Not even one hour after news emerged from the WKU men’s basketball program that Head Coach Ray Harper had resigned amid the suspension of three players, there was a basketball game to be played in Diddle Arena.
The Lady Toppers team hosted Dayton in a Women's NIT first-round game, and the Lady Tops picked up an 89-72 victory to move on to the second round of the tournament.
“I think it was a complete 180 from the last game,” redshirt junior guard Kendall Noble said. “We were excited, had energy and we were just having fun playing hard like coach asks us to every game.