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2011-12 SCHEDULE Keep up with the Lady Toppers DATE Nov. 12 Nov. 15 Nov. 20 Nov. 22 Nov. 25 Nov. 26 Nov. 29 Dec. 5 Dec. 7 Dec. 9 Dec. 11 Dec. 21 Dec. 29 Jan. 4 Jan. 7 Jan. 11 Jan. 15 Jan. 17 Jan. 22
OPPONENT Towson at Northwestern Duke Wright State (1) vs. Samford (1) at UAB at Bowling Green Louisiana Tech at Tennessee Tech at Illinois State Florida International* at Texas Tech at Louisiana-Monroe* (2) Louisiana-Lafayette* Troy* at North Texas* at Denver* Tennessee Tech UALR*
TIME 4 p.m. 7 p.m. 2 p.m. 7 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 6 p.m. 7 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 2 p.m. 7 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 11 a.m. 1 p.m. 7 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 2 p.m.
DATE Jan. 25 Jan. 28 Feb. 4 Feb. 8 Feb. 11 Feb. 15 Feb. 18 Feb. 22 Feb. 26 Mar. 3-6 Mar. 17-20 Mar. 24-27 April 1 & 3
OPPONENT at Florida Atlantic* at Florida International* South Alabama* at Middle Tennessee* at Troy* Florida Atlantic* at South Alabama* Arkansas State* Middle Tennessee* at Sun Belt Conference Tournament NCAA First and Second Rounds NCAA Regionals NCAA Final Four
TIME 6 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 4 p.m. 7 p.m. 4 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 5 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 1 p.m. TBA TBA TBA TBA
* Sun Belt Conference game (1) — UAB/Samford Classic, Birmingham, Ala. (2) — Spread the Red Education Day Game Home games in bold played at E.A. Diddle Arena (7,326). All times Central // Dates and times subject to change
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MEET THE LADY TOPPERS 2011-12 Roster
Danay Fothergill
Keisha Mosley
Chaney Means
Zoe Sibalich
Teranie Thomas
[ 6-1 > Sr.-2L > F ] Detroit, Mich. (Detroit Community/ Purdue)
[ 5-8 > So.-1L > G ] Lawrenceville, Ga. (Greater Atlanta Christian School)
[ 5-9 > Fr.-HS > G ] Bowling Green, Ky. (Bowling Green HS)
[ 6-0 > Sr.-3L > F] Dallas, Texas (Duncanville HS)
[ 5-7 > Fr.-HS > G] Somerset, Ky. (Southwestern HS)
Ellen Sholtes
Summer Fife
Alexis Govan
Tyisha Amos
Ileana Johnson
[ 5-9 > So.-1L > G ] Louisville, Ky. (Mercy Academy)
[ 5-11 > Fr.-HS > G ] Fort Worth, Texas (Liberty Christian School)
[ 5-8 > Fr.-HS > G ] San Antonio, Texas (Stevens HS)
[ 5-10 > Fr.-HS > F ] Forest, Miss. (Scott Central High School)
Chasity Gooch
LaTeira Owens
Vanessa Obafemi
Mimi Hill
[ 6-0 > Fr.-HS > F] Franklin, Ky. (FranklinSimpson HS)
[ 6-1 > Sr.-3L > F] Columbia, Tenn. (Columbia HS)
[ 5-10 > Sr.-3L > G ] DeSoto Texas (DeSoto HS)
[ 6-3 > So.-1L > F ] Detroit, Mich. Watkinsville, Ga. (Winder-Barrow HS)
[ 5-6 > Fr.-HS > G ] Flagstaff, Ariz. (Flagstaff HS)
Jasmine Johnson [ 6-3 > Sr.-3L > C ] DeSoto, Texas (DeSoto HS)
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MARY TAYLOR COWLES Head Coach
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three-time Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year, Mary Taylor Cowles enters her 10th season as the head coach at her alma mater. During those first nine seasons, Cowles has led the Lady Toppers to seven 20-win seasons, and her Lady Toppers have won five Sun Belt East Division championships between 2003 and 2008. WKU won the title outright in 2003, ’05, ’06 and ’08. In nine years, Cowles has seen many of her players bring home individual honors. That group includes 20 all-Sun Belt selections, 12 all-Sun Belt Tournament picks, three Sun Belt Players of the Year and three Sun Belt Freshmen of the Year. Not only has Cowles mentor ed a number of individual award-winning student-athletes, but there are a number of former players and staf f
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members that have advanced in the college coaching ranks. In fact, a total 13 individuals involved with the program over the past nine seasons are either curr ent or former coaches in programs across the country. Cowles is familiar with the WKU program from top to bottom — she played for the Lady Toppers from 1987-91 and was a member of the Lady Topper coaching staff as an assistant (1995-97) an d associate head coach (1997-2001). During her time on the Hill, Cowles has been a part of 10 Lady Topper NCAA Tournament berths. Cowles came to the Hill from Marshall County High School in Benton, Ky. Cowles earned her bachelor’s degree in business education from WKU in 1992 and received her master’s degree in 2004. A resident of Rockfield, Cowles is married to Gil Ray Cowles. They have three children — a son, Corbin, and two daughters, Caroline and Catherine.
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COACHING AND SUPPORT STAFF Leading the Lady Toppers
Kenzie Pharis
Latrice McLin
Tim Riley
Camryn Whitaker
Assistant coach Fourth season
Assistant coach First season
Assistant coach First season
Graduate Assistant Second season
Joey Carnes
Katie Murphy
Jennifer Ragan
Curtis Turley
Strength coach Third season
Athletic trainer Second season
Office associate Eighth season
Dir. of operations First season
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2011-12 HOME OPPONENTS UALR Head Coach: Joe Foley (Central Arkansas, 1979) Series History: WKU leads 18-4
Middle Tennessee Head Coach: Rick Insell (Middle Tennessee, 1977) Series History: MTSU leads 35-25
Arkansas State Head coach: Brian Boyer (Missouri Western, 1993) Series History: WKU leads 30-15
South Alabama Head Coach: Rick Pietri (South Alabama, 1987) Series History: WKU leads 46-8
Duke Head Coach: Joanne P. McCallie (Northwestern, 1987) Series History: Duke leads 4-0
Tennessee Tech Head Coach: Sytia Messer (Arkansas, 2000) Series History: WKU leads 19-17
Florida Atlantic Head Coach: Chancellor Dugan (Eastern Kentucky, 1982) Series History: WKU leads 9-1
Towson Head Coach: Joe Mathews (Radford, 1991) Series History: First Meeting
Florida International Head Coach: Cindy Russo (Old Dominion, 1975) Series History: WKU leads 22-7
Troy Head Coach: Michael Murphy (Cardinal-Stritch, 1985) Series History: WKU leads 10-1
Louisiana-Lafayette Head Coach: Errol Rogers (Louisiana-Lafayette, 1995) Series History: WKU leads 33-2
Wright State Head Coach: Mike Bradbury (Chattanooga, 1993) Series History: WKU leads 2-0
Louisiana Tech Head Coach: Teresa Weatherspoon (Louisiana Tech, 2008) Series History: Tech leads 26-13
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E.A. DIDDLE ARENA Home of the Lady Toppers
TOUGHEST PLACES TO PLAY IN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Program Record (Pct.) 1. Tennessee..........477-44 (91.57) 2. Louisiana Tech....475-45 (91.35) 3. Montana ............450-56 (88.93) 4. Utah ..................421-55 (88.44) 5. Texas ................459-89 (83.76) 6. Old Dominion......484-94 (83.73) 7. WKU ..................421-88 (82.71) 8. Penn State ........362-77 (82.46) 9. North Carolina ....424-96 (81.54) 10. Texas Tech ........378-87 (81.29) Records entering 2010-11 season
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