No. 10 Kansas State vs Little Rock | NCAA Women's Basketball | 11.18.24

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MANHATTAN, Kan. – (10/11) K-State featured four players in double figures as the Wildcats dropped Little Rock, 73-43, at Bramlage Coliseum on Monday night.

With the victory, K-State women's basketball secured its 400th all-time win inside Bramlage Coliseum (400-156; .719).

Senior Ayoka Lee registered her first double-double of the season and the 61st of her career with 16 points on 7-of-10 shooting with 11 rebounds and two steals in 14 minutes of action. With her 16 points, Lee passed Nicole Ohlde (2000-04; 2,241) for second in school history for career points with 2,245.

Matching Lee for game-high honors was sophomore guard Zyanna Walker with a career-high 16 points to go with a game-high six assists.

Junior Eliza Maupin and sophomore Taryn Sides each registered 10 points pacing a Wildcat bench effort of 32 total points. Maupin hauled in eight rebounds, while Sides added six rebounds, four assists and two steals.

HOW IT HAPPENED
K-State (4-0) closed the first quarter with an 11-0 run to build a 23-13 lead. Trailing 13-12 with 1:57 remaining, Gisela Sanchez buried a corner 3-pointer and was followed by Lee with an old-fashioned 3-point play. Lee then finished an offensive rebound with a putback and Zyanna Walker capped the scoring with an acrobatic layup and free throw.
Little Rock (1-3) was held to 13.3 percent (2-of-15) shooting in the second quarter, as the Wildcats built a 41-23 lead at halftime.
In the third quarter, the Wildcats held the Trojans to nine points on 21.4 percent (3-of-14) shooting to hold a 55-32 lead entering the final stanza. Six different Wildcats scored in the third frame.
K-State outscored Little Rock 15-4 in the first five minutes of the fourth quarter to build a 70-36 lead with 4:56 remaining. Maupin and Walker led the scoring during the run, as Maupin tallied six points, while Walker carded five.
The Wildcats registered a 21-2 advantage in second chance points on Monday night. This was the second time this season K-State carded 20 or more second chance points, trailing the 23 against Green Bay in the season-opener.
K-State ended the night with a 58-36 advantage on the glass.
The Wildcats shot 41.1 percent (30-of-73) from the field and held Little Rock to a 23.3 percent (14-of-60) performance.

QUICK FACTS
K-State leads the series with Little Rock, 5-1. The Wildcats are 19-2 against current members of the Ohio Valley Conference.
K-State is 400-156 (.719) in its 37-season history inside Bramlage Coliseum. The Wildcats own a 233-30 (.886) record against non-conference opponents inside Bramlage.
K-State owns a record of 252-95 (.726) as an AP ranked team. K-State is 15-5 (.750) all-time when ranked 10th in the nation.
K-State head coach Jeff Mittie owns a career record of 648-370 (.637) in his 33 seasons as a head coach, including a mark of 194-135 (.590) in his 11 seasons at K-State. Mittie is 404-113 (.781) in games played in his home venue, including a 130-48 (.730) mark in Bramlage Coliseum.
The Wildcats are 164-54 (.752) in games played in the month of November, including wins in 52 of its last 63 games in the month. Under Mittie, K-State is 50-11 (.820) in games during the 11th month.

TEAM NOTES
K-State's starting five consisted of guards: Zyanna Walker, Jaelyn Glenn and Serena Sundell; forward Temira Poindexter and center Ayoka Lee. This was the third time this lineup has started this season. This was the 117th career start for Lee, the 107th career start for Sundell, the 103rd career start for Jaelyn Glenn, the 91st career collegiate start and fourth at K-State for Poindexter and the fourth career start for Walker. With her 117th career start at K-State, Lee ties Eileen Feeney (1976-80) and Ashley Sweat (2006-10) for 8th in program history for career starts.
The Wildcats held a 41-23 lead at halftime on Monday. Under Mittie, K-State is 154-19 (.890) when leading at halftime. The Wildcats have led at the half in all four games this season.
K-State has scored 20-or more points in a quarter eight times this season. Since the start of the quarter-system in 2015-16, the Wildcats are 136-62 (.687) when scoring 20 or more points in any quarter of a game.
Over the last four seasons, K-State is 46-3 (.939) when holding the advantage on the glass.

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