2023–24 Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball team

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The 2023–24 Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball team represented Western Kentucky University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Toppers, led by sixth-year head coach Greg Collins, played their home games at E. A. Diddle Arena in Bowling Green, Kentucky as members of Conference USA (C-USA).

ConferenceConference USA
Record15–17 (6–10 C-USA)
Headcoach
  • Greg Collins (6th season)
Assistant coaches
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2023–24 Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record15–17 (6–10 C-USA)
Head coach
  • Greg Collins (6th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaE. A. Diddle Arena
Seasons
 2022–23
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2023–24 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Middle Tennessee160 1.000305  .857
Liberty115 .6881816  .529
FIU115 .6882112  .636
Louisiana Tech79 .4381419  .424
Jacksonville State79 .4381217  .414
New Mexico State610 .3751318  .419
Western Kentucky610 .3751517  .469
UTEP610 .3751219  .387
Sam Houston214 .125722  .241
2024 CUSA tournament winner
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The Lady Toppers finished the season 15–17, 6–10 in C-USA play, to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place.[1] They were defeated by eventual tournament runner-up Liberty in the quarterfinals of the C-USA tournament.[2]

Previous season

The Lady Toppers finished the 2022–23 season 19–14, 14–6 in C-USA play, to finish in second place.[3] As the #2 seed in the C-USA tournament, they defeated #10 seed UAB in the quarterfinals,[4] and #6 seed UTSA,[5] before falling to top-seeded Middle Tennessee in the championship game.[6] They received an automatic bid into the WNIT,[7] where they lost to eventual champions Kansas in the first round.[8]

Roster

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2023–24 Western Kentucky Lady Toppers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Mackenzie Chatfield 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrWestlake Girls High School Auckland, New Zealand
G 1 Destiny Salary 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrOle Miss Jonesboro, AR
G 2 Aaliyah Pitts 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrVirginia Suitland, MD
G 3 Alexis Mead 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) JrMartin Luther King High School Moreno Valley, CA
G 4 Nevaeh Foster 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrMishawaka Marian High School South Bend, IN
G 10 Acacia Hayes 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoRiverdale High School Murfreesboro, TN
F 13 Jailynn Brill 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrLincoln High School Lincoln, NE
G 14 Teresa Faustino 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrOregon State Barreiro, Portugal
F 21 Odeth Betancourt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrSouth Florida San Cristóbal, Venezuela
F 22 Caitlin Staley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrGreenbrier High School Augusta, GA
G 32 Karris Allen 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoSikeston High School Sikeston, MO
G 33 Josie Gilvin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoSacred Heart Academy Louisville, KY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 29, 2024

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 31, 2023*
6:00 p.m.
Lane W 100–37 
 17  Foster  7  Pitts  4  Mead  E. A. Diddle Arena (621)
Bowling Green, KY
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
Mercer W 70–64  1–0
 15  Faustino  8  Allen  6  Mead  E. A. Diddle Arena (1,387)
Bowling Green, KY
November 10, 2023*
7:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Southern Utah W 76–62  2–0
 21  Hayes  6  Pitts  7  Faustino  America First Event Center (653)
Cedar City, UT
November 13, 2023*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Cornell W 62–56  3–0
 18  Hayes  6  Allen  5  Mead  E. A. Diddle Arena (1,032)
Bowling Green, KY
November 15, 2023*
6:30 p.m., SECN+
at Vanderbilt L 74–77  3–1
 23  Mead  4  2 tied  6  Mead  Memorial Gymnasium (1,642)
Nashville, TN
November 18, 2023*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Miami (OH) W 63–43  4–1
 17  Faustino  6  2 tied  6  Mead  Millett Hall (357)
Oxford, OH
November 21, 2023*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+
Bucknell W 63–45  5–1
 18  Hayes  7  Mead  5  Mead  E. A. Diddle Arena (2,214)
Bowling Green, KY
November 24, 2023*
10:00 a.m., FloHoops
vs. No. 16 Kansas State
Gulf Coast Showcase 1st round
L 61–77  5–2
 29  Hayes  5  2 tied  3  Hayes  Hertz Arena (312)
Estero, FL
November 25, 2023*
10:00 a.m., FloHoops
vs. Vermont
Gulf Coast Showcase consolation 2nd round
W 62–50  6–2
 18  Hayes  9  Mead  3  3 tied  Hertz Arena (313)
Estero, FL
November 26, 2023*
12:30 p.m., FloHoops
vs. Purdue Fort Wayne
Gulf Coast Showcase 5th-place game
L 77–90  6–3
 24  Mead  7  Mead  3  Faustino  Hertz Arena (213)
Estero, FL
December 2, 2023*
4:00 p.m.
at Oregon State L 52–76  6–4
 17  Mead  4  Pitts  2  2 tied  Gill Coliseum (3,528)
Corvallis, OR
December 10, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Ball State L 59–67  6–5
 22  Hayes  8  Allen  5  Hayes  E. A. Diddle Arena (1,008)
Bowling Green, KY
December 18, 2023*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Abilene Christian W 72–68  7–5
 20  Salary  6  Pitts  5  Mead  E. A. Diddle Arena (932)
Bowling Green, KY
December 20, 2023*
12:00 p.m.
vs. Nevada
Missouri State Classic
W 66–60  8–5
 20  Hayes  11  Betancourt  5  Faustino  Great Southern Bank Arena 
Springfield, MO
December 21, 2023*
2:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Missouri State
Missouri State Classic
L 68–69  8–6
 23  Hayes  7  Allen  3  Mead  Great Southern Bank Arena (1,674)
Springfield, MO
December 29, 2023*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
West Virginia State W 97–39  9–6
 25  Salary  10  Pitts  8  Faustino  E. A. Diddle Arena (1,216)
Bowling Green, KY
C-USA regular season
January 6, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Liberty W 68–66  10–6
(1–0)
 20  Mead  7  Mead  5  Mead  Liberty Arena (724)
Lynchburg, VA
January 10, 2024
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Sam Houston W 76–60  11–6
(2–0)
 19  Salary  8  2 tied  8  Mead  E. A. Diddle Arena (853)
Bowling Green, KY
January 13, 2024
2:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Jacksonville State W 62–52  12–6
(3–0)
 18  Mead  6  Salary  5  Mead  Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,013)
Jacksonville, AL
January 18, 2024
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
New Mexico State L 44–50  12–7
(3–1)
 9  2 tied  7  Betancourt  4  Mead  E. A. Diddle Arena (782)
Bowling Green, KY
January 20, 2024
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
UTEP W 66–65  13–7
(4–1)
 25  Salary  7  Pitts  5  Mead  E. A. Diddle Arena (1,013)
Bowling Green, KY
January 25, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at FIU L 60–70  13–8
(4–2)
 18  Salary  7  Mead  4  Mead  Ocean Bank Convocation Center (405)
Miami, FL
February 1, 2024
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Sam Houston L 81–87  13–9
(4–3)
 15  Mead  10  tied  3  Hayes  Bernard Johnson Coliseum (415)
Huntsville, TX
February 3, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Middle Tennessee L 48–80  13–10
(4–4)
 17  Salary  6  Pitts  2  Pitts  Murphy Center (4,806)
Murfreesboro, TN
February 7, 2024
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Louisiana Tech W 64–56  14–10
(5–4)
 21  Mead  8  Mead  5  Mead  E. A. Diddle Arena (930)
Bowling Green, KY
February 10, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Jacksonville State W 54–45  15–10
(6–4)
 14  Gilvin  9  Pitts  3  Mead  E. A. Diddle Arena (1,251)
Bowling Green, KY
February 15, 2024
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UTEP L 68–73  15–11
(6–5)
 20  Mead  6  Pitts  5  Mead  Don Haskins Center (974)
El Paso, TX
February 17, 2024
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at New Mexico State L 61–64  15–12
(6–6)
 17  Mead  7  Pitts  4  Mead  Pan American Center (1,007)
Las Cruces, NM
February 24, 2024
11:00 a.m., ESPNU
Middle Tennessee L 41–59  15–13
(6–7)
 12  Pitts  10  Pitts  6  Mead  E. A. Diddle Arena (2,015)
Bowling Green, KY
February 28, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Louisiana Tech L 41–45  15–14
(6–8)
 8  tied  8  tied  4  Mead  Thomas Assembly Center (1,564)
Ruston, LA
March 2, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
FIU L 68–71  15–15
(6–9)
 18  Faustino  6  Betancourt  7  Mead  E. A. Diddle Arena (1,153)
Bowling Green, KY
March 9, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Liberty L 77–84  15–16
(6–10)
 15  tied  6  Betancourt  5  Mead  E. A. Diddle Arena (1,613)
Bowling Green, KY
C-USA tournament
March 13, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
(7) vs. (2) Liberty
Quarterfinals
L 59–62  15–17
 22  Salary  9  Salary  5  Mead  Von Braun Center (636)
Huntsville, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.
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