Photos by Lewis Marien – Mercury Staff Photographer

The battle for Big 12 supremacy between the league’s top two scoring teams was a defensive slugfest before Serena Sundell took over.

The senior guard scored 23 of her game-high 27 points in the second half, and No. 12 Kansas State women’s basketball made seven of its last eight shots to topple No. 9 TCU 59-50 Wednesday and claim sole possession of first place in the conference.

The post Photos: Sundell powers No. 12 K-State women past No. 9 TCU 59-50 appeared first on News Radio KMAN.

K-State used a big third quarter rally and timely fourth quarter shooting to down (9/9) TCU, 59-50, on Wednesday night at Bramlage Coliseum.

K-State (22-2, 10-1 Big 12) extended its home court winning streak to 15 games. This is tied for the seventh-longest home win streak in program history and tied for the fourth-longest in Bramlage Coliseum.

The Wildcats reached 10 Big 12 wins in 11 games for the fourth time in program history and the first time since the 2007-08 season.

K-State was led by senior guard and All-America candidate Serena Sundell with a game-high 27 points, including 23 in the second half, and team-highs of six rebounds and four assists.

Senior guard Jaelyn Glenn added 14 points on 6-of-7 shooting, four rebounds, four steals and two assists.

Subscribe to our YouTube channel.

Jeff Mittie

Serena Sundell & Jaelyn Glenn

The post WATCH: Jeff Mittie, Serena Sundell & Jaelyn Glenn comment on 59-50 win over #9 TCU appeared first on News Radio KMAN.

By Zach DeLoach

No matter how it looks, Jeff Mittie is not just mainlining Jolly Ranchers on the sideline.

The 11th-year Kansas State women’s basketball coach said he’s seen some fans speculating on social media about what it is he pops into his mouth every few minutes during games, perhaps suggesting he’s a compulsive snacker.

According to him, that’s not the case.

What he stashes on the scorers’ table behind him are cough drops. He doesn’t suck on them because he loves that sweet, sweet menthol flavor or because they help him manage stress during games.

The full article can be viewed at theMercury.com.

Click here for more K-State sports.

The post Jeff Mittie and his curious courtside cough drop custom appeared first on News Radio KMAN.

By Zach DeLoach

No. 11 Kansas State women’s basketball star center Ayoka Lee left Sunday’s game against Arizona State with an apparent lower leg injury, and it doesn’t sound like she’ll be back soon.

Lee, the all-time leading scorer in program history, went off the court midway through the second quarter and appeared to limp on her way to the locker room, where she remained for the rest of the first half.

She didn’t return for the second.

“It’s not good, guys,” head coach Jeff Mittie said. “It’s not good. I don’t have a definitive update, but it’s not going to be a week or two.”

To view the full article visit the Mercury.com.

Click here for more K-State sports.

The post Ayoka Lee is injured again, and Mittie says it’s ‘not good’ appeared first on News Radio KMAN.

By Zach Deloach

ST. Joseph, Mo. — After the No. 13 Kansas State women beat Middle Tennessee State 74-48 after a second-half blitz by the Wildcats on Saturday, Middle Tennessee head coach Rick Insell, a women’s basketball hall-of-famer, said he thinks K-State is one of the top squads in the country and that the Wildcats have a chance to go far in the NCAA Tournament.

“I’ve said this all along, and I’ve been doing this for 50 years: It’s not necessarily the best team that wins the national championship,” Insell said. “It’s the team that’s playing the best in that period of time. If Kansas State can put together a six-to-eight-game series there where they’re running their offense, playing their defense, switching it up, they’ve got a chance.”

To view the full article visit theMercury.com.

Click here for more K-State sports news.

The post Middle Tennessee HC says No. 13 K-State women have shot at NCAA title appeared first on News Radio KMAN.