SLIDE SHOW: Lady Toppers drop home game against FIU
Published 11:45 pm Saturday, January 4, 2025
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Western Kentucky Lady Toppers Head Basketball Coach Greg Collins shows frustration during the Lady Toppers’ 80-79 loss to the FIU Panthers at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025.
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Western Kentucky graduate guard Destiny Salary (1) shoots a layup as FIU junior guard Angena Belloso (0) reaches to block in the Lady Toppers’ 80-79 loss to the Panthers at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025.
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Western Kentucky senior guard Alexis Mead (3) shoots a layup around FIU junior guard Angena Belloso (0) in the Lady Toppers’ 80-79 loss to the Panthers at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025.
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Western Kentucky junior guard Acacia Hayes (10) shoots a three-pointer over FIU junior guard Parris Atkins (10) in the Lady Toppers’ 80-79 loss to the Panthers at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025.
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Western Kentucky junior forward Mya Pratcher (5) shoots a layup between FIU senior forward Aaliyah Pitts (13) and senior guard Lucia Fleta Robles (30) in the Lady Toppers’ 80-79 loss to the Panthers at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025.
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Western Kentucky junior guard Josie Gilvin (33) and graduate guard Destiny Salary (1) try to catch a rebounded ball over FIU senior forward Aaliyah Pitts (13) and senior guard Lucia Fleta Robles (30) in the Lady Toppers’ 80-79 loss to the Panthers at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025.
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Western Kentucky senior forward Mariama Sow (6) shoots a layup over FIU senior forward Isnelle Natabou (24) and senior forward Aaliyah Pitts (13) in the Lady Toppers’ 80-79 loss to the Panthers at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025.
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Western Kentucky junior guard Acacia Hayes (10) moves the ball around FIU junior guard Parris Atkins (10) in the Lady Toppers’ 80-79 loss to the Panthers at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025.
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Western Kentucky graduate guard Destiny Salary (1) shoots a layup over FIU senior forward Aaliyah Pitts (13) in the Lady Toppers’ 80-79 loss to the Panthers at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025.
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Western Kentucky senior guard Alexis Mead (3) shoots the ball over FIU junior guard Parris Atkins (10) and freshman guard Ndate Ndiaye (14) in the Lady Toppers’ 80-79 loss to the Panthers at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025.
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Western Kentucky junior forward Mya Pratcher (5) shoots the ball as FIU senior forward Aaliyah Pitts (13) reaches to block in the Lady Toppers’ 80-79 loss to the Panthers at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025.
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Western Kentucky junior guard Josie Gilvin (33) shoots a layup after moving past FIU senior guard Lucia Fleta Robles (30) in the Lady Toppers’ 80-79 loss to the Panthers at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025.
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Western Kentucky junior forward Zsofia Telegdy (23) shoots the ball in the Lady Toppers’ 80-79 loss to the FIU Panthers at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025.
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Western Kentucky freshman guard Salma Khedr (34) shoots a layup around FIU sophomore forward Fantasia James (15) in the Lady Toppers’ 80-79 loss to the Panthers at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025.
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Western Kentucky junior guard Acacia Hayes (10) shoots a three-pointer in the Lady Toppers’ 80-79 loss to the FIU Panthers at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025.
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Western Kentucky graduate guard Destiny Salary (1) shoots a three-pointer past FIU senior forward Aaliyah Pitts (13) in the Lady Toppers’ 80-79 loss to the Panthers at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025.
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Western Kentucky senior guard Alexis Mead (3) shoots a layup over FIU junior guard Angena Belloso (0) in the Lady Toppers’ 80-79 loss to the Panthers at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025.
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Western Kentucky junior guard Josie Gilvin (33) shoots the ball in the Lady Toppers’ 80-79 loss to the FIU Panthers at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025.
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Western Kentucky graduate guard Destiny Salary (1) shoots a layup as FIU senior forward Aaliyah Pitts (13) jumps to block in the Lady Toppers’ 80-79 loss to the Panthers at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025.
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Western Kentucky senior guard Alexis Mead (3) shoots a three-pointer over FIU sophomore forward Fantasia James (15) in the Lady Toppers’ 80-79 loss to the Panthers at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025.
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Western Kentucky senior forward Mariama Sow (6) shoots a three-pointer over FIU senior forward Isnelle Natabou (24) in the Lady Toppers’ 80-79 loss to the Panthers at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025.
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Western Kentucky junior guard Acacia Hayes (10) shoots a layup after moving past FIU senior forward Isnelle Natabou (24) and senior guard Lucia Fleta Robles (30) in the Lady Toppers’ 80-79 loss to the Panthers at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025.
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Western Kentucky Lady Toppers Head Basketball Coach Greg Collins gathers the team in a huddle after their 80-79 loss to the FIU Panthers at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025.
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The Lady Toppers lost 80-79 to the FIU Panthers despite nearly erasing a 14-point deficit near the end at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025. WKU falls to 0-2 in conference play.
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