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The 2025–26 Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball team represents Western Kentucky University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Toppers, led by eighth-year head coach Greg Collins, play their home games at E. A. Diddle Arena in Bowling Green, Kentucky as members of Conference USA.

ConferenceConference USA
Record8–21 (4–14 C-USA)
Headcoach
  • Greg Collins (8th season)
Associate headcoachTodd Buchanan
Quick facts Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball, Conference ...
2025–26 Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record8–21 (4–14 C-USA)
Head coach
  • Greg Collins (8th season)
Associate head coachTodd Buchanan
Assistant coaches
  • Lexxus Graham-Blincoe
  • Whitney Creech
  • David Walls
Home arenaE. A. Diddle Arena
Seasons
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More information Conf., Overall ...
2025–26 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Louisiana Tech17–1 .94426–7  .788
FIU12–6 .66721–12  .636
Middle Tennessee11–7 .61117–16  .515
Sam Houston11–7 .61118–13  .581
Liberty11–7 .61118–13  .581
Missouri State †11–7 .61123–13  .639
Jacksonville State9–9 .50016–16  .500
Delaware6–12 .33313–19  .406
Kennesaw State6–12 .33313–17  .433
UTEP5–13 .27813–17  .433
New Mexico State5–13 .2789–21  .300
Western Kentucky4–14 .2228–21  .276
† 2026 CUSA tournament winner
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Previous season

The Lady Toppers finished the 2024–25 season 23–9, 13–5 in C-USA play, to finish in third place.[1] They defeated FIU,[2] before falling to Middle Tennessee in the semifinals of the C-USA tournament.[3]

Preseason

On October 9, 2025, Conference USA released their preseason poll. Western Kentucky was picked to finish fifth in the conference.[4]

Preseason rankings

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Conference USA Preseason Poll
Place Team Votes
1Louisiana Tech128 (5)
2Liberty125 (5)
3Middle Tennessee123 (2)
4Missouri State107
5Western Kentucky96
6FIU74
7Sam Houston59
T-8UTEP57
Kennesaw State
10New Mexico State51
11Delaware36
12Jacksonville State23
(#) first-place votes
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Source:[4]

Preseason All-CUSA Team

No players were named to the Preseason All-CUSA Team.[4]

Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
2025–26 Western Kentucky Lady Toppers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Lola Bond 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) FrKettle Moraine High School Pewaukee, Wisconsin
F 2 Torri James 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoRossview High School Clarksville, Tennessee
G 3 Tia Shelling 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrOdessa College New Orleans, Louisiana
F 4 Caleigh-Rose West (5th) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrIowa Western Community College Orlando, Florida
F 5 Mya Pratcher 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrJackson State Memphis, Tennessee
G 11 Trinity Rowe 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SoSouthern Miss Pikeville, Kentucky
F 13 Tatum Boettjer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrBarton Community College Derby, Kansas
F 20 Elif Naz Dal 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrŞerife Bacı 37 Adana, Turkey
G 21 Enni Ahervuo 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrTapiolan Honka Espoo, Finland
F 22 Jeniffer Silva 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SrSouth Florida Recife, Brazil
F 23 Zsofia Telegdy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrKansas Budapest, Hungary
G 24 Yendri Acosta 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrSouth Plains College Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
G 34 Salma Khedr 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoSpire Academy Giza, Egypt
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Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • (5th) Fifth-year senior
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: February 12, 2026

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Schedule and results

More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2025*
6:00 pm		 Lindsey Wilson W 52–41  –
  12 – Telegdy  8 – Pratcher  5 – Rowe  E. A. Diddle Arena (1,047)
Bowling Green, KY
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2025*
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 Kentucky State W 81–33  1–0
  18 – Boettjer  11 – Shelling  6 – Shelling  E. A. Diddle Arena (767)
Bowling Green, KY
November 8, 2025*
11:00 am, ESPN+		 at Longwood L 42–80  1–1
  12 – Silva  9 – Telegdy  2 – Tied  Joan Perry Brock Center (1,017)
Farmville, VA
November 11, 2025*
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 Wichita State W 73–71 OT 2–1
  20 – Shelling  10 – Silva  6 – Shelling  E. A. Diddle Arena (603)
Bowling Green, KY
November 14, 2025*
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 Indiana State L 60–65  2–2
  24 – Khedr  7 – Pratcher  4 – Telegdy  E. A. Diddle Arena (818)
Bowling Green, KY
November 19, 2025*
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 No. 17 Vanderbilt L 49–87  2–3
  12 – Boettjer  7 – James  3 – Shelling  E. A. Diddle Arena (1,536)
Bowling Green, KY
November 26, 2025*
6:00 pm, B1G+		 at Illinois L 41−70  2−4
  12 – James  5 – Tied  1 – Tied  State Farm Center (4,216)
Champaign, IL
November 30, 2025*
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Southern Illinois W 60−52  3−4
  16 – Shelling  8 – Telegdy  6 – Telegdy  Banterra Center (321)
Carbondale, IL
December 3, 2025*
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 Florida Atlantic L 44–47  3–5
  12 – James  6 – Tied  3 – Shelling  E. A. Diddle Arena (670)
Bowling Green, KY
December 7, 2025*
12:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Miami (OH) L 53–80  3–6
  13 – Silva  5 – Tied  4 – Rowe  Millett Hall (451)
Oxford, OH
December 14, 2025*
12:00 pm, SLN		 at North Dakota W 80–50  4–6
  15 – Telegdy  8 – Telegdy  7 – Rowe  Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,318)
Grand Forks, ND
December 19, 2025*
5:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Chattanooga L 58–59  4–7
  17 – James  10 – James  4 – Rowe  McKenzie Arena (1,195)
Chattanooga, TN
C-USA regular season
January 2, 2026
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 at Jacksonville State L 48–75  4–8
(0–1)		  10 – West  5 – West  3 – Rowe  Pete Mathews Coliseum (347)
Jacksonville, AL
January 4, 2026
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Kennesaw State L 64−78  4−9
(0–2)		  20 – Telegdy  6 – Telegdy  10 – Rowe  VyStar Arena (639)
Kennesaw, GA
January 8, 2026
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 New Mexico State L 67–70  4–10
(0–3)		  18 – Khedr  4 – Pratcher  6 – Tied  E. A. Diddle Arena (683)
Bowling Green, KY
January 10, 2026
12:00 pm, ESPN+		 UTEP W 68–59  5–10
(1–3)		  18 – Khedr  7 – James  4 – Shelling  E. A. Diddle Arena (703)
Bowling Green, KY
January 15, 2026
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 at Sam Houston L 38–50  5–11
(1–4)		  11 – Tied  7 – Khedr  2 – Tied  Bernard Johnson Coliseum (520)
Huntsville, TX
January 17, 2026
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Louisiana Tech L 65–79  5–12
(1–5)		  15 – Khedr  4 – Tied  6 – Rowe  Thomas Assembly Center (1,568)
Ruston, LA
January 22, 2026
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 Liberty L 53–55  5–13
(1–6)		  18 – Khedr  12 – Telegdy  6 – Rowe  E. A. Diddle Arena (767)
Bowling Green, KY
January 23, 2026
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 Delaware L 55–66  5–14
(1–7)		  13 – Ahervuo  5 – Boettjer  3 – Ahervuo  E. A. Diddle Arena (632)
Bowling Green, KY
January 31, 2026
12:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Middle Tennessee L 58–81  5–15
(1–8)		  13 – Khedr  7 – Khedr  5 – Rowe  Murphy Center (4,006)
Murfreesboro, TN
February 5, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at FIU L 54–80  5–16
(1–9)		  17 – Rowe  3 – Tied  2 – Tied  Ocean Bank Convocation Center (155)
Miami, FL
February 7, 2026
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Missouri State L 52–75  5–17
(1–10)		  10 – Khedr  6 – Telegdy  2 – Tied  Great Southern Bank Arena (2,641)
Springfield, MO
February 12, 2026
11:00 am, ESPN+		 Kennesaw State L 51–55  5–18
(1–11)		  12 – James  5 – Tied  7 – Rowe  E. A. Diddle Arena (2,621)
Bowling Green, KY
February 14, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Jacksonville State W 56–41  6–18
(2–11)		  16 – Khedr  5 – Tied  6 – Rowe  E. A. Diddle Arena (723)
Bowling Green, KY
February 21, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Middle Tennessee W 70–65  7–18
(3–11)		  20 – Khedr  8 – James  6 – Rowe  E. A. Diddle Arena (1,083)
Bowling Green, KY
February 26, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Delaware W 73–71  8–18
(4–11)		  19 – Khedr  5 – Tied  5 – Tied  Bob Carpenter Center (1,127)
Newark, DE
February 28, 2026
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Liberty L 54–60  8–19
(4–12)		  13 – Shelling  6 – Rowe  6 – Khedr  Liberty Arena (1,212)
Lynchburg, VA
March 5, 2026
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 Missouri State L 38-65  8-20
(4-13)		  13 – James  6 – Tied  3 – Shelling  E. A. Diddle Arena (1,030)
Bowling Green, KY
March 7, 2026
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 FIU L 60-64  8-21
(4-14)		  24 – Rowe  4 – Tied  3 – Rowe  E. A. Diddle Arena (1,010)
Bowling Green, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.
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