BTH Need to Read (2/15): WKU tunes up for UALR; WKU women lose top scorer

Western Kentucky at UALR
7 p.m. Thursday
Jack Stephens Center
BURN THE HORSE
No idea why, but Western Kentucky played a tune-up game last night and beat Florida Gulf Coast at home. The Hilltoppers travel to UALR on Thursday for a Sun Belt Conference matchup.
Here's the Bowling Green Daily News' blog about the game:
http://bgdnwkublog.wordpress.com/
And a game story from the College Heights Herald:
http://wkuherald.com/sports/article_69159204-38c6-11e0-833d-00127992bc8b.html

Yesterday we read about Western Kentucky men's player Cliff Dixon being dismissed from the team. Today we read that Western Kentucky women's player Janae Howard has left the team. The Lady Toppers play at UALR on Wednesday night. She was the team's leading scorer, three-point shooter and shot blocker:
http://wkuherald.com/sports/article_cade101c-3879-11e0-b414-00127992bc8b.html

UALR women's basketball signee Kari Payton earned a spot on the Louisiana Academic All-State team. She's got a 4.0 grade-point average:
http://www.bastropenterprise.com/sports/x1644091696/Four-Lady-Rams-earn-Academic-All-State-honors