BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - WKU will look to extend its winning streak to 14 games as the Lady Toppers travel south to Birmingham, Ala., to face UAB on Thursday evening at 7:00 p.m. (CT).
Kendall Noble starred for the Lady Toppers in their last time out, recording the program's first-ever triple-double with 17 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists in a 77-66 victory over Charlotte last Saturday afternoon. Tashia Brown (15), Dee Givens (12) and Taylor Brown (10) also notched double-digit scoring days for WKU in the win.
UAB could not hold onto a 12-point lead at North Texas in its last time out, falling 53-51 against the Mean Green last Saturday. Brittany Winborne and Deanna Kuzmanic each scored 15 points, but the Blazers could not overcome a 34-20 deficit in points in the paint in the loss.
Following Thursday's game, WKU will return north to meet its biggest rival, Middle Tennessee, in Murfreesboro, Tenn., on Saturday afternoon at 5:00 p.m. (CT). The Lady Toppers earned a 63-60 victory inside E.A. Diddle Arena on Feb. 21, 2015, in the only meeting between the two sides last season.
GAME 19
WKU (16-2, 7-0 C-USA) at UAB (10-8, 3-4 C-USA)
January 28, 2016 | 7:00 PM (CT)
Birmingham, Ala. | Bartow Arena (8,500)
QUICK SHOTS
- Kendall Noble recorded the first triple-double in program history with 17 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists against Charlotte last Saturday. Noble was also just a week removed from scoring her 1,000th career point against North Texas on Jan. 16.
- WKU is one of only seven programs nationally with a 10-game winning streak in each of the last three seasons. The Lady Toppers are joined by UConn, South Carolina, Baylor, Maryland, Notre Dame and Arizona State in that category.
- With a win on Thursday, WKU would match the program record for most consecutive conference road victories with seven dating back to last season.
- WKU's current 13-game winning streak is tied for the fifth-longest active streak in the nation alongside Colorado State.
- WKU's newcomers have pitched in nearly a third (23.2 points per game) of WKU's total scoring in 2015-16 and have been just as important on the glass, collecting 33.3 percent of the Lady Toppers' rebounds.
- The Lady Toppers have been very tough closers down the stretch, recording an 85-8 record when leading or tied with five minutes remaining in games since 2012-13.
- A win in either of WKU's remaining games this month would give the Lady Toppers their most victories in a single month under Michelle Clark-Heard.
- WKU made a big jump in the USA Today Coaches Poll this week, receiving 16 more points to tie for 35th overall with 18 points.
- The Lady Toppers have been one of the top offensive rebounding teams in the conference this season, leading C-USA and tying for 14th nationally while averaging 16.7 boards per game.
- Kendall Noble is the only Division I player in the nation who is averaging 17 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 2.0 steals and a block per game in 2015-16.
BROADCAST
Listen: 102.7FM in Bowling Green, 1450AM (Barry Williams, pxp)
Watch: Conference USA Digital Network
Live Stats: UABSports.com
