Game Info
WKU (3-0) at Vanderbilt (3-0)
Wednesday, November 15 | 6:30 p.m.
Nashville, Tenn. | Memorial Gymnasium
Watch: SEC Network+
Game Notes: WKU | Vanderbilt
Game Links: Listen (ESPN 102.7/Varsity Network) | Live Stats
About the Lady Toppers
- The Lady Toppers are off to a 3-0 start for the first time since the 2014-15 season.
- WKU has a busy schedule in November. The Lady Toppers are in the midst of playing eight games in 17 days, including four games in a current eight-day span (11/10-11/18).
- Two games into the 2023-24 season, WKU's defense is once again putting up big numbers. The Lady Toppers are averaging 17.3 steals per game, which is second in CUSA and is sixth nationally. WKU is forcing teams into 26.0 turnovers per game, which is also the second best average in the league and the 19th most in the country.
- Freshman Caitlin Staley's eight blocks this season is the most of any CUSA player and the fifth most in the country. Alexis Mead has dished out 14 assists so far this season and that mark is the best in the conference and 33rd in the nation. Teresa Faustino's 13 steals on the year lead the league and are the fifth most nationally.
- WKU was picked to finish tied for second place in the Conference USA preseason coaches poll released earlier in October. The Lady Toppers are coming off a second place CUSA finish in 2022-23, a championship game appearance in the CUSA tournament and a WNIT berth.
- Hayes and Mead were named to the CUSA Preseason All-Conference Team in October.
- Hayes was WKU's leading scorer in 2022-23, averaging 11.2 points per game. She's the first WKU freshman to lead the team in scoring since Crystal Kelly (2004-05).
Series Notes
- WKU and Vanderbilt have played 35 times previously. The Commodores own a 23-12 advantage in the series, including a 13-4 mark in Nashville.
- The two teams met last season in Bowling Green where Vanderbilt won, 82-71.
About the Commodores
- Vanderbilt has wins against Kennesaw State (98-51), UT Martin (70-68) and Fairfield (73-70) coming into Wednesday night's game.
- Sacha Washington is the team's leading scorer through three games, averaging 18.0 points per game. Iyana Moore is putting up 16.0 points per game and Jordyn Cambridge is scoring 13.0 points per game.
- On the boards, Washington leads the team, pulling down 11.0 rebounds per game.
Up Next
- The Lady Toppers will be back in action on Saturday, Nov. 18 at Miami (Ohio). Tipoff is set for noon (CT).
How to Follow the Lady Toppers: For complete information on WKU Lady Topper Basketball, visit WKUSports.com or follow the program via social media @LadyTopperHoops on X, @LadyTopperHoops on Instagram and on Facebook at facebook.com/WKUWomensBasketball.
