MANHATTAN, Kan. – Closing out its two-game stretch of consecutive games against ranked opponents—the first such stretch in the program's Division I era (2007-pres.)—USC Upstate women's basketball dropped a 110-24 decision against No. 13 Kansas State Thursday evening. Wrapping up their successive games against ranked foes, the Spartans have faced three ranked opponents during the 2024-25 season, the most in a single season in the program's D1 era.
 
Heading a group of seven Spartans in the scoring column, freshman forward Ava Miller tied her career-high with seven points. She fashioned her scoring total shooting 50.0 percent from the field, knocking down a career-high three field goals. On the glass, senior forward AC Markham corralled eight rebounds, her second straight contest with eight boards. She added six makers, finishing behind Miller on the box score.
 
Game Information
Score: No. 13 Kansas State 110; USC Upstate 24
Records: USC Upstate (2-9; 0-0 Big South); Kansas State (9-1; 0-0 Big 12)
Location: Bramlage Coliseum | Manhattan, Kan.
 
How It Happened
First Quarter

• Opening the game, Kansas State fashioned a game-long 25-0 scoring run. Snapping the Wildcat run, Gwen Jenkins knocked down a pull-up jumper from the elbow, going coast-to-coast after Vera Soderblom poked away a steal on the defensive end.

 
Second Quarter

• Ending a Wildcat scoring run that spanned the quarter break, Upstate crafted the first of its longest scoring stretches as Ava Miller and AC Markham went back-to-back with long jumpers. The Spartans knocked down three additional field goals in the quarter. Olivia Forster, Gracie Barnes, and Markham hit the field goals with Forster's the Spartans' lone three.

 
Third Quarter

• Kansas State opened the new half reeling off a 16-0 scoring run, however, the Spartans held the Wildcats without a field goal for nearly three minutes in the quarter. Jeni Levine ended the run with a free throw before a layup from Miller and free throws from Markham crafted the Spartans' other scoring run. Miller added three additional points in the quarter, earning and converting a traditional three-point play.

 
Fourth Quarter

• Snapping a nine-point scoring run from the Wildcats, Zora Fray-Chinn knocked down a layup to secure her first points of the night. Kansas State closed the game on a 24-0 scoring run.

 
Up Next for the Spartans
Concluding the team's three-game slate west of the Mississippi River, USC Upstate heads back to Iowa following a week-and-a-half break from competition. The Spartans head to Drake on Dec. 16 for the team's first-ever meeting with the Bulldogs.
 
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