Jan. 3, 2014
@LADYTOPPERHOOPS VS. TROY
JAN. 4, 2014 | 2:30 PM CT
TROJAN ARENA | TROY, ALA.
SBC'S TOP SCORING TEAMS TAKE FLOOR IN TROY, ALA.
- Junior All-America candidate Chastity Gooch needs just 93 points to reach 1,000 for her career. She enters the Troy game with 907 career points. She is one of two players on the WKU roster with at least 900 career points to their credit as junior guard Alexis Govan also has reached the mark.
- Sophomore guard Micah Jones recorded her 100th career assist on Jan. 1, 2014 against South Alabama while junior Chastity Gooch needs one to reach 100 assists for her career.
- WKU is 14-1 all-time against Troy, having won eight consecutive games against the Trojans. WKU has won four straight meetings between the teams in Troy, Ala. Michelle Clark-Heard is 2-0 against Troy in her career, including a 1-0 mark in Troy, Ala.
- Junior All-America candidate Chastity Gooch is quickly nearing a unique mark: 100 career assists (currently at 99), steals (currently at 118) and blocks (currently at 87). If Gooch is able to reach the marks, she will join Lillie Mason, Tanderia Green, ShaRae Mansfield, Crystal Kelly and Dominique Duck as the only players in WKU history to reach 100 in each of the three categories. Last season, Gooch became the first player in WKU history to reach 400 points, 300 rebounds, 50 steals and 50 blocks in a single season.
- WKU has been forced to use a new starting lineup in seven consecutive games. During the seven game stretch, WKU has used nine different players in the seven combinations of starting lineups. WKU last used the same starting lineup in consecutive games against NKU and Louisville on Nov. 23 and Nov. 27. Junior Chastity Gooch and sophomore Micah Jones are the only two players that have started every game this season.
- WKU is 12-2 in bounce-back games during the Michelle Clark-Heard era, including a 3-0 record this season. Bounce-back games are considered games following a loss during the same season.
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