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Today’s edition · Thurs., Nov. 5

WKU women win their opener 61-50 and Faith Young earns a CUSA honor

Plus, Apollo visits Bowling Green in the Class 5A playoffs Friday night.

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WKU women's basketball opens the season with a 61-⁠50 win over Chattanooga

WKU beat Chattanooga 61-⁠50 in the season opener

  • Chattanooga50
    WKU61
    FinalWKU led 11-2 after the first quarter.

Source: WBKO

If you missed Wednesday night, the Lady Toppers beat Chattanooga 61-50 in the season opener. They led 11-2 after the first quarter. Chattanooga tied it at 35-35 in the third, and WKU moved back ahead 43-37 on a Josie Gilvin catch-and-shoot. Most of the late scoring came at the free-throw line, and Jamila Ray made all of hers.

The Lady Toppers also won their lone exhibition on Oct. 31. Coach Greg Collins said the team's focus is “not teaching basketball, it’s teaching confidence.”

  • Next game: Sun., Nov. 8, at home against CBU
  • Last December: Chattanooga beat WKU 59-58
  • Before Wednesday, Chattanooga had won two of three meetings

WKU's Oct. 31 exhibition win came with 84 points and shared scoring

84-66
WKU's exhibition win over Young Harris
20 of 29
exhibition field goals that came off assists
10
Lady Toppers who scored in the exhibition

Source: wkuherald.com

WKU Athletics

WKU volleyball's Faith Young is Conference USA's Offensive Player of the Week

If you follow Hilltopper volleyball, you've seen a lot of Faith Young lately. The junior middle hitter was named CUSA Offensive Player of the Week after two wins at FIU, where she had 26 kills and a .396 hitting clip. It's her second weekly award. The first was Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 15, 2025.

.426Faith Young's hitting percentage, the best in Conference USA

Since league play began, she has finished under .300 in only two matches.

Sources: WNKY, Bowling Green Daily News

WKU also named her its Athletics Player of the Week. The Hilltoppers host Liberty twice this weekend and are hoping to clinch the CUSA regular season title.

  • Record: perfect in Conference USA play
  • First serve: Friday, 6 p.m. CT, in
  • Recent form: 10 or more kills in four of the last five matches

Young had 16 kills Friday and 10 Saturday at FIU

16Kills10
7Blocks3
3Digs2

Source: Bowling Green Daily News

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Football

If you're headed to the game, Apollo (5-5) visits Bowling Green (5-5) in the first round of the Class 5A playoffs Friday. Kickoff is 7 p.m. The Owensboro TimesHometown Ticketing

Men's hoops

WKU men's basketball plays Kentucky Wesleyan tonight at 6:30 p.m. from in Bowling Green, and you can watch on ESPN+. It's the fourth straight year the two teams have met in an early-season game. The Hilltoppers beat Morehead State 83-58 in their Nov. 2 opener. Messenger-InquirerWKUHerald.com

All-SKY

South Warren landed an area-high eight players on the 2026 large-school division. The Spartans (8-2) earned a bye in the first round of the Class 6A state playoffs. Bowling Green Daily News

Eight Spartans earned first-team All-SKY honors

PlayerPosition
Camden PageQuarterback
Jamir BoardsRunning back
Xavier WilsonOffensive lineman
Tucker SearsWide receiver
JaQuise SmithDefensive lineman
Ryley OllerLinebacker
Ta'Kyon DardenDefensive back
Isaiah BridgesReturn specialist

Source: Bowling Green Daily News

Honor

Retired Chief Justice John D. Minton, a Bowling Green native, will be honored Friday when the Supreme Court of Kentucky dedicates his portrait in Frankfort at 1 p.m. CDT. He served 17 years on the court, 14 of them as chief justice. WNKY

Veterans Day

WKU will observe Veterans Day on Wed., Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. with a wreath-laying ceremony at , with remarks from President Timothy C. Caboni. The Kentucky Museum hosts a veterans event at 5 p.m. that day, where David Serafini will present “Kentuckians at War.” WNKY

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WKU women win their opener 61-50 and Faith Young earns a CUSA honor

Plus, Apollo visits Bowling Green in the Class 5A playoffs Friday night.

The TLDR

  1. WKU women's basketball beats Chattanooga 61-50 in the opener
  2. Faith Young is Conference USA's Offensive Player of the Week
  3. Apollo visits Bowling Green in the 5A playoffs Friday at 7 p.m.
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