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GAME INFO
- WKU (4-10, 0-3 CUSA) vs. UTEP (9-5, 1-2 CUSA)
- Saturday, Jan. 10 | 12:00 PM | Bowling Green, Ky. | E.A. Diddle Arena
- 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 14 games, Zsofia Telegdy and Torri James are the leading scorers for the Lady Toppers, averaging 9.7 points per game. Telegdy and James are also the team's leading rebounders, pulling down 4.6 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 4.9 blocks per game this season, leading Conference USA and ranking 33rd in the nation. Jeniffer Silva is second in CUSA in total blocks with 18 on the season.
- Scoring has been balanced for the Lady Toppers this season. Through 14 games, WKU has had seven different leading scorers (Torri James three times, Tia Shelling twice, Tatum Boettjer twice, Jeniffer Silva twice, Zsofia Telegdy twice, Salma Khedr 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
- Saturday's game will be the 14th all-time between WKU and UTEP.
- The Lady Toppers own a 9-4 record in the series and have won two straight against the Miners.
- WKU is 4-1 against UTEP at home.
ABOUT THE MINERS
- UTEP had wins against Prairie View A&M, Nicholls State, Western New Mexico, UT Martin, Kansas City, Denver, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and USW in the non-conference portion of their schedule and had losses to No. 8 TCU, BYU and UC Irvine.
- In the CUSA opener, the Miners got a win against Delaware before falling to Liberty. On Thursday, UTEP suffered an 86-43 loss to Middle Tennessee.
- Ivane Tensaie is the team's leading scorer, putting up 11.1 points per game. Mary Moses Amaniyo is leading the squad on the boards, pulling down 9.6 rebounds per game.
- The Miners lead CUSA in offensive rebounds and are eighth in the country, averaging 17.3 per game. They average 43.57 total rebounds per game, which leads CUSA and is 21st in the nation.
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.
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