(7/6) K-State Hosts UCF in Play 4Kay Game

GAME #26
UCF (12-11, 3-10 Big 12) at (7/6) Kansas State (21-4, 10-3 Big 12)
Saturday, February 17, 2024 | 4 p.m. | Bramlage Coliseum (11,010) | Manhattan, Kan.

PROMOTIONS & TICKETS
Promotions
Play 4 Kay Game; First 3,000 fans will receive a pink K-State t-shirt

Halftime: X-Pogo

Tickets
Call (800) 221-CATS or visit kstatesports.com

TELEVISION
Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Play-by-Play: Ben Boyle
Analyst: Missy Heidrick
Sideline: Sophie Smith

RADIO
K-State Sports Network
Flagship: Sunny 102.5 & 1350 KMAN
Online: kstatesports.com
Play-by-Play: Matt Walters
Analyst: Kindred Orpin

LIVE STATS
www.kstatesports.com

SERIES HISTORY vs. UCF
1-0
• K-State leads the series, 1-0.
• Head coach Jeff Mittie is 2-0 in his career against UCF.

MANHATTAN, Kansas - (7/6) K-State (21-4, 10-3 Big 12) begins a two-game home stand on Saturday afternoon against UCF (12-11, 3-10) at 4 p.m.

• Saturday's game is K-State's annual Pink Game/Play 4Kay game, as the first 3,000 fans will receive a free pink K-State t-shirt. Saturday's halftime will feature a performance from X-Pogo.
• The Wildcats have secured its 14th season with 10+ wins in conference action, including the fourth time under head coach Jeff Mittie.
• Saturday's game can be seen on Big 12 Now on ESPN+, as Ben Boyle (play-by-play), Missy Heidrick (analyst) and Sophie Smith (sideline) will have the call.

Starting 5
Five names, numbers or storylines about K-State women's basketball
1. K-State No. 13 in NCAA Top-16 Reveal
• In the first reveal of the NCAA Women's Basketball Committee's Top-16 seed selections on Feb. 15, K-State checked in at No. 13. This is the second time in three seasons (2021-22) the WIldcats have appeared in the first reveal of the top-16.
2. Cats Among Top Defenses in Nation
• K-State leads the Big 12 in scoring defense (55.9 ppg). The Wildcats lead the league and are 5th in the nation in FG percentage defense (.348) and are 8th in the nation for 3-point FG percentage defense (.257).
3. No Place Like Home
• K-State enters Saturday's contest with a 15-game home court winning streak, tied for the sixth-longest in program history. A win would equal the fifth-longest home court winning streak in program history.
4. Sundell Turning Up the Heat
• Over her last seven games, junior guard Serena Sundell is averaging 15.7 points on a .535 field goal percentage, 5.1 rebounds, 6.9 assists and 2.4 steals.
5. Glenn Nearing Rare 3 & D Club
• With three made 3-point field goals, junior guard Jaelyn Glenn would become the fourth player in school history with 150 or more 3-point field goals made and 175 or more career steals. (Claire Coggins, Kendra Wecker & Kindred Wesemann.)

Number to Know
42
• K-State is 42-7 (.857) over the last three seasons in games played in Bramlage Coliseum.
• The 42 combined wins are tied for the most in a three-season span during the Jeff Mittie era (42; 2014-15 thru 2016-17) and tied for the third-most in program history.
• The home winning percentage of .857 over the last three seasons is the highest in the Mittie era and the third-highest since K-State moved into Bramlage Coliseum in 1988-89.

At a Glance: UCF
• Prior to its first visit to Bramlage, UCF (12-11, 3-10 Big 12) dropped a 64-60 home decision to BYU on Feb. 13.
• The Knights are a sound defensive team, surrendering 63.4 points per game to its opponents.
• On the sideline, UCF is led by second-year head coach Sytia Messer. The 2000 graduate of Arkansas owns a career record of 80-67 (.544) including a 26-26 (.500) mark in two seasons during her time with the Knights.
• The Knights are led on the floor by junior guard Kaitlin Peterson and grad student Mya Burns.
• Peterson, a product of Eufaula, Alabama, is averaging a team-high and career-best 20.0 points per game and 2.2 steals per game. She also paces UCF in three-point field goals made (54). Against BYU, Peterson tallied 14 points and five rebounds.
• Burns, a guard from North Augusta, South Carolina, is averaging 10.8 points and 4.5 rebounds.

Last Time Out
at Iowa State 96, (7/6) K-State 93 (2ot) (Feb. 14, 2024; Ames, Iowa)
• K-State rallied from a 13-point halftime deficit, but were unable to secure the win in regulation and the first overtime.
• The Wildcats are 4-2 this season and 46-31 (.597) in the last 12 seasons in games decided by five points or less.
• K-State featured five players in double figures are were led in her return to the lineup by Ayoka Lee with 20 points, six rebounds and seven blocks. Serena Sundell added 20 points and seven assists. Brylee Glenn carded 14 points, while Gabby Gregory added 13 and Gisela Sanchez chipped in with 10.

Wildcats With 375+ Wins in Bramlage
• K-State is 393-154 (.718) all-time inside Bramlage Coliseum, which is in its 36th season of existence.
• This season, the Wildcats are 13-0 in Bramlage which is the longest in-season win streak since 2003-04. When including its two wins in the 2023 WNIT at the end of the 2022-23 season, K-State is currently on a 15-game home court winning streak, the longest in the Jeff Mittie era and tied for the sixth-longest in program history and the fifth-longest at Bramlage.
• This is the 33rd time in program history that the Wildcats reached double figures in home victories. It is the 25th season K-State has won 10 or more games in Bramlage.
• Over the last three seasons, K-State is 42-7 (.857) in home contests. This is the highest home winning percentage over a three-season span under Mittie.
• In his career in games played in his home venue, Mittie is 397-111 (.781) including an 123-46 (.728) record at K-State.
• Kansas State has protected Bramlage Coliseum with determination against non-conference foes with a record of 228-29 (.887) with an active 28-game winning streak against non-con opponents. Mittie is 74-8 (.902) in non-conference games in Bramlage.
• The Wildcats carded a 15-4 record at home in the 2022-23 season and tied the longest home-court winning streak in the Mittie era to open the season with nine wins.

Filling Up the Purple Palace
• This season, the Wildcats rank 24th in the nation and fifth in the Big 12 for total attendance (63,296). K-State is 26th in the nation and fifth in the league in average attendance (4,869 average; 13 home games).
• K-State had a season-high 9,602 fans against Kansas on Jan. 20, 2024. This was the largest women's basketball crowd in Bramlage Coliseum since Dec. 11, 2016, against UConn.
• When the crowd is 7,500 or more in Bramlage Coliseum, K-State is 45-12 (.789) including a record of 18-5 (.783) when the crowd is 10,000 or more.
• The Wildcats moved into Bramlage Coliseum prior to the start of the 1988-89 season and have seen 2,031,632 fans pass through the doors. K-State reached the 2,000,000 mark for women's basketball attendance on Jan. 13, 2024 against Texas.

Three is not a Crowd, It's a Benefit
• Since 2011-12, when three or more players reach double figures in scoring in the same game, K-State is 173-83 (.676) including a 16-3 record this season.
• The Wildcats had a season-high five players reach double figures against Oklahoma on Jan. 10 and again at Iowa State on Feb. 14.
• This season, the duo of Ayoka Lee and Gabby Gregory have scored in double figures in the same game six times including a combined 40 points against Oral Roberts on Dec. 18.
• The tandem of Jaelyn Glenn and Serena Sundell have scored in double figures in the same game 26 times since teaming up in Manhattan at the start of the 2021-22 season.

Cats Send Back Shots Under Mittie
• During the Jeff Mittie era, K-State has dealt out rejection to its opponents and has maintained a high rate in the 2023-24 season.
• This season, K-State has registered 146 blocked shots (5.8 bpg) and lead the Big 12 and are eighth in the nation for blocks per game. Of the 13 active players on the roster, 11 have recorded at least one blocked shot.
• K-State has a blocked shot differential of +91 this season (146-55). Since blocks became official in 1982-83, K-State has 21 seasons with a positive blocked shot differential including a school record +73 (163-90) in the 2005-06 season.
• The Wildcats have four games with 10 or more blocks, with 12 against McNeese State on Dec. 6 and Oklahoma on Jan. 10, 11 blocks against Presbyterian on Nov. 6 and 10 against Oral Roberts on Dec. 18. The 12 blocks against McNeese State and Oklahoma are tied for the third-most for a single-game in program history. The 12 blocks against Oklahoma set the school record for blocked shots in a conference game.
• Of the 33 missed shots by the Blue Hose, 33 percent were due to a Wildcat blocked shot.
• Under Mittie, K-State has blocked 10 or more shots in a game 16 times, including a school record of 14 at Tulsa on Nov. 13, 2015. K-State is 15-1 during the Mittie era when blocking 10 or more shots.
• During the Mittie era, Kansas State has sent back 1,495 shots for 4.73 per game in the 316 games. K-State has blocked 120 or more shots in each of Mittie's 10 seasons, the longest streak of 120 or more blocks in program history.
• The 1,495 blocks in the 10 seasons are the most in any 10-season span in program history.

Glow of Sundell
• Serena Sundell continues to fill up the stat sheet with her diverse skills and is approaching a rare career stat line.
• Sundell is the first player in program history with 1,000 or more career points, 400 or more career assists and 50 or more career blocked shots.
• In her career, Sundell owns 39 career games with 10 or more points and five or more assists.
• Over her last six games, Sundell is averaging 15.7 points on a .535 field goal percentage, 5.1 rebounds, 6.9 assists and 2.4 steals.
• Against Kansas on Jan. 20, Sundell registered a stat line of 15 points, seven assists, six rebounds, three steals and three blocks. She is the only player in the Big 12 since at least the 2009-10 season to reach these numbers in a game.
• At Oklahoma on Jan. 31, Sundell tallied her third career double-double with 15 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists. She is the only player in the Big 12 to reach these numbers in a league game this season.
• At the conclusion of the 2022-23 season, Sundell owned the most diverse stat line in the nation. She was the only player in the nation during the 2022-23 season with 500 or more points, 180 or more assists and 60 or more steals.
• Since 2009-10, she was one of two Wildcats (Kayla Goth, 2017-18) to achieve these marks in a single-season. In the same time frame, Sundell was one of three players in the Big 12 to achieve these marks in a single season (Goth; Danielle Robinson, Oklahoma, 2009-10).

Nobody Scores It Like Ayoka Lee
• Ayoka Lee has moved into the top-5 for career scoring at K-State and has a chance to achieve the school career scoring record.
• In her career, Lee has scored 2,037 points in 106 career games (19.2 ppg) and ranks fourth in school history for career points scored. Her career scoring average of 19.2 ranks first in school history, ninth in Big 12 history and sixth among active NCAA Division I players.
• To surpass Kendra Wecker (2001-05; 2,333), Lee needs to score 297 points.
• She was the 44th player in school history with 1,000 or more career points and was the fastest player in program history to reach 1,500 career points, needing 77 games to reach the milestone. She was the first player in school history to reach the 1,000-career point mark and the 1,500-career point mark in the same season.
• Lee has scored in every game of her career (106 games) and has reached double figures in 97 games which includes a career-best streak of 28 straight games in double figures dating back to the final five games of the 2020-21 season until Feb. 9, 2022.
• This season, Lee is averaging a team-high 19.8 points per game and ranks third in the Big 12. She has scored in double figures in 18 games this season.
• In the 2021-22 season, Lee averaged a career-best 22.0 points per game which ranked 10th in the nation and second in the Big 12. Lee was fifth in the nation in total points scored (727).
• Her 22.0 points per game in the 2021-22 season was the highest per game average in school history and was the third time a K-State player averaged 20 or more points in a season and first since Brittany Chambers in the 2012-13 season.
• With her 727 points scored, Lee established a new career single-season high, broke the school record for points in a junior season and ranked second in school history for points in a single-season. She was the first center in school history to score 700 or more points in a season.
• Lee was the fifth player in school history with three or more consecutive seasons with 400 or more points in a season.
• With her efforts of 61 points against Oklahoma on Jan. 23 and 43 points against Central Arkansas on Nov. 9, Lee was one of three players in the nation during the 2021-22 season with two games of 40 or more points scored in a game.
• Her total of 86 points in two games from Jan. 19 to Jan. 23, set the school record for most points in consecutive games. She also set the school record for points in a 10-game span from Dec. 11, 2021 to Jan. 26, 2022, with 277 points. During that 10-game span, Lee scored 20 or more points in six games including four games with 30 or more points.

Lee Nears Career Boards Record
• Ayoka Lee has continued to own the glass in her K-State career and is moving closer to the top spot in program history.
• Lee ranks second in school history for career rebounds with 1,040 and was the second player in school history with 1,000 or more career rebounds.
• With 48 rebounds, Lee will surpass Kendra Wecker (2001-05; 1,087) for the school record for rebounds in a career.
• She owns the school record for career rebounding average and ranks fourth in Big 12 history at 9.8 rebounds per game.
• Among active NCAA Division I players, Lee ranks eighth in the nation for career rebounding average and ninth for total rebounds.
• She owns the school record for career games with 15 or more rebounds (8).
• This season, Lee leads the Wildcats with 8.1 rebounds per game. She ranks fifth in the Big 12 for rebounds per game.
• In her last active season of 2021-22, Lee ranked second in the Big 12 and 31st in the nation with 10.3 rebounds per game. She ranked 17th in the nation in total rebounds (339). In Big 12-only games, Lee was second in the league in rebounding with 9.78 per game.
• With her 339 rebounds during the 2021-22 season, Lee set a new career single-season high and broke the school record for rebounds in a single-season.
• Lee was the eighth player in school history with three or more consecutive seasons with 200 or more rebounds and was the second player in program history (Peyton Williams) with two or more seasons with 300 or more rebounds.

Lee The Queen of the Block
• Ayoka Lee remains one of the top shot blockers in the nation and has the numbers to back it up.
• In her career, Lee has 291 career blocked shots which is the school record for career blocks. Lee's 291 blocked shots ranks eighth in Big 12 history.
• She was the second player in school history to reach the 275-block mark. She owns the school record for career blocks per game at 2.75.
• Among active NCAA Division I players, Lee ranks fourth for career blocks and is fifth for career blocks per game average.
• She has 77 career games with two or more blocks and 20 career games with five or more blocks. She owns the school record for career games with five or more blocks. Lee holds the school record for career games with seven or more blocks (6).
• This season, Lee is averaging 2.95 blocks per game (56 blocks). She leads the Wildcats and is second in the Big 12 and sixth in the nation for blocks per game. Lee is 18th in the nation for total blocks. In Big 12 action, Lee is avergaing 4.67 blocks per game and 28 total blocks.
• In the 2021-22 season, Lee was a semifinalist for the 2022 Naismith Women's National Defensive Player of the Year and was named to her first Big 12 All-Defensive Team and was selected as the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year by the Waco Tribune. She had a career-high 95 blocks (2.88 bpg) and was fourth in the nation in total blocks and sixth for blocks per game. She also has a career-high 39 steals (1.2 spg).
• Her total of 95 blocks ranked second in school history for blocks in a season and set the school record for blocks by a junior. This was the second time in her career Lee reached 90 or more blocks in a season (91; 2019-20). She is the first player in school history with at least two seasons with 90 or more blocks.
• Lee's combined total of blocks and steals, 134, during the 2021-22 season established a new career-high and was the third-highest single season total in program history.
• Lee set a new career-high and tied for second in program history for a single-game with eight blocks against North Dakota State on Nov. 29. Her eight blocks tied for the eighth-highest total for a single-game in the 2021-22 season in the nation and were the most by a Big 12 player.

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Players Mentioned

Brylee Glenn

Jaelyn Glenn

Gabby Gregory

Ayoka Lee

Gisela Sanchez

Serena Sundell

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