The 2020–21 Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball team represented Western Kentucky University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team was led by third-year head coach Greg Collins, and played their home games at the E. A. Diddle Arena in Bowling Green, Kentucky as a member of Conference USA.[1]
| 2020–21 Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball | |
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| Conference | Conference USA |
| East Division | |
| Record | 7–16 (6–10 C-USA) |
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| Home arena | E. A. Diddle Arena |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee † | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 17 | – | 8 | .680 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charlotte | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 10 | – | 12 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIU | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 15 | – | 13 | .536 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Atlantic | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 11 | – | 11 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Old Dominion | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 13 | – | 11 | .542 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 8 | – | 11 | .421 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 7 | – | 16 | .304 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | 23 | – | 4 | .852 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 17 | – | 8 | .680 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 14 | – | 10 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Miss | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 7 | – | 12 | .368 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UAB | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 10 | – | 13 | .435 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTSA | 0 | – | 14 | .000 | 2 | – | 18 | .100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2021 C-USA tournament winner As of March 13, 2021 Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule and results
edit| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 28, 2020* 1:00 p.m. |
at Tennessee | L 47–87 | 0–1 |
Thompson–Boling Arena (2,239) Knoxville, TN | |||||||
| December 5, 2020* 2:00 p.m. |
Ball State | L 54–58 | 0–2 |
E. A. Diddle Arena (537) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
| December 13, 2020* 2:30 p.m. |
at Little Rock | L 47–63 | 0–3 |
Jack Stephens Center (305) Little Rock, AR | |||||||
| December 16, 2020* 6:00 p.m. |
Bellarmine | W 82–49 | 1–3 |
E. A. Diddle Arena (552) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
| December 18, 2020* 6:00 p.m. |
Mercer | L 54–71 | 1–4 |
E. A. Diddle Arena (529) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
| December 20, 2020* 2:00 p.m. |
at Tennessee Tech | L 59–73 | 1–5 |
Eblen Center (453) Cookeville, TN | |||||||
| December 21, 2020* 6:00 p.m. |
Samford | Canceled[a][2] | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||||
| C-USA regular season | |||||||||||
| January 1, 2021 6:00 p.m. |
Charlotte | Postponed[b][3] | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||||
| January 2, 2021 4:00 p.m. |
Charlotte | Postponed[b][3] | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||||
| January 8, 2021 6:30 p.m. |
at Louisiana Tech | W 61–55 | 2–5 (1–0) |
Thomas Assembly Center (1,200) Ruston, LA | |||||||
| January 9, 2021 4:00 p.m. |
at Louisiana Tech | L 52–58 | 2–6 (1–1) |
Thomas Assembly Center (1,200) Ruston, LA | |||||||
| January 14, 2021 5:00 p.m. |
at Marshall | L 54–81 | 2–7 (1–2) |
Cam Henderson Center (391) Huntington, WV | |||||||
| January 17, 2021 2:00 p.m. |
Marshall | W 69–60 | 3–7 (2–2) |
E. A. Diddle Arena (517) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
| January 22, 2021 6:00 p.m. |
Middle Tennessee | L 65–75 | 3–8 (2–3) |
E. A. Diddle Arena (527) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
| January 23, 2021 6:00 p.m. |
Middle Tennessee | L 60–77 | 3–9 (2–4) |
E. A. Diddle Arena (601) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
| January 28, 2021 5:30 p.m. |
at Old Dominion | Postponed[b][4] | Chartway Arena Norfolk, VA | ||||||||
| January 29, 2021[3] 4:00 p.m. |
Charlotte | W 100–99 3OT | 4–9 (3–4) |
E. A. Diddle Arena (507) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
| January 30, 2021 3:00 p.m. |
at Old Dominion | Postponed[b][4] | Chartway Arena Norfolk, VA | ||||||||
| January 30, 2021[3] 4:00 p.m. |
Charlotte | W 65–64 | 5–9 (4–4) |
E. A. Diddle Arena (576) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
| February 5, 2021 6:00 p.m. |
Florida Atlantic | W 71–64 | 6–9 (5–4) |
E. A. Diddle Arena (513) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
| February 6, 2021 6:00 p.m. |
Florida Atlantic | L 70–75 | 6–10 (5–5) |
E. A. Diddle Arena (582) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
| February 12, 2021 2:00 p.m. |
at Rice | L 55–64 | 6–11 (5–6) |
Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX | |||||||
| February 13, 2021 4:00 p.m. |
at Rice | L 74–77 | 6–12 (5–7) |
Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX | |||||||
| February 20, 2021 2:00 p.m. |
North Texas | Postponed[c][5] | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||||
| February 21, 2021 5:00 p.m. |
North Texas | Postponed[c][5] | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||||
| February 26, 2021 6:00 p.m. |
at FIU | W 66–56 | 7–12 (6–7) |
Ocean Bank Convocation Center (202) Miami, FL | |||||||
| February 27, 2021 3:00 p.m. |
at FIU | L 79–82 | 7–13 (6–8) |
Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL | |||||||
| March 4, 2021[6] 5:30 p.m. |
at Old Dominion | L 53–55 | 7–14 (6–9) |
Chartway Arena (250) Norfolk, VA | |||||||
| March 5, 2021[6] 5:30 p.m. |
at Old Dominion | L 55–57 | 7–15 (6–10) |
Chartway Arena (250) Norfolk, VA | |||||||
| C-USA tournament | |||||||||||
| March 9, 2021 4:00 p.m. |
(7E) | vs. (6E) Old Dominion First round |
L 77–83 OT | 7–16 |
Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX | ||||||
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Game canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic-related issues
- ^ a b c d Game postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic-related issues
- ^ a b Game canceled due to weather concerns
References
edit- ^ "C-USA Announces Women's Basketball Slate". Western Kentucky University Department of Athletics. October 26, 2020. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
- ^ Smith, Hunter (December 18, 2020). "WKU's game against Samford postponed". WBKO. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
- ^ a b c d Johnson, Teran (January 27, 2021). "Lady Toppers to host Charlotte this Friday & Saturday at Diddle Arena". WNKO. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
- ^ a b Johnson, Teran (January 26, 2021). "WKU Men's and Women's Basketball Series vs ODU Postponed". WNKO. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
- ^ a b Vito, Brett (February 19, 2021). "North Texas-Western Kentucky basketball series postponed indefinitely". Denton Record-Chronicle. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
- ^ a b "C-USA Announces Rescheduled Women's Basketball Games". Conference USA. February 10, 2021. Retrieved February 25, 2021.