• Breanna Lewis - 6' 5", Milwaukee Riverside High School, 16 ppg, 11.7 rebounds
• Jessica Sheble - 6' 3", Olathe North High School, 15 ppg, 10 rebounds, All-6A State honorable mention
• Erica Young - 6' 3", Tampa Bay Tech High School, 20.1 ppg, 7.6 rebounds, Class 7A All-State First Team
• Kindred Wesemann - 5' 6", Pleasant Hill High School (Missouri), 12.9 ppg, two-time Class 3 All-State honorable mention

K-State's 'Pack the House' contest was when the Wildcats hosted undefeated, and eventual national champion, Baylor. The 12,528 fans in attendance was a season high in Bramlage Coliseum, and was the highest-attended women's basketball game in Bramlage Coliseum since March 31, 2006, when K-State hosted the WNIT Final in front of a sellout crowd of 13,340. The 2012 sellout was the ninth-largest crowd to view a women's basketball game since Bramlage Coliseum opened in 1988, and the 15th-largest crowd to witness a home game in the program's 44-year history.

Here's the full release.

The Cats (20-13) led by four points at halftime, so Princeton outscored them by one in the second half. K-State led in field goal percentage, 46% to 43%, but Princeton dominated in rebounds, 40 to 29. A case could be made that K-State won the game on free throws, as they hit 86%, including 10 of 12 in the second half.

Monday's game will be seen on ESPN2 and ESPN3.com, beginning at 6 p.m. CDT. Brian Smoller will no doubt cover the game on KMAN. Let's get it done!

This just in: Here's a UConn preview video from kstatefans on YouTube.

Another this just in: Here's the Cat Band for our women's basketball game, on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean, playing "Wabash Cannonball" while on a little side trip.

The Cats will meet #9 Princeton in Bridgeport, Connecticut sometime or other. The NCAA has done its usual crummy job of making simple details available. I'll post more here as it becomes available.

It wasn't exactly easy. There were seven tied scores, and nine lead changes. The Cats' starters played 169 of 200 minutes, scoring 63 of 67 points, and the Cyclones' starters played 173 minutes, scoring 60 of 63 points.

For our Big 12 First Teamer, Jalana Childs, her 31 points marked a career high, and the most ever scored by a Cat in the Big 12 Tournament. She sealed the victory with a long jump shot with 00:22 to play.

Baylor's up next, at noon tomorrow.

Brittany Chambers added 15 points and nine rebounds. Jalana Childs (shooting 50%) had 14 points. We have to mention that Jalana went 4-of-4 from the free throw line... each one perfect. Mariah White led with 10 rebounds. Coach Patterson cleared the bench this evening.

The Cats defeated Texas 64-55 on February 1 in Austin, in that crazy second half when Texas went on a 16-1 run, and the Cats had enough and went on a 16-3 run. The 45 points by Texas today marked their lowest score of the season.

Here are some fun notes from Sports Information: The Sunflower Series is now 62-42 Cats, and K-State has won an incredible 21 of the last 23 meetings, today delivering the 11th-straight loss in Manhattan. Coach P is now 24-11 vs. the birds. Bonnie Henrickson, conversely, is 2-13 vs. the Cats. Attendance was 4,893.

More facts... mostly fun, but not all: Jalana Childs led with 18 points. The Cats' field goal percentage was 35.4%. A strong case could be made that excellent (80%) free throw shooting (for 12 points) gave us the victory. Jalana Childs hit 6 of 8, Mariah White hit 2 of 3, and Brittany Chambers hit 4 of 4. On the other hand, three-point field goal shooting was poor: 1 of 8 for 12.5%.

We have to get Brittany Chambers free from defenders. KU did way too good a job stalking her this afternoon. I don't know what the answer is, since we don't have Taelor Karr to distract the defense. Future opponents are going to watch this game tape.

I'll close with a special shout out to Jalana and Branshea for stepping up to lead the Cats to victory, and to Tasha Dickey for going 4 of 6 on field goals, 10 rebounds and three critical steals.

Brittany Chambers led with 17 points, in spite of going 1-of-6 from three-point land. As usual, she played all 40 minutes. Jalana Childs added 16 points, and Tasha Dickey had 10. Branshea Brown had a huge impact, with six steals.

Not surprisingly, Texas was award 18 free throws to the Cats' 10. K-State had 17 fouls, and Texas was called for 11.

K-State, along with the Aggies and the Okies, is in a three-way tie for 2nd place in the Big 12. A win over Baylor on Saturday would be huge. Hey... how about the SEC's new recruits, Missouri? They're 0-9 in conference play.

The lead changed numerous times, and at no time did either team lead by more than eight points. KU won the first half with 32 points, and K-State had 35 second-half points.

Field goal percentage was a difference in the game. K-State shot 45%, and KU shot 37%. Three-point shooting was a bigger difference, with K-State at 55% and KU at a modest 18%. Free throw shooting was even for both teams at 88.2%. The Cats won rebounding, at 34 to 27. In the second half, a noticeable difference was K-State's 60% shooting on threes, while KU shot an infinitesimal 0%.

Brittany Chambers led scoring with 23 points, Jalana Childs had 15 and Branshea Brown had 12. Attendance was 5,657. Reportedly KU gave out free tickets to all the elementary students in Lawrence. Halftime entertainment was 60 Topeka and Lawrence women in sweatsuits, doing their exercises. Bonnie Henrickson, as usual, wore one of her pantsuits, and a white blouse with gigantic lapels. The KU pep band continues to demonstrate their fascination with circus music.

This was the 20th victory out of the last 22 games with KU, who are visibly weary of this domination.   (Capital-Journal link)

The Cats shot a modest 42% in the first half, but held A&M to 39%. The greater problem was shooting 17% from beyond the arc in the first half, leading to a halftime score of 34-25 Aggies.

In the second period, the deficit reached 11 points at one time, but Brittany Chambers (who played all 45 minutes) found her range, ending with 21 points. Tasha Dickey was second in scoring, with 17 points, and Jalana Childs had 16. Next in scoring was Mariah White, and many are crediting Mariah with winning the game, as she made the go-ahead layup with :04 left in overtime.

The Cats are now 10-3, 1-0, and off to a very fine start!

The Cats shot a modest 42% in the first half, but held A&M to 39%. The greater problem was shooting 17% from beyond the arc in the first half, leading to a halftime score of 34-25 Aggies.

In the second period, the deficit reached 11 points at one time, but Brittany Chambers (who played all 45 minutes) found her range, ending with 21 points. Tasha Dickey was second in scoring, with 17 points, and Jalana Childs had 16. Next in scoring was Mariah White, and many are crediting Mariah with winning the game, as she made the go-ahead layup with :04 left in overtime.

The Cats are now 10-3, 1-0, and off to a very fine start!