Kansas State senior forward Ashley Sweat earned her second preseason national honor on Wednesday as she was named a candidate for the 200910 Lowe's Senior CLASS Award. Sweat is one of 30 NCAA Division I women's basketball players selected to the candidates list, including four players from the Big 12 Conference. For a complete list of candidates, please visit www.seniorclassaward.com.

This is why they play exhibition games.

Class is in session.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A little change never hurt anyone.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — For the Kansas women's basketball team, the time is now. The Jayhawks know expectations are high, and they recognize they should be.

The Atlanta Dream entered the playoffs against defending WNBA champion Detroit Wednesday night without starting point guard Shalee Lehning.

Kansas State women's basketball will make seven television appearances during the upcoming 2009-10 season, with three of those contests airing to a national audience. The KState athletic department has also finalized the game times for the remainder of the home schedule.

Kansas State senior forward Ashley Sweat has been named to the 2009-10 Preseason Wooden Award watch list in an announcement by Wooden Award Chairman and founder, Richard Llewellyn. The preseason watch list consists of 31 student-athletes from 27 schools and 12 conferences.

Kansas State director of athletics John Currie and women's basketball head coach Deb Patterson announced on Monday the 2009-10 women's basketball schedule. The 2009-10 slate features seven teams from the 2008-09 schedule and includes a trip to Las Vegas to play in the Duel in the Desert in mid-December.

Kansas State women's basketball continues to be recognized for its excellence in the classroom, as the team finished 13th in the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll announced on Thursday. K-State was the only Big 12 member to appear in the ranking for the second consecutive year and was one of two schools from a BCS conference.