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.

BOULDER, Colo.— Freshman Brittany Chambers posted her first career double-double against Colorado to help the Kansas State women snap a five-game losing streak, besting the Buffaloes 72-70 on Wednesday night.

Kansas State women's basketball coach Deb Patterson knew this season was going to be a challenge, perhaps one of those rebuilding years every team is bound to experience. Making it more difficult, though, is that that Wildcats play in the most unforgiving conference in the country.

AMES, Iowa — Kansas State held 13th-ranked Iowa State to just 19 percent shooting in the second half, but could not overcome an 11-point halftime deficit as the Wildcats dropped a 48-39 decision to the Cyclones Saturday at Hilton Coliseum.