22 20-win Seasons • 13 NCAA Tournament Appearances • Two-time Big 12 Champions (2004 & 2008) • 11 All-Americans GAME 33 2011-12 SCHEDULE & RESULTS 2012 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS NOVEMBER (8) KANSAS STATE (19-13, 9-9 Big 12) 12 DARTMOUTH (K-StateHD.TV)+ W, 54-20 vs. (9) PRINCETON (24-4, 14-0 Ivy League) 16 BYU (K-StateHD.TV)+ W, 59-46 March 17, 2012 | 10:20 a.m. (CT) | 18 MISSOURI STATE (Kansas Now 22) + W, 65-63 KANSAS STATE PRINCETON Webster Bank Arena at Harbor Yard (9,500) | Bridgeport, Conn. 24 vs. Hofstra < + L, 64-54 25 vs. (15/17) Purdue < + L, 46-42 (OT) Wildcats Tigers 2011-12 Record: 2011-12 Record: DECEMBER 19-13 (9-9 Big 12) 24-0 (14-0 Ivy League) Coach: Coach: 3 IOWA (Big 12/Big Ten Challenge) (FSKC) + W, 81-78 (OT) Deb Patterson Courtney Banghart 7 WICHITA STATE (K-StateHD.TV) + W, 60-34 Alma Mater: Alma Mater: 10 at South Dakota State + W, 63-46 Rockford ‘79 Dartmouth ‘00 18 vs. North Dakota State ~ + W, 70-47 Career Record: Career Record: 19 vs. (rv/--) Northwestern ~ + W, 64-45 319-188 (.629) 16th year 95-49 (.660) 5th year TV INTERNET School Record: School Record: ESPN2 Free live stats at www.ncaa.com 20 at UNLV ~ + L, 44-38 Same Same Play-by-Play: Pam Ward and free live audio at ww.kstates- 29 at Marist + W, 57-56 Last game: Last game: Color Analysis: Rebecca Lobo ports.com L, 86-65 vs. Baylor W, 79-42 vs. Penn JANUARY on March 6, 2012 RADIO TICKET INFORMATION on March 9, 2012 4 (9/8) TEXAS A&M * (K-StateHD.TV) + W, 71-69 (OT) website: website: K-State Sports Network Visit www.kstatesports.com or www.kstatesports.com www.goprincetontigers.com Play-by-Play: Brian Smoller call the K-State Athletic Ticket Of- 7 at (rv/rv) Kansas * + W, 63-57 Color Analysis: Missy Heidrick fice at (800) 221-CATS 11 MISSOURI * (FS Kansas City) + W, 72-46 14 at (10/14) Texas Tech * (K-StateHD.TV) + W, 62-61 SERIES HISTORY AND NOTES 17 (rv/--) OKLAHOMA * (FS Kansas City) + L, 65-57 Kansas State leads the series with Princeton, 1-0... K-State won the only meeting between the schools, 63-51, on Nov. 25, 2000 in Corvallis, Ore.... 21 at (1/1) Baylor * + L, 76-41 The Wildcats are 7-1 against schools from the Ivy League, including a 54-20 win over Dartmouth on Nov. 12, 2011 in K-State’s season-opener... 25 IOWA STATE * (Kansas Now 22) + L, 66-57 Under head coach Deb Patterson, K-State is 7-8 in the NCAA Tournament. 28 at Oklahoma State * (FSN) + W, 67-56 KANSAS STATE PROBABLE STARTERS PRINCETON PROBABLE STARTERS No. Player Ht. Pos. Yr. PPG RPG No. Player Ht. Pos. Yr. PPG RPG FEBRUARY 2 Brittany Chambers 5-8 G Jr. 14.3 6.3 3 Lauren Polansky 5-8 G Jr. 2.7 4.0 1 at Texas * (Longhorn Network) + W, 64-55 13 Tasha Dickey 5-10 G Sr. 10.1 4.1 20 Kate Miller 6-0 F Jr. 5.9 3.3 22 Mariah White 5-8 G Jr. 5.3 4.7 24 Niveen Rasheed 6-0 F Jr. 16.8 8.8 4 (1/1) BAYLOR * (K-StateHD.TV) + L, 70-41 33 Jalana Childs 6-2 F Sr. 14.5 4.9 30 Lauren Edwards 6-0 G Sr. 11.5 4.8 8 at (15/14) Texas A&M * + L, 67-36 34 Branshea Brown 6-2 F Sr. 5.2 4.7 44 Devona Allgood 6-3 C Sr. 10.0 5.9 12 KANSAS * (FSN) + W, 47-43 15 at (rv/rv) Oklahoma * (ESPN Full Court) + L, 68-62 K-STATE, PRINCETON SQUARE OFF IN FIRST ROUND OF NCAA TOURNAMENT 18 TEXAS * (FSN) + W, 65-45 After exceeding preseason expectations in the Big 12, Kansas State women’s basketball was rewarded with the program’s 13th 22 OKLAHOMA STATE * (FS Kansas City) + W, 53-50 NCAA Tournament appearance in school history and the ninth in the Deb Patterson era. K-State, the No. 8 seed in the Kingston, R.I., 25 at Missouri * + L, 61-56 (ot) regional, will face No. 9 seed Princeton on Saturday, March 17 at 10:20 a.m. (CT) at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Conn. 29 at Iowa State * (Mediacom)+ L, 57-33 With K-State’s at-large berth into the NCAA Women’s Championship, the Wildcats are one of four Big 12 schools and one of 11 nationally to have both basketball teams and its volleyball team in their respective NCAA Tournaments as well as its football team MARCH appear in a bowl game this season. 3 TEXAS TECH * (Kansas Now 22) + L, 64-63 Saturday morning’s game will be broadcast on ESPN2 and ESPN3.com, as Pam Ward and Rebecca Lobo call the action. This will 8 vs. Iowa State ^ (FSN) + W, 67-63 be the 163rd K-State women’s basketball game to be broadcast on television and the 20th on the ESPN family of networks. K-State 9 vs. Baylor ^ (FSN) + L, 86-65 holds an all-time record of 99-63 (.611) in televised games, including a 9-10 (.474) mark on the ESPN family of networks. 17 vs. Princeton $ (ESPN2 & ESPN3.com) + 10:20 a.m. The game will also be available on the K-State Sports Network and for free at www.kstatesports.com, as the award-winning Brian Smoller handles the play-by-play and former Wildcat letterwinner Missy Heidrick handles the color analysis. BOLD indicates home game This is the 10th postseason appearance for the Wildcats in the last 11 years, as K-State has appeared in eight NCAA Tournaments All times Central and two postseason WNITs in the last 11 seasons. This will be K-State’s third trip to Connecticut for the NCAA Tournament in the last + - Game broadcast on the K-State Sports Network four NCAA appearances and its second trip to Bridgeport, Conn., as the Wildcats were advanced to the second round of the 2008 < - Cancun Challenge; Cancun, Mexico tournament. ~ - BTI Invitational; Las Vegas, Nev. The Wildcats have been led during the 2011-12 season by All-Big 12 first team selections Brittany Chambers and Jalana Childs. * - denotes Big 12 game Chambers is the fifth K-State women’s player in the Big 12 era to earn multiple All-Big 12 first team honors from the league’s coaches ^ - Kansas City, Mo. (Municipal Auditorium) in a career and the first since the 2010 season. The junior guard from Jordan, Minn., is one of two players in the Big 12 and one of $ - NCAA First Round; Bridgeport, Conn. 15 guards in the nation to register 400 or more points, 200 or more rebounds and 70 or more assists this season. Chambers ranks second on the team with her 459 points (14.3 ppg) and has set a new career-high for rebounds with 203 (6.3 rpg). Her point-per- game average ranks seventh in the league this season, while she leads the league in three-point field goals made per game (2.4), ranks 15th in the league in rebounds per game and is second in the league for minutes played per game (36.6). K-STATE ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Childs earned her second career all-league honor and first All-Big 12 first team citation with a strong post game this season. The 1800 College Ave., Bramlage Coliseum Suite 37 senior forward from Orlando, Fla., has scored a career-high and team-leading 465 points (14.5 ppg) in the campaign and ranks fifth Manhattan, KS 66502 in the league in the category. Earlier this season, Childs joined Chambers with consecutive seasons of 400 or more points scored Office: (785) 532-6735 | Fax: (785) 532-6093 and is the 17th player to score 400 or more points in her senior season for K-State. WBB Athletic Communications Director: Randy Peterson Follow K-State women’s basketball on Twitter (@kstatesports or @kstate_gameday) and Facebook (/kstatesports). Office: (785) 532-7975 | Cell: (785) 587-7769 E-mail: [email protected] Bramlage Press Row Phone: (785) 539-3423 2012 NCAA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET - KINGSTON REGION /-----------FIRST ROUND-----------\ /--------SECOND ROUND---------\ /-----------REGIONAL SEMIFINALS------------\ /-------------- REGIONAL FINAL -------------\ #1 Connecticut March 17 12 p.m. (CT) #16 Prairie View A&M March 19 #8 Kansas State Bridgeport, Conn. March 17 10:20 a.m. (CT) #9 Princeton #5 LSU March 18 6:30 p.m. (CT) #12 San Diego State March 20 #4 Penn State Baton Rouge, La. March 18 4:15 p.m. (CT) #13 UTEP K-STATE vs. CONFERENCES in NCAA TOURNAMENT ATLANTIC 10 (0-1) KANSAS STATE IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT (10-12) 3/14/97 Saint Joseph’s 1st Round (L) YEAR ROUND K-STATE SEED OPPONENT (SEED) LOCATION SCORES ATTENDANCE 1981-82 1st 4 Stephen F. Austin (5) Manhattan, Kan. W, 78-75 3,200 BIG TEN (0-3) 3/11/87 Northwestern 1st Round (L) Sweet 16 4 Old Dominion (1) Manhattan, Kan. W, 76-67 1,048 3/23/04 Minnesota 2nd Round (L) Elite Eight 4 Cheyney State (2) Raleigh, N.C. L, 71-93 387 3/20/11 Purdue 1st Round (L) 1982-83 1st 3 Illinois State (6) Manhattan, Kan. W, 91-72 1,540 BIG EAST (0-2) Sweet 16 3 Texas (2) Ruston, La. L, 70-73 (OT) 4,500 3/25/03 Notre Dame 2nd Round (L) 1983-84 1st 3 NE Louisiana (6) Monroe, La.