2023–24 Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball team
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Conference | Conference USA |
Record | 15–17 (6–10 C-USA) |
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Home arena | E. A. Diddle Arena |
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Middle Tennessee † | 16 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 30 | – | 5 | .857 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Liberty | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIU | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jacksonville State | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 12 | – | 17 | .414 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico State | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Kentucky | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sam Houston | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 7 | – | 22 | .241 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2024 CUSA tournament winner |
The 2023–24 Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball team represents Western Kentucky University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Toppers, led by sixth-year head coach Greg Collins, play their home games at E. A. Diddle Arena in Bowling Green, Kentucky as members of Conference USA.
Previous season
[edit]The Lady Toppers finished the 2022–23 season 19–14, 14–6 in C-USA play to finish in second place.[1] As the #2 seed in the C-USA tournament, they defeated #10 seed UAB in the quarterfinals,[2] and #6 seed UTSA,[3] before falling to top-seeded Middle Tennessee in the championship game.[4] They received an automatic bid into the WNIT,[5] where they would lose to eventual champions Kansas in the first round.[6]
Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
October 31, 2023* 6:00 pm |
Lane | W 100–37 | – |
17 – Foster | 7 – Pitts | 4 – Mead | E. A. Diddle Arena (621) Bowling Green, KY | ||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 6, 2023* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Mercer | W 70–64 | 1–0 |
15 – Faustino | 8 – Allen | 6 – Mead | E. A. Diddle Arena (1,387) Bowling Green, KY | ||||
November 10, 2023* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Southern Utah | W 76–62 | 2–0 |
21 – Hayes | 6 – Pitts | 7 – Faustino | America First Event Center (653) Cedar City, UT | ||||
November 13, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Cornell | W 62–56 | 3–0 |
18 – Hayes | 6 – Allen | 5 – Mead | E. A. Diddle Arena (1,032) Bowling Green, KY | ||||
November 15, 2023* 6:30 pm, SECN+ |
at Vanderbilt | L 74–77 | 3–1 |
23 – Mead | 4 – 2 Tied | 6 – Mead | Memorial Gymnasium (1,642) Nashville, TN | ||||
November 18, 2023* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Miami (OH) | W 63–43 | 4–1 |
17 – Faustino | 6 – 2 Tied | 6 – Mead | Millett Hall (357) Oxford, OH | ||||
November 21, 2023* 11:00 am, ESPN+ |
Bucknell | W 63–45 | 5–1 |
18 – Hayes | 7 – Mead | 5 – Mead | E. A. Diddle Arena (2,214) Bowling Green, KY | ||||
November 24, 2023* 10:00 am, FloHoops |
vs. No. 16 Kansas State Gulf Coast Showcase first round |
L 61–77 | 5–2 |
29 – Hayes | 5 – 2 Tied | 3 – Hayes | Hertz Arena (312) Estero, FL | ||||
November 25, 2023* 10:00 am, FloHoops |
vs. Vermont Gulf Coast Showcase consolation 2nd round |
W 62–50 | 6–2 |
18 – Hayes | 9 – Mead | 3 – 3 Tied | Hertz Arena (313) Estero, FL | ||||
November 26, 2023* 12:30 pm, FloHoops |
vs. Purdue Fort Wayne Gulf Coast Showcase 5th place game |
L 77–90 | 6–3 |
24 – Mead | 7 – Mead | 3 – Faustino | Hertz Arena (213) Estero, FL | ||||
December 2, 2023* 4:00 pm |
at Oregon State | L 52–76 | 6–4 |
17 – Mead | 4 – Pitts | 2 – 2 Tied | Gill Coliseum (3,528) Corvallis, OR | ||||
December 10, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Ball State | L 59–67 | 6–5 |
22 – Hayes | 8 – Allen | 5 – Hayes | E. A. Diddle Arena (1,008) Bowling Green, KY | ||||
December 18, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Abilene Christian | W 72–68 | 7–5 |
20 – Salary | 6 – Pitts | 5 – Mead | E. A. Diddle Arena (932) Bowling Green, KY | ||||
December 20, 2023* 12:00 pm |
vs. Nevada Missouri State Classic |
W 66–60 | 8–5 |
20 – Hayes | 11 – Betancourt | 5 – Faustino | Great Southern Bank Arena Springfield, MO | ||||
December 21, 2023* 2:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Missouri State Missouri State Classic |
L 68–69 | 8–6 |
23 – Hayes | 7 – Allen | 3 – Mead | Great Southern Bank Arena (1,674) Springfield, MO | ||||
December 29, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
West Virginia State | W 97–39 | 9–6 |
25 – Salary | 10 – Pitts | 8 – Faustino | E. A. Diddle Arena (1,216) Bowling Green, KY | ||||
C-USA regular season | |||||||||||
January 6, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Liberty | W 68–66 | 10–6 (1–0) |
20 – Mead | 7 – Mead | 5 – Mead | Liberty Arena (724) Lynchburg, VA | ||||
January 10, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Sam Houston | W 76–60 | 11–6 (2–0) |
19 – Salary | 8 – 2 Tied | 8 – Mead | E. A. Diddle Arena (853) Bowling Green, KY | ||||
January 13, 2024 2:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Jacksonville State | W 62–52 | 12–6 (3–0) |
18 – Mead | 6 – Salary | 5 – Mead | Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,013) Jacksonville, AL | ||||
January 18, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
New Mexico State | L 44–50 | 12–7 (3–1) |
9 – 2 Tied | 7 – Betancourt | 4 – Mead | E. A. Diddle Arena (782) Bowling Green, KY | ||||
January 20, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPN+ |
UTEP | W 66–65 | 13–7 (4–1) |
25 – Salary | 7 – Pitts | 5 – Mead | E. A. Diddle Arena (1,013) Bowling Green, KY | ||||
January 25, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at FIU | L 60–70 | 13–8 (4–2) |
18 – Salary | 7 – Mead | 4 – Mead | Ocean Bank Convocation Center (405) Miami, FL | ||||
February 1, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Sam Houston | L 81–87 | 13–9 (4–3) |
15 – Mead | 10 – Tied | 3 – Hayes | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (415) Huntsville, TX | ||||
February 3, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Middle Tennessee | L 48–80 | 13–10 (4–4) |
17 – Salary | 6 – Pitts | 2 – Pitts | Murphy Center (4,806) Murfreesboro, TN | ||||
February 7, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Louisiana Tech | W 64–56 | 14–10 (5–4) |
21 – Mead | 8 – Mead | 5 – Mead | E. A. Diddle Arena (930) Bowling Green, KY | ||||
February 10, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Jacksonville State | W 54–45 | 15–10 (6–4) |
14 – Gilvin | 9 – Pitts | 3 – Mead | E. A. Diddle Arena (1,251) Bowling Green, KY | ||||
February 15, 2024 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at UTEP | L 68–73 | 15–11 (6–5) |
20 – Mead | 6 – Pitts | 5 – Mead | Don Haskins Center (974) El Paso, TX | ||||
February 17, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at New Mexico State | L 61–64 | 15–12 (6–6) |
17 – Mead | 7 – Pitts | 4 – Mead | Pan American Center (1,007) Las Cruces, NM | ||||
February 24, 2024 11:00 am, ESPNU |
Middle Tennessee | L 41–59 | 15–13 (6–7) |
12 – Pitts | 10 – Pitts | 6 – Mead | E. A. Diddle Arena (2,015) Bowling Green, KY | ||||
February 28, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Louisiana Tech | L 41–45 | 15–14 (6–8) |
8 – Tied | 8 – Tied | 4 – Mead | Thomas Assembly Center (1,564) Ruston, LA | ||||
March 2, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
FIU | L 68–71 | 15–15 (6–9) |
18 – Faustino | 6 – Betancourt | 7 – Mead | E. A. Diddle Arena (1,153) Bowling Green, KY | ||||
March 9, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Liberty | L 77–84 | 15–16 (6–10) |
15 – Tied | 6 – Betancourt | 5 – Mead | E. A. Diddle Arena (1,613) Bowling Green, KY | ||||
C-USA tournament | |||||||||||
March 13, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
(7) | vs. (2) Liberty Quarterfinals |
L 59–62 | 15–17 |
22 – Salary | 9 – Salary | 5 – Mead | Von Braun Center (636) Huntsville, AL | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Conference USA. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
- ^ "Lady Toppers Advance in C-USA Championship With Win Against UAB". Western Kentucky University Athletics. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
- ^ "Defense sends Lady Tops to C-USA championship game". Bowling Green Daily News. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
- ^ "March Madness bound: MTSU women's basketball beats Western Kentucky for C-USA Championship". The Daily News Journal. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
- ^ "Bracket, Round 1 matchups and times announced for 2023 Postseason WNIT". WNIT Pre and Post Tournament. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
- ^ "Kansas Beats Western Kentucky In First-Round WNIT Game". Heartland College Sports. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
- ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Western Kentucky University Athletics. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
- ^ "Western Kentucky Lady Toppers 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 29, 2024.