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WKU overwhelms C-USA leading MTSU in home victory

The Western Kentucky women’s basketball team played nearly perfect for the entire course of Sunday’s game against rival Middle Tennessee State, overwhelming the Blue Raiders in a 66-51 victory inside in Diddle Arena.

The Lady Toppers (13-5, 5-1 C-USA) forced the Blue Raiders 21 turnovers and caused many fell to 9-7 and suffered its first league loss (5-1 C-USA).

“They were just a better team,” MTSU head coach Rick Insell said. “You’ve got to take your hat off for them. They did a good job – a real good job. They shot the ball well, passed the ball well, got a lot of deflections.