Game Info
WKU (1-4) at Ball State (4-2)
Friday, Dec. 2 | 5:30 p.m. (CT)
Muncie, Ind. | Worthen Arena
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About the Lady Toppers
- The Lady Toppers will be looking to end a two-game losing skid on Friday with losses to Cornell and Lipscomb most recently.
- Jaylin Foster is WKU's leading scorer (12.8 points per game), rebounder (8.2 rebounds per game), assist earner (12 total) and steals leader (12 total). Her 8.2 rebounds per game are the second most in Conference USA.
- The team is averaging 13.0 steals per game which is the second most in C-USA and 15th in the nation. WKU is forcing teams into 22.4 turnovers per game which is also the second most in the league and the 23rd highest in the country.
- Greg Collins is in his fifth season as head coach at WKU. An emphasis Collins has put on his teams is 3-point shooting. In 2021-22, the Lady Toppers made 225 threes on the season which is the second most by a WKU team in program history. In fact, four of the top five marks in the record book belong to a team during Collins' tenure at WKU including his days as an assistant coach and associate head coach. The Lady Toppers also tied the school record for most 3-pointers made in a game twice last season, connecting on 14 threes against North Carolina A&T and Middle Tennessee.
- Last season, WKU leaned heavily on a core of freshmen. Those rookies scored 52.3 percent of the team's points for the year and pulled down 45.6 percent of the squad's rebounds. Mya Meredith earned Conference USA Freshman of the Year honors at the end of the season, despite missing the final eight games of the season due to a knee injury. Alexis Mead and Meredith were named to the C-USA All-Freshmen Team as well.
Series History
- WKU and Ball State have played 10 times in the series history and the Cardinals hold a 6-4 advantage all-time.
- The most recent meeting between the two teams was on Dec. 5, 2020 in Bowling Green. Ball State won that matchup 58-54.
- The last time these two teams met in Muncie WKU won an overtime thriller, 91-86, behind a 41-point performance from Dee Givens.
- Of the 10 games between WKU and Ball State, seven have been decided by less than 10 points.
Ball State Notes
- Ball State is 4-2 on the season with wins over Indiana University East, Butler, Utah State and BYU. The two losses came against Notre Dame and Tennessee Tech.
- Anna Clephane is the team's leading scorer, averaging 12.2 points per game. Madelyn Bischoff is putting up 10.7 points per game.
- Marie Kiefer is the team's leading rebounder, pulling down 7.0 rebounds per game.
Up Next
- WKU will have a week off from games for finals week before returning to action against Little Rock on Sunday, Dec. 11 at E.A. Diddle Arena.
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