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The number three will be an important one when Texas (16-7, 7-4) visits Kansas State (9-13, 3-8) on Wednesday night. A Texas win will extend their winning streak to three. Kansas State will be trying to avoid losing three games in a row. Texas will also be seeking their second road league win. The last game played between these two resulted in a 67-53 win for the Horns in Austin. That win gave Texas a 14-13 lead in the series.
Nneka (11.8 ppg) and Imani (11.2 ppg) are the leading scorers for Texas. Chassidy (9.0 ppg) and Brady (8.8 ppg) are next in line. Imani (9.7 FGA per game, 51.5%); Nneka (8.6 FGA per game, 45.3%); Empress (7.1 FGA per game, 37.2%); Chassidy (9.1 FGA per game, 35.9%) and Brady (7.0 FGA per game, 40.3%) are the main shooters for the Horns. Kelsey (60.4%), Gigi (52.2%), Imani (51.5%) and Nekia (54.3%) are the most accurate shooters from the field. Brady (16-39, 41.0%) is the most prolific shooter from BTA. Gigi (8-18, 44.4%) is the most accurate from BTA while Nneka (4-10, 40.0%) is also hitting at40% or better from BTA. Nneka (62-60, 70.0%) and Brady (19-22, 86.4%) have been the two Horns that have gotten to the FT line the most. Kelsey (8-9, 88.9%) has the highest percentage from the FT line. Chassidy (9-11, 81.8%) and Empress (11-15, 73.3%) are make up the other players that make at least 70% of their FTs.
Nneka continues to be the only Big 12 player averaging a double double in league play as she averages 10.2 rpg. Imani (23 blocks), Kelsey (12 blocks) and Nneka (11 blocks) rank 3rd, 10th and 13th , respectively, in the league in blocks per game. Celina (13 steals) and Brady (12 steals) top the team in that category.
Brady and Celina have started all 11 conference games. Empress, Gigi, Kelsey, Krystle, Nekia and Nneka have played in all 11 games. Nneka has started in 10 games. Imani has 6 starts. Chassidy, Empress and Kelsey have five starts each while Gigi and Nekia each has one. Brianna and Imani have seen action in ten games. Chassidy has played in all 7 games since returning from a knee injury. Those 11 players comprise the main rotation for the Horns. Brady at 31.3 mpg in conference, has the highest mpg average on the team for league games. Seven players average between 16 and 27 mpg while two others average 9 mpg.
KSU has two players in double figures and another just short of that mark: Leticia Romero (# 10, 5-8 Fr. G @ 16.3 ppg), Ashia Woods (# 23, 5-11 Jr. G @ 11.2 ppg) and Katya Leick (# 4, 6-1 Sr. F @ 9.2 ppg). Leick is their primary 3pt shooter (16-57, 28.1%) along with Brianna Craig (# 20, 5-10 Soph. G; 10-51, 19.6%). Those two have taken 44% of KSU’s treys. Romero (14-36. 38.9%) and Woods (9-24, 37.5%) are the most accurate Wildcats from BTA. KSU has taken the second most 3s in league play but are hitting just 26.3%, ninth in the conference. Among players that have taken at least 10 FTs in Big 12 play, Kindred Wesemann (# 24, 5-8 Fr. G) is the most accurate at 86.7% (13-15). Romero (43-55, 78.2%), Leick (27-37, 73.0%) and Woods (20-31, 64.5%) have attempted the most FTs on the team. Those three are also the most likely to take the shot for KSU as they combine for 317 of KSU’s 620 FG attempts (51%). Breanna Lewis (# 22, 6-5 Fr. F) with a 46.8% from the field joins Romero (47.7%) and Woods (49.0%) as the only KSU players making at least 40% of their shots.
Romero is the top rebounder for the Wildcats at 5.7 rpg. Leick is second at 4.9 rpg. Romero also tops the team in assists with 39 (3.5 agp) with Woods ( 26 assists) and Craig (20 assists) also having collected at least 20 assists in league play. Lewis is the leading shot blocker with 15 blocks. No other player has more than 3. KSU has three players with at least 10 steals: Woods (22), Romero (12) and Craig (10).
Romero, Woods and Leick have started all 11 conference games for the Wildcats. Lewis has 8 starts in 11 games. Craig and Wesemann each has one start in 11 games. Ashlynn Knoll (# 21, 5-11 Sr. F) has played in all 11 games with 3 starts. Chantay Caron (# 11, 5-11 Sr. G/F) and Kelly Thomson (# 12, 5-10 RS Fr. G) have played in 10 league games with Caron getting 6 starts. Haley Texada (# 1. 5-7 Jr. G) has not played since suffering an ankle injury against Texas Tech on Jan. 14, 2014. At this time, I could not find anything about her playing status. KSU plays eight players at least 16 mpg with Thomson averaging 6 mpg. Jessica Sheble (# 0, 6-3 Fr. F) has gotten into 8 league games with an average of 8 mpg. Romero (32.5 mpg), Leick (30.0 mpg), Woods (29.9 mpg) and Craig (25.3 mpg) all are on the court a lot for KSU.Projected starting lineups:
Texas
#2, Celina Rodrigo, 5-8 Soph. G
#3, Nneka Enemkpali, 6-1 Jr. F
#24, Chassidy Fussell, 5-10 Sr. G
#32, Brady Sanders, 5-11 Soph. G
#40, Kelsey Lang, 6-5 Fr. C
KSU
#4, Katya Leick, 6-1 Sr. F
#10, Leticia Romero, 5-8 Fr. G
#23, Ashia Woods, 5-11 Jr. G
#22, Breanna Lewis, 6-5 Fr. F
#24, Kindred Wesemann, 5-8 Fr. G
The last game Texas and KSU played resulted in a 67-53 win for the Longhorns. KSU couldn’t stop the Horns’ inside game as the Texas posts accounted for 40 of the 67 points. In addition, the Horns clogged the inside, getting 10 blocks. KSU attempted 27 3s and made 6. FTs kept them in the game as they converted on 19 of 26 to the Horns’ 10-20. They did battle the Horns even on the boards as both teams ended up with 34 rebounds. That was the game that Lewis demonstrated the difference she could make defensively. She and Sheble will provide inside height for the Wildcats. Meanwhile, Texas has continued to improve their shooting from outside the paint, becoming more consistent threats from the perimeter. This allows Texas to no longer be one dimensional. While the emphasis is still in looking inside for one of the league’s best inside combos, when teams collapse to stop that scoring option, the Horns are capable of hitting from the perimeter and from BTA.
Look for Texas to pound the ball inside but to not hesitate to take the outside shot if it presents itself. KSU will look at the three first but will see if Lewis is able to counter the Texas height inside. For KSU, the main matchup problem will be stopping Nneka. Leick did not have much success in the first game but will have Lewis to help provide help from the start. Texas will need to pressure KSU’s shooters. Romero especially should be better with the experience gained from the first round of league play. Empress and Brianna will once again have their work cut out to slow down Woods. Brady is likely to get the first call to take on Woods. It will be interesting to see two of the top freshmen posts going at each other.
Texas faced the team that leads the league in number of 3s attempted per game in ISU this past Sunday. While KSU has taken almost a 100 less 3s in league play than ISU, both teams depend heavily on the three. KSU shoots the trey about 2 of every 5 shots while Texas takes a trey every four shots.
ksusports.com game preview
Looks like the game will be available on TWC 432 at 7 PM in the Austin area. KVET 1300 AM will carry the radio broadcast.
Nneka (11.8 ppg) and Imani (11.2 ppg) are the leading scorers for Texas. Chassidy (9.0 ppg) and Brady (8.8 ppg) are next in line. Imani (9.7 FGA per game, 51.5%); Nneka (8.6 FGA per game, 45.3%); Empress (7.1 FGA per game, 37.2%); Chassidy (9.1 FGA per game, 35.9%) and Brady (7.0 FGA per game, 40.3%) are the main shooters for the Horns. Kelsey (60.4%), Gigi (52.2%), Imani (51.5%) and Nekia (54.3%) are the most accurate shooters from the field. Brady (16-39, 41.0%) is the most prolific shooter from BTA. Gigi (8-18, 44.4%) is the most accurate from BTA while Nneka (4-10, 40.0%) is also hitting at40% or better from BTA. Nneka (62-60, 70.0%) and Brady (19-22, 86.4%) have been the two Horns that have gotten to the FT line the most. Kelsey (8-9, 88.9%) has the highest percentage from the FT line. Chassidy (9-11, 81.8%) and Empress (11-15, 73.3%) are make up the other players that make at least 70% of their FTs.
Nneka continues to be the only Big 12 player averaging a double double in league play as she averages 10.2 rpg. Imani (23 blocks), Kelsey (12 blocks) and Nneka (11 blocks) rank 3rd, 10th and 13th , respectively, in the league in blocks per game. Celina (13 steals) and Brady (12 steals) top the team in that category.
Brady and Celina have started all 11 conference games. Empress, Gigi, Kelsey, Krystle, Nekia and Nneka have played in all 11 games. Nneka has started in 10 games. Imani has 6 starts. Chassidy, Empress and Kelsey have five starts each while Gigi and Nekia each has one. Brianna and Imani have seen action in ten games. Chassidy has played in all 7 games since returning from a knee injury. Those 11 players comprise the main rotation for the Horns. Brady at 31.3 mpg in conference, has the highest mpg average on the team for league games. Seven players average between 16 and 27 mpg while two others average 9 mpg.
KSU has two players in double figures and another just short of that mark: Leticia Romero (# 10, 5-8 Fr. G @ 16.3 ppg), Ashia Woods (# 23, 5-11 Jr. G @ 11.2 ppg) and Katya Leick (# 4, 6-1 Sr. F @ 9.2 ppg). Leick is their primary 3pt shooter (16-57, 28.1%) along with Brianna Craig (# 20, 5-10 Soph. G; 10-51, 19.6%). Those two have taken 44% of KSU’s treys. Romero (14-36. 38.9%) and Woods (9-24, 37.5%) are the most accurate Wildcats from BTA. KSU has taken the second most 3s in league play but are hitting just 26.3%, ninth in the conference. Among players that have taken at least 10 FTs in Big 12 play, Kindred Wesemann (# 24, 5-8 Fr. G) is the most accurate at 86.7% (13-15). Romero (43-55, 78.2%), Leick (27-37, 73.0%) and Woods (20-31, 64.5%) have attempted the most FTs on the team. Those three are also the most likely to take the shot for KSU as they combine for 317 of KSU’s 620 FG attempts (51%). Breanna Lewis (# 22, 6-5 Fr. F) with a 46.8% from the field joins Romero (47.7%) and Woods (49.0%) as the only KSU players making at least 40% of their shots.
Romero is the top rebounder for the Wildcats at 5.7 rpg. Leick is second at 4.9 rpg. Romero also tops the team in assists with 39 (3.5 agp) with Woods ( 26 assists) and Craig (20 assists) also having collected at least 20 assists in league play. Lewis is the leading shot blocker with 15 blocks. No other player has more than 3. KSU has three players with at least 10 steals: Woods (22), Romero (12) and Craig (10).
Romero, Woods and Leick have started all 11 conference games for the Wildcats. Lewis has 8 starts in 11 games. Craig and Wesemann each has one start in 11 games. Ashlynn Knoll (# 21, 5-11 Sr. F) has played in all 11 games with 3 starts. Chantay Caron (# 11, 5-11 Sr. G/F) and Kelly Thomson (# 12, 5-10 RS Fr. G) have played in 10 league games with Caron getting 6 starts. Haley Texada (# 1. 5-7 Jr. G) has not played since suffering an ankle injury against Texas Tech on Jan. 14, 2014. At this time, I could not find anything about her playing status. KSU plays eight players at least 16 mpg with Thomson averaging 6 mpg. Jessica Sheble (# 0, 6-3 Fr. F) has gotten into 8 league games with an average of 8 mpg. Romero (32.5 mpg), Leick (30.0 mpg), Woods (29.9 mpg) and Craig (25.3 mpg) all are on the court a lot for KSU.Projected starting lineups:
Texas
#2, Celina Rodrigo, 5-8 Soph. G
#3, Nneka Enemkpali, 6-1 Jr. F
#24, Chassidy Fussell, 5-10 Sr. G
#32, Brady Sanders, 5-11 Soph. G
#40, Kelsey Lang, 6-5 Fr. C
KSU
#4, Katya Leick, 6-1 Sr. F
#10, Leticia Romero, 5-8 Fr. G
#23, Ashia Woods, 5-11 Jr. G
#22, Breanna Lewis, 6-5 Fr. F
#24, Kindred Wesemann, 5-8 Fr. G
The last game Texas and KSU played resulted in a 67-53 win for the Longhorns. KSU couldn’t stop the Horns’ inside game as the Texas posts accounted for 40 of the 67 points. In addition, the Horns clogged the inside, getting 10 blocks. KSU attempted 27 3s and made 6. FTs kept them in the game as they converted on 19 of 26 to the Horns’ 10-20. They did battle the Horns even on the boards as both teams ended up with 34 rebounds. That was the game that Lewis demonstrated the difference she could make defensively. She and Sheble will provide inside height for the Wildcats. Meanwhile, Texas has continued to improve their shooting from outside the paint, becoming more consistent threats from the perimeter. This allows Texas to no longer be one dimensional. While the emphasis is still in looking inside for one of the league’s best inside combos, when teams collapse to stop that scoring option, the Horns are capable of hitting from the perimeter and from BTA.
Look for Texas to pound the ball inside but to not hesitate to take the outside shot if it presents itself. KSU will look at the three first but will see if Lewis is able to counter the Texas height inside. For KSU, the main matchup problem will be stopping Nneka. Leick did not have much success in the first game but will have Lewis to help provide help from the start. Texas will need to pressure KSU’s shooters. Romero especially should be better with the experience gained from the first round of league play. Empress and Brianna will once again have their work cut out to slow down Woods. Brady is likely to get the first call to take on Woods. It will be interesting to see two of the top freshmen posts going at each other.
Texas faced the team that leads the league in number of 3s attempted per game in ISU this past Sunday. While KSU has taken almost a 100 less 3s in league play than ISU, both teams depend heavily on the three. KSU shoots the trey about 2 of every 5 shots while Texas takes a trey every four shots.
ksusports.com game preview
Looks like the game will be available on TWC 432 at 7 PM in the Austin area. KVET 1300 AM will carry the radio broadcast.
