WKU Women’s Basketball closed out non-conference play Friday, with a commanding 97-39 win over the West Virginia State Yellow Jackets at Diddle Arena.
WKU will close out its season with 16 straight C-USA contests beginning Jan. 6.
WVSU faced its toughest battle of the season in their matchup against WKU. The Yellow Jackets are a DII program and WKU represented their lone contest against a D1 program this season.
WKU saw many contributors throughout the contest as 11 players scored. No WKU player played more than 22 minutes in a game that quickly got out of hand.
The Lady Toppers took a quick lead and never looked back, going on an 11-2 run to begin the game. The teams traded baskets throughout the rest of the first quarter as WKU took a 29-14 lead into the second.
WKU put the game out of reach with a dominant second quarter, outscoring the Yellow Jackets 28-2 in the period to take a 57-16 lead into the half.
The Lady Topper successes continued in the second half, outscoring WVSU 22-14 in the third quarter and 18-9 in the fourth, claiming a 97-39 victory.
WVSU struggled mightily throughout the contest. The Yellow Jackets shot 23.7% from the field, 8.3% from three and 47.4% from the free throw line.
On the other hand, WKU shot 49.4% from the field, 26.9% from three, and 73.7% from the free throw line.
Senior guard Destiny Salary led the Lady Toppers in scoring with 25 points on 10-16 shooting and five rebounds.
The win brings the Lady Toppers to 9-6 on the season.
WKU will open conference play Saturday, Jan. 6 on the road against Liberty at 1 p.m. CT.
