Senior forward Chastity Gooch tallied 30 points, 11 rebounds, three blocks and three steals en route to the Lady Toppers’ 79-78 win at Colorado in the second round of the Preseason WNIT on Monday.

WKU (2-0) moves on to face Albany on Thursday at 7 p.m. in Diddle Arena in the semifinals of the Preseason WNIT.

Junior guard Micah Jones recorded 20 points and was seven-of-seven from the free-throw line, which included some clutch free throws down the stretch.

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Senior guard/forward Alexis Govan added nine points, and redshirt sophomore guard Kendall Noble chipped in seven points to go along with her six assists, five steals and 14 rebounds.

The Lady Toppers shot just 35 percent from the field and 13 percent from three-point range, but managed to force 24 Colorado turnovers and held the Buffs to 38 percent shooting.

The winner of Thursday’s semifinal bout will move on to the championship game against the winner of West Virginia and Mississippi State.