2018–19 Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball team

The 2018–19 Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball team represents Western Kentucky University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Toppers were led by first year head coach Greg Collins. They play their home games at E. A. Diddle Arena and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 20–15, 11–5 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the C-USA Women's Tournament where they lost to Rice. They received an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Miami (OH) and Morehead State in the first and second rounds before losing to Ohio in the third round.

2018–19 Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball
WNIT, Third Round
ConferenceConference USA
2018–19 record20–15 (11–5 C-USA)
Head coach
  • Greg Collins (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Jocelyn Wyatt
  • Tiffany Porter-Talbert
  • Jhasmin Bowen
Home arenaE. A. Diddle Arena
2018–19 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 21 Rice160 1.000  284  .875
UAB124 .750  267  .788
Middle Tennessee115 .688  2311  .676
Western Kentucky115 .688  2015  .571
Old Dominion106 .625  2111  .656
Marshall106 .625  1715  .531
Charlotte97 .563  1814  .563
Southern Miss97 .563  1814  .563
North Texas79 .438  1816  .529
Louisiana Tech610 .375  1416  .467
UTEP511 .313  922  .290
UTSA214 .125  721  .250
FIU214 .125  524  .172
Florida Atlantic214 .125  525  .167
2019 C-USA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2018–19 WKU Lady Toppers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 1 Arame Niang 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS So  Rufisque, Senegal
G 3 Sidnee Bopp 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrMarmaduke HS Marmaduke, AR
F 4 Dee Givens 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS JrLafayette HS Lexington, KY
G 5 Whitney Creech 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrJenkins HS Jenkins, KY
G 11 Alexis Brewer 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS JrBardstown HS
West Virginia
Buffalo, KY
F 13 Jae'Lisa Allen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrWhite Hall HS
Virginia
Pine Bluff, AR
F 15 Raneem Elgedawy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So  Alexandria, Egypt
G 20 Terri Smith 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoSparkman Harvest, AL
G 22 Sherry Porter 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoMadison Prep Academy Baton Rouge, LA
F 23 Sandra Skinner  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrGeorge Rogers Clark HS
VCU
Winchester, KY
G 24 Myriah Noodel-Haywood 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrEdwardsville HS Edwardsville, IL
G/F 32 Kayla Smith 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrFayette County HS Fayetteville, GA
C 34 Kallie Searcy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrBrentwood Academy Brentwood, TN
G 44 Meral Abdelgawad 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr  Cairo, Egypt
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 1, 2018*
6:00 pm
West Virginia State W 104–74 
E. A. Diddle Arena (854)
Bowling Green, KY
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 15 Louisville L 80–102  0–1
E. A. Diddle Arena (3,476)
Bowling Green, KY
Nov 9, 2018*
7:00 pm, FSOK
at Oklahoma L 83–90  0–2
Lloyd Noble Center (2,907)
Norman, OK
Nov 13, 2018*
6:00 pm, ESPN3/WKYU
No. 13 Iowa L 67–104  0–3
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,301)
Bowling Green, KY
Nov 17, 2018*
12:00 pm, ESPN3
at Central Michigan L 90–108  0–4
McGuirk Arena (1,696)
Mount Pleasant, MI
Nov 20, 2018*
11:00 am
Southern Illinois W 83–76  1–4
E. A. Diddle Arena (4,792)
Bowling Green, KY
Nov 22, 2018*
10:30 pm
vs. No. 8 Oregon State
Vancouver Showcase Quarterfinals
L 60–74  1–5
Vancouver Convention Centre (296)
Vancouver, BC
Nov 23, 2018*
4:30 pm
vs. East Tennessee State
Vancouver Showcase Consolation 2nd round
W 82–68  2–5
Vancouver Convention Centre (1,022)
Vancouver, BC
Nov 24, 2018*
3:30 pm
vs. Gonzaga
Vancouver Showcase 5th place game
L 55–76  2–6
Vancouver Convention Centre (722)
Vancouver, BC
Nov 28, 2018*
6:00 pm
Morgan State W 90–43  3–6
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,056)
Bowling Green, KY
Dec 1, 2018*
5:00 pm
at Little Rock W 68–56  4–6
Jack Stephens Center (1,777)
Little Rock, AR
Dec 8, 2018*
2:00 pm
Bellarmine W 68–56  5–6
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,204)
Bowling Green, KY
Dec 16, 2018*
5:00 pm, ESPN3/WKYU
Ball State L 83–86  5–7
E. A. Diddle Arena (715)
Bowling Green, KY
Dec 19, 2018*
6:00 pm, ACCNE
at No. 2 Notre Dame L 53–94  5–8
Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,502)
South Bend, IN
Dec 29, 2018*
7:00 pm
Union (TN) W 77–65  6–8
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,214)
Bowling Green, KY
Conference USA regular season
Jan 3, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN3/WKYU
Charlotte W 76–58  7–8
(1–0)
E. A. Diddle Arena (892)
Bowling Green, KY
Jan 5, 2019
2:00 pm
Old Dominion W 75–60  8–8
(2–0)
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,236)
Bowling Green, KY
Jan 12, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3/WKYU
Marshall W 85–55  9–8
(3–0)
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,391)
Bowling Green, KY
Jan 17, 2019
10:00 am, beIN
at FIU W 94–82  10–8
(4–0)
Ocean Bank Convocation Center (1,383)
Miami, FL
Jan 19, 2019
1:00 pm
at Florida Atlantic W 81–50  11–8
(5–0)
FAU Arena (368)
Boca Raton, FL
Jan 24, 2019
6:00 pm
Southern Miss L 56–69  11–9
(5–1)
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,187)
Bowling Green, KY
Jan 26, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3/WKYU
Louisiana Tech W 81–76  12–9
(6–1)
E. A. Diddle Arena (2,759)
Bowling Green, KY
Jan 31, 2019
11:00 am
at UTSA W 81–62  13–9
(7–1)
Convocation Center (1,200)
San Antonio, TX
Feb 2, 2019
2:00 pm
at UTEP W 64–61  14–9
(8–1)
Don Haskins Center (429)
El Paso, TX
Feb 7, 2019
6:00 pm
Rice L 46–68  14–10
(8–2)
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,347)
Bowling Green, KY
Feb 9, 2019
2:00 pm
North Texas L 67–76  14–11
(8–3)
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,363)
Bowling Green, KY
Feb 14, 2019
6:30 pm
at Middle Tennessee L 69–81  14–12
(8–4)
Murphy Center (3,922)
Murfreesboro, TN
Feb 16, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at UAB L 63–70  14–13
(8–5)
Bartow Arena (634)
Birmingham, AL
Feb 23, 2019
12:00 pm, ESPN+
at Marshall W 69–66 OT 15–13
(9–5)
Cam Henderson Center (1,182)
Huntington, WV
Mar 2, 2019
3:00 pm
at North Texas W 71–66  16–13
(10–5)
The Super Pit (658)
Denton, TX
Mar 7, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Middle Tennessee W 67–56  17–13
(11–5)
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,823)
Bowling Green, KY
Conference USA Women's Tournament
Mar 14, 2019
11:30 am, Stadium
(4) vs. (5) Old Dominion
Quarterfinals
W 74–60  18–13
The Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
Mar 15, 2019
8:00 pm, Stadium
(4) vs. (1) No. 24 Rice
Semifinals
L 57–64  18–14
The Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
WNIT
Mar 21, 2019*
6:00 pm
at Miami (OH)
First Round
W 67–63  19–14
Millett Hall (338)
Oxford, OH
Mar 24, 2019*
2:00 pm
Morehead State
Second Round
W 68–65  20–14
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,206)
Bowling Green, KY
Mar 28, 2019*
6:00 pm
at Ohio
Third Round
L 60–68  20–15
Convocation Center (1,491)
Athens, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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Legend
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(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

2018–19 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team

References

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