Serena Sundell scores 19 of her 21 points in the second half and No. 20 Kansas State women beat UCF
Serena Sundell scored 19 of her 21 points in the second half to help No. 20 Kansas State beat UCF 80-65 in the Big 12 Tournament
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Serena Sundell scored 19 of her 21 points in the second half to help No. 20 Kansas State beat UCF 80-65 on Thursday in the Big 12 Tournament.
Kansas State (26-6) equaled its win total from last season, with the 52 wins tied for the third-most over a two-season span in program history.
The Wildcats have advanced at least one round in 21 of the previous 28 Big 12 championships. Kansas State will play No. 4 seed and 16th-ranked West Virginia in the quarterfinals on Friday. The Wildcats lost 70-57 to the then-No. 17 Mountaineers on Feb. 17.
Sundell scored eight straight Kansas State points in the fourth quarter to help the Wildcats hold a double-digit lead for the final 6:54 of the game. Sundell was 5 of 6 from the field in the fourth to help K-State shoot 75%.
Zyanna Walker added 13 points, Jaelyn Glenn had 11 points and Kennedy Taylor 10 for Kansas State. Sundell reached 20-plus for the sixth time this season.
Kaitlin Peterson scored 21 points and Emely Rodriguez added 17 points for UCF (12-18).
Peterson was coming off a 35-point performance in a tournament-opening win over BYU. She also 31 points in UCF's lone conference tournament game last season against Cincinnati.
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