Western Kentucky made it to the WNIT quarterfinals thanks to a big 3-point shot.
But the Lady Toppers’ luck from the perimeter went the other way Sunday night in Vermillion, S.D., and their season came to an end because of it.
Home team South Dakota hit 12 of 26 3s while visiting WKU was just 1-of-8 from behind the arc. That proved to be the key factor in the Lady Toppers’ season-ending 68-54 loss to the Coyotes at the Dakotadome.
It was a stark departure for WKU from Friday night, when freshman Sidnee Bopp hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to give the Lady Toppers an overtime third-round win at Saint Louis.