GAME INFO
- WKU (1-0) at Longwood (1-0)
- Saturday, Nov. 8 | 11 AM (CT) | Farmville, Va. | Joan Perry Brock Center
- Watch: ESPN+
- Listen: ESPN 102.7 in Bowling Green or Varsity Network
- Live stats
- Game Notes
ABOUT THE TOPS
- In the season opener, the Lady Toppers defeated Kentucky State, 81-33, in E.A. Diddle Arena. Tatum Boettjer led WKU in scoring with 18 points on 6-of-9 shooting from deep. Tia Shelling led the squad on the boards, pulling down 11 rebounds. She also led the team in assists (6) and steals (3). Eleven total players were in the scoring column and four reach double figures.
- The Lady Toppers held Kentucky State to 33 points, the fewest WKU has allowed since giving up only 25 points to Little Rock on Dec. 11, 2022. It was the 16th time in program history a WKU team has held an opponent to 33 points or fewer.
- WKU took on Lindsey Wilson in a preseason exhibition last week, coming out with a gritty 52-41 win. Zsofia Telegdy led WKU in scoring with 12 points to go with seven rebounds. Mya Pratcher joined her in double figures with 10 points and eight rebounds.
- WKU returns eight from the 2024-25 roster in Zsofia Telegdy, Torri James, Tia Shelling, Caleigh-Rose West, Mya Pratcher, Tatum Boettjer, Yendri Acosta and Salma Khedr. Telegdy is the only returning starter from a season ago. Boettjer will make her Lady Topper debut after sitting out the 2024-25 season due to injury.
- The Lady Toppers welcomed six newcomers this season, including transfers Trinity Rowe, Jeniffer Silva and Tobi Ademuwagun and incoming freshmen Lola Bond, Elif Naz Dal and Enni Ahervuo. Rowe was the 2025 Sun Belt Freshman of the Year at Southern Miss last year.
- The 2025-26 roster is a veteran one with six seniors or fifth years. While the roster is an older one, no player has been at WKU longer than two seasons.
- WKU will have international flavor once again with six international players. That is the most on a Lady Topper team all time, topping last season's five international players.
- The Lady Toppers were picked fifth in the Conference USA preseason poll behind Louisiana Tech, Liberty, Middle Tennessee and Missouri State. WKU has met or exceeded their placement in the CUSA preseason poll in seven of the last nine seasons.
- Trinity Rowe is the 15th Miss Kentucky Basketball to play at WKU all time and the first since Ivy Brown (2015-18). The fifteen Miss Kentucky Basketball winners that have suited up for the Lady Toppers are the most for any team in the country.
- Greg Collins is entering his eighth season as head coach at WKU, which is the third longest tenure of any Lady Topper head coach all time.
SERIES INFORMATION
- Saturday's meeting will be the first between WKU and Longwood all-time.
ABOUT THE LANCERS
- Longwood is 1-0 on the season after a 121-35 win against Randolph. Olivia Bowes was the leading scorer in the game with 21 points. Five total players reached double figures.
- The Lancers had 30 steals in the victory and forced Randolph into 42 turnovers. Longwood also had 28 assists on 47 made field goals.
- Longwood finished last season 22-12 and 11-5 in the Big South. In the postseason, the Lancers reached the championship game of the Big South tournament and faced Duquesne in the first round of the WNIT.
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