Travis Hudson has seen his team mob on the court eight times after winning conference tournament championships. Only one of those postgame pileups has occurred at E.A. Diddle Arena – back in 2012, when Western Kentucky won the Sun Belt Conference Tournament title.
“When you dog-pile on the road and it’s just you and your team, that’s a great feeling,” the Lady Toppers’ longtime coach Hudson said Monday. “But when you dog-pile at home and the stands are filled with people waving the red towel, that’s a pretty special opportunity our kids are able to take advantage of.