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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Serena Sundell scored 19 of her 21 points in the second half to help No. 20 Kansas State beat UCF 80-65 in the Big 12 Tournament. Kansas State (26-6) equaled its win total from last season, with the 52 wins tied for the third-most over a two-season span in program history. The Wildcats have advanced at least one round in 21 of the previous 28 Big 12 championships. Kansas State will play No. 4 seed and 16th-ranked West Virginia in the quarterfinals. The Wildcats lost 70-57 to the then-No. 17 Mountaineers on Feb. 17. Sundell scored eight straight Kansas State points in the fourth quarter to help the Wildcats hold a double-digit lead for the final 6:54 of the game. Sundell was 5 of 6 from the field in the fourth.
