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Bre'Yon White
59
Western Ky. WestKy 7-1,0-0 CUSA
64
Winner Wichita St. WSU 4-6,0-0 AAC
Western Ky. WestKy
7-1,0-0 CUSA
59
Final
64
Wichita St. WSU
4-6,0-0 AAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Western Ky. WestKy 15 4 17 23 59
Wichita St. WSU 11 17 15 21 64

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Wichita State Tops Undefeated Toppers, 64-59

WICHITA – Four Shockers finished in double figures as Wichita State handed Western Kentucky its first loss of the season, 64-59, Sunday afternoon in Charles Koch Arena.
 
Junior Bre'Yon White led the Shockers with her first career double-double, putting up a career-high 12 points and 11 rebounds, shooting 6-for-8 from the field (.750). Sophomore Salese Blow recorded a team-high 13 points and grabbed a season-high six rebounds, Jayla Murray finished with 12 points, and Taylor Jameson scored 10.
 
"It was a tough, gritty performance by our team," head coach Terry Nooner said. "I'm most pleased with our defense and our rebounding. [Western Kentucky was] a tough team coming in, so for us to be able to prepare in one day, I'm happy for the team."
 
The Shockers out-rebounded the Toppers 52-42 as Ornella Niankan tied her season high with eight, and Ella Anciaux had seven.
 
"We've been really keying in on [rebounding] for our bigs, and especially with this game plan, our job was to stop them from getting the boards, and with that, we got the boards," White said.
 
Wichita State held Western Kentucky to just 28.4 percent (21-for-74) shooting, including a 1-for-17 second quarter where the Toppers only scored four points, the least by a Shocker opponent in a quarter this year.
 
Wichita State took an early four-point lead in the first quarter, but a 10-0 run by Western Kentucky put the Toppers up six before Anciaux made a putback in the final possession of the quarter to make it 15-11 Toppers. The Toppers scored 12 of their points off seven Shocker turnovers and hit three threes.
 
The Shockers held Western Kentucky to just four points in the second quarter as Wichita State went on a 14-0 run, holding WKU scoreless for over eight minutes to take a 28-19 lead going into halftime.
 
Jameson was 3-for-3 from three in the second period to record her second-straight game and fourth game this season with three or more threes.
 
Western Kentucky started to chip away at the Shockers' lead in the second half, coming within two twice in the fourth quarter, but a 6-0 run courtesy of White, Murray and KP Parr helped the Shockers hang on down the stretch.
 
"The biggest thing is that my team stuck together and fought together through some tough times tonight, and players stepped up and made plays to make sure that we won the game," Nooner said. "To be able to win against an undefeated team is big for our confidence."
 
The Shockers have now won two-straight home games for the first time since Nov. 8 and Nov. 20 in 2023.
 
Wichita State improves to 4-6, and Western Kentucky drops to 7-1.
 
The Shockers hit the road for a three-game road stretch, starting with Loyola Marymount Sunday, Dec. 15 at 4 p.m.
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