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Lady Toppers dominate Belmont, claim first home win of regular season

The WKU women's basketball team (2-1) buried Belmont (2-1) in a 77-46 home win on Wednesday evening in Diddle Arena, as the Lady Toppers flexed their defensive muscles and allowed their lowest point total to date.

WKU shot the ball efficiently all night, posting shooting splits of 42% from the field, 41% from deep and 72% from the free throw line. The Lady Toppers also cut down substantially on turnovers compared to their last outing, turning it over only nine times instead of 25.

The Lady Toppers dominated the game on the defensive end by amassing 15 steals, forcing 24 turnovers and allowing the Bruins to knock down only two 3-pointers over the course of the game.