MANHATTAN
There is no doubting the importance of Kansas State’s next game against West Virginia in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 women’s basketball tournament.
A victory over the No. 22 Mountaineers would do more than simply keep the Wildcats’ trophy hopes alive, it would also likely secure them an at-large berth in the NCAA Tournament.
K-State hasn’t made the NCAA Tournament since 2012, and Jeff Mittie said his goal was to return there when he was hired as coach in 2014. Now that the Wildcats (18-11, 8-10 Big 12) are within reach, he wants nothing more than to take the final step.