Game Info
WKU (3-5) at Cal Baptist (3-7)
Wednesday, Dec. 21 | 1 p.m. (CT)
Riverside, Calif. | CBU Events Center
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About the Lady Toppers
- The Lady Toppers have won two straight games with victories against Little Rock and Indiana State. At Indiana State, the Lady Toppers came back from an 8-point deficit in the third quarter, WKU outscored the Sycamores 22-7 in the final 12:17 to claim a 58-51 win. Hope Sivori led the team in scoring with 22 points, just one point shy of her career high. Odeth Betancourt pulled down 10 rebounds.
- Jaylin Foster is WKU's leading scorer (11.0 points per game), rebounder (6.6 rebounds per game), assist earner (15 total) and steals leader (17 total).
- The team is averaging 12.1 steals per game which is the most in C-USA and 15th in the nation. WKU is forcing teams into 21.75 turnovers per game which is also the most in the league and the 24th in the country. The team is also pulling down 13.8 offensive rebounds per game which is the third most in the conference.
- The WKU bench has been crucial this season. The reserves are scoring 33.4 points per game which includes a 66 point performance at Ball State.
- 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.
Series History
- Wednesday's game will be the first meeting between WKU and California Baptist.
Cal Baptist Notes
- Cal Baptist is 3-7 on the season with wins against UC San Diego, Santa Clara and UC Santa Barbara. The Lancers have losses against Saint Mary's, Northern Arizona, Arizona, Idado State, USC and Long Beach State.
- Cal Baptist is led in scoring by Trinity San Antonio who is putting up 19.2 points per game.
- Chloe Webb is the team's leading rebounder, averaging 6.6 boards per game.
- The Lancers are averaging the seventh most free throw attempts in the country, shooting 24.8 free throws per game. They are making an average of 17.7 of those free throws, which is the eighth highest mark in the country. Cal Baptist is shooting 29.5 3-pointers per game, which is the fifth most nationally. They are making 7.3 per game.
Up Next
- WKU will open C-USA play at Rice on Thursday, Dec. 29. The Lady Toppers return home on Saturday, Dec. 31 to host Middle Tennessee.
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