950+ ALL-TIME VICTORIES • 25 20-WIN SEASONS • 16 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES • 6 WNIT APPEARANCES • 2006 WNIT CHAMPIONS • 10 CONFERENCE TITLES • 12 ALL-AMERICANS • 8 WNBA DRAFT PICKS KANSAS STATE at TCU 2020-21 SCHEDULE & RESULTS AP GAME 17 AP GAME INFORMATION - - OVERALL RECORD: 5-11 FEBRUARY 10, 2021 Coach 6:30 p.m. Coach TELEVISION BIG 12: 0-9 | NON-CONFERENCE: 5-2 Big 12 Now on ESPN+ - Schollmaier Arena - HOME: 4-7 | AWAY: 1-4 | NEUTRAL: 0-0 Play-by-Play: Dave Saltzman 7-9, 2-9 BIG 12 Fort Worth, Texas 5-11, 0-9 BIG 12 Analyst: Brenda VanLengen NOVEMBER (1-0) • K-State will make its second trip to the state of Texas in as many weeks, as the RADIO 29 SOUTHERN + W, 66-51 Wildcats travel to Fort Worth to face TCU on Wednesday night at 6:30 p.m. K-State Sports Network • Wednesday’s game will be broadcast on Big 12 Now on ESPN+, as Dave Saltzman Online: kstatesports.com (play-by-play) and Brenda VanLengen (analyst) will have the call. DECEMBER (4-4) Play-by-Play: Brian Smoller • The Wildcats are led by sophomore Ayoka Lee and junior Christianna Carr. The 3 (11/12) KENTUCKY % + L, 60-49 Analyst: Randy Peterson duo is responsible for 48.5 percent of K-State’s scoring output this season. The pair 5 at Central Arkansas + (Bear Nation Network) W, 47-33 have scored in double figures in the same game nine times this season. LIVE STATS 6 UT ARLINGTON + Canceled • Lee, a candidate for all four of the national player of the year awards, leads K-State kstatesports.com 8 IDAHO STATE + L, 65-50 in scoring (18.0 ppg), field goal percentage (.601), rebounds (8.3 rpg) and blocks 10 (22/21) SOUTH DAKOTA STATE + W, 62-53 (1.6). She leads the Big 12 and ranks 10th in the nation in field goal percentage. • Carr is second on the team and is 15th in the Big 12 in scoring with a career-best 12 OMAHA + W, 66-59 average of 14.7 points per game while shooting a career-best 39.4 percent from 14 KANSAS CITY + W, 74-57 3-point range. She is second in the Big 12 in 3-point field goals made per game 2.6. NUMBER TO KNOW 18 at (rv/rv) Iowa State * + L, 91-69 21 (20/22) TEXAS * + L, 62-52 STARTING 5 70.6 Five names, numbers or storylines about K-State women’s basketball 1. LEE AMONG LISA LESLIE AWARD TOP-10 • K-State has been generous with its assists this JANUARY (0-5) • Sophomore center Ayoka Lee has been named to the top-10 of the 2021 Lisa season, as the Wildcats have assisted on 70.6 per- 2 at Oklahoma * PPD Leslie Award, given to the nation’s top center. Fan voting can be done once a day at cent of K-State’s made baskets this season. 5 WEST VIRGINIA * PPD hoophallawards.com. • According to HerHoopStats.com, K-State ranks sixth in the nation in assisted shot rate and are the 10 at Baylor * PPD 2. RANKE NEARING 1K • Rachel Ranke is closing in on a career milestone, as she needs 64 points to be- highest ranked Power 5 member in the category. 14 TCU * PPD come the 43rd player in program history to reach 1,000 career points. She will become • The assisted shot rate of 70.6 percent would be the highest in school history. 17 OKLAHOMA STATE * PPD the sixth player in school history with 1,000 or more career points, 300 or more career 20 at (rv/rv) West Virginia * + L, 65-56 rebounds and 200 or more connections from beyond the arc. K-State Single-Season Assisted Shot % 23 at Kansas * + L, 70-63 3. LEE IN RARE CLUB Rk Season Assts AShot% • Ayoka Lee has been efficient in her play this season, as she leads the Big 12 and 1. 2020-21 243 70.6 25 OKLAHOMA STATE * L, 69-55 ranks 10th in the nation in field goal percentage (.601). She also ranks seventh in the 2. 1999-00 470 68.2 28 (rv/rv) IOWA STATE * + L, 62-60 Big 12 in free throw percentage (.819). She is the only player in the league shooting 3. 2000-01 424 67.9 31 OKLAHOMA * + L, 80-78 60.0 percent or better from the field and 80.0 percent of better from the line. 4. 2003-04 582 66.3 4. HIGH EFFICIENCY DISHES FOR ALL 5. 1993-94 407 65.8 FEBRUARY (0-2) • The Wildcats have 243 assists (15.2 apg) and an assisted shot rate of 70.6 percent this season. According to HerHoopStats.com, K-State ranks sixth in the nation in as- 3 at Texas Tech * + L, 83-75 (ot) sisted shot rate and are the highest ranked Power 5 member in the category. 7 (8/8) BAYLOR * + L, 64-52 5. DOORSTEP OF 975 10 at TCU * + 6:30 p.m. • With its next win, K-State will become the third Big 12 program and the 19th in 13 KANSAS * + 1 p.m. NCAA Division I women’s basketball history to win 975 or more games. 17 at Oklahoma State * + 6:30 p.m. 21 at Texas * + 2 p.m. 24 TEXAS TECH * + 6:30 p.m. PROBABLE STARTERS (BASED ON PREVIOUS GAME) KANSAS STATE (5-11, 0-9 BIG 12) MARCH (0-0) No. Player Pos. Yr. Ht. HOMETOWN PPG RPG APG FG% 3FG% FT% 11-14 TBD ^+ TBA 4 Sydney Goodson G Gr. 5-9 Chicago, Ill. 6.3 3.1 2.6 .326 .303 .864 12 Rachel Ranke G R-Jr. 6-1 Burnsville, Minn. 8.9 4.1 2.4 .344 .298 .667 13 Laura Macke F Jr. 6-2 Baileyville, Kan. 5.1 3.7 1.1 .477 .231 .583 Schedule subject to change | Bold indicates home game | All times Central | 24 Emilee Ebert G So. 6-0 Frankfort, Kan. 4.6 3.8 2.8 .310 .294 .769 Opponent Rankings are AP/Coaches |+ - Game broadcast on K-State Sports 50 Ayoka Lee C So. 6-6 Byron, Minn. 18.0 8.3 0.4 .601 .000 .819 Network and kstatesports.com | % - SEC/Big 12 Challenge | * - Big 12 game | Head Coach: Jeff Mittie (29th season/7th at K-State) | Career Record: 575-325 (.639); Record at K-State: 121-90 (.573) ^ - Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship (Kansas City, Mo.) TCU (7-9, 2-9 BIG 12) No. Player Pos. Yr. Ht. HOMETOWN PPG RPG APG FG% 3FG% FT% 0 Caroline Germond G Jr. 5-7 Angers, France 4.2 2.1 3.7 .283 .195 .750 1 Aahliyah Jackson G Gr. 5-10 Fort Smith, Ark. 5.9 3.1 1.3 .323 .354 .586 5 Yummy Morris F Jr. 6-3 North Little Rock, Ark. 8.6 5.1 0.7 .526 .000 .857 20 Lauren Heard G Sr. 5-9 Denton, Texas 19.1 6.5 5.0 .374 .294 .721 23 Michelle Berry F Gr. 6-2 Miami, Fla. 9.1 8.0 1.4 .340 .324 .826 Head Coach: Raegan Pebley (17th season/6th season at TCU) | Career Record: 280-262 (.517); Record at TCU: 124-77 (.617) Director of Women’s Basketball and Soccer Communications: Randy Peterson | Office: (785) 532-7975 • Cell: (785) 587-7769 | E-mail: [email protected] 2O2O-21 K-STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES BY STATE 2020-21 K-STATE ROSTER Colorado (1) NO. NAME POS. HT. YR-EXP. HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) Jada Moore (Denver) 1 Savannah Simmons G 6-0 Jr.-2L Bel Air, Md. (The John Carroll School) 2 Cymone Goodrich G 5-10 Jr.-2L Chicago, Ill. (South Shore International Prep) Illinois (2) 4 Sydney Goodson G 5-9 Sr.-TR Argyle, Texas (Texas Tech) Cymone Goodrich (Chicago); Jada Thorpe (Chicago) 10 Jada Thorpe G 5-9 R-Fr.-SQ Chicago, Ill. (Simeon Career Academy) 12 Rachel Ranke G 6-1 R-Jr.-2L Burnsville, Minn. (Eastview HS) Kansas (4) Christianna Carr (Manhattan); Emilee Ebert (Frankfort); 13 Laura Macke F 6-2 Jr.-2L Baileyville, Kan. (Nemaha Central HS) Laura Macke (Baileyville); Ashley Ray (Girard) 23 Jada Moore G 5-11 Fr.-HS Denver, Colo. (Regis Jesuit HS) 24 Emilee Ebert G 6-0 So.-1L Frankfort, Kan. (Frankfort HS) Maryland (1) 33 Ashley Ray C 6-4 Sr.-2L Girard, Kan. (Girard HS) Savannah Simmons (Bel Air) 41 Taylor Lauterbach C 6-7 Fr.-HS Appleton, Wis. (Appleton West HS) 43 Christianna Carr G 6-1 Jr.-2L Manhattan, Kan. (Manhattan HS) Minnesota (2) 50 Ayoka Lee C 6-6 So.-1L Byron, Minn. (Byron HS) Ayoka Lee (Byron); Rachel Ranke (Burnsville) HEAD COACH Jeff Mittie (Missouri Western ‘89 - 7th Season) Texas (1) ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH Brian Ostermann (Wisconsin-La Crosse ‘88 - 7th Season) Sydney Goodson (Argyle) ASSISTANT COACH Chris Carr (Argosy University ‘12 - 5th season) ASSISTANT COACH Ebony Haliburton (Oral Roberts ‘08 - 4th season) Wisconsin (1) COOR. OF RECRUITING OPS Ebony Gilliam (TCU ‘04 - 7th Season) Taylor Lauterbach (Appleton) DIR. OF S-A DEVELOPMENT Sadie Thramer (Wayne State ‘16 - 3rd Season) DIR. OF VIDEO OPERATIONS Staci Gregorio (Pacific ‘10 - 2nd season) BY POSITION Guards (8) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Christianna Carr; Emilee Ebert; Cymone Goodrich; Emilee Ebert eb-ERT Sydney Goodson; Jada Moore; Rachel Ranke; Ayoka Lee a-OAK-uh Savannah Simmons; Jada Thorpe Laura Macke MACK-ee Rachel Ranke RANK-ee Forwards (2) Player notes included in player bios on pgs. 12-26 Laura Macke; Ashley Ray Center (2) K-STATE STARTERS Taylor Lauterbach; Ayoka Lee BY CLASS Senior (1) Sydney Goodson Juniors (6) Christianna Carr; Cymone Goodrich; Laura Macke; Rachel Ranke (rs); Ashley Ray (rs);Savannah Simmons 4 | SYDNEY GOODSON 12 | RACHEL RANKE 13 | LAURA MACKE 24 | EMILEE EBERT 50 | AYOKA LEE G | 5-9 | Sr.