975+ 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 2O21 PHILLIPS 66 BIG 12 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS | KANSAS STATE vs. (17/2O) WEST VIRGINIA 2020-21 SCHEDULE & RESULTS AP GAME 27 AP GAME INFORMATION 17 MARCH 12, 2021 - OVERALL RECORD: 9-17 Coach Coach BIG 12: 3-15 | NON-CONFERENCE: 6-2 5:30 p.m. 20 Municipal Auditorium - HOME: 7-8 | AWAY: 1-9 | NEUTRAL: 1-0 19-5, 13-5 BIG 12 Kansas City, Mo. 9-17, 3-15 BIG 12 NOVEMBER (1-0) • Following a first round win on Thursday, K-State will compete in the Phillips 66 Big 29 SOUTHERN + W, 66-51 12 Women’s Basketball Championship quarterfinals against two-seed West VIrginia TELEVISION on Friday at 5:30 p.m. in Municipal Auditorium. Big 12 Now on ESPN+ DECEMBER (4-4) • Friday’s game will be broadcast on Big 12 Now on ESPN+, as Chuckie Kempf Play-by-Play: Chuckie Kempf 3 (11/12) KENTUCKY % + L, 60-49 (play-by-play) and Brenda VanLengen (analyst) will have the call. Analyst: Brenda VanLengen • The Wildcats have been led this season by All-Big 12 honorees: sophomore Ayoka 5 at Central Arkansas + (Bear Nation Network) W, 47-33 Lee and junior Christianna Carr. RADIO 6 UT ARLINGTON + Canceled • Lee, a 2021 All-Big 12 First Team selection, leads K-State in scoring (19.5 ppg), K-State Sports Network 8 IDAHO STATE + L, 65-50 field goal percentage (.624), rebounds (8.6 rpg) and blocks (1.9). Against Texas Tech, Online: kstatesports.com 10 (22/21) SOUTH DAKOTA STATE + W, 62-53 Lee tallied 21 points, 12 rebounds, seven blocks and four assists. Play-by-Play: Brian Smoller • Carr, a 2021 All-Big 12 Honorable Mention recipient, is second on the team in Analyst: Kristin Waller 12 OMAHA + W, 66-59 scoring at 15.3 points per game. She leads the team with 55 connections from beyond 14 KANSAS CITY + W, 74-57 the arc. Carr led the Wildcats with 22 points against Texas Tech, while also pulling in LIVE STATS 18 at (rv/rv) Iowa State * + L, 91-69 six rebounds and dishing three assists. kstatesports.com 21 (20/22) TEXAS * + L, 62-52 STARTING 5 Five names, numbers or storylines about K-State women’s basketball JANUARY (0-5) 1. WILDCATS IN THE BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIPS NUMBER TO KNOW 2 at Oklahoma * PPD • K-State is 21-23 in the Big 12 Women’s Basketball Championships and have ad- 5 WEST VIRGINIA * PPD vanced at least one round in 18 of the previous 24 championships. 10 at Baylor * PPD 2. LEE IN 60.0/80.0 CLUB 7 • Ayoka Lee leads the Big 12 and ranks third in the nation in field goal percentage 14 TCU * PPD (.624) and ranks fifth in the Big 12 in free throw percentage (.808). She is the only • Ayoka Lee made her Big 12 Championship debut 17 OKLAHOMA STATE * PPD player in NCAA Division I this season to shoot 60.0 percent or better from the field a memorable one. • Lee set the school record for blocks in a Big 12 20 at (rv/rv) West Virginia * + L, 65-56 and 80.0 percent of better from the line. Her field goal percentage this season ranks eighth in Big 12 history. Championship game with seven against Texas Tech. 23 at Kansas * + L, 70-63 The seven blocks rank Lee fifth in school history for 3. LEE BIG 12 PER LEADER 25 OKLAHOMA STATE * L, 69-55 career blocks in Big 12 Championship play. • Ayoka Lee leads the Big 12 and ranks fourth in the nation, according to HerHoop- • Lee’s seven blocks tied for the third-most in the 28 (rv/rv) IOWA STATE * + L, 62-60 Stats.com, for PER (40.5) which is a measure of a player’s value based on their box history of the Big 12 Championship and are the 31 OKLAHOMA * + L, 80-78 score stats. most since Baylor’s Lauren Cox blocked seven on 4. HIGH EFFICIENCY DISHES March 5, 2018. • The Wildcats have 415 assists (16.0 apg) and an assisted shot rate of 71.4 percent FEBRUARY (2-6) • Lee’s seven blocks tied her career-high, which this season. According to HerHoopStats.com, K-State ranks fifth in the nation in as- was set earlier this season against Kansas on 3 at Texas Tech * + L, 83-75 (ot) sisted shot rate and are the highest ranked Power 5 member in the category. February 13. 7 (8/8) BAYLOR * + L, 64-52 5. MITTIE SECURES WIN 125 10 at TCU * + L, 78-67 • With the win over Texas Tech, K-State head coach Jeff Mittie secured his 125th victory as the K-State women’s basketball head coach. He tied Lynn Hickey (1979-84) 13 KANSAS * + W, 77-66 for third on the K-State career wins list. 17 at (rv/rv) Oklahoma State * + L, 59-46 21 at Texas * + L, 59-48 24 TEXAS TECH * + W, 86-79 PROBABLE STARTERS (BASED ON PREVIOUS GAME) 27 at (7/7) Baylor * + L, 85-49 KANSAS STATE (9-17, 3-15 BIG 12) No. Player Pos. Yr. Ht. HOMETOWN PPG RPG APG FG% 3FG% FT% 2 Cymone Goodrich G R-Jr. 5-10 Chicago, Ill. 2.4 2.0 2.6 .260 .000 .710 MARCH (2-2) 12 Rachel Ranke G Sr. 6-1 Burnsville, Minn. 8.9 4.3 2.5 .319 .300 .733 1 TCU * + W, 79-76 (OT) 24 Emilee Ebert G So. 6-0 Frankfort, Kan. 5.8 3.7 3.3 .336 .288 .763 3 (20/23) WEST VIRGINIA * + L, 72-64 43 Christianna Carr G Jr. 6-1 Manhattan, Kan. 15.3 4.9 1.9 .389 .359 .791 7 at Oklahoma * + (FS Oklahoma) L, 90-81 50 Ayoka Lee C So. 6-6 Byron, Minn. 19.5 8.6 0.7 .624 .000 .808 11 vs. Texas Tech ^+ W, 75-65 Head Coach: Jeff Mittie (29th season/7th at K-State) | Career Record: 579-331 (.636); Record at K-State: 125-96 (.566) 12 vs. (17/20) West Virginia ^+ 5:30 p.m. (17/20) WEST VIRGINIA (19-5, 13-5 BIG 12) No. Player Pos. Yr. Ht. HOMETOWN PPG RPG APG FG% 3FG% FT% 00 Jayla Hemingway G So. 5-11 Collierville, Tenn. 4.4 1.8 0.8 .403 .316 .657 Schedule subject to change | Bold indicates home game | All times Central | 2 Kysre Gondrezick G R-Sr. 5-9 Benton Harbor, Mich. 20.0 2.8 4.7 .425 .364 .760 Opponent Rankings are AP/Coaches |+ - Game broadcast on K-State Sports Network and kstatesports.com | % - SEC/Big 12 Challenge | * - Big 12 game | 3 Kirsten Deans G So. 5-8 Greensboro, N.C. 13.8 3.9 3.9 .475 .438 .808 ^ - Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship (Kansas City, Mo.) 12 Esmery Martinez F So. 6-2 Hato Mayor Del Ray, D.R. 13.9 11.8 1.8 .491 .250 .770 14 Kari Niblack F Jr. 6-1 Leesburg, Fla. 9.3 5.2 0.9 .525 .000 .675 Head Coach: Mike Carey (33rd season/20th season at West Virginia) | Career Record: 717-324 (.689); Record at WVU: 429-222 (.659) 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 2021 Phillips 66 Big 12 Women’s Basketball Championship Bracket /-----------FIRST ROUND-----------\ /--------QUARTERFINALS---------\ /-----------SEMIFINALS------------\ /-------------- FINALS -------------\ #4 Iowa State (16-9, 12-6) Game 3 | 10:30 a.m. #5 Texas (16-8, 11-7) #8 TCU (10-14, 4-14) Game 7 | 12 p.m. Game 1 | 5 p.m. #8 TCU (10-14, 4-14) Game 4 | 1:30 p.m. #9 Kansas (7-18, 3-15) #1 Baylor (22-2, 17-1) Game 9 | 12 p.m. #7 Texas Tech (10-14, 5-13) Game 2 | 8 p.m. #10 Kansas State (9-17, 3-15) Game 5 | 5:30 p.m. #10 Kansas State (9-17, 3-15) #2 West Virginia (19-5, 13-5) Game 8 | 3 p.m. #3 Oklahoma State (17-7, 13-5) Game 6 | 8:30 p.m. #6 Oklahoma (12-11, 9-9) \---------- Thurs., March 11-----------/ \----------Fri., March 12-----------/ \----------Sat., March 13-----------/ \--------- Sun., March 14 ----------/ KANSAS STATE PLAYERS’ CAREER STATS IN BIG 12 TOURNAMENT Player Years G-GS FG-A 3FG-A FT-A RB PF PTS A TO BK S MIN C. Carr 2019, 2021 3-3 15-41 8-23 8-9 15 6 46 4 7 3 2 90 10.8 | 2.0 E. Ebert 2021 1-1 0-3 0-0 2-2 3 2 2 4 1 1 0 33 Rachel Ranke is the most experienced in the C. Goodrich 2018, 2021 3-1 3-13 1-4 4-5 5 2 11 4 4 0 2 52 Big 12 Championship of anyone on the current S. Goodson 2021 1-0 3-7 2-5 2-2 1 0 10 4 2 0 0 31 T. Lauterbach 2021 1-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 7 K-State roster. Ranke has played in and started five A. Lee 2021 1-1 9-15 0-0 3-3 12 4 21 4 6 7 0 31 Big 12 Championship games. L. Macke 2019, 2021 3-0 4-10 3-6 2-2 8 6 13 2 3 0 2 48 R.