GAME 18
Texas Tech (13-4, 1-3 Big 12) at Kansas State (12-5, 1-3 Big 12)
January 14, 2023 | 4 p.m. | Bramlage Coliseum (11,000) | Manhattan, Kan.
Tickets
Tickets available by calling (800) 221-CATS or visit kstatesports.com/tickets
Television
Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Play-by-Play: Brian Smoller
Analyst: Missy Heidrick
Sideline: Jazsmin Halliburton
Radio
K-State Sports Network
Online: kstatesports.com
Play-by-Play: Matt Walters
Analyst: Kindred Orpin
Live Stats
kstatesports.com
Series History vs. Texas Tech
• K-State leads the series with Texas Tech, 28-15.
• Head coach Jeff Mittie is 18-6 in his career against Texas Tech.
• K-State has won 15 of the last 18 meetings in the series.
MANHATTAN, Kansas - K-State (12-5, 1-3 Big 12) returns to Bramlage Coliseum on Saturday afternoon, as the Wildcats host Texas Tech (13-4, 1-3) for a 4 p.m., tipoff.
• Saturday's game airs on Big 12 Now on ESPN+, as Brian Smoller (play-by-play), Missy Heidrick (analyst) and Jazsmin Halliburton (sideline) will have the call.
Starting 5
Five names, numbers or storylines about K-State WBB
1. Jaelyn Reaches Rare Air
• Sophomore guard Jaelyn Glenn had 17 points, 10 rebounds, six steals, three assists and two blocks on Jan. 11 at Iowa State. Glenn is the only Power 5 player to reach those totals in a single-game this season. She is the first Wildcat since at least the 2009-10 season to reach these marks in a game.
2. Gregory Getting Buckets
• Senior Gabby Gregory is one of three players in the nation currently averaging 20 or more points, five or more rebounds and making two or more 3-point field goals per game.
3. Sundell Doing It All
• Sophomore Serena Sundell is the 18th player in program history with career stats of 500 or more points, 250 or more assists and 200 or more rebounds. She is the first Wildcat to reach these marks since Kayla Goth (2015-19).
4. Sun(dell) Block
• Sophomore guard Serena Sundell leads K-State in blocked shots (16) and blocks per game (0.94 bpg). Sundell has an active streak of one or more blocked shots in eight straight games.
5. Quick Handed Sisters
• The sophomore sister duo of Brylee and Jaelyn Glenn have combined for 79 steals (Jaelyn - 45; Brylee - 34). Jaelyn leads the Big 12 in steals per game (2.65), while Brylee is fifth (2.00).
Number to Know
333
• K-State senior Gabby Gregory has scored 333 points this season and ranks second at K-State since the 2011-12 season for points scored by a K-State transfer in their first season with the Wildcats.
• The most points scored by a transfer player in their first season with the Wildcats is 335 by Tasha Dickey in the 2011-12 season.
• Gregory is the fourth transfer player in their first season with K-State with 300 or more points scored: Dickey, Angela Harris (329), Gregory and Karyla Middlebrook (301).
At a Glance: Texas Tech
• Texas Tech (13-4, 1-3 Big 12) enters Saturday's game after falling at home to (19/16) Oklahoma, 89-79, on Wednesday.
• Texas Tech is guided on the sideline by third-year head coach Krista Gerlich. The 1993 graduate of Texas Tech owns a career record of 323-185 (.636) including a 34-38 (.472) mark in Lubbock.
• The Lady Raiders feature three players averaging double figures and are led by graduate student Bre'Amber Scott.
• Scott is averaging team-highs in scoring (14.6 ppg) and rebounding (6.0 rpg). Against Oklahoma, Scott came off the bench for the first time this season and tallied a game-high 23 points.
Last Time Out
at (15/15) Iowa State 67, K-State 56 (Jan. 11, 2023; Ames, Iowa)
• K-State dropped its fifth straight meeting with Iowa State and its fifth straight defeat in Ames.
• The Wildcats shot under 40 percent as a team for the third time in four Big 12 contests this season.
• Jaelyn Glenn notched her second straight double-double with 17 points, 10 rebounds, six steals, three assists and two blocks.
Wildcats Picking Pockets
• Kansas State has displayed quick hands this season, as the Wildcats are third in the Big 12 in steals per game (9.24 spg).
• The Wildcats have pocketed 157 steals this season. Of the 294 opponent turnovers, 53.4 percent have come by way of a K-State steal.
• Against Kansas City on Dec. 7, K-State registered a season-high 20 steals. This marked the most steals by the Wildcats since Dec. 22, 2014, against Abilene Christian (24).
• In the 2021-22 season, K-State recorded 245 steals (7.4 spg) and had nine games with 10 or more steals. Of the 513 opponent turnovers, K-State forced a steal on 47.8 percent of those turnovers.
K-State Attacking the Paint
• Despite the absence of 2022 All-American center Ayoka Lee, the Wildcats continue to find buckets in the paint.
• Kansas State has registered 516 points in the lane (30.4 ppg) this season, including a high of 48 against Oklahoma State on Jan. 4. The Wildcats have scored 30 or more points in the paint in eight games this season.
• Last season, K-State scored 1,044 points in the paint (31.6 ppg) representing 47.9 percent of their overall point total. The Wildcats recorded 40 or more points in the paint in nine games. The Wildcats held the edge in the lane in 20 games (15-5).
• The 1,044 points in the paint last season were the second-most in the Jeff Mittie era. The percent of K-State's overall point total of 47.9 percent is the third-highest in the Mittie era.
• Under Mittie, K-State has scored 900 or more points in the paint in seven of his eight seasons including a high of 1,064 points (31.3 ppg) during the 2016-17 season.
Glenn Reaches Rare Lines
• Jaelyn Glenn continues to provide unique stat lines for K-State.
• For the season, Glenn's diverse stat line includes averaging 12.53 points, 5.4 rebounds, 2.4 steals and 1.9 assists.
• Glenn ranks 16th in the Big 12 in scoring and leads the Big 12 in steals per game. She is 20th in the nation for total steals (45).
• Glenn has established career season-highs for points (213), field goals made (77), free throws made and attempted (26-of-40) and blocked shots (8).
• Glenn owns six games this season with 10 or more points, five or more rebounds and two or more steals and eight such games in her career,
• At Iowa State on Jan. 11, Glenn registered one of the most unique and diverse stat lines by a Wildcat since at least the 2009-10 season. Glenn tallied 17 points, 10 rebounds, six steals, three assists and two blocks. According to HerHoopStats, Glenn is the only Power 5 player in the nation and one of just three nationally this season to reach these marks in a game. She is the only K-State player to achieve these numbers in all of these categories in a game since 2009-10.
• Against West Virginia on Jan. 7, Glenn recorded her first career double-double with 10 points, 10 rebounds and three steals.
• In her career, Glenn has scored in double figures in 19 games, has 17 games with five or more rebounds and 22 games with two or more steals, including eight with four or more.
• In the 2021-22 season, Glenn averaged 6.6 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.1 assists. She had an assist to turnover ratio of 1.52 last season and pocketed 1.4 steals per game.
• Against Abilene Christian, Glenn tallied 13 points, eight assists, five steals and four rebounds.
• Glenn was the first K-State freshman since at least the 2000-01 season to notch 10 or more points, eight or more assists and five or more steals in the same game.
• Against Oklahoma on Jan. 23, Glenn carded eight points, 11 rebounds, seven assists and five steals. Glenn was the second K-State freshman in the 2021-22 season to register at least 10 or more rebounds, five or more assists and five or more steals in the same game (Serena Sundell, at South Dakota State, Dec. 11).
Charity Stripe Focus for Gregory
• Guard Gabby Gregory has been a strong free throw shooter in her career and has continued to rack up the attempts at K-State.
• This season, Gregory is 81-of-95 (.853) from the foul line. She ranks sixth in the Big 12 in free throw percentage and 14th in the nation in free throws made. This season, Gregory is 20-of-23 (.870) from the foul line in the final five minutes of regulation and overtime.
• Her 81 made free throws this season are the second-most she has made in a season in her career, trailing only her career single-season high of 111 in the 2020-21 season. This season, Gregory has made five or more free throws in a game six times.
• Against Iowa on Nov. 17, Gregory was 12-of-14 from the foul line including a 6-of-8 effort in the final 2:13 of the game and the game-winning free throw with 3.7 seconds left.
• Against Northern Arizona on Nov. 25, Gregory reached a new career-high for free throws made and attempted, going 13-of-16 (.813). Her 13 made free throws made tied for eighth in school history for a single-game, while her 16 attempts tied for 10th for a game.
• In her career, Gregory is 273-of-319 (.856) from the charity stripe. She has made five or more free throws in a game 22 times including three games with 10 or more made.