Despite an early exit from the Big 12 Tournament to eventual tournament champ Texas 72-65 on Friday, the your Kansas State women’s basketball team did hear their named called on Selection Sunday for the 2022 NCAA Tournament. The Wildcats are the 9-seed in the Bridgeport, Connecticut regional, and will face off against 8-seed Washington State on Saturday, March 19 at 10:30 am CDT in Raleigh, North Carolina. Winner of Saturday’s game means a (likely) match-up with 1-seed NC State, who the Cats lost to in Raleigh earlier this season. This will be a very intriguing match-up for the Cats, as Washington State is led by for Wildcats assistant coach Kamie Ethridge, who was Deb Patterson’s long-time assistant, and the former Wildcats head lady is the Director of Player Personnel and Program Analytics for the Cougars.