2024–25 Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball team

2024–25 Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball
2024–25 Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball
Conference	Conference USA
Record	15–5 (6–2 C-USA)
Head coach	Greg Collins (7th season);
Associate head coach	Todd Buchanan
Assistant coaches	Temeka Johnson; Tara Arnold-Johns; David Walls; Whitney Creech;
Home arena	E. A. Diddle Arena
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Conference USA women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Middle Tennessee	15	–	1	.938	23	–	6	.793
Liberty	14	–	2	.875	21	–	6	.778
Western Kentucky	12	–	4	.750	21	–	7	.750
New Mexico State	8	–	8	.500	15	–	14	.517
Louisiana Tech	7	–	9	.438	14	–	13	.519
FIU	7	–	9	.438	11	–	16	.407
Kennesaw State	6	–	11	.353	11	–	17	.393
Sam Houston	5	–	11	.313	12	–	14	.462
Jacksonville State	4	–	13	.235	10	–	18	.357
UTEP	3	–	13	.188	10	–	17	.370

† 2025 CUSA tournament winner As of March 1, 2025

The 2024–25 Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball team represents Western Kentucky University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Toppers, led by seventh-year head coach Greg Collins, play their home games at E. A. Diddle Arena in Bowling Green, Kentucky, as members of Conference USA.

Previous season

The Lady Toppers finished the 2023–24 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]

Roster

2024–25 Western Kentucky Lady Toppers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Mackenzie Chatfield	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Westlake Girls HS	Auckland, New Zealand
G	1	Destiny Salary	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	GS	Ole Miss	Jonesboro, Arkansas
F	2	Torri James	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Rossview HS	Clarksville, Tennessee
G	3	Alexis Mead	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	Sr	Martin Luther King HS	Moreno Valley, California
F	4	Caleigh-Rose West	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Iowa Western CC	Orlando, Florida
F	5	Mya Pratcher	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Jackson State	Memphis, Tennessee
F	6	Mariama Sow	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Sr	UTEP	Thiès, Senegal
G	10	Acacia Hayes	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Riverdale HS	Murfreesboro, Tennessee
F	13	Tatum Boettjer	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Barton CC	Derby, Kansas
G	15	Tia Shelling	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Odessa College	New Orleans, Louisiana
F	23	Zsofia Telegdy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	Kansas	Budapest, Hungary
G	24	Yendri Acosta	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	South Plains College	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
G	33	Josie Gilvin	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Sacred Heart Academy	Louisville, Kentucky
G	34	Salma Khedr	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Spire Academy	Giza, Egypt

Head coach

Greg Collins (Louisville)

Assistant coach(es)

Todd Buchanan (Murray State)
Temeka Johnson (LSU)
Tara Arnold-Johns (Lindsey Wilson)
David Walls (Western Kentucky)
Whitney Creech (Western Kentucky)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 31, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2024* 6:00 pm	Lee	W 70–48	–	14 – Mead	7 – Gilvin	2 – tied	E. A. Diddle Arena (853) Bowling Green, KY
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Indiana State	W 71–59	1–0	25 – Telegdy	6 – Gilvin	5 – Hayes	Hulman Center (1,113) Terre Haute, IN
November 9, 2024* 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Kentucky State	W 104–49	2–0	18 – Salary	6 – tied	6 – Mead	E. A. Diddle Arena (1,042) Bowling Green, KY
November 12, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Mercer	W 78–54	3–0	21 – Hayes	8 – Hayes	5 – Chatfield	Hawkins Arena (358) Macon, GA
November 21, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Abilene Christian C-USA/WAC Alliance	W 68–64	4–0	27 – Gilvin	14 – Telegdy	8 – Mead	Moody Coliseum (624) Abilene, TX
November 24, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	North Dakota	W 74–69	5–0	21 – Hayes	7 – Gilvin	3 – tied	E. A. Diddle Arena (767) Bowling Green, KY
November 27, 2024* 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Tennessee State	W 92–62	6–0	20 – Chatfield	11 – Salary	8 – Chatfield	E. A. Diddle Arena (721) Bowling Green, KY
December 1, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Miami (OH)	W 79–60	7–0	24 – Mead	6 – Gilvin	5 – Salary	E. A. Diddle Arena (705) Bowling Green, KY
December 8, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Wichita State	L 59–64	7–1	22 – Mead	11 – Salary	4 – Mead	Charles Koch Arena (1,563) Wichita, KS
December 11, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Kentucky Wesleyan	W 88–61	8–1	19 – Mead	9 – Gilvin	5 – tied	E. A. Diddle Arena (711) Bowling Green, KY
December 19, 2024* 9:00 pm, YouTube	vs. Oregon State Maui Classic	L 58–80	8–2	21 – Salary	6 – Telegdy	3 – Mead	Seabury Hall Makawao, HI
December 20, 2024* 7:30 pm, YouTube	vs. Nevada Maui Classic	W 80–70	9–2	20 – Salary	4 – tied	5 – Mead	Seabury Hall Makawao, HI
December 28, 2024* 3:00 pm, SECN+	at No. 16 Kentucky	L 70–88	9–3	18 – Mead	4 – tied	4 – Mead	Memorial Coliseum (5,700) Lexington, KY
C-USA regular season
January 2, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Liberty	L 66–77	9–4 (0–1)	19 – Salary	8 – Gilvin	6 – Mead	E. A. Diddle Arena (788) Bowling Green, KY
January 4, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	FIU	L 79–80	9–5 (0–2)	21 – Salary	5 – tied	9 – Gilvin	E. A. Diddle Arena (813) Bowling Green, KY
January 9, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at Jacksonville State	W 51–44	10–5 (1–2)	13 – Telegdy	9 – Gilvin	3 – tied	Pete Mathews Coliseum (655) Jacksonville, AL
January 11, 2025 12:00 pm, ESPN+	at Kennesaw State	W 72–62	11–5 (2–2)	16 – Salary	12 – Telegdy	6 – Salary	KSU Convocation Center Kennesaw, GA
January 18, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Middle Tennessee	W 63–58	12–5 (3–2)	17 – Gilvin	6 – Gilvin	3 – tied	E. A. Diddle Arena (1,499) Bowling Green, KY
January 23, 2025 11:00 am, ESPN+	Louisiana Tech	W 69–61	13–5 (4–2)	17 – Salary	6 – tied	5 – tied	E. A. Diddle Arena (4,313) Bowling Green, KY
January 25, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Sam Houston	W 82–49	14–5 (5–2)	13 – Chatfield	8 – Gilvin	10 – Chatfield	E. A. Diddle Arena (958) Bowling Green, KY
January 30, 2025 8:00 pm, ESPN+	at UTEP	W 65–59	15–5 (6–2)	15 – tied	7 – tied	4 – Hayes	Don Haskins Center (1,085) El Paso, TX
February 1, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at New Mexico State						Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM
February 6, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Kennesaw State						E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
February 8, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Jacksonville State						E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
February 15, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Middle Tennessee						Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
February 20, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at Sam Houston						Bernard Johnson Coliseum Huntsville, TX
February 22, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at Louisiana Tech						Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA
February 27, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+	UTEP						E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
March 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	New Mexico State						E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
March 6, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at FIU						Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL
March 8, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Liberty						Liberty Arena Lynchburg, VA
C-USA tournament
March 11–15, 2025 ESPN+/CBSSN	vs.						Propst Arena Huntsville, AL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[3]^[4]

References

^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Conference USA. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
^ "Liberty women survive CUSA Tourney opener against WKU". WSET-TV. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Western Kentucky University Athletics. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
^ "Western Kentucky Lady Toppers 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 31, 2025.

[1] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Conference USA. Retrieved January 31, 2025.

[2] "Liberty women survive CUSA Tourney opener against WKU". WSET-TV. Retrieved January 31, 2025.

[3] "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Western Kentucky University Athletics. Retrieved January 31, 2025.

[4] "Western Kentucky Lady Toppers 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 31, 2025.

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Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball
Venues	E. A. Diddle Arena (1973–present)
Culture & lore	Big Red
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

Eisspeedway

Previous season

Roster

Schedule and results

References