From K-State Athletics
Kansas State women’s basketball cruised to a 22-point lead after three quarters, but Vanderbilt used a 25-point fourth quarter to make K-State uneasy in a 72-61 win on Sunday afternoon in the 2018 SEC/Big 12 Challenge.
Kansas State (5-2) featured four players in double figures on Sunday, as freshman guard Christianna Carr tallied a game-high 21 points on 7-of-16 shooting including a 5-of-11 effort from 3-point range. With her 21 points, Carr has consecutive games of 20 or more points, marking the first time a K-State freshman tallied 20 or more points in consecutive games since Rachel Ranke did so early in the 2017-18 season.
Joining Carr in double figures was junior forward Peyton Williams. Williams notched her third double-double of the season with 16 points on 7-of-11 shooting and 14 rebounds. She also added three steals and two assists.
Senior guard Kayla Goth aided the effort with 14 points, nine assists, three rebounds and three steals. With her first assist on Sunday, Goth became the 10th player in program history with 350 or more career assists as her total now stands at 358.
Also reaching double figures was Ranke with 10 points on 4-of-8 shooting with four assists. This was Ranke’s fourth game in double figures this season.
Vanderbilt (3-5) was paced by Mariella Fasoula with 21 points and eight rebounds, while Cierra Walker added 19 points on 5-of-8 shooting.
K-State shot over 50 percent in three of the four quarters, as the Wildcats ended the day at 50.0 percent shooting (26-of-52). Vanderbilt ended the afternoon shooting 38.6 percent (22-of-57).
