24 20-WIN SEASONS • 15 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES 5 WNIT APPEARANCES • 2006 WNIT CHAMPIONS 10 CONFERENCE TITLES • 12 ALL-AMERICANS • 7 WNBA DRAFT PICKS GAME 33 • (10) DRAKE at (7) KANSAS STATE • SATURDAY, MARCH 18, 2017 • 3 P.M. • BRAMLAGE COLISEUM (MANHATTAN, KAN.) Tickets & • Call (800) 221-CATS or visit the Bramlage PxP: Brenda VanLengen PxP: Brian Smoller Free game audio and live stats available Coliseum ticket office Color: Carol Ross Color: Kristin Waller at www.kstatesports.com 2016-17 SCHEDULE & RESULTS (22-10, 11-7 BIG 12) TIPOFF NUMBER TO KNOW AP: 24 Coaches: RV NCAA RPI: 24 • For the second straight season and the 15th time in program history, Kansas State will take part in the NCAA Tournament. The Wildcats will host Drake on Friday in Bram- 1200 NOVEMBER (6-0) lage Coliseum which is part of the Lexington Regional. K-State is the seven-seed in the 11 Chicago State + (K-StateHD.TV) W, 83-33 region, while Drake is the 10-seed. • #KStateWBB has 1200 rebounds this sea- 14 Tulsa + (ESPN3) W, 82-62 • Saturday’s game will be broadcast on ESPN2 and ESPN3, as Brenda VanLengen son, which are the most in the Jeff Mittie era. 20 Lamar + (ESPN3) W, 68-43 (play-by-play) and Carol Ross (analyst) call the action. • The 1200 rebounds are the most since the 24 vs. (rv/rv) NC State ~+ (FloHoops.com) W, 67-50 • K-State is making its second NCAA Tournament appearance under head coach Jeff 2012-13 season when K-State pulled in 1241 25 vs. LSU ~+ (FloHoops.com) W, 69-54 Mittie. The Wildcats are 12-14 in their previous 14 appearances. in a school record 37 games. 26 vs. UTEP ~+ (FloHoops.com) W, 61-40 • Under the guidance of Mittie in his third season, K-State owns a record of 22-10 • Kansas State has had the advantage on the overall and a 11-7 mark in Big 12 play. The 22 wins are the most for the program since DECEMBER (4-3) boards this season, holding a +1.8 rebounding the 2008-09 season (25). margin, and pulling in 37.5 rebounds per game 1 (23/rv) Auburn %+ (COX Kansas) W, 71-66 • K-State has been ranked in the Associated Press top-25 for 10 weeks this season, 4 at Omaha + W, 70-57 to its opponent’s 35.7. the most since the 2008-09 season when K-State was ranked for 14 weeks. The • This is just the seventh time since the forma- 7 UT-Arlington + (FCS Pacific) W, 62-49 Wildcats reached a high of 22nd, which was the highest ranking for the program since 11 (1/2) Connecticut + (FS1) L, 75-58 tion of the Big 12 in 1996-97 that K-State has achieving a No. 21 ranking in 2008-09. 18 Princeton + (ESPN3) W, 60-42 pulled in 1200 or more rebounds in a season. 22 at Northern Iowa + (ESPN3) L, 67-59 • K-State has been led this season by its senior All-Big 12 First Team duo of Breanna Lewis and Kindred Wesemann. 29 at (3/4) Baylor* + (FS Plus) L, 87-57 Rebounds Since 1996-97 • Wesemann earned her first career league first team honor with a career-high 14.0 Rk. Season ............Rebs .......RPG ......Games JANUARY (6-3) points per game and is the top 3-point shooter in the Big 12 with 85 connections. 1. 2002-03 ..........1365 ....... 40.1 ..............34 1 (12/12) West Virginia*+ (COX Kansas) W, 86-71 • Wesemann is just the third player in program history and first since 2002-03 to 2. 2006-07 ..........1275 ....... 37.5 ..............34 4 at (20/24) Oklahoma* + (FCS Central) L, 85-80 (ot) register 400 or more points, 90 or more assists and 60 or more steals. She is the only 3. 2004-05 ..........1262 ....... 39.4 ..............32 7 Texas Tech* + (ESPN3) W, 68-54 player in the Big 12 to reach these statistical marks this season. 4. 2005-06 ..........1252 ....... 36.8 ..............34 11 Kansas* + (COX Channel Kansas/ESPN3) W, 73-60 • Lewis, a two-time All-Big 12 First Team selection and a three-time Big 12 All-De- 5. 2012-13 ..........1241 ....... 33.5 ..............37 14 at (-/rv) Oklahoma State* + (FS Oklahoma) W, 63-43 fensive Team recipient, is averaging 13.7 points on a .557 field goal percentage and a 6. 2001-02 ..........1210 ....... 35.6 ..............34 18 TCU*+ (FCS Pacific) W, 74-63 career-high 8.3 rebounds per game. 7. 2016-17 ..........1200 .......37.5 .............32 21 at Iowa State* + (Cyclones.TV) L, 75-69 25 (2/2) Baylor*+ (COX Kansas/ESPN3) L, 91-49 AP AP 28 Oklahoma State*+ (FSN) W, 74-69 24 TEAM INFO 20 SERIES HISTORY VS. DRAKE Coaches Coaches FEBRUARY (5-3) RV 18 1 at Texas Tech*+ (FS Plus) W, 65-53 12-5 4 at (12/13) Texas* + (LHN) L, 63-58 KANSAS STATE DRAKE 11 Iowa State* + (FSN) W, 80-68 22-10, 11-7 Big 12 2016-17 Record 28-4, 18-0 MVC • K-State leads the series with Drake, 12-5. 15 at West Virginia* + (ROOT Sports Pittsburgh) L, 66-59 Jeff Mittie (Missouri Western ‘89) Head Coach Jennie Baranczyk (Iowa ‘04) • Head coach Jeff Mittie will face Drake for the 18 at TCU* + (FSN) W, 68-65 60-37 (.619; 3rd season) Record at School 99-60 (.623; 5th season) first time in his career. 21 (16/16) Oklahoma* + (FCS Central) W, 79-71 514-272 (.654; 25th season) Career Record Same • K-State has won two straight in the series and 25 at Kansas*+ (ESPN3) W, 61-54 L, 88-71 vs. (2/2) Baylor (3/5/17) Last Game W, 74-69 (ot) vs. Northern Iowa (3/12/17) six of the last seven meetings. 27 (12/10) Texas*+ (ESPN3) L, 69-61 L1 Current Streak W22 MARCH (1-1) Overall: K-State leads, 12-5 4 vs. Iowa State ^+ (FSN) W, 74-67 Wesemann (14.0 ppg) Scoring Leaders Wendell (21.1 ppg) Mittie vs. Drake: First meeting 5 vs. (2/2) Baylor ^+ (FS1) L, 88-71 Lewis (8.3 rpg) Rebounding Leaders Hittner (6.1 rpg) Last Meeeting: Dec. 9, 2000 (A) 18 vs. (20/18) Drake $+ (ESPN2 & ESPN3) 3 p.m. Middlebrook (3.2 apg) Assist Leaders Ingle (7.7 apg) Last Result: K-State won, 69-63 Current Streak: K-State won 2 Bold indicates home game | All times Central | + - Game TEAM COMPARISONS Last K-State Win: Dec. 9, 2000 (A) broadcast on K-State Sports Network and www.kstatesports.com at K-State: 8-0 | ~ - Paradise Jam (St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands) | K-STATE DU K-STATE DU at Drake: 3-4 % - SEC/Big 12 Challenge | * - Big 12 game | 68.1 Scoring 83.1 37.5 Rebounds/game 39.9 Neutral Site: 1-1 ^ - Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship (Oklahoma City, Okla.) | Last 5 Meetings: $ - NCAA Tournament First Round (Manhattan, Kan.) 62.5 Scoring Defense 64.3 35.7 Opp. Rebounds/game 35.0 Dec. 9, 2000 K-State won, 69-63 (A) +5.6 Scoring Margin +18.8 +1.8 Rebounding Margin +4.9 Nov. 19, 1999 K-State won, 59-57 (H) Nov. 22, 1998 Drake won, 88-67 (A) .420 FG Pct. .489 14.6 Assists/game 21.8 Nov. 25, 1997 K-State won, 82-76 (H) .383 FG Pct. Defense .382 14.8 Turnovers/game 15.5 Dec. 5, 1987 K-State won, 76-65 (H) Follow K-State women’s basketball on .333 3-Pt. FG Pct. .365 15.6 Opp. Turnovers/game 17.6 Twitter (@kstatesports or @kstate_gameday; #KStateWBB) and Facebook (/kstatesports). .316 3-Pt. FG Pct. Defense .307 8.2 Steals/game 11.4 .680 FT Pct. .742 4.3 Blocks/game 3.4 Asst. Athletic Communications Director/WBB Contact: Randy Peterson | Office: (785) 532-7975 • Cell: (785) 587-7769 | E-mail: [email protected] 2 2017 NC AA Division I Women's B AS K E TB AL L C HAMPIONS HIP National National National First Round Second Round Regionals Regionals Second Round First Round Semifinals Championship Semifinals UConn (32-0) 1 1 Notre Dame (30-3) 18-Mar, 11 a.m. ESPN2 17-Mar, 7:30 p.m. ESPN2 Albany (NY) (21-11) 16 16 Robert Morris (22-10) Syracuse (21-10) 8 20-Mar 19-Mar 8 Green Bay (27-5) Storrs 18-Mar, 1:30 p.m. ESPN2 17-Mar, 5 p.m. ESPN2 Iowa St. (18-12) 9 9 Purdue (22-12) Dame Notre Texas A&M (21-11) 5 25-Mar 24-Mar 5 Ohio St. (26-6) 18-Mar, 9 p.m. ESPN2 17-Mar, 2:30 p.m. ESPN2 Penn (22-7) 12 12 Western Ky. (27-6) UCLA (23-8) 4 20-Mar 19-Mar 4 Kentucky (21-10) 18-Mar, 6:30 p.m. ESPN2 17-Mar, Noon ESPN2 Lexington Los Angeles Boise St. (25-7) 13 Bridgeport Lexington 13 Belmont (27-5) 27-Mar 26-Mar West Virginia (23-10) 6 6 North Carolina St. (22-8) 17-Mar, 2:30 p.m. ESPN2 17-Mar, Noon ESPN2 Elon (27-6) 11 11 Auburn (17-14) Maryland (30-2) 3 19-Mar 19-Mar 3 Texas (23-8) 17-Mar, Noon ESPN2 17-Mar, 2:30 p.m. ESPN2 Austin College Park Bucknell (27-5) 14 14 Central Ark. (26-4) Temple (24-7) 7 25-Mar Dallas 24-Mar 7 Kansas St. (22-10) 18-Mar, 6:30 p.m. ESPN2 April 2 18-Mar, 4 p.m.