K-State Visits Arizona for First Time

Wednesday, February 4

Tucson, Ariz.

7 p.m.

Kansas State University

Arizona

Feb 02, 2026 | Women's Basketball

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GAME #24
K-State Wildcats (12-11, 5-5 Big 12) at Arizona Wildcats (10-11, 1-9 Big 12)
Wednesday, February 4, 2026 | 7 p.m. (CT) | McKale Center (14,644) | Tucson, Ariz.

TELEVISION
ESPN+
Play-by-Play: Chris Harris
Analyst: Joan Bonvicini
Sideline: Mackenzie Hamilton

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

LIVE STATS
www.kstatesports.com

SERIES HISTORY vs. Arizona
1-0

• K-State leads the series between the schools, 1-0.
• Head coach Jeff Mittie is 1-1 in his career against Arizona.
• This is K-State's first visit to Tucson. The Wildcats are 3-1 in games played in the state of Arizona.

MANHATTAN, Kansas - K-State (12-11, 5-5 Big 12) will conclude a two-game swing through the Grand Canyon State, as the Wildcats visit Arizona (10-11, 1-9) for the first time in the series. Game time Wednesday evening is 7 p.m. (CT).

• Wednesday's game will stream on ESPN+, as Chris Harris (play-by-play), Joan Bonvicini (analyst) and Mackenzie Hamilton (sideline) will have the call.

Starting 5
Five names, numbers or storylines about K-State women's basketball
1. Heal 60/40/90 in League Action
• In Big 12 action, senior guard Tess Heal is shooting 60.7 percent from the field, 47.4 percent from beyond the arc and 91.7 percent from the foul line with 116 points scored. Heal is one of two players in the nation (Sarah Strong, UConn) in the 60/40/90 club (min. 100 points scored) in their respective conference play.
2. Freshmen Trio Punches Time Cards
• K-State is the only Power 4 team with a 3 or more freshmen averaging 20 or minutes per game (min. 20 games played): Gina Garcia, (27.1 mpg), Jordan Speiser, (22.9 mpg) and Brandie Harrod, (20.4 mpg).
3. Garcia with the Dish
• Gina Garcia leads all Big 12 freshmen and is third in the nation for freshmen for with 111 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. Freshmen Toe the Line
• Freshmen guards Jordan Speiser and Garcia have converted at a high rate at the foul line. Speiser is shooting 90.6 percent (48-of-53), while Garcia is shooting 86.8 percent (33-of-38) at the line. K-State is the only team in the nation with at least two freshmen shooting 86.0 percent or better from the foul line (min. 35 free throw attempts).
5. Harrod on the O-Boards
• Freshman Brandie Harrod has pulled in 53 offensive rebounds this season. She is the seventh freshman in program history with 50 or more offensive rebounds in their freshman season.

Number to Know
87.5

• K-State registered a season-high assisted shot rate in its win at Arizona State on Feb. 1.
• The Wildcats registered an assisted shot rate of 87.5 percent (21 assists on 24 made field goals).
• Dating back to the 2009-10 season, Sunday's effort marked the sixth game with an assisted shot rate of 87.0 percent or better with 20 or more assists.
• Sunday's effort was K-State's highest since carding an 89.7 percent assisted shot rate (26 assists on 29 made field goals) against Arizona State on Jan. 19, 2025.
• This season, K-State is averaging 14.4 assists per game with an assisted shot rate of 58.1 percent.

At a Glance: Arizona
• Arizona (10-11, 1-9 Big 12) enters Wednesday's game looking to snap a six-game losing streak following an 88-69 home loss to Oklahoma State on Sunday.
• On the sideline, Arizona is led by first-year head coach Becky Burke. Burke, a 2012 graduate of Louisville, is 185-103 (.642) during her 10 seasons as a head coach. She steered Buffalo to the 2025 Postseason WNIT title.
• On the floor, the Wildcats feature two players in double figures: Mickayla Perdue and Noelani Cornfield.
• Perdue averaged 17.1 points per game while shooting 44.2 percent from the field. Perdue has missed the last six games due to injury.
• Cornfield is second on the team in scoring with 13.2 points per game and paces the Wildcats and is second in the Big 12 in assists with 7.0 per game.

Last Time Out
K-State 74, at Arizona State 67 (Feb. 1, 2026; Tempe, Ariz.)
• K-State built a 24-point lead by the third quarter and held off an Arizona State rally to collect its fifth road win of the season.
• The Wildcats shot 60.0 percent (12-of-20) from beyond the arc.
• Four players reached double figures led by junior Taryn Sides (21 pts) and junior forward Nastja Claessens (18 pts, 12 rebs).

February Historically Tough
• K-State is 238-203 (.540) in the second month, which percentage-wise, is the lowest month for K-State.
• The Wildcats are 41-44 (.482) 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 304-332 (.478) record in road games during the program's 58-year history.
• In his career in road games, head coach Jeff Mittie is 180-212 (.459) including a 55-75 (.423) mark during his time at K-State.
• 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).

Halftime Lead = K-State 'W'
• Since the 2001-02 season, K-State is 409-55 (.881) when leading at the break, including a 6-1 record this season.
• K-State is 182-22 (.892) when leading at the break under head coach Jeff Mittie.
• Since the start of the 2007-08 season, K-State is 317-19 (.943) when leading with five minutes to play including a 201-8 (.962) record under Mittie.

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.

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 170-71 (.705) when scoring 20 or more points in any quarter in a game.
• Since the 2015-16 season, K-State has registered 410 quarters with 20 or more points with a program record of 68 in the 2024-25 season.
• This season, K-State has registered 30 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.
• The Cats are 10-6 this season when scoring 20 or more points in any quarter in a game.

Wildcats Solid From the Arc
• K-State continues to attack from deep in the 2025-26 season.
• K-State is shooting 34.3 percent (171-of-499) from 3-point range. The Wildcats have received 32.4 percent of its points from 3-point field goals made and have buried five or more in a game 18 times and have made 10 or more six times.
• 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 17 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 2,451 three-pointers which is 6.38 per game.
• In the Mittie era, the Wildcats have made five or more 3-pointers in a game 279 times in 384 total games including 57 games with 10 or more connections (w-l: 49-8) 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.

Taryn It Up from Long Distance
• Taryn Sides has been a threat from long distance in her career.
• Sides owns a career 3-point field goal percentage of .410 (167-407), which is fourth in school history (min. 2 attempts/game). She was the 16th player in program history with 150 or more made 3-point field goals and is 11th in program history for career 3-point field goals made.
• She ranks 11th among active NCAA Division I players and third in the Big 12 for career 3-point field goal percentage.
• She has made two or more 3-pointers in a game 48 times, including 13 games with four or more.
• This season, Sides is shooting 42.2 percent from long distance (57-of-135) and has 17 games with two or more connections and four games with four or more.
• She ranks 24th in the nation for 3-point field goal percentage. Her 57 connections ranks 43rd in the nation. She is the 15th player in program history to make 50 or more 3-pointers in their junior season.
• During the 2025 Cancun Challenge, Sides went off from long range as she was 15-of-25 (.600) in the three games. Against Columbia, Sides shot a career-best 8-of-12 from long range including 5-of-6 in the second half.
• Starting with her buzzer-beating 3-pointer to end the third quarter against Columbia, Sides made eight consecutive 3-pointers by shooting 3-of-3 in the fourth quarter, 2-of-2 against North Carolina and started by making her first two attempts against South Dakota State.
• With her eight made 3-pointers against Columbia, Sides tied for the fourth most in a game in program history and was the eighth different player in school history to make eight or more three-pointers in a game. Her eight 3-point connections were the most since Temira Poindexter made eight at Kentucky in the second round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament.
• She was the second K-State player since 1999-00 to shoot 66.7 percent or better from long distance on 12 or more attempts, joining Laurie Koehn who shot 76.9 percent (10-of-13) against Iowa on Jan. 5, 2003.
• In the 2024-25 season, Sides shot a career-high 43.3 percent from 3-point range (84-of-194). She ranked 17th in the nation for 3-point percentage. She ranked eighth in the Big 12 and 47th in the nation for 3-point field goals made per game (2.40). Sides has tallied 78.0 percent of her points this season from beyond the arc.
• Among sophomores in the nation, Sides was second for 3-point percentage (min. 60 or more 3-point field goals made) and was fourth with 84 three-point field goals made.
• Sides ranks second in program history for 3-point field goals made in a sophomore season. She was the fourth player in program history and ranked second (+58) to improve her made 3-pointers by 50 or more from one season to the next in program history.

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