K-State Begins Two-Game Road Trip at Iowa State on Sunday

Sunday, February 15

Ames, Iowa

1 p.m.

Kansas State University

(rv/25) Iowa State

K-State Begins Two-Game Road Trip at Iowa State on Sunday

Feb 13, 2026 | Women's Basketball

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GAME #27
K-State Wildcats (14-12, 7-6 Big 12) at (rv/25) Iowa State Cyclones (19-6, 7-6 Big 12)
Sunday, February 15, 2026 | 1 p.m. | Hilton Coliseum (14,356) | Ames, Iowa

TELEVISION
ESPN
Play-by-Play: Eric Frede
Analyst: Christy Thomaskutty

RADIO
K-State Sports Network
Online: kstatesports.com
Play-by-Play: Matt Walters
Analyst: Randy Peterson

LIVE STATS
www.kstatesports.com

SERIES HISTORY vs. Iowa State
55-50

• K-State leads the series with Iowa State, 55-50.
• Head coach Jeff Mittie is 9-20 against Iowa State.

MANHATTAN, Kansas - K-State (14-12, 7-6 Big 12) will embark on its second two-game road trip in the last last two weeks, as the Wildcats visit (rv/25) Iowa State (19-6, 7-6) on Sunday at 1 p.m.

• Sunday's game will air on ESPN, as Eric Frede (play-by-play) and Christy Thomaskutty (analyst) will have the call.

Starting 5
Five names, numbers or storylines about K-State women's basketball
1. Sides Dish
• Junior guard Taryn Sides ranks 18th in program history for career assists with 290. With 10 assists, she will become the 17th K-State player with 300 or more assists.
2. Heal Joins a New Club
• During K-State's win over Oklahoma State on Feb. 10, senior guard Tess Heal became the 12th active NCAA Division I women's basketball player with 1,700 or more career points, 400 or more career rebounds and 300 or more career assists.
3. Garcia with the Dish
• Gina Garcia leads all Big 12 freshmen and is fourth in the nation for assists by a freshmen with 124 assists. Garcia is the seventh freshman in program history with 100 or more assists in their freshman season and the second in the Jeff Mittie era (Serena Sundell, 176; 2021-22).
4. Spicy at the Line
• Freshman guard Jordan Speiser has converted at a high rate at the foul line. Speiser is shooting 91.2 percent (52-of-57). She currently ranks first in program history for single-season and career free throw percentages (min. 2 free throw attempts/game).
5. High Efficiency Claessens
• Junior forward Nastja Claessens registered a 70.0 percent (7-of-10) effort from the field against Oklahoma State on Feb. 10. The team leader in field goal percentage at 53.8 percent, Claessens has six games this season with a field goal percentage of 60.0 percent or better, which includes a 3-point field goal made in all six games.

Number to Know
60.0

• K-State registered a pair of quarters of 60.0 percent shooting or better from the field in its win over Oklahoma State on Feb. 10.
• The Wildcats shot 62.5 percent from the field in the third quarter and 75.0 percent from floor in the fourth.
• This was the first game this season K-State has shot 60.0 percent or better in two or more quarters.
• Overall, the Wildcats have 10 quarters this season shooting 60.0 percent or better from the field.
• K-State has shot 60.0 percent or better in the fourth quarter six times this season, the most of any quarter.

At a Glance: Iowa State
• Iowa State (19-6, 7-6 Big 12) enters Sunday's game following an 83-69 loss at BYU on Tuesday.
• On the sideline, Iowa State is guided by 31st-year head coach Bill Fennelly. In his time with the Cyclones, Fennelly has achieved a record of 653-331 (.664). Fennelly is the longest tenured head coach among the Big 12's head coaches.
• On the floor, the Cyclones are led by juniors Audi Crooks and Jada Williams.
• Crooks, a native of Algona, Iowa, leads the Big 12 in scoring at 25.54 points per game on a league-best .660 field goal percentage. She has also pulled down with 7.5 rebounds. At BYU, Crooks tallied 18 points on 6-of-12 shooting and 6-of-8 from the foul line.
• Williams, a product of Kansas City, Missouri, joined the Cyclones from Arizona. She is second on the team in scoring (14.4 ppg) and leads the Big 12 in assists (7.4 apg).

Last Time Out
at K-State 70, Oklahoma State 61 (Feb. 10, 2026; Manhattan, Kan.)
• K-State led for over 39 minutes in its win over the Cowgirls.
• The Wildcats shot 66.7 percent (16-of-24) from the field in the second half.
• K-State was led by junior Nastja Claessens' with 18 points while senior Tess Heal added 16 points and five rebounds.

February Historically Tough
• K-State is 240-204 (.541) in the second month, which percentage-wise, is the lowest month for K-State.
• The Wildcats are 43-45 (.489) under head coach Jeff Mittie in the month of February.
• Kansas State has registered the 28th February in the 57-year history of the program with a .500 or better record.

Wildcats on the Road
• K-State has a 304-333 (.477) record in road games during the program's 58-year history.
• In his career in road games, head coach Jeff Mittie is 180-213 (.458) including a 55-76 (.420) mark during his time at K-State.
• This season, K-State is 5-4 in road games including a win at 17th-ranked Texas Tech on Jan. 17. This is the fourth time in five seasons K-State has won five or more road games.
• In the 2024-25 season, K-State was 7-4 in road games including two wins against an Associated Press Top-25 foes (22, Utah, 1/8/25; 13, Kentucky, 3/23/25).
• The seven road wins last season were the most since the 2019-20 season (7-5).

2025-26 Roster Youngest Since 2018-19
• K-State will have one of the youngest rosters in the country this season, as 10 of the 13 players on the 2025-26 roster are either true freshmen or sophomores. The roster features five true freshmen (Aniya Foy, Gina Garcia, Brandie Harrod, Ivona Scekic and Jordan Speiser) a redshirt freshman (Alexis Hess), three sophomores (Izela Arenas, Jenessa Cotton and Ramiya White) and one redshirt freshman (Mikayla Parks).
• The 2025-26 roster is the third-youngest roster in program history and the second-youngest under head coach Jeff Mittie trailing the 2018-19 roster, which had 10 underclassmen among its 14 players and the 1977-78 season, which featured a program-high 11 underclassmen (seven freshmen and four sophomores) among the 16 players in the roster.
• K-State's roster of 13 features six players combined to have played 226 career collegiate games before the 2025-26 season.
• Of the six players to play a college game, Heal played the most at 96.
• Among Big 12 programs this season, K-State is second in the league (10, UCF) for the most underclassmen on its roster.
• The freshmen class for the 2025-26 season for K-State was ranked among the top-10 signing classes by ESPN.com.
• In terms of K-State playing experience, the Wildcats' roster featured 10 players that had yet to play a game in purple and white entering the 2025-26 season.

Freshmen Seeing Extended Action
• K-State has three freshmen averaging 20.0 or more minutes per game this season - Gina Garcia, 27.3 mpg; Jordan Speiser, 21.8 mpg. Brandie Harrod, 20.4 mpg.
• The Wildcats are one of four teams in the nation to feature three or more freshmen averaging 20 or more minutes per game (min. 25 games played by player).
• K-State is one of two schools from a Power 4 conference with three or more freshmen averaging 20 or more minutes per game (Wake Forest).
• Of the schools with three or more freshmen averaging 20 or more minutes played per game, K-State owns the highest NET rating at 59.

K-State Attacking the Paint
• K-State has continued to attack the lane in the 2025-26 season.
• The Wildcats opened the season with 48 points in the paint against Omaha. The 48 points in the paint were the most since scoring 54 against New Mexico State on Dec. 18, 2024.
• This season, K-State has registered 810 points in the paint (31.2 ppg) which is 45.2 percent of its overall point total. The Wildcats have scored 30 or more points in the paint 14 times and have held the edge in the lane 14 times.
• In the 2024-25 season, the Wildcats registered 30 or more points in the lane in 28 games including a season-high 56 points in the paint against Milwaukee on Nov. 20 and DePaul on Nov. 27. The 56 points were the most since scoring 58 against McNeese State on Dec. 6, 2023.
• K-State averaged 37.6 points per game (1,352 points) in the paint with 47.6 percent of its point total from inside the lane and outscored its foes in the lane in 26 games. The 1,352 points in the paint were the most scored in the lane under head coach Jeff Mittie. This was the fourth consecutive season K-State scored 1,000 or more points in the paint. K-State has scored 1,000 or more points in the paint in five of Mittie's 11 seasons.

20-Pt Quarters for the Wildcats
• Since the inception of the quarter system in the 2015-16 season, K-State owns an overall record of 172-72 (.705) when scoring 20 or more points in any quarter in a game.
• The Cats are 12-7 this season when scoring 20 or more points in any quarter in a game.
• This season, K-State has registered 34 quarters with 20 or more points scored in quarters including a high of 32 points in the fourth quarter against Utah on Jan. 10. The 32 points were the most in a fourth quarter for K-State since scoring a fourth quarter school record 34 points against Central Arkansas on Nov. 9, 2021.
• Since the 2015-16 season, K-State has registered 414 quarters with 20 or more points with a program record of 68 in the 2024-25 season.

Wildcats Picking Pockets
• The Wildcats continue to swipe the basketball at a high rate.
• K-State pocketed 19 steals in the season-opener against Omaha. The 19 steals were the most for the Wildcats since Dec. 7, 2022, against Kansas City when K-State pilfered 20 steals.
• The Wildcats pocketed 15 steals against Cincinnati on Dec. 31. The 15 steals were the most by K-State in a Big 12 game since Feb. 15, 2025, against UCF.
• This season, K-State has tallied 246 steals (9.5 spg). Of the 433 opponent turnovers this season, 56.8 percent have come from a K-State steal. The Wildcats have registered 10 or more steals in a game 15 times this season (9-6).
• In league action, the Wildcats are averaging 10.6 steals per game which is second in the Big 12.
• In the 2024-25 season, K-State pocketed 307 steals (8.5 spg). Of the 542 opponent turnovers this season, 56.6 percent have come from a K-State steal. The 307 steals were the third-most since 2014-15.

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