MANHATTAN, Kan. – K-State resumes its four-game home stand on Monday night, as the Wildcats host Oral Roberts. Game time is 6:30 p.m.
Monday’s game can be seen live on Big 12 Now on ESPN+, as Brian Smoller (play-by-play), Missy Heidrick (analyst) and Anna Christianson (sideline) will have the call.
Following an 84-40 win over UIC, K-State owns a nine-game winning streak in Bramlage Coliseum against non-conference opponents.
Sophomore Christianna Carr led K-State with 20 points including a 4-of-9 effort from beyond the arc. Junior Rachel Ranke carded 14 points including a 4-of-8 effort from three. This was the second time that Carr and Ranke have each buried four of more 3-pointers in the same game.
Redshirt freshman Ayoka Lee turned in her first career double-double with 13 points, 12 rebounds and five blocks. The center from Byron, Minn., is the sixth player in program history to register a double-double and have five or more blocks in the same game.
Defensively, K-State has held its first two opponents to a combined field goal percentage of 26.8 percent which ranks ninth in the nation in the early portion of the season. A season ago, the Wildcats held five teams to under 30.0 percent from the field.
Starting 5
Five names, numbers or storylines about K-State women’s basketball
1. Lockdown Defense
Kansas State has held its first two opponents to 49 points or less for the second straight season. The last time the Wildcats started a season allowing 49 points or less in three straight games was the 1972-73 season.
2. 50×50
K-State has recorded consecutive games of 50 or more rebounds for the first time in the Jeff Mittie era and the first time since February 26 and March 1, 2000.
3. Three-Ball for All
K-State buried 11 three-point field goals against UIC on November 11. The 11 connections were the most since the Wildcats made 14 at Oklahoma on February 10, 2019.
4. Engine in Carr
Sophomore Christianna Carr leads K-State in scoring this season at 17.5 points per game. She tallied her fifth career game with 20 or more points with 20 against UIC.
5. Ranke on the Glass
Rachel Ranke tallied 14 points and six rebounds against UIC. This was her 17th career game with five or more rebounds. She has five career games with five or more rebounds and four or more connections from beyond the arc. K-State is 4-1 in those games.
Last Time Out
(rv/rv) Kansas State 84, UIC 40 (Nov. 11, 2019; Manhattan)
K-State registered its largest margin of victory since a 48-point win over Chicago State on Dec. 18, 2017.
Defensively, the Wildcats stymied the UIC attack with 11 blocks and nine steals. The 11 blocks are the sixth-highest single game total in program history.
K-State had four players in double figures, led by Christianna Carr and Rachel Ranke with 20 and 14 points, respectively. Each player connected on four 3-point field goals.