Lady Toppers Welcome Louisiana Tech on Saturday - WKU Athletics

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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — The WKU women's basketball team continues Conference USA play on Saturday, hosting Louisiana Tech at 2 p.m. in E.A. Diddle Arena.

Game Info
WKU (8-4, 1-0 C-USA) vs. Louisiana Tech (8-4, 0-1 C-USA)
Saturday, Jan. 1 | 2 p.m.
Bowling Green, Ky. | E.A. Diddle Arena
Watch (CUSA.tv) | Listen (ESPN 102.7) | Live Stats
Game Notes: WKU | LA Tech

About the Lady Toppers

WKU is off to a 1-0 start in C-USA play after a 98-88 win against Southern Miss on Thursday to open conference play. The win was the Lady Toppers' third straight and the seventh victory in the last eight games.
Thursday's game was played at a blistering pace with WKU scoring 20-plus points in every quarter and putting 98 points on the board, which is the most this season and the most by a WKU team in regulation since Jan. 11, 2018 against FIU.
Meral Abdelgawad and Mya Meredith had career nights, notching 36 and 24 points respectively. Alexis Mead joined the two in double figures with 13 points.
Abdelgawad has been on a roll offensively, scoring 30-plus points in three of her last four games. She's one of only two players in NCAA Division I to have three games with 33 points or more (Ayoka Lee, Kansas State).
WKU's defensive pressure has shown up statistically. The Lady Toppers' 22.17 forced turnovers per game is the 20th most in the nation and their 11.2 steals per game is 25th nationally.
On the offensive side, WKU has dished out 192 assists on the season which leads C-USA and is 46th nationally. The Lady Toppers' 8.1 made 3-pointers per game is the second most in the league. WKU is averaging 74.0 points per game, which is the third highest rate in the conference.
Abdelgawad is WKU's leading scorer, averaging 19.7 points per game, which is second in C-USA. Her 236 total points on the season leads the conference. Abdelgawad is also leading the Lady Toppers on the glass, pulling down 8.4 boards per game and her 101 rebounds this season is the third most of any C-USA player. She also has the second most steals in the league with 30.
WKU has five true freshmen on the roster and the rookies have made an impact. The freshmen are scoring 55.4 percent of WKU's points through 12 games. Mya Meredith is leading the way, averaging 12.5 points per game and Alexis Mead is behind her with an 11.5 points per game average.
Abdelgawad is the lone senior and upperclassman for WKU. The Lady Toppers are the only team in Conference USA with only one upperclassman. All other teams have at least four.
The 2021-22 season is the 60th for WKU women's basketball.

Series History vs. LA Tech

LA Tech is WKU's fourth most played opponent in program history and the second most played C-USA opponent behind Middle Tennessee. Overall, the two teams have met 50 times with the Lady Techsters owning a 27-23 advantage.
Last season, WKU and LA Tech faced off twice in Ruston, splitting the games. The Lady Toppers won the first matchup, 61-55, and the Lady Techsters won the second, 58-52. The LA Tech win snapped a 10-game winning streak WKU had against the Lady Techsters.
WKU leads the series, 15-9, in games played in Bowling Green.

LA Tech Notes

The Lady Techsters dropped their C-USA opener on Thursday, 62-44, at Marshall. Keiunna Walker was the team's leading scorer with 21 points.
Walker leads the team in scoring on the season, averaging 16.7 points per game. Anna Larr Roberson is the squad's leading rebounder, pulling down 9.4 boards per game.
LA Tech ranks second in C-USA in blocked shots (4.2 bpg), third in points allowed (55.9), fourth in opponent field goal percentage (37.2) and fifth in steals (9.8).

Up Next

WKU will hit the road for the first C-USA road game of the season on Saturday, Jan. 8 at FIU.

How to Follow the Lady Toppers: For complete information on WKU Lady Topper Basketball, visit WKUSports.com or follow the program via social media @LadyTopperHoops on Twitter, @LadyTopperHoops on Instagram and on Facebook at facebook.com/WKUWomensBasketball.

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