GAME #1
Omaha (0-0-0, 0-0-0 Summit League) at (rv/25) K-State (0-0-0, 0-0-0 Big 12)
Monday, November 3, 2025 | 6:30 p.m. | Bramlage Coliseum (11,010) | Manhattan, Kan.
TICKETS & PROMOTIONS
Call (800) 221-CATS or visit kstatesports.com/tickets
Postgame autographs in the Shamrock Zone
TELEVISION
ESPN+
Play-by-Play: Brian Smoller
Analyst: Missy Heidrick
Sideline: Hannah Whetstone
LIVE STATS
SERIES HISTORY vs. Omaha
8-0
ā¢ K-State leads the series with Omaha, 8-0.
ā¢ This is the third time in the last eight seasons the schools will meet in a season-opener.
ā¢ Head coach Jeff Mittie is 8-1 in his career against Omaha.
K-State Set to Open 58th Season of WBB on Monday
MANHATTAN, Kansas - (rv/25) K-State begins its 58th season of action, as the Wildcats host Omaha in Bramlage Coliseum at 6:30 p.m. Mondayās game is the earliest season-opener in program history.
ā¢ This is the third time in the last eight seasons that K-State and Omaha will open a womenās basketball season against each other.
ā¢ Mondayās game can be seen live 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 womenās basketball
1. Mittie Set for 12th season
ā¢ K-State head coach Jeff Mittie is prepared for his 12th season in Manhattan. He owns a 218-143 (.604) record and nine postseason appearances with the Wildcats. Mittie owns the second-most wins at the helm of K-State WBB (Deb Patterson, 350). His 672 career wins at NCAA programs ranks ninth among active NCAA Division I head coaches and second among active Big 12 coaches.
2. Nice to Meet You
ā¢ K-Stateās roster of 12 for the 2025-26 season features nine new faces including four true freshmen (Aniya Foy, Gina Garcia, Brandie Harrod and Jordan Speiser) and five transfers (Izela Arenas, Nastja Claessens, Jenessa Cotton, Tess Heal and Ramiya White).
3. Cats Picked For 7th in Big 12 Poll
ā¢ K-State was chosen to finish seventh in the 2025-26 Big 12 Preseason Coaches Poll.
4. Taryn Up the Nets
ā¢ Junior guard Taryn Sides had a breakout season in 2024-25. Among sophomores in the nation, Sides was second for 3-point percentage (min. 60 or more 3-pt field goals made) and was fourth with 84 three-point field goals made.
5. Heal on Her Toes
ā¢ Senior guard Tess Heal is the only Wildcat on the 2025-26 roster with collegiate starts on her resume. Heal has started 74 games in her collegiate career, with 66 coming at Santa Clara and eight at Stanford in 2024-25.
At a Glance: Omaha
ā¢ Omaha enters Mondayās season-opener after being picked for an eighth-place finish in the Summit League in the preseason coaches and media poll.
ā¢ The Mavericks finished the 2024-25 season with a 14-17 overall record, including a 5-11 mark in the Summit League.
ā¢ Omaha is guided on the sideline by first-year head coach Jamie Carey. The 2004 graduate of Texas had served as the associate head coach at UTSA the previous four seasons.
ā¢ The top returning scorer and rebounder for the Mavericks is junior forward Cora Olsen. The product of Omaha, Neb., averaged 9.4 points and hauled in 3.2 rebounds in 18 games last season.
Mittie Starts 12th season at K-State
ā¢ Jeff Mittie, one of the winningest active coaches in NCAA Division I with over 650 career wins, is in his 12th season at the helm of the K-State program and his 34th as an NCAA head coach.
ā¢ Mittie, the ninth head womenās basketball coach in K-State history, owns an overall career record of 672-378 (.640), including a 218-143 (.604) mark in his time at K-State. He has won 19 or more games in eight of his previous 11 seasons with K-State.
ā¢ Mittie is a two-time Werner Ladder Naismith Womenās Coach of the Year Watch List honoree, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
ā¢ His 672 career wins at NCAA programs ranks ninth among active NCAA Division I head coaches and second among active Big 12 coaches. Mittie registered the 650th win of his coaching career, a 92-66 victory over DePaul on Nov. 27, 2024.
ā¢ With his 218 wins at Kansas State, Mittie ranks second for wins at the helm of the K-State program.
ā¢ Mittie is the third-longest tenured head coach in K-State womenās basketball history and currently the longest tenured head coach of any sport at K-State.
ā¢ He has averaged 20.4 wins per season and experienced only two losing seasons in his 33 seasons.
ā¢ Mittie has 24 postseason appearances in his career (NCAA or WNIT Tournaments), in which he has a combined record of 26-22 (.542). He ranks second in program history for NCAA Tournament appearances with six, trailing Deb Pattersonās program record nine appearances. Mittie is 6-6 in his six NCAA Tournament appearances with the Wildcats.
K-State Among the Rankings
ā¢ K-State will open the 2025-26 season ranked 25th in the USA Today/WBCA Coaches Poll.
ā¢ This was the fifth time K-State has appeared in the preseason Coaches Poll and second straight season.
ā¢ The Wildcats have been ranked in 41 straight USA Today/WBCA Coaches Polls dating back to Nov. 20, 2023.
ā¢ K-State concluded the 2024-25 season ranked 15th in the final USA Today/WBCA Coaches Poll.
K-State in Season Openers
ā¢ The Wildcats have been dominant in season-openers since the teamās first season in 1968-69. Kansas State is 48-9 (.842) in season openers and have won 23 of the last 25 season openers, including 14 straight.
ā¢ Head coach Jeff Mittie is 27-6 (.818) in season-openers, including an 11-0 mark at K-State.
K-State in HomeāOpeners
ā¢ Kansas State has won 31 of its last 33 home openers in Bramlage Coliseum. The Wildcats are 48-9 (.842) all-time in home openers and 33-4 (.892) in openers in Bramlage.
ā¢ Head coach Jeff Mittie is 31-2 (.939) in home openers in his previous 33 seasons.
Wildcats 400+ Wins in Bramlage
ā¢ K-State is 413-157 (.725) all-time inside Bramlage Coliseum, which is in its 37th season of existence.
ā¢ This season, K-State was 17-1 (.944) in home games. This tied for the fifth-longest home win streak in program history and tied for the second-longest in Bramlage. This was the longest in-season home win streak since 2002-03 (19). The .944 winning percentage this season was the best since going 19-1 (.950 in 2002-03.
ā¢ This was the 34th time in program history that the Wildcats reached double figures in home victories. It was the 26th season K-State has won 10 or more games in Bramlage.
ā¢ With this seasonās 17 home wins and the 16 from the 2023-24 season, the 33 home wins by the Wildcats over the last two seasons are the most wins in Bramlage over a two-season span in program history.
ā¢ In his career in games played in his home venue, head coach Jeff Mittie is 417-114 (.785) including a 143-49 (.745) record at K-State.
ā¢ 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.
Remember the Month of November
ā¢ In its 58 seasons of action, K-State has accumulated a record of 166-55 (.751) in the month of November. The Wildcats have won 54 of its last 66 games in the month of November.
ā¢ Under head coach Jeff Mittie, K-State is 52-12 (.813) in November games.
ā¢ The Wildcats have ended the 11th month with a .500 or better record in 14 straight seasons, including a 6-0 mark in 2016-17. Overall, K-State has registered a .500 or better record in November 45 times in its history.
International Cats
ā¢ K-Stateās 2025-26 roster will have an international flair.
ā¢ The Wildcats feature three players from three different countries: Nastja Claessens (Belgium), Gina Garcia (Spain) and Tess Heal (Australia). Claessens is the first player in program history from Belgium, while Heal is the second player to play for the Wildcats from Australia and Garcia is the third from Spain.
ā¢ Claessens helped Belgium win the 2025 FIBA Womenās EuroBasket and was a member of the 2024 Belgian National Team at the Paris Olympics.
ā¢ Garcia had a busy summer, as she helped Spain win the 2025 FIBA U18 Womenās EuroBasket and the 2025 FIBA U20 Womenās EuroBasket. Garcia was named to the All-Star Five in both events and captured MVP honors at the U20s.
ā¢ In its history, K-State has had a letterwinner from five different foreign countries (Spain, 2; Ukraine, Canada, Australia and France, 1).
K-State Top-25 in NCAA History for Wins
ā¢ K-State is in its 58th season of action and ranks among the top programs in NCAA history for all-time wins.
ā¢ K-Stateās all-time record stands at 1,071-672 (.614) and the Wildcats enter the 2025-26 season ranked 21st in NCAA Division I womenās basketball history for program wins. The Wildcats were the 19th program in NCAA Division I history to reach 1,000 or more wins as a program and are one of four members of the Big 12 (Baylor, Utah, Texas Tech). K-State is averaging 18.5 wins per season.
ā¢ K-State is one of three teams in the nation to be guided by an active head coach with 650 or more career wins and the program has surpassed the 1,000-win mark (UConn, NC State).
ā¢ The Wildcats have accumulated 28 20-win seasons and have secured 413 victories inside Bramlage Coliseum.
ā¢ K-State has 245 wins in the Big 12 Conference.
ā¢ Kansas State has registered 276 victories when they were ranked in the Associated Press top-25 poll and achieved 95 wins against teams ranked in the AP poll.
No Side Eye for Sides
ā¢ Guard Taryn Sides kept the offensive attack rolling in her time on the floor.
ā¢ In the 2024-25 season, Sides shot a career-high 43.3 percent from 3-point range (84-of-194). She ranked 17th in the nation for 3-point percentage. She ranked eighth in the Big 12 and 47th in the nation for 3-point field goals made per game (2.40). Sides has tallied 78.0 percent of her points this season from beyond the arc.
ā¢ Among sophomores in the nation, Sides was second for 3-point percentage (min. 60 or more 3-point field goals made) and was fourth with 84 three-point field goals made.
ā¢ Sides ranks second in program history for 3-point field goals made in a sophomore season. She was the fourth player in program history and ranked second (+58) to improve her made 3-pointers by 50 or more from one season to the next in program history.