GAME INFO
- WKU (4-7, 0-0 CUSA) at Jacksonville State (6-6, 0-0 CUSA)
- Friday, Jan. 2 | 6:30 PM (CT) | Jacksonville, Ala. | Pete Mathews Coliseum
- Watch: ESPN+
- Listen: ESPN 102.7 in Bowling Green or Varsity Network
IMPORTANT LINKS
WKU GAME NOTES | LIVE STATS | VARSITY NETWORK | WKU MEDIA CENTER
ABOUT THE TOPS
- Through 11 games, Torri James is the leading scorer for the Lady Toppers, averaging 10.0 points per game. James is also the team's leading rebounder, pulling down 5.3 boards per game.
- The Lady Toppers finished non-conference play with wins against Kentucky State, Wichita State, Southern Illinois and North Dakota.
- Against the Salukis, WKU had nine team blocks which is the tied for the seventh most in program history.
- The Lady Toppers are averaging 5.6 blocks per game this season, leading Conference USA and ranking 15th in the nation. WKU has the No. 2 and No. 6 shot blockers in the conference in Jeniffer Silva and Torri James. Silva is averaging 1.64 blocks per game and James is blocking 1.09 shots per game.
- Scoring has been balanced for the Lady Toppers this season. Through 11 games, WKU has had six different leading scorers (Torri James three times, Tia Shelling twice, Tatum Boettjer twice, Jeniffer Silva twice, and Salma Khedr and Zsofia Telegdy once).
- 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 made 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 has 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 in his eighth season as head coach at WKU, which is the third longest tenure of any Lady Topper head coach all time.
SERIES INFORMATION
- Friday's game will be the fifth in the all-time series between WKU and Jax State. WKU owns a 4-0 advantage in the series.
ABOUT THE GAMECOCKS
- Jax State is 6-6 on the season with wins against LaGrange College, New Orleans, Mercer, Brewton-Parker, Point and Presbyterian and losses to North Alabama, Southern Miss, Georgia, UC Davis, Pacific and Saint Louis.
- Mya Barnes is leading the team in scoring and rebounding, putting up 10.5 points per game and pulling down 7.6 boards per game.
- The Gamecocks allow just 57.1 points per game, the second-best average in CUSA. Jax State leads CUSA in 3-pointers made per game (7.8), 3-point attempts per game (26.3), 3-point percentage defense (26.4) and turnovers per game (13.3).
How to Follow the Lady Toppers: For complete information on Lady Topper Hoops, visit WKUSports.com or follow the program via social media @LadyTopperHoops on X, @LadyTopperHoops on Instagram, @WKU.WBB on Tik Tok and on Facebook at facebook.com/WKUWomensBasketball.
