BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - WKU will open its 2016-17 C-USA slate on Friday evening at 7 p.m. as the Lady Toppers welcome Florida Atlantic to E.A. Diddle Arena. The game will also be WKU’s final contest of the 2016 calendar year; the Lady Toppers have put together a 26-9 record (.743) since January 1 of this year.
The Lady Toppers are coming off a 68-61 victory over Ball State last Wednesday that saw WKU hold off a late rally from the Cardinals for the win. Florida Atlantic holds a 4-7 record and has dropped five of its last six outings, including a 76-59 loss to Maryland-Eastern Shore in its last time out on Dec.