2017–18 Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball team
2017–18 Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball | |
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C-USA Tournament Champions | |
NCAA Women's Tournament, First Round | |
Conference | Conference USA |
Record | 24–9 (12–4 C-USA) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | E. A. Diddle Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAB | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 27 | – | 7 | .794 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Kentucky † | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 18 | – | 13 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charlotte | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Atlantic | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 13 | – | 15 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Miss | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Texas | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTSA | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Old Dominion | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 8 | – | 23 | .258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIU | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 8 | – | 21 | .276 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 9 | – | 20 | .310 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2018 C-USA Tournament winner As of 20 March 2018 Rankings from AP poll |
The 2017–18 Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball team represents Western Kentucky University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Toppers are led by fifth year head coach Michelle Clark-Heard. They play their home games at E. A. Diddle Arena and were members of Conference USA.[1][2][3] They finished the season 24–9, 12–4 in C-USA play to finish in second place. They won the Conference USA Tournament for the 2nd year in a row and earns an automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament where they were defeated by Oregon State in the first round.
On March 27, Michelle Clark-Heard has resigned from Western Kentucky to accept the head coaching job at Cincinnati. She finished with a five-year record of 154–48.
Previous season
They finished the season 27–8, 16–2 in C-USA play to win the Conference USA regular season and also won the Conference USA Tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament where they were defeated by Ohio State in the first round.
Roster
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Schedule
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
November 2* 7:00 p.m. |
Union | W 101–58 | 1–0 |
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,468) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 10* 2:30 p.m. |
vs. No. 16 Missouri 2017 Hawkeye Challenge |
W 79–76 | 1–0 |
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (1,015) Iowa City, IA | |||||||
November 11* 4:30 p.m. |
at Iowa 2017 Hawkeye Challenge |
L 97–104 OT | 1–1 |
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,649) Iowa City, IA | |||||||
November 14* 7:00 p.m., FCS/WKYU |
No. 6 Notre Dame | L 65–78 | 1–2 |
E. A. Diddle Arena (5,061) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
November 17* 6:00 p.m. |
at Indiana | L 71–73 | 1–3 |
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (3,063) Bloomington, IN | |||||||
November 24* 5:00 p.m. |
vs. Mercer GSU Thanksgiving Classic |
W 67–62 | 2–3 |
GSU Sports Arena (401) Atlanta, GA | |||||||
November 26* 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 |
at Georgia State GSU Thanksgiving Classic |
W 74–63 | 3–3 |
GSU Sports Arena (412) Atlanta, GA | |||||||
November 30* 7:00 p.m. |
Evansville | W 92–54 | 4–3 |
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,078) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
December 10* 2:00 p.m. |
at Southern Illinois | W 75–49 | 5–3 |
SIU Arena (700) Carbondale, IL | |||||||
December 12* 5:30 p.m. |
Mississippi Valley State | W 87–48 | 6–3 |
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,063) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
December 16* 11:00 a.m. |
vs. Stetson West Palm Invitational |
W 66–58 | 7–3 |
Student Life Center (125) West Palm Beach, FL | |||||||
December 17* 10:00 a.m. |
vs. Toledo West Palm Invitational |
W 70–56 | 8–3 |
Student Life Center (250) West Palm Beach, FL | |||||||
December 21* 6:00 p.m., ESPN3 |
at Ball State | L 81–93 | 8–4 |
Worthen Arena (1,435) Muncie, IN | |||||||
December 29* 5:30 p.m. |
Lee | W 88–64 | 9–4 |
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,634) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
Conference USA regular season | |||||||||||
January 4 7:00 p.m., FCS/WKYU |
Middle Tennessee | W 57–43 | 10–4 (1–0) |
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,811) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
January 6 2:00 p.m., FCS/WKYU |
Southern Miss | W 81–60 | 11–4 (2–0) |
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,897) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
January 11 7:00 p.m. |
FIU | W 101–47 | 12–4 (3-0) |
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,126) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
January 13 6:30 p.m., beIN |
at UAB | L 61–79 | 12–5 (3–1) |
Bartow Arena (527) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
January 18 11:00 a.m., FCS/WKYU |
UTSA | W 73–38 | 13–5 (4-1) |
E. A. Diddle Arena (3,887) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
January 21 12:00 p.m. |
at Marshall | W 86–66 | 14–5 (5–1) |
Cam Henderson Center (573) Huntington, WV | |||||||
January 26 7:00 p.m. |
at North Texas | W 79–65 | 15–5 (6–1) |
UNT Coliseum (1,134) Denton, TX | |||||||
January 28 2:00 p.m. |
at Louisiana Tech | W 74–64 | 16–5 (7–1) |
Thomas Assembly Center (2,134) Ruston, LA | |||||||
February 3 2:00 p.m. |
Florida Atlantic | W 82–63 | 17–5 (8–1) |
E. A. Diddle Arena (2,145) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
February 8 5:30 p.m., FCS/WKYU |
Old Dominion | W 62–48 | 18–5 (9–1) |
E. A. Diddle Arena (3,568) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
February 10 2:00 p.m. |
at Rice | L 58–73 | 18–6 (9–2) |
Tudor Fieldhouse (945) Houston, TX | |||||||
February 15 6:30 p.m., ESPN3 |
at Middle Tennessee | W 76–60 | 19–6 (10–2) |
Murphy Center (4,061) Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||
February 17 2:00 p.m. |
Marshall | W 77–50 | 20–6 (11–2) |
E. A. Diddle Arena (2,205) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
February 23 7:00 p.m. |
Charlotte | W 83–61 | 21–6 (12–2) |
E. A. Diddle Arena (2,459) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
March 1 6:00 p.m. |
at Southern Miss | L 63–69 | 21–7 (12–3) |
Reed Green Coliseum (1,175) Hattiesburg, MS | |||||||
March 3 2:00 p.m. |
at UTEP | L 75–80 | 21–8 (12–4) |
Don Haskins Center (528) El Paso, TX | |||||||
Conference USA Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
March 8 1:30 p.m., Stadium |
(2) | vs. (10) UTSA Quarterfinals |
W 78–50 | 22–8 |
The Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX | ||||||
March 9 8:00 p.m., Stadium |
(2) | vs. (11) North Texas Semifinals |
W 77–61 | 23–8 |
The Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX | ||||||
March 10 4:30 p.m., CBSSN |
(2) | vs. (1) UAB Championship Game |
W 72–57 | 24–8 |
The Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX | ||||||
NCAA Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
March 16* 11:00 a.m., ESPN2 |
(11 L) | vs. (6 L) No. 13 Oregon State First Round |
L 58–82 | 24–9 |
Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
L=Lexington Region. All times are in Central Time. |
Rankings
2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
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AP | RV | RV | RV | N/A | ||||||||||||||||
Coaches | N/A |
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(RV) | Received Votes | |
(NR) | Not Ranked |
See also
References
- ^ "Western Kentucky University Athletics" (PDF). Wkusports.com. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
- ^ "Western Kentucky Lady Toppers Women's Basketball - Lady Toppers News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
- ^ Western Kentucky Lady Toppers. "Western Kentucky Lady Toppers on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
- ^ "Western Kentucky University Athletics". Wkusports.com. Retrieved 2017-12-28.