Western Kentucky University NCAA News

Troy, Ala. - Danay Fothergill scored a career-high 15 points, knocking down four shots from long range, and LaTeira Owens added 12 as the Western Kentucky University women's basketball team limited Troy to just 14 second-half points and outscored the Trojans by 21 in the final 20 minutes, pulling away for a 59-36 victory Saturday afternoon at ... (more)

TROY, Ala. - A nine-point halftime lead fell away with Troy scoring 53 second-half points Saturday afternoon, and the WKU Hilltoppers lost their fourth-straight game at Sartain Hall to the Trojans, 83-77. Troy shot 51.6 percent in the second half and made six three-pointers, and it also converted 15 of 18 second-half free throw tries.

TROY, Ala. - A stretch of six-of-eight games on the road comes to a close Saturday afternoon with a 1:00 contest that wraps up the Hilltoppers' season series with Troy.

Middle Tennessee State beat Western Kentucky 72-64 on Thursday at Murphy Center for its fifth straight victory over the Hilltoppers and their longest winning streak in the series in 82 years.

Murfreesboro, Tenn. - Kortni Jones hit six threes and scored a game-high 23 points for Middle Tennessee, but it was six free throws in the final 40 seconds that proved to be the difference as the Blue Raiders held on for a 67-64 win over the Western Kentucky University women's basketball team Wednesday night at the Murphy Center.

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - With three wins in its last four games, WKU will attempt to carry the momentum over to its stiffest conference test of the season so far Thursday night at league-leading Middle Tennessee.

NFL Combine is just around the corner, scheduled for February 22nd - 28th, and the official invite list is now available.

Western Kentucky went on an 11-2 run late in the second half and Jamal Crook scored 16 of his game-high 24 points after halftime as the Hilltoppers defeated the University of South Alabama men's basketball team 75-66 Saturday night at E.A. Diddle Arena.

Louisville enters the AP Top 25 at #24 this week and is one of two new teams in the poll.

West Virginia closed the first half with a 17-2 run and opened the second with a 7-0 burst to defeat the No.

Bowling Green, Ky. - South Alabama used an 18-5 run to open the second half to help propel the Jaguars to a 56-52 win over the Western Kentucky University women's basketball team Saturday afternoon at E.A. Diddle Arena.

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - Following a week off for the second time this conference season, WKU is back on the court Saturday night at 7:00 when it hosts Sun Belt Conference East Division rival South Alabama at E.A. Diddle Arena.

The lead prosecutor in the murder case of Gregory O'Bryan in the 2010 death of 18-year-old Sullivan... The Kentucky Pro Football Hall of Fame announced the names of this year's five inductees -- Louisvillians Rob Bironas, Mo Moorman, Bubba Paris and Chris Redman and Dan Neal of Corbin.

Central High School football player Anthony Wales announces that he will accept an athletic scholarship to play football at Western Kentucky University.

Gonzaga, who enters the AP Top 25 at #24 this week, leads two new teams in the poll.

Middle Tennessee State's LaRon Dendy has been selected as the StatSheet Sun Belt Player of the Week for the week ending January 30th.

The Western Kentucky University women's basketball team saw a nine-point halftime lead go to the wayside Saturday afternoon at U.S. Century Bank Arena as FIU's Jerica Coley scored 29 second-half points to lead the Panthers to a 60-56 win in Miami.

Despite a cold shooting night offensively, the Hilltoppers took care of business in the other aspects of the game and earned a 61-51 victory Saturday on the road against FIU in Miami, Fla.

Jamal Crook scored 12 points and Western Kentucky overcame a poor shooting night to defeat Florida International 61-51 on Saturday night.

Western Kentucky led 62-53 behind two Kahlil McDonald free throws with 5:23 left to play.