GAME INFO
- WKU (15-5, 6-2 CUSA) at New Mexico State (10-11, 3-5 CUSA)
- Saturday, Feb. 1 | 3 PM (CT) | Las Cruces, N.M. | Pan American Center
- Watch: ESPN+
- Listen: ESPN 102.7 in Bowling Green or Varsity Network
- Live stats
- Game Notes
ABOUT THE TOPS
- Four different WKU players are averaging double-digit points this season: Alexis Mead – 13.4 PPG, Destiny Salary – 12.8 PPG, Acacia Hayes – 11.4 PPG, Josie Gilvin – 10.4 PPG. WKU has had six different leading scorers through 20 games this season. Destiny Salary has led the team eight times and Alexis Mead has led five times. Acacia Hayes, Zsofia Telegdy, Josie Gilvin and Mackenzie Chatfield have led the team twice.
- Josie Gilvin leads WKU on the boards, pulling down 5.4 rebounds per game. Zsofia Telegdy is right behind her, averaging 5.3 boards per game.
- The Lady Toppers are averaging 12.1 steals per game this season, which is the 14th best rate in the country. Three different Lady Toppers are top 10 in steals per game in CUSA (Josie Gilvin: 2.70, 2nd; Alexis Mead: 2.60, 3rd; Acacia Hayes: 2.17, 7th).
- Mead became just the fourth WKU player to reach 1,150 career points, 400-plus career assists and 200-plus career steals. She joins Dawn Warner, Renee Westmoreland, Kendall Noble and Clemette Haskins in achieving the feat. She currently has the fifth most career steals (224) in program history, the eighth most career assists (420), and the 29th most career points (1,214).
- The Lady Toppers rank first in CUSA in assist-turnover ratio (1.17), assists per game (16.5), steals per game (12.1), and turnover margin (7.60).
- Josie Gilvin has emerged for WKU in a big way in conference play. The junior is averaging 9.5 points, 6.3 rebounds (12th in CUSA), 3.5 steals (1st in CUSA), 3.0 assists (9th in CUSA) and 1.5 blocks (3rd in CUSA) in conference play.
- WKU has held 15 of 20 opponents under 70 points this season, notching a record of 14-1 when doing so. The Lady Toppers are 95-25 under head coach Greg Collins when keeping teams below 70. WKU has held seven teams below 60 this season, going 7-0 in those games. The Lady Toppers are 46-9 under Collins when holding teams below 60.
SERIES INFORMATION
- Saturday's game will be the 10th meeting between WKU and New Mexico State all-time. The Lady Toppers have a 6-3 record in the series.
- New Mexico State won both matchups last season.
ABOUT THE AGGIES
- New Mexico State is 3-5 in CUSA play with wins against Sam Houston, UTEP and FIU and losses to Louisiana Tech, Liberty, Jacksonville State, Kennesaw State and Middle Tennessee. The Aggies and Blue Raiders went into overtime on Thursday night in Las Cruces, but Middle Tennessee pulled away in extra time.
- Guard Molly Kaiser is leading CUSA and is eighth in the country in scoring, averaging 21.7 points per game. Fanta Gassama is putting up 10.2 points per game.
- Gassama is the team's leading rebounder, pulling down 9.8 boards per game.
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