Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball

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First season 1914–15 Nickname Lady Toppers Home Away Arena E. A. Diddle Arena		Location Bowling Green, KY Colors Red and White Head coach Michelle Clark-Heard Conference Conference USA

University Western Kentucky University

The Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball team represents Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The team currently competes in the NCAA Division I as a member of Conference USA. The current head coach of the Lady Toppers is Michelle Clark-Heard.

Postseason

Western Kentucky University's women's basketball team has appeared in 30 national postseason tournaments, all since 1984.

NCAA tournament results

The Lady Hilltoppers have appeared in the Women’s NCAA Tournament 19 times. They were NCAA Runners-up in 1992 and made Final Four appearances in 1985 and 1986.

WNIT results

The Lady Hilltoppers have appeared in the Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) 11 times. They made the semifinals of the tournament in 2006 and 2007 and made the quarterfinals in 2001, 2004 and 2016.

Note: Appearances were in the National Women's Invitational Tournament (NWIT), prior to the start of the WNIT.

Rivalries

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Coaches

Pam Dickson (1973-74) 4-7 record in 1 season as head coach

Dr. Carol Hughes (1974-1976) 22-20 record in 2 seasons as head coach

Julia Yeater (1976-1978) 44-18 in 2 seasons as head coach

Eileen Canty (1978-1982) 50-62 in 4 seasons as head coach

Paul Sanderford (1982-1997) 365-120 in 15 seasons as head coach

Steve Small (1997-2001) 88-40 in 4 seasons as head coach

Shawn Campbell (2001-2002) 14-12 in 1 season as head coach

Marti Whitmore (2002) 2-2 in 1 season as head coach (finished 2002 season after Campbell's departure)

Mary Taylor-Cowles (2002-2012) 199-119 in 10 seasons as head coach

Michelle Clark-Heard (2012-present) 103-32 in 4 seasons as head coach

References

Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball Wikipedia

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