K-State Sports
MANHATTAN – With a combined 50 points and the first career double-double from Sarah Shematsi, K-State captured its Big 12 home opener with an 86-72 win over Oklahoma State on Wednesday night in Bramlage Coliseum.
K-State (12-3, 1-1 Big 12) secured its ninth straight home win of the season. With the victory, the Wildcats tied its longest home court winning streak in the Jeff Mittie era, which occurred twice before in the 2014-15 and the 2021-22 seasons.
Shematsi, a graduate transfer forward from Annecy, France, recorded a career-high 25 points on a career-high 10-of-24 shooting, including a 4-of-8 effort from beyond the arc, and pulled in a career-high 11 rebounds to lead the Wildcats.
The Big 12’s leading scorer, Gregory made her return from a one-game absence due to injury a successful one as she poured in 25 points and dished four assists. The senior guard from Tulsa, Oklahoma, has scored 25 or more points in a game five times this season.
This marks the second time this season and the 35th time since the 1986-87 season in which a K-State duo combined for 50 or more points in the same game, as Gregory and Jaelyn Glenn scored a combined 58 points against Northern Arizona during the Paradise Jam on November 25.
Joining Shematsi and Gregory in double figures were sophomore guards Serena Sundell and Jaelyn Glenn. Sundell narrowly missed a triple-double as she tallied 14 points, 10 assists, eight rebounds, one steal and one blocked shot.
Glenn chipped in with 10 points, five rebounds, two assists, a steal and a block.
Oklahoma State (10-4, 0-2 Big 12) also had four in double digits and were led by Naomie Alnatas with 19 points and Lexy Keys with 17.