Western Kentucky women’s basketball has started with a bang and fans have the opportunity to purchase discounted tickets.
The Hilltoppers (9-3), who average 76.8 points per game, are 5-0 at home this season.
Fans can purchase tickets for $3 as long as the Hilltoppers remain undefeated at home, WKU Athletics announced. WKU’s next home game is Thursday at 7:30 p.m. against Liberty.
The Hilltoppers have nine home games remaining this season, all against Conference USA opponents.
Around Town: Louisville Volleyball and Historic Penn State National Championship
Last Sunday, Penn State volleyball defeated Louisville, 3-1, in second most viewed NCAA Volleyball Championship, averaging 1.3 million viewers.
The championship game peaked at 1.9 million viewers.
The 2024 NCAA Tournament saw a 41% year-over-year increase.
CL Brown: Dani Busboom Kelly must stay put. She could become as big as Denny Crum
Statewide: Purdue Volleyball loses top attackers to Kentucky teams
Kentucky volleyball Just picked up a major asset from the transfer portal. Purdue’s Eva Hudson, the Big Ten’s set leader, recently announced her transfer to the Wildcats.
Hudson, a second team AVCA All-Americanrecorded 567 killedwith an average of 4.81 per set.
Hudson was not the only Boilermaker to transfer to the Commonwealth.
Outside hitter Chloe Chicoine recently announced its decision to move to Louisville.
She was second on the Boilermakers in wins (363) and a member of the All-Big Ten second team.
High School Recruiting: Overtime Elite’s Taylen Kinney Narrows Down List of Schools
Louisville And Kentucky Basketball is on Overtime Elite basketball star Taylen Kinney’s list of 15 schools.
The Kentucky native is a five-star prospect in the class of 2026 and the No. 4 point guard in the country, according to the 247Sports Composites.
Kinney played at Newport High School in Kentucky last season and averaged 17.5 points and four rebounds per game.
Mark your calendars
Bellarmine Men’s Basketball will visit northern Alabama at 7 p.m. Thursday and central Arkansas at 2 p.m. Saturday.
Bellarmine Women’s Basketball will host North Alabama at 6:30 p.m. Thursday and Central Arkansas at 2 p.m. Saturday.
Bellarmine Wrestling will travel to Chattanooga, Tennessee, for the Southern Scuffle tournament on Saturday and January 5.
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This article was originally published in the Louisville Courier Journal: High school recruiting: Taylen Kinney has Louisville, Kentucky on her roster
