March 12, 2014
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@LadyTopperHoops vs. Louisiana-Lafayette 2014 Sun Belt Conference Championships Postgame Notes March 12, 2014 Lakefront Arena; New Orleans, La.
FINAL SCORE: No. 2 WKU 67, No. 7 Louisiana-Lafayette 61
Team Records, Game Notables and Series Information • WKU improves to 22-8 on the season. WKU finished the regular season with a 21-8 mark, including an 13-5 mark in league play. • WKU now leads the all-time series 40-2, including a 5-0 mark on a neutral court.
Team Notes • WKU has now won eight consecutive games, its longest winning streak since the 2007-08 season. • WKU did not lead by more than three points until the final 20 seconds of the game. • WKU improved to 57-22 all-time in the Sun Belt Conference Championships. • WKU is now 10-3 in conference tournament games in the state of Louisiana all-time. • WKU is now 5-0 in games played in Louisiana under Michelle Clark-Heard. • Clark-Heard improved to 2-1 in conference tournament play in her career, including a 2-0 mark in SBC quarterfinal action. • WKU allowed 10 three-point field goals in a game for the first time this season. The last time a team hit 10 three-point field goals against WKU came last year against Louisiana-Lafayette on Jan. 16, 2013. • The seven three-point field goals by Louisiana-Lafayette's Sylvana Okde set a new opponent record against WKU in a Sun Belt Conference Tournament game. • WKU used the starting lineup of Ileana Johnson, Chastity Gooch, Jalynn McClain, Micah Jones and Kendall Noble. o WKU has used 12 different starting lineups during the 2013-14 season, using a combination of 10 different players. WKU has used six different starting lineups in conference play using a combination of eight different players.
Individual Notes • Junior forward and All-America candidate Chastity Gooch had 21 points, 14 rebounds, three assists, two blocks and two steals. o Gooch entered the top 20 in WKU's all-time scoring list tonight, moving into 19th place on WKU's all-time list at 1,257 points. She needs one point to tie Renee Westmoreland for 18th place on the all-time list. o Gooch's 14 rebounds were her most since grabbing 16 against Troy on Jan. 4, 2014. • Junior Ileana Johnson made her first start of the season and third of her career. It was her first start since Jan. 28, 2012 at Florida International. o Johnson hit a three-point field goal late in the first half, her second of the season and just the fifth of her career. • Freshman post Bria Gaines came off the bench to post eight points. Gaines has scored at least seven points in six consecutive games, including double figures in four-of-six. • Junior Chanell Lockhart had 10 points and seven rebounds off the bench in 24 minutes. • Junior guard and All-America candidate Alexis Govan missed her 18th consecutive game with a stress fracture in her left tibia. Her last appearance came on Dec. 21, 2013 against Georgetown in San Juan, Puerto Rico in a 57-55 come-from-behind win.
