As much as Michelle Clark-Heard praises her young team’s growth, youth might have finally caught up with Western Kentucky over the weekend.
Outside of the senior captains Ivy Brown and Tashia Brown, the entire season has been about the sophomores and juniors transitioning into starting roles and freshmen growing up quickly.
The progression has certainly pleased the head coach – three different styles of victory against Conference USA opponents Middle Tennessee, Southern Mississippi and Florida International were wins where several different players were the deciding factors.
But youth catches up at some point against good teams, and the Lady Toppers (12-5 overall, 3-1 C-USA) found that out in Saturday’s 79-61 loss at Alabama-Birmingham.