Kansas State women topple No. 23 Auburn 71-66
Kindred Wesemann scored 16 points and Kansas State made 12 of 18 free throws in the fourth quarter to turn back No. 23 Auburn 71-66 in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge on Thursday night.
Auburn, ranked for the first time since the final poll of the 2008-09 season, used a 10-0 run, capped by four free throws by Katie Frerking, to take a 62-57 lead with 5:09 to play.
Shaelyn Martin’s 3 then started a 10-2 run for Kansas State for a 67-63 lead at 1:48. After Brandy Montgomery’s 3 made it a one-point game, Breanna Lewis followed her own shot and Martin made 1 of 2 free throws after an Auburn miss. The Tigers missed a pair of 3s before the teams traded turnovers and Martin capped the scoring with a free throw with five seconds left.
Lewis finished with 13 points and nine rebounds as the Wildcats (7-0) had a 39-26 rebounding advantage.
Frerking finished with 22 points and Janiah McKay added 15 for the Tigers (6-2), who had three players foul out.
Kansas St. (7-0): Wesemann 5-10 2-3 16, Lewis 6-10 1-2 13, Williams 4-5 3-4 11, Martin 2-5 4-6 9, Willock 3-6 3-5 9, Goth 2-7 4-4 8, Page 1-5 0-0 3, Sheble 1-1 0-0 2, Middlebrook 0-2 0-2 0, Totals 24-51 17-26 71.
Auburn (6-2): Frerking 7-16 6-6 22, McKay 6-10 3-4 15, Montgomery 4-18 0-0 11, Jones 3-6 0-0 8, Lewis 1-6 2-2 5, Jones 1-1 1-2 3, Dieng 1-3 0-0 2, Gray 0-0 0-0 0, Jones 0-1 0-0 0, Sanders 0-1 0-0 0, Totals 23-62 12-14 66.
Kansas St. | 13 | 21 | 18 | 19 | — | 71 |
Auburn | 21 | 11 | 16 | 18 | — | 66 |
3-Point Goals—Kansas St. 6-19 (Wesemann 4-9, Martin 1-1, Page 1-5, Goth 0-2, Middlebrook 0-2), Auburn 8-30 (Montgomery 3-12, Frerking 2-6, Jones 2-4, Lewis 1-4, Dieng 0-1, McKay 0-3). Assists—Kansas St. 17 (Martin 7), Auburn 12 (Frerking 4). Fouled Out—Auburn Jones, Jones, Sanders. Rebounds—Kansas St. 39 (Lewis 9), Auburn 26 (Frerking 6). Total Fouls—Kansas St. 14, Auburn 23. A—4,160.
This story was originally published December 1, 2016 at 10:50 PM with the headline "Kansas State women topple No. 23 Auburn 71-66."