Western Kentucky Lady Toppers
Conference USA (24-8, 12-4)
Big Wins: 11/10 vs Missouri (79-76), 11/24 vs Mercer (67-62), 12/17 vs Toledo (70-56)
Bad Losses: 1/13 at UAB (61-79), 2/10 at Rice (58-73), 3/1 at Southern Miss (63-69)
Coach: Michelle Clark-Heard
Probable Starters:
Whitney Creech, Sophomore, Guard, 7.1 ppg, 2.9 apg
Sherry Porter, Freshman, Guard, 3.4 ppg
Tashia Brown, Senior, Forward, 22.7 ppg, 2.2 apg, 5.4 rpg
Ivy Brown, Senior, Forward, 17.0 ppg, 9.9 rpg, 1.6 bpg
Raneem Elgedawy, Freshman, Forward, 9.1 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 1.3 bpg
Key Role Players:
Sidnee Bopp, Junior, Guard, 5.3 ppg, 2.0 apg
Dee Givens, Sophomore, Forward, 8.7 ppg, 4.2 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 75.9 (34th in nation, 1st in conference)
Scoring Defense: 63.0 (129, 7)
Field-Goal Percentage: 42.7 (80, 5)
Field-Goal Defense: 40.4 (190, 12)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 5.6 (192, 9)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 34.4 (76, 4)
Free-Throw Percentage: 42.7 (80, 5)
Rebound Margin: 3.0 (108, 5)
Assists Per Game: 12.4 (229, 8)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.5 (7, 1)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2017 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Ohio State
2016 NIT First Round win over Dayton
2016 NIT Second Round win over UT-Martin
2016 NIT Third Round win over Saint Louis
2016 NIT Quarterfinal loss to South Dakota
2015 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Texas
2014 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Baylor
2013 NIT First Round win over East Carolina
2013 NIT Second Round loss to Auburn
2010 NIT Round of 64 loss to Illinois
2008 NCAA Round of 64 loss to UTEP
2007 NIT Second Round win over Minnesota
2007 NIT Third Round win over Mississippi State
2007 NIT Fourth Round win over Hofstra
2007 NIT Semifinal loss to Wisconsin
*all team stats through 3/1
