Junior Ayoka Lee has been one of the biggest stars in the Big 12 since her freshman year at Kansas State, but the Wildcats’ team success is just now catching up with hers. Lee redshirted in 2018-19 when the team earned a No. 9 seed in the NCAA Tournament. The two seasons she actually played in prior to this one saw Kansas State go 25-31 (13-23 Big 12). Albeit, one of those seasons (2019-20) was decent and last year was the only true disaster (9-18, 3-15 Big 12).
Kansas State entered the rankings at No. 25 on Jan. 10 — its first time in the Top 25 since 2017. The Wildcats are back at No. 25 now and are one of the teams to talk about in the Big 12, thanks in large part to Lee, who made history by scoring an NCAAW Division I-record 61 points against No. 18 Oklahoma on Jan. 23.
Meanwhile, Kansas State’s opponent Wednesday night, the No. 11 Iowa State Cyclones, are living up to expectations far better than they did last year. In 2020-21, they started the season at No. 15 but…
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