SLIDE SHOW: Mead’s career-high points lifts Lady Toppers past Jax State in overtime
Published 6:45 pm Saturday, February 8, 2025
Western Kentucky senior guard Alexis Mead (3) celebrates as the Lady Toppers win 68-64 in overtime against the Jacksonville State Gamecocks at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. Mead scored a career-high 29 points during the game. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky Lady Toppers Head Basketball Coach Greg Collins celebrates a 68-64 win in overtime against the Jacksonville State Gamecocks with his players at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky senior guard Alexis Mead (3) shoots the ball over Jacksonville State junior guard Samiya Steele (3) in the Lady Toppers’ 68-64 win in overtime against the Gamecocks at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky graduate guard Destiny Salary (1) shoots a layup as Jacksonville State senior forward Mya Barnes (22) and junior forward Maria Sanchez Ponce (71) jump to block in the Lady Toppers’ 68-64 win in overtime against the Gamecocks at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky junior forward Mya Pratcher (5) shoots a layup in the Lady Toppers’ 68-64 win in overtime against the Jacksonville State Gamecocks at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky junior guard Acacia Hayes (10) shoots a layup after moving past Jacksonville State senior forward Bre’Anna Rhodes (10) in the Lady Toppers’ 68-64 win in overtime against the Gamecocks at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky junior guard Josie Gilvin (33) shoots a layup around Jacksonville State senior forward Mya Barnes (22) in the Lady Toppers’ 68-64 win in overtime against the Gamecocks at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky senior guard Alexis Mead (3) shoots the ball over Jacksonville State junior guard Samiya Steele (3) in the Lady Toppers’ 68-64 win in overtime against the Gamecocks at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky graduate guard Destiny Salary (1) shoots a layup over Jacksonville State senior forward Mya Barnes (22) in the Lady Toppers’ 68-64 win in overtime against the Gamecocks at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky junior forward Mya Pratcher (5) shoots a layup as Jacksonville State redshirt sophomore forward Valentina Saric (14) reaches to block in the Lady Toppers’ 68-64 win in overtime against the Gamecocks at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky junior guard Acacia Hayes (10) shoots a backwards layup after moving around Jacksonville State junior guard Clara Gonzalez Planella (7) in the Lady Toppers’ 68-64 win in overtime against the Gamecocks at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky sophomore guard Mackenzie Chatfield (0) shoots the ball from down the court as Jacksonville State junior guard Samiya Steele (3) reaches to block in the Lady Toppers’ 68-64 win in overtime against the Gamecocks at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky freshman guard Salma Khedr (34) shoots a layup over Jacksonville State redshirt sophomore forward Valentina Saric (14) in the Lady Toppers’ 68-64 win in overtime against the Gamecocks at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky Lady Toppers Head Basketball Coach Greg Collins gathers the team in a huddle during a timeout in the Lady Toppers’ 68-64 win in overtime against the Jacksonville State Gamecocks at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky junior forward Zsofia Telegdy (23) shoots a layup over Jacksonville State senior forward Bre’Anna Rhodes (10) in the Lady Toppers’ 68-64 win in overtime against the Gamecocks at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky senior guard Alexis Mead (3) moves the ball around Jacksonville State redshirt senior guard Elsie Harris (5) in the Lady Toppers’ 68-64 win in overtime against the Gamecocks at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky senior guard Alexis Mead (3) shoots a layup around Jacksonville State junior forward Maria Sanchez Ponce (71) and senior forward Mya Barnes (22) in the Lady Toppers’ 68-64 win in overtime against the Gamecocks at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky graduate guard Destiny Salary (1) tries to pass the ball around Jacksonville State redshirt sophomore forward Valentina Saric (14) and junior forward Maria Sanchez Ponce (71) in the Lady Toppers’ 68-64 win in overtime against the Gamecocks at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky junior guard Acacia Hayes (10) shoots a layup after moving past Jacksonville State senior forward Bre’Anna Rhodes (10) in the Lady Toppers’ 68-64 win in overtime against the Gamecocks at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky graduate guard Destiny Salary (1) shoots a layup over Jacksonville State redshirt junior guard Eden Sample (1) in the Lady Toppers’ 68-64 win in overtime against the Gamecocks at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky freshman guard Salma Khedr (34) tries to hang onto the ball as she moves past Jacksonville State junior guard Clara Gonzalez Planella (7) and redshirt sophomore forward Valentina Saric (14) in the Lady Toppers’ 68-64 win in overtime against the Gamecocks at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky senior guard Alexis Mead (3) shoots a layup in the Lady Toppers’ 68-64 win in overtime against the Jacksonville State Gamecocks at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky graduate guard Destiny Salary (1) shoots a layup as Jacksonville State senior forward Mya Barnes (22) reaches to block in the Lady Toppers’ 68-64 win in overtime against the Gamecocks at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky senior forward Caleigh-Rose West (4) and sophomore guard Mackenzie Chatfield (0) celebrate a basket in the Lady Toppers’ 68-64 win in overtime against the Jacksonville State Gamecocks at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
The Western Kentucky Lady Toppers won 68-64 in overtime against the Jacksonville State Gamecocks at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. Senior guard Alexis Mead scored a career-high 29 points during the game.
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