Women’s basketball bows out of C-USA tournament after loss to Western Kentucky

[Skipper]

After winning a marathon in round one against the University of Alabama at Birmingham, North Texas women’s basketball was tasked with playing 24 hours later against No. 1 seed Western Kentucky University.

But after falling short in the quarterfinals last season, the Lady Hilltoppers (25-6. 16-2) looked determined to not let history repeat itself, as Western Kentucky sent the Mean Green (12-19, 8-10) home with a 78-51 victory.

“We gave it everything we had yesterday,” head coach Jalie Mitchell said. “And today I think that we [played well]. Western Kentucky is just better. They have two really great guards and we didn’t control them today.”

Those two great guards are Kendall Noble and Tashia Brown, who combined for 43 points and 16 boards in the Lady Hilltoppers resounding victory. North Texas was out-rebounded 44-28 overall and 19-7 on the offensive glass, constantly giving Western Kentucky second chance opportunities.

“We put them on the free throw line too many times and our rebounding was definitely an issue,” senior guard Candice Adams said. “

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