No. 22 Kansas State women handle TCU
MANHATTAN -- Breanna Lewis scored 21 points and had four blocks, Kindred Wesemann hit five three-pointers to become ranked fifth in school history with 232 career threes, and No. 22 Kansas State used a big third quarter on Wednesday night win its fourth straight, beating TCU 74-63.
Tied at 27 at halftime after making only 1 of 6 from behind the arc, Wesemann made three threes, Kaylee Page added another, and Kansas State opened the third quarter with a 14-3 run. Wesemann hit her fourth 3 – surpassing the 230 career threes by Kimberly Dietz (2004-08) – and the Wildcats led 52-40 at the end of the third.
TCU closed to 62-56 on Jada Butts’ two free throws, but Shaelyn Martin made a three-point play and the Wildcats led by 10 with 1:23 to go.
Wesemann finished with 18 points and three steals and the Wildcats (15-4, 5-2 Big 12) outscored the Horned Frogs 38-26 in the paint.
TCU led 12-6 on a three by Amber Ramirez, but Page hit a three, Lewis made a jumper amid a 7-4 run and the Wildcats trailed 16-13 at the end of the first quarter. Kansas State was up 27-22 after Lewis’ layup, but TCU’s Ramirez hit her third 3 to tie it at 27 at halftime. Amy Okonkwo scored 13 points for TCU (9-9, 1-6), which had 13 steals.
TCU (9-9)—Okonkwo 5-9 3-4 13, Thompson 4-10 3-4 12, Ramirez 4-11 0-0 11, Moore 2-5 5-6 9, Butts 1-9 5-6 7, Ray 2-9 0-0 6, Akomolafe 1-3 3-4 5, Alix 0-7 0-0 0, Christian 0-0 0-0 0, Willie 0-0 0-0 0, Totals 19-63 19-24 63.
Kansas St. (15-4)—Lewis 9-11 3-4 21, Wesemann 5-12 3-4 18, Willock 5-8 0-2 10, Martin 2-4 4-5 8, Middlebrook 1-5 4-6 6, Page 2-7 0-0 6, Williams 1-1 1-1 3, Goth 1-2 0-0 2, Sheble 0-2 0-0 0, Thomson 0-0 0-0 0, Totals 26-52 15-22 74.
TCU | 16 | 11 | 13 | 23 | — | 63 |
Kansas St. | 13 | 14 | 25 | 22 | — | 74 |
3-Point Goals—TCU 6-22 (Ramirez 3-7, Ray 2-5, Thompson 1-4, Alix 0-3, Butts 0-3), Kansas St. 7-17 (Wesemann 5-11, Page 2-6). Assists—TCU 10 (Ray 3), Kansas St. 22 (Goth 4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—TCU 33 (Moore 8), Kansas St. 38 (Lewis 9). Total Fouls—TCU 22, Kansas St. 18. A—4,735.
This story was originally published January 18, 2017 at 9:47 PM with the headline "No. 22 Kansas State women handle TCU."