MANHATTAN, Kansas - (11/11) K-State (19-2, 7-1 Big 12) closes out the month of January on Thursday night at 7:30 p.m., as the Wildcats host Iowa State (15-7, 6-3).
• The Wildcats enter Thursday’s game with a 13-game home winning streak. This is the 10th-longest home court winning streak in program history and the sixth-longest at Bramlage Coliseum. A win Thursday would tie for the eighth-longest overall for K-State and tied for the fifth-longest in Bramlage.
• Thursday’s game will air on ESPN, as Eric Frede (play-by-play) and Christy Thomaskutty (analyst) will have the call.
Starting 5
Five names, numbers or storylines about K-State women’s basketball
1. Sundell Approaching Rare Club
• With six blocked shots, senior guard Serena Sundell will become the sixth player in program history and the first guard with 100 or more career blocks and 100 or more career steals.
2. Happy Helpers
• K-State features four players with 50 or more assists this season: Serena Sundell (153), Zyanna Walker (93), Jaelyn Glenn (61) and Taryn Sides (55). If Temira Poindexter (42) reaches 50 assists this season, this would mark the fourth time in program history with five or more players with 50 or more assists.
3. Cats Pacing the Nation
• K-State leads the nation in assists per game (22.5) and assisted shot rate (72.0%).
4. Trio of 3-Point Shooters
• The trio of Temira Poindexter (52), Taryn Sides (49) and Jaelyn Glenn (39) are on pace to become the fourth set of K-State teammates and first since 2012-13 to make 50 or more 3-pointers in a season.
5. Sundell Nearing Big 12 Assist Top-10
• With 23 assists, senior guard and All-America candidate Serena Sundell will move into the top-10 in Big 12 history for career assists. Sundell has dished 699 assists in her career and would pass Toccara Williams (Texas A&M, 2001-04; 724).
Number to Know
342
• Senior guard and All-America candidate Serena Sundell continues to pile up the assists in her final season.
• Over the last two seasons (2023-24 and 2024-25), Sundell has registered a combined 342 assists.
• Her 342 assists ranks seventh in school history for assists in consecutive seasons.
• Sundell and Shalee Lehning (2005-09) are the only two players to appear on the list three times within the top-7.
• Kayla Goth (2017-18 and 2018-19) owns the school record for most assists in consecutive seasons with a total of 452.
• Sundell’s high for assists in consecutive seasons stands at 373 from the 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons. This total ranks fourth in school history.
2024-25 K-State Coach & Player Milestones to Watch
Serena Sundell
• Needs 19 points to move into 10th in K-State history for career points
• Needs 23 assists to move into 10th in Big 12 history for career assists
• Needs 99 assists to set the school record for career assists
Jaelyn Glenn
• Needs 54 steals to move into third on K-State career steals list
• Needs 8 assists to move into 17th on K-State career assists list
• Needs 21 rebounds for sole possession of 20th on the K-State career rebounds list
• Needs 6 points for sole possession of 39th on the K-State career points list
At a Glance: Iowa State
• Iowa State (15-7, 6-3 Big 12) enters Thursday’s game with five wins in their last six games including a 90-56 win over UCF on Jan. 25.
• On the sideline, Iowa State is guided by 30th-year head coach Bill Fennelly. In his time with the Cyclones, Fennelly has achieved a record of 626-320 (.662). Fennelly is the longest tenured head coach among the Big 12’s head coaches.
• On the floor, the Cyclones are led by sophomores Audi Crooks and Addy Brown.
• Crooks, a native of Algona, Iowa, leads the Big 12 in scoring at 22.2 points per game on a .591 field goal percentage with 7.3 rebounds. Against UCF, Crooks tallied a double-double with 22 points and 11 rebounds.
• Brown is second on the team in scoring with 14.4 points per game, leads the squad on the glass at 7.5 rebounds per game and is second in assists with 4.5 per game. Against the Knights, Brown notched 13 points, seven rebounds and seven assists.
K-State Top-20 in NCAA History for Wins
• K-State is in its 57th season of action and ranks among the top programs in NCAA history for all-time wins.
• K-State’s all-time record stands at 1,062-666 (.615) and the Wildcats entered the 2024-25 season ranked 20th in NCAA Division I women’s 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 three members of the Big 12 (Baylor, Utah). K-State is averaging 18.5 wins per season.
• 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).
• The Wildcats have accumulated 27 20-win seasons and have secured 409 victories inside Bramlage Coliseum.
• K-State has 239 wins in the Big 12 Conference.
• Kansas State has registered 267 victories when they were ranked in the Associated Press top-25 poll and achieved 93 wins against teams ranked in the AP poll.
Wildcats Over 400 Wins in Bramlage
• K-State is 409-156 (.724) all-time inside Bramlage Coliseum, which is in its 37th season of existence.
• This season, K-State is 13-0 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 413-113 (.785) including a 139-48 (.743) 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.
Nothing Marginal
• K-State is on a school record pace for scoring margin in the 2024-25 season.
• The Wildcats own a scoring margin of +29.2 this season, which leads the Big 12 and ranks third in the nation.
• K-State has won all 19 games this season by 12 or more points including 14 wins by 20 or more points.
• K-State’s margin of victory of 86 against USC Upstate on Dec. 5, was the largest in program history, surpassing the previous record of 78 on Dec. 2, 2002, against Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
• A season ago, the Wildcats registered a scoring margin of +13.8 which was the highest for the program since the 2004-05 season (+14.9).
• In its history, K-State has ended a season with a scoring margin of +10.0 or greater 10 times including an NCAA-era (1981-82-present) school record of +17.2 in 2002-03.
Sharing is Caring
• K-State remains unselfish in its play in the 2024-25 season.
• The Wildcats are averaging 22.5 assists per game and own an assisted shot rate of 72.0. K-State leads the nation for assists per game and assisted shot rate and second in the nation and leads the Big 12 for assist/turnover ratio (1.81).
• 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 24 times in its history.
• The Wildcats have handed out 20 or more assists in 15 games this season including a season-high 30 assists on 37 made field goals against DePaul on Nov. 27. The 30 assists were the most since carding 30 against UIW on Dec. 3, 2019.
• Over the last 17 years, the Wildcats are 107-8 (.930) when handing out 20 or more assists.
• Serena Sundell (153) and Zyanna Walker (93) have combined to dish out 246 assists this season. With seven assists by Walker, they will become the seventh duo in program history to combine for 250 or more assists in a season.