COOKEVILLE, Tenn. — The WKU women's basketball team fell 73-59 on the road to Tennessee Tech on Sunday afternoon. It was the Lady Toppers' third game in six days. The game was added to the schedule on Friday after a postponement against Samford.
Fatou Pouye led the Lady Toppers in scoring for the second straight game with a career high 19 points along with six rebounds. It is her fourth double-digit game of the season.
Myriah Haywood also notched a career high with 15 points. Ally Collett was the third Lady Topper in double figures with 12 points, including a shooting a perfect 5-of-5 from the free throw line. For the sixth straight game, Meral Abdelgawad led WKU on the boards pulling down seven rebounds to go with her eight points.
The first quarter was a back-and-forth affair with both teams putting up 21 points in the frame. The Lady Toppers were led in the quarter by Pouye and Abdelgawad who each had five points. WKU was also 3-of-3 from beyond the arc in the quarter.
After the high-scoring first quarter, both teams struggled to find the basket in the second. WKU held the Golden Eagles to 16 points, but were limited to only six points themselves.
Tennessee Tech grew its lead in the third quarter, outscoring the Lady Toppers 24-18. WKU chipped into that lead in the fourth quarter by outscoring the Golden Eagles 14-12.
WKU has struggled to take care of the ball early in the game, but settled down in the second half with only seven miscues including only two in the fourth quarter.
Sunday's game was WKU's last contest in 2020. The Lady Toppers will be back in action on Jan. 1 against Charlotte to open Conference USA play.
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