Western Kentucky University guard Lola Bond (0) guards Missouri State University guard Victoria Dixon (0) during a game at E.A. Diddle Arena in Bowling Green, Ky., Thursday, March 5, 2026. (Bradi Hawkins)Western Kentucky University forward Mya Pratcher (5) warms up before a women’s basketball game against Missouri State at E.A. Diddle Arena in Bowling Green, Kentucky, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (Bradi Hawkins)Western Kentucky University guard Salma Kheder (34) looks up to try to make a basket against Missouri State in E.A. Diddle Arena on Thursday, March 5, 2026. (Bradi Hawkins)Western Kentucky University forward Zsofia Telegdy (23) blocks Missouri State’s Maycee James (13), allowing teammate Tia Shelling (3) to pass the ball to another player during a women’s basketball game at E.A. Diddle Arena in Bowling Green, Kentucky., Thursday, March 5, 2026. (Bradi Hawkins)Khailan Patel cheers for Western Kentucky Women’s Basketball against Missouri State at E.A. Diddle Arena in Bowling Green, Kentucky, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (Bradi Hawkins)Western Kentucky University forward Tatum Boettjer (13) blocks Missouri State’s Kendal Brueggen (3) from attempting a two-point shot during a women’s basketball game at E.A. Diddle Arena in Bowling Green, Kentucky, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (Bradi Hawkins)Western Kentucky University guard Trinity Rowe (11) fights for the ball during a women’s basketball game against Missouri State at E.A. Diddle Arena in Bowling Green, Kentucky, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (Bradi Hawkins)Western Kentucky University forward Zsofia Telegdy (23) attempts to steal the ball from Missouri State’s Faith Lee (11) during a women’s basketball game at E.A. Diddle Arena in Bowling Green, Kentucky, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (Bradi Hawkins)