Dillons Sunflower Showdown Up Next for K-State

Saturday, February 21

Manhattan, Kan.

4 p.m.

Kansas State University

Kansas

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Feb 19, 2026 | Women's Basketball

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GAME #29
Kansas Jayhawks (16-11, 6-9 Big 12) at K-State Wildcats (15-13, 8-7 Big 12)
Saturday, February 21, 2026 | 4 p.m. | Bramlage Coliseum (11,010) | Manhattan, Kan.

TELEVISION
ESPN+
Play-by-Play: Matt Walters
Analyst: Missy Heidrick
Sideline: Sophie Smith

RADIO
K-State Sports Network
Online: kstatesports.com
Play-by-Play: Wade Gerstner
Analyst: Kristin Waller

LIVE STATS
www.kstatesports.com

SERIES HISTORY vs. Kansas
82-52

• The two teams have played at least twice every season since 1968-69.
• K-State leads the series with Kansas, 82-52.
• Head coach Jeff Mittie is 22-11 against Kansas, including a 19-6 record while coaching at K-State.
• Over the last 53 meetings, K-State is 41-12 against the Jayhawks.

MANHATTAN, Kansas - The longest continuous rivalry in NCAA Division I women's college basketball is set for the 135th all-time meeting, as K-State (15-13, 8-7 Big 12) hosts Kansas (16-11, 6-9) in the Dillons Sunflower Showdown on Saturday at 4 p.m.

• Saturday's game will air on ESPN+, as Matt Walters (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. Sides Top-Ten From Distance
• Junior guard Taryn Sides needs one made 3-point field goal to move into sole possession of 10th on the K-State career 3-point field goals made list. She owns 176 makes in her career, the 11th-player in program history with 175 or more made 3-pointers.
2. Sides Dish
• Sides ranks 17th in program history for career assists with 303. She is the 17th K-State player with 300 or more 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 134 assists. She is sixth in program history for assists in a freshman season.
4. Spicy at the Line
• Freshman guard Jordan Speiser has converted at a high rate at the foul line. Speiser is shooting 90.2 percent (55-of-61). 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 60.0 percent (6-of-10) effort from the field at UCF on Feb. 18. The team leader in field goal percentage at 54.0 percent, Claessens has seven games this season with a field goal percentage of 60.0 percent or better and at least one 3-point field goal made.

Number to Know
58.7 | 55.0

• At UCF on Feb. 18, K-State shot a season-best 58.7 percent from the field which included a 55.0 percent effort from 3-point range.
• This was the fourth time in program history since 2000-01, in which K-State shot 55.0 percent or better from both the field and 3-point range. (min. 60 FG attempts & 20 3-pt FG attempts)
• The field goal percentage of 58.7 percent is the second-high field goal percentage in a game in which K-State shot 55.0 percent or better from both the field and 3-point range, trailing the high of 64.5 percent against Iowa on Jan. 5, 2003.

At a Glance: Kansas
• Kansas (16-11, 6-9 Big 12) enters Saturday's Dillons Sunflower Showdown following an 85-68 win over Houston last Saturday.
• On the sideline, Kansas is led by 11th-year head coach Brandon Schneider. Schneider is 159-174 (.477) in his time in Lawrence. He has guided the program to the 2022 NCAA Tournament and the 2023 Postseason WNIT title.
• The Jayhawks feature two players averaging in double figures this season, led by freshman Jaliya Davis and junior S'Mya Nichols.
• Davis has been dominant in her debut season by averaging 21.6 points on a .636 field goal percentage and 6.1 rebounds. She is second in league-only games with 22.4 points per game and leads the Big 12 with a field goal percentage of .634.
• Nichols is second on the Jayhawks with 18.0 points per game on a .488 field goal percentage and is handing out 5.0 assists per game. She leads the nation in free throws made and attempted (184-of-218; .844).

Last Time Out
K-State 93, at UCF 67 (Feb. 18, 2026; Orlando, Fla.)
• K-State tied its season-high for field goal percentage in a quarter by shooting 81.3 percent in the first quarter on its way to registering its fourth 30-point quarter of the season.
• The Wildcats shot 58.7 percent (37-of-63) from the field including 55.0 percent (11-of-20) from 3-point range.
• K-State had four in double figures and was led by senior Tess Heal with 19 points while junior forward Nastja Claessens added 16 and freshmen Jordan Speiser tallied 15 and Gina Garcia added 10 points and seven assists.

Wildcats' 400+ Wins in Bramlage
• K-State is 420-163 (.720) all-time inside Bramlage Coliseum, which is in its 38th season of existence.
• In his career in games played in his home venue, head coach Jeff Mittie is 424-120 (.779) including a 150-55 (.732) record at K-State.
• Kansas State has protected Bramlage Coliseum with determination against non-conference foes with a record of 241-33 (.880). Mittie is 87-12 (.879) in non-conference games in Bramlage.
• In the 2024-25 season, K-State was 17-1 (.944) in home games, which included a 17-game home winning streak, tied for the fifth-longest home win streak in program history and tied for the second-longest in Bramlage. This was the longest in-season home win streak since 2002-03 (19). The .944 winning percentage last season was the best since going 19-1 (.950) in 2002-03.
• This was the 34th time in program history that the Wildcats reached double figures in home victories. It was the 26th season K-State has won 10 or more games in Bramlage.
• The 33 home wins by the Wildcats over the last two seasons are the most wins in Bramlage over a two-season span in program history.

Sky-High Field Goal Percentage
• When K-State shoots 50.0 percent or better in a game during the Jeff Mittie era, they have been victorious. Since the 2014-15 season, the Wildcats are 60-7 (.896) when shooting 50.0 percent or better in a game including a 5-1 record this season.
• Kansas State registered a season-high field goal percentage of 58.7 percent at UCF on Feb. 18. This was K-State's highest field goal percentage since Feb. 2, 2025 at Kansas when K-State shot 59.6 percent.
• Against North Carolina on Nov. 28, K-State shot 56.3 percent from the field. This was K-State's highest field goal percentage in a loss since at least 1999-00.
• The Wildcats tallied the highest field goal percentage for a half with a 66.7 percent effort in the second half against Oklahoma State on Feb. 10.
• The Cats have 40 quarters this season with an effort of 50.0 percent or better from the field, including a high of 81.3 percent (13-of-16) twice - against Utah on Jan. 10 in the fourth quarter and at UCF on Feb. 18 in the first quarter.
• K-State is shooting 43.6 percent from the field this season.

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 and matched the total against UCF on Feb. 18. 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 888 points in the paint (31.7 ppg) which is 45.4 percent of its overall point total. The Wildcats have scored 30 or more points in the paint 16 times and have held the edge in the lane 16 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.

Wildcats Solid From the Arc
• K-State continues to attack from deep in the 2025-26 season.
• K-State is shooting 35.1 percent (205-of-584) from 3-point range. The Wildcats have received 31.4 percent of its points from 3-point field goals made and have buried five or more in a game 21 times, including seven games with 10 or more.
• This is the fourth consecutive season and the 15th season overall with 200 or more made 3-pointers.
• The Wildcats set the school record for three-point field goals made in a game with 17 against Columbia on Nov. 27.
• K-State shot 65.4 percent (17-of-26) from beyond the arc against the Lions, which was the highest 3-point percentage on 20 or more attempts since carding a 70.0 percent effort (14-of-20) against UCF on February 15, 2025.
• K-State's 3-point percentage of 65.4 percent is the highest by any team this season that has made 15 or more 3-point field goals in a game.
• In the three games of the 2025 Cancun Challenge, K-State shot 53.2 percent (33-of-62) from the 3-point line which included eight quarters of 50.0 percent or better and a 76.9 percent (10-of-13) effort in the second against Columbia.
• In the 12 seasons under Mittie, K-State has buried 2,485 three-pointers which is 6.39 per game.
• In the Mittie era, the Wildcats have made five or more 3-pointers in a game 282 times in 389 total games including 58 games with 10 or more connections (w-l: 50-8) from deep.
• In the 2024-25 season, K-State shot 38.6 percent (307-of-795) from 3-point range. The Wildcats led the Big 12 and were second in the nation in 3-point field goal percentage and were third in the Big 12 and 23rd in the nation for 3-point field goals made per game (8.53).
• K-State's 307 three-point field goals made in the 2024-25 season ranked second in program history for 3-pointers made in a single season and marked the second time in program history K-State made 300 or more 3-pointers in a season (325; 2012-13). K-State's 3-point field goal percentage of .386 tied for second in school history for a season.
• K-State received 32.4 percent of its total points (921 points) from made 3-point field goals last season. This was the highest percentage of points from 3-pointers in the Jeff Mittie era and the fourth time since 2014-15 that K-State received 30.0 percent or more of its points from beyond the arc.

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