GAME INFO
- WKU (5-10, 1-3 CUSA) at Sam Houston (10-4, 3-0 CUSA)
- Thursday, Jan. 15 | 6:30 PM (CT) | Huntsville, Texas | Bernard G. Johnson 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 15 games, Zsofia Telegdy is the leading scorers for the Lady Toppers, averaging 9.7 points per game. Torri James is the team's leading rebounder, pulling down 4.7 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 4.6 blocks per game this season, leading Conference USA and ranking 42nd in the nation.
- Scoring has been balanced for the Lady Toppers this season. Through 15 games, WKU has had seven different leading scorers (Torri James and Salma Khedr three times, Tia Shelling, Tatum Boettjer, Jeniffer Silva, and Zsofia Telegdy twice, and Caleigh-Rose West 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 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
- Thursday's game will be the fourth in the all-time series between WKU and Sam Houston. WKU owns a 3-1 advantage in the series and won both meetings last year.
ABOUT THE BEARKATS
- Sam Houston notched wins against Southwestern Christian, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Prairie View, Louisiana Monroe, North American, Northern Colorado, and Dallas in non-conference play. The Bearkats had losses to No. 17 TCU, Rice, Alabama and SMU.
- The Bearkats are one of three CUSA teams still unbeaten in conference play. They defeated Louisiana Tech in the league opener and followed up with two wins last week at Liberty and Delaware in overtime.
- Fanta Kone is leading the team in scoring, putting up 12.6 points per game. Deborah Ogayemi is pulling down 7.9 rebounds per game to lead the team on the boards.
- Sam Houston allows just 56.1 points per game, which is the best scoring defense in CUSA and 25th in the nation. The Bearkats average 15.4 steals per game which also leads the league and is fifth in the country. They force teams into 27.79 turnovers per game, which is third in the nation.
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