MANHATTAN, Kansas - K-State (12-6, 1-4 Big 12) makes a midweek trip to Waco, Texas, as the Wildcats face (rv/17) Baylor (12-5, 3-2) on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
• Wednesday's game airs on Big 12 Now on ESPN+, as John Morris (play-by-play)and Jim Haller (analyst) will have the call.
Starting 5
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1. K-State Ahead of Record
• The Wildcats are shooting 77.3 percent from the free throw line this season. This would surpass the school record for free throw percentage in a season, which was set last season at 76.2 percent.
2. Quick Handed Sisters
• The sophomore sister duo of Brylee and Jaelyn Glenn have combined for 81 steals (Jaelyn - 45; Brylee - 36). Jaelyn leads the Big 12 in steals per game (2.5), while Brylee is fifth (2.00). The pair are responsible for 49.1 percent of K-State's steals this season.
3. Gregory Equals Transfer Mark
• Senior Gabby Gregory has registered a team-leading 335 points (19.7 ppg) this season. Her 335 points are tied with Tasha Dickey from the 2011-12 season for the most points by a Wildcat transfer in their first season with the program.
4. Sun(dell) Block
• Sophomore guard Serena Sundell leads K-State in blocked shots (17) and blocks per game (0.94 bpg). Sundell has an active streak of one or more blocked shots in nine straight games.
5. Sundell Doing It All
• According to HerHoopStats, Sundell is one of five players in the nation currently averaging at least 11 points, five rebounds and five assists. She has five games this season with at least 11 points, five rebounds and five assists in the same contest.
Number to Know
20 x 5
• With Brylee Glenn's 24 points against Texas Tech on Jan. 17, K-State has five differrent players with at least one 20-point game this season.
• The Wildcats are tied with Texas for the most players in the Big 12 with 20 or more points scored in a game this season.
• Wildcats with games of 20 or more points this season are: Gabby Gregory (11), Serena Sundell (1), Jaelyn Glenn (1), Sarah Shematsi (1) and Brylee Glenn (1).
• The five different Wildcats with 20 or more points are the most in the Jeff Mittie era and the most for the program since the 2011-12 season (5).
Last Time Out
Texas Tech 85, at K-State 65 (Jan. 14, 2023; Manhattan, Kan.)
• K-State suffered its third straight loss and second straight at home, as Texas Tech secured an 85-65 win over the Wildcats on Saturday.
• The Wildcats shot under 40 percent as a team for the fourth time in five Big 12 contests this season.
• Brylee Glenn notched a career-high 24 points, while Serena Sundell added 11 points and Sarah Shematsi tallied 10.
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 548 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 nine 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.
Cats Cash In at the Charity Stripe
• Kansas State continues to earn trips to the free throw line, which is a trend during head coach Jeff Mittie's time at K-State.
• The Wildcats are shooting 77.3 percent (290-of-375) from the foul line this season. K-State has recorded 22.1 percent of its points this season from the foul line.
• Kansas State ranks third in the Big 12 and is 26th in the nation for free throw percentage.
• K-State has shot 80.0 percent or better from the line seven times this season (5-2), including a high of 94.7 percent (18-of-19) against South Dakota State on Dec. 10.
• The Wildcats have made 20 or more free throws in a game four times this season.
• Against Northern Arizona on Nov. 25, the Wildcats made a season-high 28 free throws and attempted 39 freebies. The 39 attempts were the most in the Mittie era and the most since K-State attempted 41 against Colorado on Jan. 13, 1990.
• The 28 made fouls shots were the most since K-State made 29 against TCU on March 1, 2021.
• Last season, K-State shot 420-of-551 (.762) from the foul line. K-State is receiving 19.3 percent of its point total from the charity stripe.
• K-State's free throw percentage of 76.2 percent established a school record for team free throw percentage in a single-season.
• The Wildcats ranked second in the Big 12 and 27th in the nation for free throw percentage and ranked second in league-only games (.765).
• This was the seventh season under Mittie in which K-State made 350 or more free throws in a season with a high of 462 in the 2016-17 season. K-State's 420 free throws made this season are the most since the 2018-19 season (424).
• The Wildcats made 80.0 percent or more of its free throws in a game 14 times last season (11-3). K-State had more free throw attempts than its opponents in 16 games (12-4).
Glenn Finds the Range
• Jaelyn Glenn continues to be a perimeter threat for K-State.
• The guard from Kansas City, Missouri, is shooting 35-of-106 (.330) from 3-point range this season. She ranks 10th in the Big 12 in 3-point field goals made per game (1.94).
• She has 22 career games with two or more connections from 3-point range including four games with four or more. This season, she has 12 games with two or more connections from long range, including a season-high four against Northern Arizona on Nov. 25 and at Iowa State on Jan. 11.
• Glenn is the 15th player in program history and the seventh in the Jeff Mittie era to tally 75 or more career 3-point field goals made and 80 or more career steals.
• A season ago, Glenn was second on the team in 3-point field goals made (42) and 3-point field goal percentage (.302).
• At West Virginia on Jan. 8, Glenn knocked down a career-high six 3-pointers on a career-high 11 attempts.
• Glenn was the first K-State freshman since Rachel Ranke on Feb. 26, 2018, at Texas Tech to make six 3-pointers in a game. Glenn's six connections were the most by a Wildcat since Sydney Goodson made six at Oklahoma on March 7, 2021.
Glenn Through the Lens
• Guard Brylee Glenn continues to provide diverse stat lines for the Wildcats.
• This season, Glenn is averaging 9.4 points on a .436 field goal percentage, 3.1 rebounds and 2.0 steals. She has reached double figures in scoring in nine games.
• Glenn ranks fifth in the Big 12 for steals per game.
• Against Texas Tech on Jan. 14, Glenn tallied a career-high 24 points on 8-of-13 shooting and tied her career-high with three connections from beyond the arc.
• Against Northern Colorado on Dec. 18, Glenn nabbed a career-high six steals, tied for the most by a Wildcat this season with her sister, Jaelyn Glenn.
• In the 2021-22 season, Glenn was third on the team in scoring with 8.2 points. She pulled in 2.6 rebounds, dished 1.3 assists and pocketed 1.3 steals. In league play, Glenn averaged 7.9 points, 2.7 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.4 steals.
• The product of Kansas City, Missouri, had 10 games with 10 or more points and has pocketed two or more steals in 13 games.
• Glenn joined teammate Serena Sundell on the 2022 Big 12 All-Freshman Team in voting by the league's coaches.
• Glenn has collected Big 12 Freshman of the Week honors on Dec. 6, Dec. 20 and Feb. 7.
• At Iowa State on Feb. 2, Glenn tied her career-high with 19 points including 17 in the fourth quarter.
• In her NCAA Tournament debut against Washington State on March 19, Glenn registered 14 points which included a career-best 7-of-8 effort from the free throw line.