Kansas State standout sets NCAA women’s basketball scoring record in win

Kansas State center Ayoka Lee shoots against Oregon.
Kansas State heart Ayoka Lee, proven in opposition to Oregon on Dec. 18, scored an NCAA Division I single-game ladies’s document of 61 factors in a win over Oklahoma on Sunday.
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Ayoka Lee poured in 61 factors to set the NCAA ladies’s single-game scoring document for Division I and Kansas State romped to a 94-65 victory over No. 14 Oklahoma on Sunday.

Lee buried 23 of 30 pictures from the ground — all two-pointers — for the Wildcats (15-4, 5-2 Huge 12 Convention).

Lee broke the document on a layup with 2:53 remaining within the recreation. Cindy Brown of Lengthy Seashore State scored 60 in opposition to San Jose State on Feb. 16, 1987 and Rachel Banham had 60 for Minnesota on Feb. 7, 2016 in opposition to Northwestern.

Lee had 32 factors within the first half to assist Kansas State take a 51-27 lead. She surpassed her school-record 43-point effort — set within the first recreation this season — on a layup with 1:55 left within the third quarter. The bucket gave Kansas State a 66-49 lead. Lee had 49 factors and Kansas State led 70-51 heading into the ultimate interval.

Lee, a junior, had 14 factors within the first quarter to stake the Wildcats to a 19-11 lead. She made 15 of 17 foul pictures and grabbed 12 rebounds for her thirteenth double-double of the season. Freshman Serena Sundell pitched in with 11 factors, eight assists and 5 rebounds.

Taylor Robertson paced the Sooners (16-3, 5-2) with 19 factors and Madi Williams scored 11. Robertson and Williams are simply certainly one of 4 tandems averaging higher than 18 factors per recreation this season.

The Sooners cracked the highest 15 this week for the primary time since Nov. 28, 2016. Oklahoma got here in averaging 88.3 factors per recreation, second greatest within the nation.

Kansas State hits the highway to play No. 15 Texas on Wednesday. Oklahoma heads house to host Oklahoma State on Wednesday.

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