Game Info
WKU (6-5) vs. Abilene Christian (5-4)
Monday, December 18 | 6:30 p.m.
Bowling Green, Ky. | E.A. Diddle Arena
Watch: ESPN+
Game Notes: WKU
Game Links: Listen (ESPN 102.7/Varsity Network) | Live Stats
About the Lady Toppers
- The Lady Toppers are off to a 6-5 start to the season with wins against Mercer, Southern Utah, Cornell, Miami (OH), Bucknell and Vermont. All of WKU's losses have come against teams in the top 110 of the NET ranking.
- Acacia Hayes is WKU's leading scorer through 11 games, putting up 16.2 points per game. Alexis Mead is also averaging double figures, scoring 11.6 points per game. Teresa Faustino is scoring 10.0 points per game. Karris Allen is the team's leading rebounder, pulling down 5.3 boards per game.
- Hayes has the most total points of any player in CUSA and the 65th most nationwide with 178. Her 16.5 points per game is the best average in the conference.
- WKU is forcing teams into 20.00 turnovers per game this season, which is the second highest average in CUSA and 49th highest in the nation. On those turnovers, the Lady Toppers are averaging 11.1 steals per game which is second in the league and 36th in the NCAA.
- There are five Lady Toppers with at least 15 steals on the season. Hayes and Josie Gilvin each have 20 on the season, Mead has 19 and Faustino and Allen have 18 each.
- 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.
Series Notes
- Monday's game will be the first meeting all-time between WKU and Abilene Christian.
About the Wildcats
- Abilene Christian is 5-4 on the season with two wins coming against NCAA Division I opponents.
- Payton Hull is the team's leading scorer, putting up 16.9 points per game. The Wildcats have four players averaging double figures (Bella Earle – 13.6 PPG, Addison Martin – 11.3 PPG, Aspen Thornton – 11.1 PPG).
- Earle is the team's leading rebounder, pulling down 7.6 boards per game.
Up Next
- The Lady Toppers will play in the Missouri State Classic to finish out this week. WKU will take on Nevada on Thursday, Dec. 20 at noon and then will play host Missouri State on Friday, Dec. 21 at 2:30 p.m.
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.
