Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball

For the WKU men's basketball program, see WKU Hilltoppers basketball.
WKU Lady Toppers
2015–16 WKU Lady Toppers basketball team
University Western Kentucky University
First season 1914–15
Conference C-USA
Location Bowling Green, KY
Head coach Michelle Clark-Heard (4th year)
Arena E. A. Diddle Arena
(Capacity: 7,326)
Nickname Lady Toppers
Colors Red and White[1]
         
Uniforms
Home
Away
NCAA/AIAW Tournament runner-up
1992
NCAA/AIAW Tournament Final Four
1985, 1986, 1992
NCAA/AIAW Tournament Elite Eight
1985, 1986, 1992
NCAA/AIAW Tournament Sweet Sixteen
1985, 1986, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995
NCAA/AIAW Tournament appearances
1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2008, 2014, 2015
Conference tournament champions
Sun Belt: 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 2003, 2008, 2014
C-USA: 2015
Conference regular season champions
KIAC: 1929
Sun Belt: 1989, 1992, 1993, 1997
Sun Belt East: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008
C-USA: 2015

The Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball team represents Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The team currently competes in the NCAA Division I as a member of Conference USA. The current head coach of the Lady Toppers is Michelle Clark-Heard.

Postseason

Western Kentucky University's women's basketball team has appeared in 29 national postseason tournaments, all since 1984.

NCAA tournament results

The Lady Hilltoppers have appeared in the Women’s NCAA Tournament 18 times. They were NCAA Runners-up in 1992 and made Final Four appearances in 1985 and 1986.

Year Round Opponent Results
1985 Final Four Middle Tennessee
Texas
Mississippi
vs. Georgia 		W 77-55
W 92–90
W 72-68
L 78-91
1986 Final Four St. Joseph’s
vs. James Madison
vs. Rutgers
vs. Texas 		W 74-65
W 72–51
W 89-74
L 65-90
1987 First Round at USC L 69–81
1988 First Round at Georgia L 66–84
1989 First Round West Virginia L 57–66
1990 First Round at DePaul L 63–73
1991 Sweet Sixteen Florida State
at Tennessee 		W 72–69
L 61–68
1992 NCAA Finals Alabama
vs. Tennessee
vs. Maryland
vs. Southwest Missouri State
vs. Stanford 		W 98-68
W 75–70
W 75-70
W 84-72
L 62-78
1993 Sweet Sixteen Miami (FL)
vs. Ohio State 		W 78–63
L 73–86
1994 Second Round at Rutgers
at Southern Mississippi 		W 84-73
L 69–72
1995 Sweet Sixteen Toledo
Oregon State
at Tennessee 		W 77–63
W 85–78
L 67–87
1997 First Round vs. Arizona L 54–76
1998 Second Round vs. Stephen F. Austin
at Tennessee 		W 88-76
L 62–82
2000 Second Round vs. Marquette
at Duke 		W 68-65
L 70–90
2003 First Round vs. Rutgers L 52–64
2008 First Round vs. UTEP L 60–92
2014 First Round at Baylor L 74–87
2015 First Round vs. Texas L 64–66

WNIT results

The Lady Hilltoppers have appeared in the Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) 11 times. They made the semifinals of the tournament in 2006 and 2007 and made the quarterfinals in 2001, 2004 and 2016.

Year Round Opponent Result
1984* Third Round vs. California
vs. Vanderbilt
vs. Clemson 		W 82-76
L 79-68
L 110-106 (OT)
1996* Third Round vs. Arizona
vs. Princeton
vs. UC Santa Barbara 		L 80-72
W 74-41
L 77-61
2001 Quarterfinals Mississippi
Indiana
Ohio State 		W 95–92
W 64–63
L 70-61
2002 First Round at Illinois L 91-84
2004 Quarterfinals Cincinnati
Memphis
at UNLV 		W 80–78 (OT)
W 104–87
L 78-75
2005 First Round Xavier L 87-85
2006 Semifinals Tennessee Tech
Charlotte
at Villanova
at Kansas State 		W 83–66
W 81–68
W 94–81
L 57-56 (OT)
2007 Semifinals Minnesota
Mississippi State
Hofstra
at Wisconsin 		W 73–57
W 56–53
W 72–54
L 79-72
2010 First Round Illinois L 68-51
2013 Second Round East Carolina
at Auburn 		W 88–77 (OT)
L 84-66
2016 Quarterfinals Dayton
Tennessee-Martin
at Saint Louis
at South Dakota 		W 89–72
W 64-57
W 78-76 (OT)
L 68-54

Rivalries

Source
[2]

Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters

 WKU–Louisiana Tech: All-Time Record
Games played First meeting Last meeting WKU wins WKU losses Win %
42 December 3, 1983 (lost 50–82) March 5, 2016 (won 69-58) 16 26 38.1%

Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders

 WKU–Middle Tennessee: All-Time Record
Games played First meeting Last meeting WKU wins WKU losses Win %
68 1924–25 (lost 7–41) February 25, 2016 (won 62-51) 27 41 39.7%

Home venue

E. A. Diddle Arena

E.A. Diddle Arena
Main article: E. A. Diddle Arena

Players

WNBA Draft

Year Rnd Pick Overall Player name Position WNBA team
2001 3 1 33 Mansfield, ShaRaeShaRae Mansfield F Houston Comets
2006 3 8 36 Porter-Talbert, TiffanyTiffany Porter-Talbert G Los Angeles Sparks
2008 3 3 31 Kelly, CrystalCrystal Kelly F Houston Comets

Coaches

See also

References

  1. ↑ WKU Communication & Branding Manual (PDF). Retrieved 2016-03-25.
  2. ↑ http://www.wkusports.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/wky-w-baskbl-sched.html
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