Manhattan ? Shalee Lehning had no idea she was on the verge of a triple-double in the biggest game and in front of the biggest crowd of her life.

Lehning had 14 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, and Kansas State took charge in the final seven minutes to beat Marquette, 77-65, Friday night in the WNIT championship.

“I just was out there trying to help my team,” said Lehning, a 5-foot-9 point guard and one of three freshmen starters for Kansas State (24-10). “I didn’t really know what the stats were.”

Lehning helped lead a quick, aggressive defense which forced 19 turnovers.

Kimberly Dietz had 21 points, and Twiggy McIntyre scored 16 for Kansas State, which finished tied for sixth in the Big 12 Conference but has now won its first postseason tournament as an NCAA program.

Everyone was so excited about the sellout at Bramlage Coliseum, there was initial confusion as to how many people were really in the building. Kansas State first said it was 13,500. Then it changed the official tally to 13,340, full capacity and the second-largest crowd in the history of the WNIT.

“Our crowds were awesome. Earlier today when we found out it was sold out, we thought, ‘Man, that is so great,”‘ said Claire Coggins, who scored in double figures in all but one of the five WNIT games and was named tournament MVP.

“We were just so excited. I have never been somewhere where the fans are that awesome.”

Danielle Kamm had 16 points for Marquette (22-11).