Fans attending the game are asked to park in Parking Structure 2, located between Diddle Arena and Houchen-Smith Stadium.
Saturday is Taylor Swift Day in Diddle Arena. There will be friendship bracelet stations set up in the arena and there will be a halftime raffle for select Taylor Swift vinyls. There will also be a Father-Daughter Dance held following the game on the court.
Game Info
WKU (12-7, 3-1 CUSA) vs. UTEP (6-10, 1-2 CUSA)
Saturday, Jan. 20 at 12 p.m.
Bowling Green, Ky. | E.A. Diddle Arena
Game Notes: WKU
Watch: ESPN+
Links: Listen (ESPN 102.7/Varsity Network) | Live Stats
About the Lady Toppers
- WKU is off to a 3-1 start to league play with wins against Liberty, Sam Houston and Jacksonville State.
- Acacia Hayes is WKU's and CUSA's leading scorer, putting up 16.3 points per game. She also leads the conference in total points (293).
- Alexis Mead is the conference's steals (36) and assists (75) leader this season. The junior point guard is putting up 10.8 points per game, dishing out 3.9 assists per game and averaging 1.9 steals per game. Mead has averaged 13.0 points and 5.5 assists per game over the last four games.
- Destiny Salary has made her impact known with just eight games under her belt as a Lady Topper. Salary is scoring 13.6 points per game that includes two 20-point performances.
- WKU is forcing teams into 20.05 turnovers per game this season, which is the second highest average in CUSA and 38th highest in the nation. On those turnovers, the Lady Toppers are averaging 11.1 steals per game which is the most in the league and 28th in the NCAA.
- The Lady Toppers finished non-conference play with wins against Mercer, Southern Utah, Cornell, Miami (OH), Bucknell, Vermont, Abilene Christian, Nevada and West Virginia State for a 9-6 record.
- 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 History
- Saturday's game will be the 10th meeting all-time between WKU and UTEP. The Lady Toppers own a 6-3 record against the Miners.
- Last season WKU swept UTEP, including a 19-point comeback in the fourth quarter for the Lady Toppers in El Paso.
- The Lady Toppers are 2-1 all-time against UTEP in Bowling Green.
About the Miners
- UTEP is 1-2 in CUSA play thus far with a win against New Mexico State and losses to FIU and Middle Tennessee.
- The Miners have the second best field goal percentage in the conference, averaging 41.9 percent on their shots. They also are second in the league in free throw attempts per game, averaging 20.69.
- Jane Asinde is the team's leading scorer and the second leading scorer in CUSA, averaging 16.1 points per game. She's gone to the free throw line a league-leading 100 times this season and has made 70 of those shots.
- Erin Wilson leads the team on the boards, pulling down 9.0 rebounds per game, which is the third best average in the conference.
Up Next
- The Lady Toppers will have just one game next week, taking on FIU in Miami on Thursday, Jan. 25.
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.
