GAME INFO
- WKU (5-16, 1-9 CUSA) at Missouri State (14-8, 6-3 CUSA)
- Saturday, Feb. 7 | 1:00 PM (CT) | Springfield, Mo. | Great Southern Bank 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 21 games, Salma Khedr is the leading scorer for the Lady Toppers, averaging 10.0 points per game. Zsofia Telegdy is the team's leading rebounder, 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.
- Scoring has been balanced for the Lady Toppers this season. Through 21 games, WKU has had nine different leading scorers (Salma Khedr six times; Torri James and Zsofia Telegdy three times; Tia Shelling, Tatum Boettjer, Jeniffer Silva and Trinity Rowe twice; Caleigh-Rose West 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
- Saturday's game between WKU and Missouri State will be the ninth all-time in the series and the first since 2023. The series is tied between the two teams, 4-4.
- The two teams met for the first time in 1992 in the Final Four in Los Angeles. The Lady Toppers defeated the Lady Bears, 84-72, to advance to the National Championship game against Stanford.
ABOUT THE LADY BEARS
- Missouri State is currently tied for third place in the CUSA standings with a 6-3 record in conference play. The Lady Bears have wins against FIU, Kennesaw State, Jacksonville State, UTEP, Delaware and Middle Tennessee and losses to New Mexico State, Louisiana Tech and Liberty.
- Kaemyn Bekemeier leads the team in scoring, averaging 18.1 points per game. She also leads the team on the board, pulling down 8.4 rebounds per game. Lainie Douglas is the team's second leading scorer with a 12.7 points per game.
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.
