Game Info
No. 2 WKU (18-12, 14-6 C-USA) vs. No. 6 UTSA (13-18, 9-11 C-USA)
Friday, March 10 | 7 p.m.
Frisco, Texas | Ford Center at The Star
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About the Lady Toppers
- WKU its quarterfinal matchup with UAB, 71-67, to advance to Friday's semifinal. The Lady Toppers are on a 4-game winning streak heading into Friday's game.
- So far this season, WKU has had 10 different leading scorers. That includes 10 different leaders during the 20 games of C-USA play. Acacia Hayes has led WKU in scoring the most, topping the scoring column in six games. Jaylin Foster, Mya Meredith and Hope Sivori have all led the team five times.
- Hayes is WKU's leading scorer, putting up 11.1 points per game. The freshman is the Lady Toppers' leading shot maker (minimum of 100 attempts), making 48.5 percent of her shots from the field.
- Jaylin Foster is the team's second leading scorer with her 9.4 points per game average and she's the team's leading rebounder (5.7 rebounds per game) and steals leader (62 total). Foster's 2.1 steals per game are the fourth highest in C-USA.
- Alexis Mead is leading the team in assists earned with 95 on the season. The sophomore's 81.1 percent from the free throw line is the third best mark in C-USA. Her 1.69 assist-turnover ratio is fourth in the league.
- WKU has made 263 threes this season, which is the most in a season by a WKU team all-time. The 2022-23 squad broke the previous record of 242 set by the 2016-17 team against UTEP on Thursday.
- The Lady Toppers are close to beating another school record. WKU has notched 363 steals on the season, which is the fourth most by a WKU team. The Lady Toppers are 16 away from taking third place, 17 away from second and 22 from first place.
- The team is averaging 12.0 steals per game which leads C-USA and is sixth in the nation.
- WKU is averaging 8.8 made 3-pointers per game, which ranks first in the league and 14th in the country.
- WKU is forcing teams into 20.69 turnovers per game which is the most in the league and the 11th in the country. The Lady Toppers' 5.14 turnover margin compared to their opponents is the second highest in C-USA and 22nd nationally.
- The WKU bench has been crucial this season. The reserves are scoring 29.1 points per game which includes a 66-point performance at Ball State.
Series History
- Friday's game will be the 11th game all-time between WKU and UTSA and the third this season. The Lady Toppers lead the series, 8-2 and won both previous games against the Roadrunners this season.
- WKU has won seven straight in the series with UTSA.
- WKU is 1-0 against UTSA all-time on a neutral court. The lone matchup came in the 2019 C-USA Championship in Frisco, where WKU won 78-50 and went on to win the championship that year.
UTSA Notes
- The No. 6 Roadrunners upset the No. 3 Rice Owls, 62-54, on Thursday in the quarterfinals. UTSA has had a pair of close games in Frisco with a 69-68 win against No. 11 Florida Atlantic in the first round on Wednesday.
- The Roadrunners are on a 6-game winning streak coming into Friday's game.
- 2023 C-USA Player of the Year Jordyn Jenkins is leading the team in scoring, putting up 21.0 points per game. She's also the squad's leading rebounder, pulling down 7.5 boards per game.
Up Next
- If the Lady Toppers win on Friday they will advance to the C-USA Championship finals to be played on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. against the winner of No. 1 Middle Tennessee and No. 4 UTEP.
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