SLIDE SHOW: Lady Tops cruise past Kentucky State in 104-49 win
Published 2:37 am Sunday, November 10, 2024
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Western Kentucky junior forward Mya Pratcher (5) gives graduate guard Destiny Salary (1) a hug as they celebrate a basket in the Lady Tops’ 104-49 win over the Kentucky State Thorobreds at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (Grace McDowell/grace.mcdowell@bgdailynews.com)
Western Kentucky junior guard Josie Gilvin (33) shoots the ball as Kentucky State’s Mondrea Williams (11) reaches to block in the Lady Tops’ 104-49 win over the Thorobreds at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (Grace McDowell/grace.mcdowell@bgdailynews.com)
Western Kentucky graduate guard Destiny Salary (1) moves around Kentucky State’s Jeana Weatherspoon (24) to shoot a layup in the Lady Tops’ 104-49 win over the Thorobreds at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (Grace McDowell/grace.mcdowell@bgdailynews.com)
Western Kentucky freshman guard Salma Khedr (34) shoots a layup around Kentucky State’s Amaris Timmons (10) in the Lady Tops’ 104-49 win over the Thorobreds at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (Grace McDowell/grace.mcdowell@bgdailynews.com)
Western Kentucky senior guard Alexis Mead (3) shoots a layup in the Lady Tops’ 104-49 win over the Kentucky State Thorobreds at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (Grace McDowell/grace.mcdowell@bgdailynews.com)
Western Kentucky junior guard Acacia Hayes (10) shoots a layup as Kentucky State’s Khalia Bryant (0) and Amaris Timmons (10) reach to block in the Lady Tops’ 104-49 win over the Thorobreds at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (Grace McDowell/grace.mcdowell@bgdailynews.com)
Western Kentucky junior forward Zsofia Telegdy (23) defends the ball as Kentucky State’s Khalia Bryant (0) tries to steal it from her in the Lady Tops’ 104-49 win over the Thorobreds at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (Grace McDowell/grace.mcdowell@bgdailynews.com)
Western Kentucky sophomore guard Mackenzie Chatfield (0) shoots a layup in the Lady Tops’ 104-49 win over the Kentucky State Thorobreds at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (Grace McDowell/grace.mcdowell@bgdailynews.com)
Western Kentucky junior forward Mya Pratcher (5) steals the ball from Kentucky State’s Brittany Campbell (13) in the Lady Tops’ 104-49 win over the Thorobreds at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (Grace McDowell/grace.mcdowell@bgdailynews.com)
Western Kentucky senior forward Mariama Sow (6) shoots a layup over Kentucky State’s Naja Fenelon (5) and Diana McBroom (4) in the Lady Tops’ 104-49 win over the Thorobreds at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (Grace McDowell/grace.mcdowell@bgdailynews.com)
Western Kentucky Lady Toppers Head Basketball Coach Greg Collins gives senior forward Mariama Sow (6) instructions on the sidelines during the Lady Tops’ 104-49 win over the Thorobreds at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (Grace McDowell/grace.mcdowell@bgdailynews.com)
Western Kentucky junior guard Josie Gilvin (33) shoots a free throw in the Lady Tops’ 104-49 win over the Kentucky State Thorobreds at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (Grace McDowell/grace.mcdowell@bgdailynews.com)
The Western Kentucky cheerleaders wave their Big Red towels as Kentucky State shoots a set of free throws in the Lady Tops’ 104-49 win over the Thorobreds at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (Grace McDowell/grace.mcdowell@bgdailynews.com)
Western Kentucky graduate guard Destiny Salary (1) shoots a layup as Kentucky State’s Amyah Adair-Mars (14) reaches to block in the Lady Tops’ 104-49 win over the Thorobreds at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (Grace McDowell/grace.mcdowell@bgdailynews.com)
Western Kentucky freshman guard Salma Khedr (34) tries to hang onto the ball as Kentucky State’s Diana McBroom (4) and Bailey Lee (34) surround to block her in the Lady Tops’ 104-49 win over the Thorobreds at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (Grace McDowell/grace.mcdowell@bgdailynews.com)
Western Kentucky senior forward Mariama Sow (6) shoots a layup over Kentucky State’s Amaris Timmons (10) and Diana McBroom (4) in the Lady Tops’ 104-49 win over the Thorobreds at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (Grace McDowell/grace.mcdowell@bgdailynews.com)
Western Kentucky senior guard Alexis Mead (3) moves the ball down the court in the Lady Tops’ 104-49 win over the Kentucky State Thorobreds at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (Grace McDowell/grace.mcdowell@bgdailynews.com)
Western Kentucky junior guard Acacia Hayes (10) talks to Head Basketball Coach Greg Collins on the sidelines in the Lady Tops’ 104-49 win over the Kentucky State Thorobreds at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (Grace McDowell/grace.mcdowell@bgdailynews.com)
Western Kentucky freshman guard Salma Khedr (34) shoots a free throw in the Lady Tops’ 104-49 win over the Kentucky State Thorobreds at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (Grace McDowell/grace.mcdowell@bgdailynews.com)
Western Kentucky junior guard Josie Gilvin (33) shoots the ball over Kentucky State’s Mondrea Williams (11) and Amaris Timmons (10) in the Lady Tops’ 104-49 win over the Thorobreds at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (Grace McDowell/grace.mcdowell@bgdailynews.com)
Western Kentucky senior guard Alexis Mead (3) looks to pass the ball around Kentucky State’s Shannon Niles (2) in the Lady Tops’ 104-49 win over the Thorobreds at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (Grace McDowell/grace.mcdowell@bgdailynews.com)
Western Kentucky graduate guard Destiny Salary (1) shoots a layup in the Lady Tops’ 104-49 win over the Kentucky State Thorobreds at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (Grace McDowell/grace.mcdowell@bgdailynews.com)
Western Kentucky junior forward Zsofia Telegdy (23) shoots a three-pointer over Kentucky State’s Amaris Timmons (10) in the Lady Tops’ 104-49 win over the Thorobreds at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (Grace McDowell/grace.mcdowell@bgdailynews.com)
The Lady Tops celebrate winning 104-49 over the Kentucky State Thorobreds at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (Grace McDowell/grace.mcdowell@bgdailynews.com)
Western Kentucky junior forward Zsofia Telegdy (23) gives freshman guard Salma Khedr (34) a piggyback ride as they celebrate winning 104-49 over the Kentucky State Thorobreds at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (Grace McDowell/grace.mcdowell@bgdailynews.com)
The Lady Toppers won 104-49 over the Kentucky State Thorobreds at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. The Lady Tops scored over 100 for the first time since Jan. 29, 2021, in 3OT against Charlotte, and the the first time in regulation since Jan. 11, 2018, against FIU. WKU travels to Mercer next.
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