KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The same issue that plagued the Kansas State women's basketball team the entire season, again showed its ugly face on Friday and ultimately led to the Wildcats' season-ending loss to Nebraska in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Championship.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Taelor Karr may be a freshman, but she played like a senior on Thursday as she helped propel Kansas State into the second round of the Big 12 Championship at Municipal Auditorium.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas State tried to provide the Women's Big 12 Championship with its first upset Friday. But in the end, there was just way too much Kelsey Griffin to defend.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — On any other day when Ashley Sweat has a sub-par game, it normally spells doom for Kansas State.

Not even the Kansas State women know which team will show up on Thursday morning against Texas Tech in the opening round of the Big 12 tournament in Kansas City, Mo.

Kansas State senior forward Ashley Sweat was named to the All-Big 12 first team in an announcement by the Big 12 Conference on Monday afternoon. This is the second straight year Sweat has earned first-team honors.

Now that the Kansas State women have the first 20 minutes figured out, it appears time to work on the final 20 minutes.

The sun is shining, the weather is getting nicer and the Kansas State women's basketball has won a game.

Jaclyn Baker lived only 15 years, but the impact she had on those who knew her will last much longer, a lifetime for Kansas State's Kari Kincaid.

Ashley Sweat has had four years to prepare for this moment, but it still doesn't make it any easier as the end of her basketball career draws to a close.