BOWLING GREEN, Ky. -- The Old Dominion women's basketball team fell to Western Kentucky, 75-60, on the road on Saturday afternoon at E.A. Diddle Arena.
ODU (9-5, 0-2) trailed by just five, 36-31, at the half and briefly led 22-21 early in the second quarter following a 10-0 run, but Western Kentucky (8-8, 2-0) broke the game open in the third quarter. The Lady Toppers opened the second half on a 17-6 run and outscored ODU, 21-11, in the third. WKU then led by double figures for the remainder of the contest.
Amari Young led the Monarchs with a career-high 16 points on 7-of-11 shooting.