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WKU will take on Southern Miss in the C-USA tournament Friday afternoon. Here are the WKU connects Top 5 tweets of the day.
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Western Kentucky Basketball Signee Isiah Cozart, named Kentucky’s Gatorade Player Of The Year on Friday.
Via Twitter
Cozart, who signed with Western Kentucky back in November. Holds the Kentucky state record for career blocked shots (716). This past season he averaged 20.0 ppg 12.2 rebs & 5.8 blk for Madison Central.
Call in to work Friday morning we’ve got 2 more games to win!
Thursday Night Western Kentucky defeated North Texas (67-51) in the quarter-finals of the C-USA Tournament. The Hilltoppers are now (6-1) all time vs North Texas in conference tournament play.
Hollinsworth 23pts (9-15 FG)
Anderson 13pts (7-12) FT 7 reb
Bassey 9pts 8 reb 3blk
Savage 8pts 5 reb
Bearden 2 pts 8 ast 4 reb
North Texas was held to 30% FG shooting
The Hilltoppers will go on to face (3) Southern Miss. tomorrow afternoon at 3 PM CT on the CBS Sports Network.
Dak Prescott was court-side Thursday night with Teammate and former WKU QB Mike White to witness the Hilltoppers first win in the C-USA tournament.
On Wednesday afternoon the Seattle Seahawks placed a second-round tender on RFA George Fant.
The second-round tender will cost Seattle around 3 Million in 2019 and will ensure the seahawks will receive a 2nd round pick for Fant if the seahawks decline to match an offer made by another team.
Fant, heading into his 4th season in the NFL, recently finished his 3 year rookie contract and was set to test the open free agent market for the first time if not placed on tender.
This past season, Fant played in all 16 games for Seattle and started in 7 of those games. He also totaled 1 catch for 9 yds.
This morning, several tornadoes touched down in far western Kentucky near Paducah. The images and videos from this event are jaw-dropping.
Mt. Zion Baptist Church:
Funnel Cloud Video:
Y’all stay safe out there.
Bowling Green is currently under a TORNADO WATCH until 4pm today. This means the conditions in the atmosphere are favorable for the development of a severe thunderstorm. Within these severe thunderstorms (supercell), there is the capability of tornados being produced. In addition to the tornado watch, Warren county is also under a wind advisory. As I am sure many of you know, it is quite windy outside. This advisory is in effect until 7pm tonight. Wind gusts of up to 50 mph are possible with sustained winds between 15-25 mph.
To get a better look at where Bowling Green lies within this watch, check out the graphic below.
To get an idea of the seriousness of these watches, warnings, and outlooks, NWS Paducah narrowly escaped a confirmed tornado this morning (As seen below). Stay updated on the weather today via Twitter, news outlets, or NOAA Weather radios. In the instance a tornado warning is in effect (meaning a tornado is imminent or occurring), seek shelter immediately. Find shelter in the in-most area of the house, away from all windows and doors and wait until NOAA gives the “All-clear”.
As for today, be weather aware. This means be cognizant of the dangers for today: strong winds, heavy rain, thunderstorms, the possibility of hail, and the chance of some isolated tornadoes. This also includes knowing what to do in times of warning alerts, as I talked about above. Expect to encounter the brunt of this system sometime early to mid afternoon (1-3pm timeframe).
What can you expect for the remainder of the week and into this weekend? Lots of sun and cooler temperatures. A cold front will be moving through tonight bringing high’s in the upper 40s and low 50s this weekend. Luckily, lots of sun will accompany these colder temperatures, making it feel a bit more pleasant.
FORECAST:
Today: Very breezy with gusts up to 50mph. Severe thunderstorms possible early to mid afternoon, so stay weather aware.
High: 74
Low: 41
Tonight: Clouds will decreasing leaving mostly clear skies overnight.
Friday: Mostly cloudy and cooler
High: 49
Low: 30
Friday Night: Partly cloudy and chilly
This weekend: Mostly sunny both days with highs in the upper 40’s Saturday and mid 50’s Sunday.
On Thursday Night at 8:30 PM CT Western Kentucky will take on North Texas in the Second Round of the C-USA tournament in Frisco, Texas. The game will be televised on Stadium and WKU-Pbs here locally in Bowling Green.
Western Kentucky and North Texas met once earlier this season ending in a (62-59) Win for the Hilltoppers. In the previous meeting the Hilltoppers were without their Head Coach Rick Stansbury, filling in his place was assistant coach Marc Hsu. The Hilltoppers are at full strength heading into Thursday nights match-up looking to advance to the semi-finals of the C-USA tournament.
One stat that sticks out from this game is that Western Kentucky shot just 16% (3-18) from the 3 point line against North Texas. That should change this game and lead to a win for Western Kentucky.
The winner of this game will go on to play the winner of (3) Southern Miss. and (6) Marshall on Friday at 3 PM.
Here is a view of the bracket as it currently stands:
