Western Kentucky Lady Toppers
Sun Belt (24-8, 13-5)
Big Wins: 11/23 at Northern Kentucky (74-64), 12/21 vs Georgetown (57-55), 2/26 at Texas State (75-45)
Bad Losses: 12/7 at Ball State (77-85), 1/1 at South Alabama (65-74), 2/1 Texas State (63-72)
Coach: Michelle Clark-Heard (2 seasons at Western Kentucky)
Probable Starters:
Kendall Noble, Freshman, Guard, 10.7 ppg, 3.0 apg, 4.5 rpg
Micah Jones, Sophomore, Guard, 10.3 ppg, 2,8 apg
Chanell Lockhart, Junior, Guard, 4.7 ppg, 4.2 rpg
Chastity Gooch, Junior, Forward, 18.2 ppg, 9.0 rpg, 1.5 bpg
Jalynn McClain, Sophomore, Forward, 4.2 ppg, 3.2 rpg
Key Roleplayers:
Bianca McGee, Senior, Guard, 10.3 ppg, 2.4 rpg
Bria Gaines, Freshman, Forward/Center, 5.6 ppg, 3.6 rpg
Chaney Means, Senior, Guard, 2.8 ppg, 2.4 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 73.8 (60th in nation, 2nd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 63.9 (95, 2)
Field-Goal Percentage: 43.7 (42, 2)
Field-Goal Defense: 39.5 (132, 1)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 5.4 (160, 3)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 33.8 (80, 2)
Free-Throw Percentage: 73.1 (62, 1)
Rebound Margin: 1.7 (133, 4)
Assists Per Game: 13.5 (171, 3)
Turnovers Per Game: 15.8 (151, 4)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2013 NIT First Round win over East Carolina
2013 NIT Second Round loss to Auburn
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 3/6
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