Dec. 1, 2013
@LadyTopperHoops vs. Morehead State
Postgame Notes
Dec. 1, 2013
E.A. Diddle Arena; Bowling Green, Ky.
FINAL SCORE: WKU 65, Morehead State 52
Team Records, Game Notables and Series Information
- WKU improved to 5-2 on the season while Morehead State is now 4-5 on the year.
- WKU leads the all-time series 22-10 with the Lady Toppers having won 16 consecutive games in the series.
- WKU returns to action on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013 when the Lady Toppers face Ball State in Muncie, Ind. Tipoff is set for 1:00 p.m. CT.
- WKU returns home to meet Jackson State on Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013 with tipoff set for 2:00 p.m. CT.
Team Notes
- WKU overcame a deficit of eight points or more for the second time this season to win and for the seventh time in the Michelle Clark-Heard era. WKU trailed 14-6 following a three-point field goal by Morehead State with 13:38 left in the opening half.
- WKU's two runs of 8-0 or better in the game matched a season high. WKU also had two such runs against SEMO earlier this season.
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- WKU's 14-0 run in the second half was its longest run of the season.
- WKU has had a run of 8-0 or better in six of seven games this season.
- WKU played its fourth game against a team from the state of Kentucky this season.
- WKU finished the regular season with a 3-1 mark against teams from the Bluegrass State with the lone loss coming against fourth-ranked Louisville.
- WKU used the lineup of Chastity Gooch, Alexis Govan, Jalynn McClain, Micah Jones and Chanell Lockhart for the first time this season. It is the second starting lineup used by WKU this year.
Individual Notes
- Junior Alexis Govan had 16 points to lead WKU in scoring.
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- Govan made her 70th career appearance in a WKU uniform.
- Govan has scored in double figures in 43 consecutive games, the fourth longest WKU streak since the start of the 2000-01 season. It was the 46th career game scoring in double figures of Govan's career.
- Govan has started 48 consecutive games, the longest active streak on the team. She started the final nine games of the 2011-12 season and every game of the 2012-13 season. She has 57 career starts to her credit.
- Redshirt freshman Kendall Noble had a career high six points, hitting 3-of-6 shots in the contest. She added three rebounds.
- Sophomore guard Micah Jones had made her 40th career appearance in a WKU uniform.
- Freshman Kierra Muhammad recorded her first career points.
- Junior Chanell Lockhart earned her first career start for the Lady Toppers.
- Sophomore Jalynn McClain made her 40th career appearance in a WKU uniform.
- Junior Chastity Gooch made her 70th career appearance in a WKU uniform.
