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WKU Hilltoppers predicted to finish 3rd in C-USA East Division July 19, 2021 BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Conference USA media has predicted the order of finish for the upcoming season, which was released on Monday afternoon. Despite the fact that Western Kentucky is predicted to finish 3rd in the East Division, behind Marshall and Florida Atlantic, the Hilltoppers received a vote to win the division from one of the 24 media members who participated in the predictions. �������� �...

WNKY 40 News June 29, 2021 Share This Story BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – We have an update to a story we brought you a couple weeks ago regarding a local AAU volleyball team that is headed to nationals. The Bravo 15 Black volleyball squad departed for nationals last week and came back to south central Kentucky with some hardware as they claimed the Garnett Division Championship after four days of hard, competitive play. The team played a trio of games in each of the first three days and then was able...

WNKY 40 News June 22, 2021 BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Bartley Weaver IV has been a KSP Post 3 State Trooper for the past five years, but that is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to various activities the Cave City native invests his time in. In addition to his role with KSP, Weaver is a competitive eater, has been employed as the Tennessee Titans’ spartan-like character “Titan man” for a full season, was featured as a contestant on NBC’s hit show “The Titan Games” and, most rec...

WNKY 40 News February 1, 2021 BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Two WKU women’s basketball student-athletes were recognized on Monday by Conference USA for their play against Charlotte over the weekend. Raneem Elgedawy was named Co-Player of the Week and Hope Sivori was voted Freshman of the Week. Elgedawy played a major role in WKU’s sweep of Charlotte, a team that had not been beaten since Dec. 6 and was undefeated in conference play. The senior posted 26 points and 20 rebounds in the first game, be...

WNKY 40 News January 25, 2021 BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU Hilltopper Basketball locked down defensively Sunday to earn a 68-52 win over Middle Tennessee and its best start in 19 years. The Hilltoppers (13-4 overall, 6-2 Conference USA) held the Blue Raiders to 28.6% from the field to complete the series sweep in back-to-back games. WKU’s 13-4 start is its best through 17 games since the 2001-02 season. “That wasn’t the prettiest win, but it was a win,” WKU associate head coach Phil Cunni...

WNKY 40 News January 18, 2021 BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — WKU Hilltopper Basketball center Charles Bassey was named Lute Olson National Player of the Week by College Insider on Monday. Additionally, the junior big man was selected as Conference USA Player of the Week presented by Surf & Turf Golf for the second consecutive week, the league announced. Bassey led WKU to a rivalry sweep over Marshall by averaging 22.5 points, 14 rebounds and 3.5 blocks per game, all while shooting 50% from the field an...

Elgedawy Notches Double-Double in Return, Lady Tops fall to Marshall January 15, 2021 BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — After 10 months away from the WKU women’s basketball team, senior forward Raneem Elgedawy picked up right where she left off with her 28th career double-double in a loss at Marshall. The Alexandria, Egypt native capped off her night with a team-leading 17 points and 10 rebounds. WKU (2-7, 1-2 C-USA) fell to the Thundering Herd (3-4, 2-3 C-USA) 81-54 on the road on Thursday night. The t...

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — The WKU women’s basketball team split a pair of games at Louisiana Tech to open Conference USA play with a 58-52 loss on Saturday afternoon. The Lady Toppers (2-6, 1-1 C-USA) won the first matchup against Louisiana Tech (7-3, 2-2 C-USA) on Friday 61-55. Hope Sivori led all scorers with 23 points on 7-of-10 shooting from...

WNKY 40 News December 13, 2020 BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Josh Anderson scored a team-high 15 points, Tae Hollingsworth added 14 points, Charles Bassey chipped in 13 points and Jordan Rawls added 11 huge points off the bench as the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers defeated Rhode Island, 68-65. With the win, WKU improves to 5-2 on the season and extends their current winning streak to three games. The Tops controlled a majority of the first half of Sunday’s contest and entered halftime with a comforta...