Slate: Big 12 Conference Play Begins Before New Year’s Day

Since yesterday was fairly quiet following the euphoria of the Cactus Bowl victory, we’ll jump right into the news today.

Basketball

First on the docket today — well technically the only thing on the docket today — the Kansas State women’s basketball team opens Big 12 Conference play tonight as they host the No. 6/6 Baylor Lady Bears with tip-off at 7 p.m. CST from Bramlage Coliseum. The Bears are sitting at 10-1 on the season with their sole loss coming on the road to then No. 8/9 UCLA (if you want more info on Baylor, check our SBNation’s Our Daily Bears game event info). Tonight's game will be available on Cox Channel Kansas and K-StateHD.TV, as Brian Smoller (play-by-play) and Kristin Waller (analyst) will have the call; and will be available on select portions of the K-State Radio Network with Matt Walters (play-by-play) and Shalin Klein (analyst). A win tonight would be huge for the Wildcats, who are currently sitting on a 26-game losing streak to the Bears.

Following a long holiday break, the K-State men will return to action on Friday night in Ames, IA, where the Cats and the Cyclones will each kick off their Big 12 campaigns (no official preview from K-State Sports yet).

Other

We missed bringing you a bit of happy Christmas news at the end of last week in the lead-up to the bowl game. Eric Stonestreet was at it again, this time donating a large box truck to the K-State marching band prior to their departure for Arizona (Brady Bauman, KMAN). KSNT has a link to the Facebook video posted on the K-State Alumni Band Facebook page.