Dec. 6, 2017 Recap | Final Stats | Quotes
UT Arlington at Kansas State
Monday, Dec. 6, 2017 - Bramlage Coliseum â€" Manhattan, Kan.
Postgame Notes
- Kansas State topped UTA 70-56, using a 16-0 run in the third to pull away.
- The Lady Mavericks led for the first 14:25, holding as much as a 10-point advantage in the first quarter.
- UTA is 0-5 all-time against Kansas State. The teams have met the last four seasons.
- UTA is 22-88 against teams currently in the Big 12.
- Rebekah VanDijk secured her 39th-career double-double midway through the third quarter. The senior entered the day the NCAA Division I active career leader.
- VanDijk moved into seventh in UTA history with a team-high 20 points.
- The senior's 15 boards were a game high and one short of her career high
- Crystal Allen scored in double figures for the fifth time this season with 12 points. Allen hit three 3-pointers in the third quarter.
- The Lady Mavs entered the day the Division I leader in 3-pointer percentage defense at 19.7. K-State hit 5-of-17 attempts.
- After being outrebounded in the previous four games, UTA outrebounded K-State 42-33.
- Jennifer Parker, having eight last time out, best her career best with nine.
- The Lady Mavs' last Power 5 win came against Kansas in 2004.
- UTA continues in its three-game road trip when it travels to Georgia Tech on Sunday. The matchup is the second all-time between the programs and first since 2008 when Georgia Tech defeated UTA 63-56 in Nassau, Bahamas. It is also the ninth (1-7) meeting with an ACC opponent, the last being Pittsburgh in 2010.
- The Lady Mavs finish the road portion of nonconference on Dec. 17 at Arkansas, and then non-league action at College Park Center on Dec. 21 as part of a men's and women's doubleheader.