Lady Toppers take on LA Tech in Education Game

WNKY Staff,
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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU women’s basketball will host Louisiana Tech on Thursday at 11 a.m. in E.A. Diddle Arena for the annual Education Game. Children from local schools will be in attendance for game, cheering on the Lady Toppers.

AT THE GAME

GAME INFO

  • WKU (12-5, 3-2 CUSA) vs. LA Tech (11-6, 4-2 CUSA)
  • Thursday, Jan. 23 | 11 AM | Bowling Green, Ky. | E.A. Diddle Arena
  • Watch: ESPN+ | Listen: ESPN 102.7 in Bowling Green or Varsity Network
  • Live stats
  • Game Notes

ABOUT THE TOPS

  • Four different Lady Toppers are averaging double digit points this season. Alexis Mead is leading the team with a 13.95points per game average, Destiny Salary is putting up 12.5 points per game, Acacia Hayes is scoring 12.1 points per game and Josie Gilvin is averaging 10.3 points per game.
  • Josie Gilvin is leading the team on the boards, pulling down 5.2 rebounds per game. Zsofia Telegdy is close behind, averaging 5.1 rebounds per game.
  • WKU is averaging 12.2 steals per game this season, which is the 18th best rate in the country. Three different Lady Toppers rank in the top 10 in CUSA in steals per game: Alexis Mead – 2nd, 2.82; Josie Gilvin – 2nd, 2.82; Acacia Hayes – 7th, 2.25).
  • WKU leads CUSA in four statistical categories. The Lady Toppers are first in scoring offense (73.6 points per game), assist/turnover ratio (1.14), assists per game (16.3), and turnover margin (7.35).
  • The Lady Toppers have had six different leading scorers through 17 games this season. Destiny Salary has led the team six times, Alexis Mead four times, Acacia Hayes, Zsofia Telegdy and Josie Gilvin twice, and Mackenzie Chatfield once.
  • Senior Alexis Mead has begun etching her name in the WKU record book. Mead is currently fifth all-time at WKU in career steals with 220, ninth in career assists with 407 and 30th in all-time scoring with 1,177 career points. She is just the fourth Lady Topper to record over 1,150 career points, 400 career assists and 200 career steals, joining Renee Westmoreland, Kendall Noble and Clemette Haskins on the elite list.
  • WKU has held 12 of 17 opponents under 70 points this season, notching a record of 11-1 when doing so. The Lady Toppers are 92-25 under head coach Greg Collins when keeping teams below 70. WKU has held five teams below 60 this season, going 5-0 in those games. The Lady Toppers are 45-9 under Collins when holding teams below 60.

SERIES INFORMATION

  • Thursday’s game between WKU and LA Tech will be the 56th meeting all-time. The Lady Techsters own a slight edge in the series with a 29-26 record against WKU.
  • The Lady Toppers have an 17-9 record against LA Tech in Bowling Green and have won eight straight games against the Lady Techsters at home.

ABOUT THE LADY TECHSTERS

  • Louisiana Tech currently is third in the Conference USA standings with a 4-2 record in league play. The Lady Techsters have wins against UTEP, New Mexico State, Jacksonville State and Kennesaw State and losses to FIU and Liberty.
  • The Lady Techsters lead CUSA in rebounds per game (39.2) and free throws made per game (15.4).
  • LA Tech has four players averaging double digit points this season. Robyn Lee leads the team, scoring 13.4 points per game. Freshmen Paris Bradley and Jordan Marshall are each putting up 11.6 points per game. Jianna Morris is averaging 11.1 points per game.
  • Marshall leads the team on the boards, pulling down 7.8 rebounds per game.

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