Game Info
WKU (3-9, 2-4 C-USA) vs. Charlotte (5-4, 4-0 C-USA)
Game 1: Friday, Jan. 29 | 4 p.m.
Game 2: Saturday, Jan. 30 | 4 p.m.
Bowling Green, Ky. | E.A. Diddle Arena
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WKU Notes
- The Lady Toppers will be looking to bounce back against Charlotte after dropping two games to Middle Tennessee last week in Bowling Green.
- Raneem Elgedawy led the Lady Toppers in scoring in both games with 26 and 20 points. She has now scored 20-points-or-more in three of the four games this season.
- Elgedawy leads WKU in scoring with 20.8 points per game through four contests. Fatou Pouye is the top scorer among Lady Toppers who have played every game with an 11.2 points per game average.
- Elgedawy is also leading the Lady Toppers in rebounding, pulling down 8.5 boards per game. Meral Abdelgawad is second with a 7.7 rebounds per game average. Hope Sivori is the team's top assist earner, averaging 3.8 helpers per game.
- With the substitution of the Charlotte games this week, WKU is in the midst of a long homestand. By the end of the weekend, the Lady Toppers will have played five consecutive home games with Florida Atlantic scheduled to come to town next week. If all seven games are played, it will be the longest homestand for WKU since the Lady Toppers played 10-straight games in Bowling Green during the 1988-89 season. WKU closed out the regular season with six home games and then hosted three Sun Belt Tournament games and one game in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Series Notes
- WKU and Charlotte have faced each other 25 times in series history.
- The Lady Toppers own a 20-5 record against the 49ers and have won five straight in the series.
- WKU is a perfect 13-0 against Charlotte in Bowling Green all-time.
- Last season, the Lady Toppers swept Charlotte with a 60-56 win in Charlotte and a 71-60 win in Bowling Green. In the first meeting, WKU was led by Dee Givens and Meral Abdelgawad who each had 14 points. Raneem Elgedawy led WKU in the second game with 29 points and 16 rebounds. Abdelgawad also had 13 points in the second matchup.
Charlotte Notes
- Charlotte is one of only two C-USA left unbeaten in conference play. The 49ers sit atop the C-USA East standings with their 4-0 record.
- The 49ers were originally scheduled to take on FIU this week, but the games were postponed due to COVID-19 issues in the Panthers' program.
- Charlotte's series against Florida Atlantic last week was also postponed due to COVID-19 issues within the Owls' program. Friday will be the first game for the 49ers since Jan. 16 against UAB.
- In their last outings, Charlotte swept UAB on the road with a 78-74 win and 72-64 victory. Jada McMillian's performance in the series earned her C-USA Player of the Week honors with 31- and 23-point performances against the Blazers.
- McMillian is Charlotte's leading scorer on the season, averaging 17.6 points per game. Octavia Jett-Wilson is second with 14.9 points per game and Mariah Linney rounds out the top scorers with an average of 11.3 points.
- Dara Pearson (5.8 rebounds/game) and Jazmin Harris (5.7 rebounds/game) leads the team on the boards.
- Charlotte has the top defensive 3-point percentage in C-USA, holding opponents to an average of 23.2 percent from beyond the arc.
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