made and attempted in a season... Ranked 15th in the Big 12 in free throw percentage... Notched a career-high 37-of-101 (.366) from 3-point range... Ranked 15th in the Big 12 in 3-point field goal percentage... Second in school history for assists in a single season and set the school record for assists by a player in their junior season with 226 (6.6 apg)... Led the Big 12 in assists, assists per game and games with 10 or more assists (6)... Finished ninth in the nation in total assists and 11th in assists per game... Ranked fifth in the Big 12 in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.0)... Led the nation in increase in total assists (+176) and increase in assists per game (+5.1) from 2016-17 to 2017-18... Only player in the Big 12 and one of 10 in the nation with 200 or more assists and 100 or more free throws made... Tallied 19 games with 15 or more points and five or more assists... Pulled in 129 rebounds (3.8 rpg)... Led the team in steals with 64 (1.9 spg)... Ranked seventh in the Big 12 in steals per game... Finished third on the team with a career-high 20 blocked shots (0.6 bpg)... Pocketed four double-doubles... Led K-State with 23.3 points on a .565 field goal percentage and 5.0 assists in the Postseason WNIT... Notched 16 points, nine assists, four steals, two rebounds and one block against Omaha (11/13)... Recorded first career double-double with 11 points, 10 assists, six rebounds and two steals against Florida A&M (11/17)... Tallied 19 points on 9-of-15 shooting, five assists and three rebounds against UCLA (11/24)... Carded 19 points, six assists, two rebounds, one block and one steal against Penn State (11/25)... Recorded 17 points, three assists and two steals at Missouri (11/30)... Tallied 25 points on 9-of-15 shooting against UT Arlington (12/6)... Set the school record for points in a quarter with 18 in the third against the Mavericks... Also dished out five assists, blocked a career-high two shots and pocketed two steals against UTA... Tallied eight points and 10 assists against Little Rock (12/16)... Recorded a diverse stat line of 19 points, a career-high 11 assists, five rebounds, four steals and a blocked shot in 30 minutes of play against Chicago State (12/18)... Notched 26 points on 9-of-13 shooting including 3-of-4 from beyond the arc with five assists, two blocks and two steals against UNI (12/21)... Registered 21 points, five rebounds and four assists against Baylor (12/28)... Carded 17 points, six assists and three steals at Oklahoma State (12/31)... Tallied 17 points, five rebounds, five assists, one block and one steal against Texas (1/7)... Finished with 16 points and seven assists at Iowa State (1/10)... Carded her fourth double-double of the season with 11 points, 10 assists and five rebounds against Oklahoma State (1/13)... Registered 16 points on 6-of-9 shooting, six assists and three steals against Oklahoma (1/17)... Carded 22 points, five assists and three steals at Baylor (1/20)... Tallied 17 points, 11 assists, seven rebounds and three steals against TCU (1/24)... Notched 14 points, six assists and three steals at Kansas (1/28)... Registered 14 points, nine rebounds, four assists, two blocks and two steals against Iowa State (2/3)... Recorded 27 points on 11-of-19 shooting while also adding six rebounds, nine assists and three steals against Texas Tech (2/7)... Tallied 23 points, seven assists, two steals and a block at TCU (2/17)... Carded 14 points, five assists and two steals against West Virginia (2/20)... Notched 21 points, 12 assists, six rebounds and a steal against Kansas (2/24); first player in program history with 20 or more points and 12 or more assists in the same game... Registered 15 points, nine assists, six rebounds and a steal at Texas Tech (2/26)... Tallied 19 points, six assists, two steals and a block against Saint Louis in the first round of the 2018 Postseason WNIT (3/15)... Carded 23 points, four assists and two blocks against Utah in the second round of the 2018 Postseason WNIT (3/18)... Tallied a career-high 28 points on 11-of-21 shooting, five assists, four rebounds and three steals against UC Davis in the third round of the 2018 Postseason WNIT (3/23).

SOPHOMORE (2016-17)
Played in 33 games with nine starts and checked in with a career-high 609 minutes played (18.5 mpg)... Registered a career-high 191 points (5.8 ppg)... Set new career-highs for field goals made and attempted (73-of-167; .437), three-point field goals made and attempted (17-of-61; .279) and free throws made and attempted (28-of-41; .683)... Scored in double figures in eight games... Pulled in a career-high 72 rebounds (2.2 rpg)... Tallied four games with five or more rebounds... Dished out a career-high 50 assists (1.5 apg)... Notched a career-high 30 steals, including eight games with two or more steals... Made her second career start and notched 23 points, a career-high eight rebounds and three steals in 29 minutes against Chicago State... Recorded 10 points on 5-of-6 shooting with two steals against Tulsa (11/14)... Tallied 11 points on 5-of-9 shooting with four rebounds and three assists against Lamar (11/20)... Carded 12 points, two rebounds and three assists against North Carolina State (11/24)... Registered nine points, four rebounds, four assists and three steals off the bench at Omaha (12/4)... Chipped in with 10 points, three assists, three rebounds and four steals at Iowa State (1/21)... Notched nine points and four assists against Iowa State (2/11)... Led K-State in the Big 12 Championship with 18.5 points per game... Registered a career-high 25 points on 8-of-19 shooting and added five rebounds, three steals and two assists against Iowa State (3/4)... She tied the school record for a Big 12 Championship game by going 6-of-6 from the free throw line against the Cyclones... Tallied 12 points on 5-of-10 shooting, three rebounds, three assists and two steals against Baylor (3/5).

FRESHMAN (2015-16)
Concluded her debut season in Manhattan with 30 games played, including one start, with 407 minutes played for an average of 13.6 per game... Averaged 1.9 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.3 assists... In Big 12 action, she registered 2.1 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.1 assists... Tallied five games with five or more rebounds and three games with two or more steals... Made her K-State debut at Tulsa (11/13) and played eight minutes off the bench and tallied her first point on a free throw in the first quarter... Dished out three assists and pulled in four rebounds against Abilene Christian (11/16)... Handed out three assists and pocketed a steal at Connecticut (11/23)... Registered two points on her first career made field goal, three rebounds and an assist against UTRGV (12/7)... Carded two points, six rebounds, three assists and a steal in 10 minutes off the bench against Florida Atlantic (12/13)... Tallied two points, two assists and a steals in three minutes off the bench against Sam Houston State (12/19)... Knocked down her first career 3-point field goal, dished out two assists and pulled in two boards in 10 minutes off the bench against Western Illinois (12/21)... Registered a career-high seven points and added three rebounds and a block off the bench at Oklahoma (1/10)... Added three points and four assists in 16 minutes off the bench against TCU (1/16)... Chipped in off the bench against Oklahoma (2/9) with seven points, three rebounds and two steals... Tallied four points, seven rebounds, two assists and a block at Iowa State (2/24).

HIGH SCHOOL
Career totals of 1,259 points (13.6 ppg), 360 assists (5.0 apg), 339 steals (4.7 spg) and 187 blocks (2.6 bpg)… Ranked No. 57 in the nation at her position by ESPN Hoopgurlz… Four-time All-Badger North Conference First Team selection… Two-time Associated Press All-State Second Team… Two-time Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association Division 2 All-State First Team honors… Two-time First Team All-Southern Wisconsin selection… Two-time Second Team All-Southern Wisconsin selection… Helped DeForest to a pair of Badger North Conference titles in 2013-14 and 2014-15… In her senior season, Goth averaged 14.0 points, 4.6 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.8 blocks and 4.4 steals… In the 2013-14 season, Goth averaged 13.5 points, 4.1 assists, 4.3 steals and 1.8 blocks while leading DeForest to a Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) Division 2 state runner-up finish… Also a stand out in volleyball and softball… Two-time All-Badger North Conference First Team selection in volleyball… Two-time All-Southern Wisconsin First Team selection as an outside hitter… In 2014, named to All-State Second Team by Wisconsin Volleyball Coaches Association (WVCA)… Led DeForest to first ever appearance in state tournament… Two-time All-Badger North Conference First Team selection as an outfielder in softball… Two-time All-District honorable mention selection as an outfielder.

PERSONAL
Born March 31, 1997 in Madison, Wis.… Daughter of Herman Goth and Beth Mueller… Has one older sister, Megan… Earned her first degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do in less than five years… Major is business.
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