Fresh off a win over Middle Tennessee to open Conference USA play, WKU returns to action Saturday at 2 p.m. as it hosts Southern Mississippi inside Diddle Arena in a rematch of the 2017 C-USA Tournament championship.
The Lady Toppers (10-4 overall, 1-0 C-USA) earned a 57-43 victory over MTSU behind a strong all-around defensive outing. WKU forced 18 turnovers and turned those takeaways into 18 points on the opposite end of the court. The WKU defense also held the Blue Raiders to 33 percent shooting on the night, as they made just 13 shots.
Thanks to 17 points, seven rebounds and four assists from Tashia Brown, 10 points and 11 rebounds from Ivy Brown and 10 points from Sidnee Bopp, the Lady Toppers won their fourth straight over MTSU for the first time since 2003-2004.