2020–21 Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball team

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
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast Division
Record7–16 (6–10 C-USA)
Head coach
  • Greg Collins (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Jocelyn (Wyatt) Brown
  • Tiffany Porter-Talbert
  • Jhasmin Bowen
Home arenaE. A. Diddle Arena
Seasons
2020–21 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
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
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Game canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic-related issues
  2. ^ a b c d Game postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic-related issues
  3. ^ a b Game canceled due to weather concerns

References

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  1. ^ "C-USA Announces Women's Basketball Slate". Western Kentucky University Department of Athletics. October 26, 2020. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  2. ^ Smith, Hunter (December 18, 2020). "WKU's game against Samford postponed". WBKO. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b Johnson, Teran (January 26, 2021). "WKU Men's and Women's Basketball Series vs ODU Postponed". WNKO. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  5. ^ a b Vito, Brett (February 19, 2021). "North Texas-Western Kentucky basketball series postponed indefinitely". Denton Record-Chronicle. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  6. ^ a b "C-USA Announces Rescheduled Women's Basketball Games". Conference USA. February 10, 2021. Retrieved February 25, 2021.