MANHATTAN, Kansas - (12/11) K-State (14-1, 2-0 Big 12) will host its first home game of 2025, as the Wildcats welcome in Texas Tech (12-3, 1-1) on Saturday at 1 p.m.
• K-State has opened this season with a 14-1 record for the second straight season and the third time since 2008-09. With a win Saturday, K-State would achieve the fifth 15-1 or better start to a season in school history and its second straight.
• Saturday’s game will air on ESPN+, as Brian Smoller (play-by-play), Missy Heidrick (analyst) and Hannah Whetstone (sideline) will have the call.
Starting 5
Five names, numbers or storylines about K-State women’s basketball
1. We’re Going Streaking!
• K-State has won nine straight games and with a win against Texas Tech, the Wildcats would record a 10-game win streak for the second straight season (14, Dec. 1, 2023 - Jan. 31, 2024).
2. Handful of 1,000+ Point Scorers
• K-State features four players with 1,000 or more career points: Ayoka Lee (2,417), Temira Poindexter (1,743), Serena Sundell (1,451) and Jaelyn Glenn (1,012). The Wildcats and Miami (Fla.) are the only two teams in the nation with a 2,000+ point scorer, 1,500+ point scorer and a 1,000+ point scorer on their roster.
3. Mittie Nearing a K-State Legend
• K-State head coach Jeff Mittie needs three wins (204-136, .600; 2014-present) to pass Judy Akers (206-94, .687; 1968-79) for second on the K-State career wins list.
4. Cats Pacing the Nation
• K-State leads the nation in field goal percentage (.510). The Wildcats have shot 50.0 percent or better in 10 games this season.
5. Lee Nearing Top-100 in NCAA Division I
• Senior center and All-America candidate Ayoka Lee is approaching the top-100 in NCAA Division I history for career points. Lee owns 2,417 points and needs 23 points to crack the top-100.
Number to Know
37
• This season, K-State has shot 50.0 percent or better in 37 quarters.
• Of the 60 quarters played this season, the Wildcats have registered a field goal percentage of 50.0 percent or better in 61.7 percent of those quarters. This would surpass the highest percentage of 34.5 in 2023-24.
• Since the quarter system began in NCAA Division I women’s basketball in 2015-16, K-State’s top mark for quarters with a field goal percentage of 50.0 percent or better is 48 in the 2023-24 season.
2024-25 K-State Coach & Player Milestones to Watch
Jeff Mittie
• Needs three wins to move into second on the K-State Women’s Basketball wins list (Judy Akers, 206)
Ayoka Lee
• Needs three double-doubles to move into second in Big 12 history for career double-doubles
• Needs 189 rebounds to move into second in Big 12 history for career rebounds
• Needs 25 made free throws to set the school record for career free throws made
Serena Sundell
• Needs 40 points to reach 1,500 career points
Jaelyn Glenn
• Needs 61 steals to move into third on K-State career steals list
• Needs eight rebounds for sole possession of 25th on the K-State career rebounds list
At a Glance: Texas Tech
• Texas Tech (12-3, 1-11 Big 12) enters Saturday after falling at Arizona State, 79-61, on Wednesday.
• Texas Tech is guided on the sideline by fifth-year head coach Krista Gerlich. The 1993 graduate of Texas Tech owns a career record of 359-215 (.625) including a 70-68 (.507) mark in Lubbock.
• The Lady Raiders feature two players averaging in double figures, Jasmine Shavers and Bailey Maupin.
• Shavers leads Texas Tech in scoring (15.7 ppg), three-point field goals made (24), steals (30) and is third in rebounding (3.9 rpg). At Arizona State, Shavers led the Lady Raiders with 24 points, three rebounds and three assists.
• Maupin is second on the squad in scoring (13.2 ppg) and free throws made (54). She paces the Lady Raiders in assists (38; 2.5 apg).
Wildcats Off to Fast Start
• Kansas State has opened the season with a 14-1 overall record.
• This is the second straight season and equals the best 15-game start for K-State in the Jeff Mittie era.
• In program history, K-State has opened a season 14-1 six times.
Wildcats Reach 400 Wins in Bramlage
• K-State is 406-156 (.722) all-time inside Bramlage Coliseum, which is in its 37th season of existence.
• This season, K-State is 10-0 in home games.
• This is the 34th time in program history that the Wildcats reached double figures in home victories. It is the 26th season K-State has won 10 or more games in Bramlage.
• In the 2023-24 season, the Wildcats were 16-2 (.889) in Bramlage. The .889 winning percentage last season was the best since going 13-1 in 2008-09.
• The Wildcats recorded a 15-game home court winning streak, which was the longest in-season win streak since 2002-03 (19). When including its two wins in the 2023 WNIT at the end of the 2022-23 season, K-State won 17 consecutive home games, which was the longest in the Jeff Mittie era, the fifth-longest in program history and the second-longest at Bramlage.
• In his career in games played in his home venue, Mittie is 410-113 (.784) including a 136-48 (.739) record at K-State.
• Kansas State has protected Bramlage Coliseum with determination against non-conference foes with a record of 238-30 (.888). Mittie is 84-9 (.903) in non-conference games in Bramlage.
Cats with a Pack of 1K Scorers
• K-State features four players with 1,000 or more career points: Ayoka Lee (2,417), Temira Poindexter (1,743), Serena Sundell (1,451) and Jaelyn Glenn (1,012).
• The Wildcats and Miami (Fla.) are the only two teams in the nation with a 2,000+ point scorer, 1,500+ point scorer and a 1,000+ point scorer on their roster.
• The Wildcats are tied for second in the nation for 1,000+ point scorers on its roster. K-State is one of three Big 12 programs with four or more 1,000-point scorers on its roster (Baylor, 6; Utah, 4).
• With Lee, Sundell and Glenn all scoring 1,000 or more points at their current school, K-State is one of six teams in the nation and one of two in the Big 12 (Utah) with three or more players on their current roster to score 1,000 or more points at their current school.
Halftime Lead = K-State ‘W’
• Since the 2001-02 season, K-State is 388-52 (.882) when leading at the break, including a 13-0 record in the 2024-25 season.
• K-State is 163-19 (.896) when leading at the break under head coach Jeff Mittie.
• Since the start of the 2007-08 season, K-State is 295-19 (.939) when leading with five minutes to play including a 179-8 (.957) record under Mittie.
Poindexter Attacks from 3
• Senior Temira Poindexter has sparked K-State from deep to open the 2024-25 season.
• This season, Poindexter is 31-of-87 (.356) from 3-point range. She has nine games with two or more connections from long range.
• Against Belmont on Nov. 7, Poindexter made a season-high five 3-point field goals. This was the most 3-point field goals made by a Wildcat since Gabby Gregory made five at Washington on March 24, 2023.