GAME INFO
- WKU (5-15, 1-8 CUSA) at FIU (12-8, 5-4 CUSA)
- Thursday, Feb. 5 | 6:00 PM (CT) | Miami, Fla. | Ocean Bank Convocation Center
- 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 20 games, Salma Khedr is the leading scorer for the Lady Toppers, averaging 10.1 points per game. Zsofia Telegdy 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 4.1 blocks per game this season, leading Conference USA and ranking 58th in the nation.
- Scoring has been balanced for the Lady Toppers this season. Through 20 games, WKU has had nine different leading scorers (Salma Khedr six times; Torri James and Zsofia Telegdy three times; Tia Shelling, Tatum Boettjer and Jeniffer Silva twice; Caleigh-Rose West, Trinity Rowe and Enni Ahervuo 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 52nd meeting all-time between WKU and FIU. The Lady Toppers own a 38-13 record against the Panthers all-time, including a 16-8 record in Miami.
ABOUT THE PANTHERS
- FIU is currently tied for fifth place in the CUSA standings with a 5-4 record in conference play. The Panthers have wins against Kennesaw State, New Mexico State, UTEP, Sam Houston and Liberty. FIU's losses came to Missouri State, Jacksonville State, Louisiana Tech and Delaware.
- The Panthers were 7-4 in non-conference play.
- Rhema Collins, the reigning CUSA Player of the Week, leads FIU and CUSA in scoring, putting up 18.6 points per game. She also leads the team and conference on the boards, pulling down 9.9 rebounds per game. She has 10 double-doubles this season, which leads CUSA and is 16th nationally.
- The Panthers are averaging 26.1 free throws per game, which is the most in the country. FIU's 12.3 steals per game on the second most in CUSA and 17th in the nation. The Panthers are forcing teams into 24.35 turnovers per game, which is second in CUSA and eighth in the nation.
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