K-State women keep hot streak alive, beat West Virginia 72-59 at Big 12 Tournament
The Kansas State women’s basketball team was no match for West Virginia when they first met two months ago, but the Wildcats have since avenged that loss and then some.
No. 5 seed K-State defeated No. 4 seed West Virginia 72-59 to advance to the semifinals of the Big 12 Tournament in Oklahoma City, where it will face top-seeded Baylor at 2 p.m. Sunday.
The Mountaineers handled the Wildcats 60-30 in their first meeting, and then K-State tripled its point production in a 90-79 victory last month. The Wildcats won the rubber match Saturday, strengthening their already solid NCAA Tournament hopes.
Peyton Williams led the way with 22 points and six rebounds, while Rachel Ranke added 21 points and six rebounds.
Kayla Goth set them up with easy buckets all day and finished with a whopping 13 assists.
K-State (21-10) has now won six straight games and will look to continue that hot streak against the nation’s top-ranked team on Sunday.
The Bears swept the regular-season series over the Wildcats with a pair of double-digit victories.
KU loses to Iowa State
Kansas, the No. 10 seed, lost to No. 2 seed Iowa State 75-58 in the quarterfinals on Saturday night.
Christalah Lyons led Kansas with 15 points. KU dropped to 13-18 on the season.
Kansas upset No. 7 seed Oklahoma State 76-66 on Friday night. It was KU’s first Big 12 Tournament game since 2016.
This story was originally published March 9, 2019 at 4:29 PM.