Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Sun Belt (21-10, 13-7)
Big Wins: 11/19 Florida International (62-56), 12/19 at Wright State (84-67), 1/3 at Arkansas-Little Rock (78-69)
Bad Losses: 1/6 at Arkansas State (58-63), 2/9 Arkansas State (74-78), 2/27 South Alabama (59-65)
Coach: Michelle Clark-Heard
Probable Starters:
Chaney Means, Junior, Guard, 4.4 ppg, 2.2 apg, 3.3 rpg
Micah Jones, Freshman, Guard, 5.8 ppg, 2.0 apg, 3.1 rpg
Alexis Govan, Sophomore, Guard, 20.1 ppg, 1.9 apg, 5.9 rpg, 1.7 spg
Bianca McGee, Junior, Guard, 12.2 ppg, 3.0 rpg
Chastity Gooch, Sophomore, Forward, 15.7 ppg, 11.3 rpg, 2.4 spg, 1.9 bpg
Key Roleplayers:
Jalynn McClain, Freshman, Forward, 6.6 ppg, 4.1 rpg
LeAsia Wright, Freshman, Guard, 3.3 ppg, 2.0 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 68.9 (48th in nation, 2nd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 65.1 (250, 7)
Field-Goal Percentage: 42.5 (48, 3)
Field-Goal Defense: 40.7 (270, 8)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 3.9 (261, 7)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: n/a
Free-Throw Percentage: 73.6 (49, 2)
Rebound Margin: 0.2 (159, 5)
Assists Per Game: 11.5 (246, 6)
Turnovers Per Game: 17.7 (208, 7)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2010 NIT Round of 64 loss to Illinois
2008 NCAA Round of 64 loss to UTEP
2007 NIT Second Round win over Minnesota
2007 NIT Third Round win over Mississippi State
2007 NIT Fourth Round win over Hofstra
2007 NIT Semifinal loss to Wisconsin
2006 NIT First Round win over Tennessee Tech
2006 NIT Second Round win over Charlotte
2006 NIT Third Round win over Villanova
2006 NIT Semifinal loss to Kansas State
2005 NIT First Round loss to Xavier
*all team stats through 3/7
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