MANHATTAN, Kansas - K-State (14-9, 3-7 Big 12) returns to the road on Sunday, as the Wildcats visit Lubbock, Texas, to face Texas Tech (15-7, 3-6). Tip-off at United Supermarkets Arena is set for 1 p.m.
• Sunday's game airs on ESPNU, as Tyler Denning (play-by-play) and Andrea Lloyd (analyst) will have the call.
Starting 5
Five names, numbers or storylines about K-State WBB
1. Gregory Candidate for Drysdale Award
• Senior Gabby Gregory has been named a Top-10 candidate for the 2023 Ann Meyers Drysdale Award, given to the top shooting guard in the nation. Gregory is the first Wildcat to be a candidate for the award.
2. K-State Ahead of Charity Record
• The Wildcats are shooting 77.9 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.
3. High Rate of Helping
• According to HerHoopStats.com, the Wildcats rank 30th in the nation and third in the Big 12 in assisted shot rate (62.7) - which is the percentage of made field goals with an assist.
4. Quick Handed Sisters
• The sophomore sister duo of Brylee and Jaelyn Glenn have combined for 94 steals (Jaelyn - 54; Brylee - 40). Jaelyn is second in the Big 12 in steals per game (2.35), while Brylee is seventh (1.74). The pair have combined for the most steals among two teammates in the Big 12 this season.
5. Sun(dell) Block
• Sophomore Serena Sundell leads K-State in blocked shots (20) and blocks per game (0.87). She owns the school record for career blocked shots by a guard with 43.
Number to Know
432
• K-State senior guard Gabby Gregory has recorded a career-high 432 points this season.
• Her 432 points are the most by a Big 12 player this season.
• Since the 2003-04 season, Gregory's total ranks ninth in program history for points scored in a senior season.
• In the Jeff Mittie era, Gregory's total ranks third for total points scored in a senior season and are the most since Breanna Lewis (471) and Kindred Wesemann (474) in the 2016-17 season.
At a Glance: Texas Tech
• Texas Tech (15-7, 3-6 Big 12) enters Sunday's game after falling at Oklahoma State, 86-74, 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 325-188 (.634) including a 36-41 (.468) mark in Lubbock.
• The Lady Raiders feature two players averaging double figures and are led by graduate student Bre'Amber Scott.
• Scott is averaging team-highs in scoring (16.7 ppg) and rebounding (6.2 rpg).
Last Time Out
at K-State 78, (12/12) Iowa State 77 (Feb. 1, 2023; Manhattan, Kan.)
• K-State collected its second Associated Press top-15 win this season, knocking off 12th-ranked Iowa State with a 78-77 win at Bramlage.
• The Wildcats ended a five game skid against the Cyclones.
• This was K-State's first one-point win in Big 12 action since a 56-55 win at West Virginia on Feb. 11, 2020.
• Gabby Gregory carded 27 points, while Jaelyn Glenn added 15 points, five rebounds and two steals and Serena Sundell notched 14 points, five rebounds and five assists.
Wildcats on the Road
• K-State has a 286-316 (.475) record in road games during the program's 55-year history.
• Since the 2000-01 season, K-State owns a 126-137 (.479) mark in road contests. K-State is 20-31 (.392) in the last five seasons in road games.
• In his career in games played on the road, head coach Jeff Mittie is 162-196 (.453) including a 37-59 (.385) mark during his time at K-State.
• In the 2021-22 season, the Wildcats were 5-10 in road games, which included a four-game road winning streak from mid-December to mid-January. This was the longest road winning streak for K-State since the end of the 2018-19 regular season. The five wins were the most since the 2019-20 season.
Three is not a Crowd, It's a Benefit
• Since 2011-12, when three or more players reach double figures in scoring in the same game, K-State is 153-75 (.671) including a 13-6 mark in the 2022-23 season.
• The Wildcats have had a season-high four players reach double figures 10 times: vs. Utah Tech, Nov. 20; vs. Clemson, Nov. 24; vs. Northern Arizona, Nov. 25; vs. Kansas City, Dec. 7; vs. Northern Colorado, Dec. 18; vs. Oklahoma State, Jan. 4; vs. West Virginia, Jan. 7; at Baylor, Jan. 18; at Oklahoma State, Jan. 25; at Kansas, Jan. 29.
• The Wildcats have had a tandem of players combine for 50 or more points in a game twice this season. Since 1986-87, K-State has recorded 36 times in which a pair of teammates scored 50 or more points in a game, including five times in the same game.
• The duo of Gabby Gregory (35) and Jaelyn Glenn (23) combined to score 58 points against Northern Arizona. This ranked as the sixth-most points a K-State tandem have combined to score in a single-game.
• The trio of Gregory (35), Jaelyn Glenn (23) and Brylee Glenn (14) teamed up to score 72 points against Northern Arizona, which is tied for the second-highest combined total by a K-State trio in a game.
• The duo of Gregory (25) and Sarah Shematsi (25) teamed up for 50 points against Oklahoma State on Jan. 4.
• The tandem of Jaelyn Glenn and Serena Sundell have scored in double figures in the same game 16 times since teaming up in Manhattan at the start of the 2021-22 season.
Sharing is Caring
• Kansas State continues its unselfish ways in the 2022-23 season, continuing its ball movement from last season.
• This season, K-State has handed out 347 assists (15.1 apg) and have recorded an assist on 62.7 percent of made field goals. • The Wildcats rank sixth in the league in assists per game and fifth for assist to turnover ratio (1.12). According to HerHoopStats.com, K-State ranks 30th in the nation and third in the Big 12 in assisted shot rate.
• The Wildcats have tallied 20 or more assists in three games this season: against Central Arkansas on Nov. 7 (23), against Utah Tech on Nov. 20 (21) and against Morgan State on Dec. 21 (20).
• Over the last 16 years, the Wildcats are 81-7 (.920) when handing out 20 or more assists.
• K-State was generous with the ball in the 2021-22 season, dishing out 545 assists (16.5 apg). The Wildcats were 19th in the nation for total assists and 17th in the nation and third in the Big 12 in assists per game. The Wildcats were 20th in the nation and second in the Big 12 in assist-turnover ratio at 1.21.
• K-State's 545 assists last season were the most for the program in the Jeff Mittie era and the most since the 2005-06 season (553).
• Of its 790 made field goals, K-State recorded an assist on 69.0 percent of those field goals. According to HerHoopStats.com, K-State ranked third in the nation and first among Power 5 conference members for assisted shot rate.
• Since assists became an officially tracked stat in 1981-82, K-State has registered an assisted shot rate of 60.0 percent or higher at the end of a season 22 times in its history.
Glenn Attacking the Glass
• Jaelyn Glenn has been strong on the boards in Big 12 action this season.
• Glenn is averaging 7.30 rebounds per game in league action, which ranks sixth in Big 12 play this season.
• The sophomore from Kansas City, Missouri, has pulled in five or more rebounds in all 10 league games, including consecutive games with 10 rebounds - against West Virginia and at Iowa State.
• For the season, Glenn is averaging a team-high and career-best 5.65 rebounds per game. She has 13 games this season with five or more rebounds. Glenn has set a single-season career-high with 130 rebounds this season.
• In her career, Glenn is averaging 4.7 rebounds per game. She owns 23 career games with five or more rebounds.
Gregory in Rare Air
• K-State senior guard Gabby Gregory is one of two players in the nation currently averaging 19 or more points, 5 or more rebounds, 2 or more assists and shooting 85 percent or better from the free throw line.
• Among the two players this season with these averages, Gregory is the only player that was a transfer in the 2022-23 season.
• If Gregory were to end this season with these averages, she would be the first Wildcat since Kendra Wecker in the 2004-05 season to achieve this feat.
• Since the 2009-10 season, only two players at Big 12 programs have ended a season with averages of 19 or more points, 5 or more rebounds, 2 or more assists and shot 85 percent or better from the free throw line (Bridget Carleton, Iowa State, 2018-19; Ashley Joens, Iowa State; 2020-21).