Game Info
WKU (2-5) at Indiana State (3-3)
Thursday, Dec. 15 | 10 a.m. (CT)
Terre Haute, Ind. | Hulman Center
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About the Lady Toppers
- The Lady Toppers are coming off of a historic defensive performance, holding Little Rock to just 25 points on Sunday, the fewest points allowed by a WKU team since Feb. 6, 1976. WKU earned a 48-25 win against the Trojans, a team that was coming off a 42-38 win against Texas A&M. Teresa Faustino was the leading scorer with 11 points. Jaylin Foster and Josie Gilvin led on the boards with six rebounds each.
- Foster is WKU's leading scorer (12.6 points per game), rebounder (7.4 rebounds per game), assist earner (14 total) and steals leader (16 total). Her 7.4 rebounds per game are the fifth most in Conference USA.
- The team is averaging 12.1 steals per game which is the second most in C-USA and 18th in the nation. WKU is forcing teams into 21.43 turnovers per game which is also the second most in the league and the 30th in the country. The team is also pulling down 14.1 offensive rebounds per game which is the second most in the conference.
- 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 Indiana State have played five times and the Lady Toppers hold a 4-1 advantage all-time in the series.
- The most recent meeting between the two teams was on Nov. 24, 2021 in Bowling Green. WKU won that matchup 83-65.
- The last time these two teams met in Terre Haute was Feb. 5, 1990 and WKU won 70-49.
Indiana State Notes
- Indiana State is 3-3 on the season with wins against Chicago State, Central Michigan and Saint Louis. The Sycamores have losses against Purdue, Ohio and Western Michigan.
- Indiana State is led in scoring by Del'Janae Williams, who is averaging 14.2 points per game. Williams is connecting on 45.5 percent of her 3-point attempts.
- Anna McKendree is putting up 11.8 points per game and a team-leading 5.0 rebounds per game. She's notching 3.17 steals per game, the 16th most nationally.
- The Sycamores are averaging 10.7 steals per game, which is the 46th most in the country.
Up Next
- WKU stays on the road for the next two games, taking on California Baptist (Dec. 21) and tipping off C-USA play at Rice (Dec. 29). The Lady Toppers will return home to face Middle Tennessee on Dec. 31 at 2 p.m.
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