The Kansas State women’s basketball team’s season came to an end in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday, as the ninth-seeded Wildcats lost to No. 8 seed Michigan 84-54.
The loss marks the first time since 2011 that the Wildcats lost in the first round of the postseason. Under Jeff Mittie, they had advanced out of the opening round in the 2015 and 2018 WNIT and in the 2016 and 2017 NCAA Tournaments.
The 30-point loss was K-State’s second-worst in the NCAA Tournament, trailing only a 72-26 loss to top-seeded Connecticut in the 2012 second round.