SLIDE SHOW: Lady Toppers drop C-USA opener to Liberty
Published 3:54 am Friday, January 3, 2025
Western Kentucky graduate guard Destiny Salary (1) hangs her head as the Lady Toppers fall 77-66 to the Liberty Flames at E. A. Diddle Arena on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky graduate guard Destiny Salary (1) pushes past Liberty redshirt sophomore guard Pien Steenbergen (7) to shoot a layup in the Lady Toppers’ 77-66 loss to the Flames at E. A. Diddle Arena on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky senior guard Alexis Mead (3) shoots a layup as Liberty senior guard Jordan Hodges (0) reaches to block in the Lady Toppers’ 77-66 loss to the Flames at E. A. Diddle Arena on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky junior guard Acacia Hayes (10) shoots a layup between Liberty sophomore guard Asia Boone (12) and redshirt senior center Bella Smuda (31) in the Lady Toppers’ 77-66 loss to the Flames at E. A. Diddle Arena on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky junior forward Zsofia Telegdy (23) shoots a three-pointer over Liberty redshirt senior center Bella Smuda (31) in the Lady Toppers’ 77-66 loss to the Flames at E. A. Diddle Arena on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky Head Basketball Coach Greg Collins communicates with junior guard Josie Gilvin (33) on the sidelines in the Lady Toppers’ 77-66 loss to the Liberty Flames at E. A. Diddle Arena on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky senior guard Alexis Mead (3) shoots a three-pointer over Liberty sophomore guard Brooke Moore (10) in the Lady Toppers’ 77-66 loss to the Flames at E. A. Diddle Arena on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky graduate guard Destiny Salary (1) shoots a layup over Liberty sophomore guards Claudia Acin (4) and Brooke Moore (10) in the Lady Toppers’ 77-66 loss to the Flames at E. A. Diddle Arena on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky junior forward Zsofia Telegdy (23) shoots a layup as Liberty sophomore forward Elisabeth Aegisdottir (21) reaches to block in the Lady Toppers’ 77-66 loss to the Flames at E. A. Diddle Arena on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Liberty redshirt senior center Bella Smuda (31) blocks a layup by Western Kentucky junior guard Acacia Hayes (10) in the Lady Toppers’ 77-66 loss to the Flames at E. A. Diddle Arena on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky junior forward Mya Pratcher (5) shoots a three-pointer over Liberty redshirt senior center Bella Smuda (31) in the Lady Toppers’ 77-66 loss to the Flames at E. A. Diddle Arena on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky senior guard Alexis Mead (3) tries to pass the ball around Liberty senior guard Jordan Hodges (0) in the Lady Toppers’ 77-66 loss to the Flames at E. A. Diddle Arena on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky sophomore guard Mackenzie Chatfield (0) shoots the ball over Liberty redshirt senior center Bella Smuda (31) in the Lady Toppers’ 77-66 loss to the Flames at E. A. Diddle Arena on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky graduate guard Destiny Salary (1) shoots a layup in the Lady Toppers’ 77-66 loss to the Liberty Flames at E. A. Diddle Arena on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky junior guard Josie Gilvin (33) looks to pass the ball around Liberty senior guard Jordan Hodges (0) in the Lady Toppers’ 77-66 loss to the Flames at E. A. Diddle Arena on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky senior forward Caleigh-Rose West (4) shoots a three-pointer in the Lady Toppers’ 77-66 loss to the Liberty Flames at E. A. Diddle Arena on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky junior guard Acacia Hayes (10) tries to move the ball around Liberty senior guard Emma Hess (23) in the Lady Toppers’ 77-66 loss to the Flames at E. A. Diddle Arena on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky junior forward Mya Pratcher (5) shoots a layup as Liberty freshman center Emmy Stout (17) reaches to block in the Lady Toppers’ 77-66 loss to the Flames at E. A. Diddle Arena on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky senior guard Alexis Mead (3) shoots a three-pointer around Liberty sophomore forward Elisabeth Aegisdottir (21) in the Lady Toppers’ 77-66 loss to the Flames at E. A. Diddle Arena on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Liberty senior guard Emma Hess (23) blocks a layup by Western Kentucky sophomore guard Mackenzie Chatfield (0) in the Lady Toppers’ 77-66 loss to the Flames at E. A. Diddle Arena on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky junior guard Acacia Hayes (10) shoots a layup after moving past Liberty redshirt senior guard Anna Badosa (22) and freshman center Emmy Stout (17) in the Lady Toppers’ 77-66 loss to the Flames at E. A. Diddle Arena on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky Head Basketball Coach Greg Collins gathers the team in a huddle during the Lady Toppers’ 77-66 loss to the Liberty Flames at E. A. Diddle Arena on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
The Lady Toppers lost 77-66 to the Liberty Flames in their Conference USA opener at E. A. Diddle Arena on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025.
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