Game 27
Kansas State (15-11, 5-10 Big 12) at Kansas (13-15, 4-11 Big 12)
Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015 • 7 P.M.
Lawrence, Kan. (Allen Fieldhouse – 16,300)
Kansas Jayhawks
Head Coach: Bonnie Henrickson (St. Cloud State ‘86)
Record at Kansas: 184-169 (11th season)
Career Record: 344-231
Series History
64-46
• K-State leads the series, 64-46.
• Over the last 20 meetings, K-State is 14-6 against the Jayhawks.
• K-State won the last meeting between the teams, 58-52 on Jan. 11, 2015 in Manhattan.
• The Wildcats won the last meeting in Lawrence, 76-68 on Feb. 26, 2014. K-State is 27-25 all-time in Lawrence.
• Head coach Jeff Mittie is 4-5 against KU.
MANHATTAN, Kan. – One of the longest continuous rivalries in all of women’s college basketball will resume on Wednesday, as K-State visits Kansas for the 111th installment of the Dillons Sunflower Showdown at 7 p.m., in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence.
• The Wildcats are led by the interior duo of sophomore forward Breanna Lewis and senior forward Ashia Woods.
• Lewis is averaging team-highs of 12.1 points and 3.2 blocks. She is also pulling in a career-high 6.2 rebounds. Lewis is just one of 9 players in NCAA Division I with the averages of 10 points, 5 rebounds, 3 blocks and 1 steal. She needs four blocked shots to set the K-State single season blocks record.
• Woods is averaging 10.1 points and a team-high of 6.2 rebounds. In her last eight games, Woods is averaging 13.6 points and 5.3 rebounds.
• In addition to Lewis and Woods, senior Haley Texada has added an offensive spark over the last four games by averaging 14.5 points.
• Wednesday’s game will be broadcast on ESPN3, as Nate Bukaty (play-by-play) and Brenda VanLengen (color analyst) will have the call. The game will also be available on the K-State Sports Network and for free at kstatesports.com/allaccess.
Number to Know
200
• #KStateWBB has four players this season that have scored 200 or more points (Breanna Lewis, Ashia Woods,Haley Texada and Kindred Wesemann).
• This the first time since the 2012-13 season that K-State has had four or more players score 200 or more points in a season.
• Three of the four players (Lewis, Woods and Wesemann) have achieved career highs in total points this season.
At a Glance: Kansas
• Kansas (13-15, 4-11 Big 12) enters Wednesday’s rivalry game after an 80-76 road loss at Oklahoma State. The Jayhawks have dropped five straight and six of their last seven games.
• On the sideline, Kansas is led by 11th-year head coach Bonnie Henrickson. In her time with the Jayhawks, Henrickson has led the program to a 184-169 (.521) record.
• Leading Kansas this season is senior forward Chelsea Gardner and senior guard Natalie Knight.
• Gardner, a 2014 All-Big 12 First Team selection, leads the team with 16.5 points, 8.1 rebounds and 2.2 blocks. In league action, Gardner has put up nearly identical numbers with 16.5 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.2 blocks. At Oklahoma State, Gardner notched 18 points and eight rebounds.
• Knight is second on the team at 12.9 points per game, 5.0 rebounds and 3.9 assists. In league player, Knight has 13.2 points and 4.9 rebounds. In the loss to the Cowgirls, Knight tallied a team-high 20 points and added five rebounds, four assists, two blocks and two steals.