From K-State Athletics
MANHATTAN, Kansas – In a game featuring 12 lead changes and 11 ties, (12/12) K-State secured its second top-10 win of the season, as the Wildcats downed (10/10) Texas at Bramlage Coliseum on Saturday afternoon, 61-58. This was K-State’s 11th straight victory, the longest winning streak for the Wildcats since the 2008-09 team won 14 consecutive games to begin the season.
Trailing by six points, 45-39, with 3:32 remaining in the third quarter, K-State (17-1, 5-0 Big 12) went on an 11-0 run that spanned the end of the third and start of the fourth quarters to build a 50-45 lead and force a Texas (16-2, 3-2) timeout with 8:20 remaining. K-State wouldn’t trail for the rest of the game.
K-State improved its record to 17-1 for the first time under the direction of head coach Jeff Mittie. This is the best start for K-State since opening the 2008-09 season with a 17-1 mark. In its history, K-State has opened a season 17-1 four times.
K-State upped its Big 12 record to 5-0, the first time since the 200-7-08 season the Wildcats have opened Big 12 action with a 5-0 record.
The Wildcats have defeated two Associated Press top-10 foes in the same season for the first time since the 2011-12 season.
K-State had three players reach double figures on Saturday and were led by senior center and All-American Ayoka Lee with her sixth double-double of the season and the 55th of her career with 21 points on 8-of-12 shooting and 5-of-5 from the foul line, 10 rebounds, four blocks, a steal and an assist.
With a layup in the first quarter, Lee became the fourth player in program history to surpass the 2,000-point mark in a career (2,017). With her third blocked shot of the afternoon in the first half, Lee became the K-State leader for career blocked shots, passing Breanna Lewis (2013-17; 282) and finishing the afternoon at 284 blocks in her career. The total ranks ninth in Big 12 history.
Joining Lee in double figures were junior guard and All-American candidate Serena Sundell with 12 points, six rebounds, five assists, a steal and a block.
Junior guard Jaelyn Glenn notched 10 points including a 2-of-5 effort from long range, three rebounds and two steals. Zy Walker finished with 9 points off the bench. Including her go-ahead three-pointer to beat the 3rd quarter buzzer.
Queen of the buzzer beater#KStateWBB x @zyanna_walker pic.twitter.com/JkR0YJWg15
— K-State Women's Basketball (@KStateWBB) January 13, 2024
K-State makes a quick road trip to Texas on Wednesday, as the Wildcats face TCU at 6:30 p.m.
