Katashia Witcher

#24 KATASHIA WITCHER

1997-98 (As a Junior)

Katashia (Ka-TOSH-a) Witcher added quickness and excitement to the Lady Topper starting lineup. An immediate team leader, She averaged 7.5 points and 3.2 assists, while also adding 42 steals.
Totaled eight assists against Arkansas State.
Started her first game as a Lady Topper.
She turned in her best game against Louisiana Tech, scoring a career-high 25 points, including 7-of-8 free throw shots and the last-second game-winning layup. That winning layup was featured on both ESPN SportsCenter and CNN Sports as _The Play of the Day.
Her nine assists against Texas-Pan American was the most since Dawn Warner achieved the feat during the 1994-95 season.
Averaged nine points per game in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament.
Recorded a season-best seven rebounds against Arkansas State.
Played in all 35 Lady Topper games, starting 27 contests.
Landed 69 percent of her shots from the free throw line.
Led Western with 111 assists, and ranked second on the team with 42 steals.
The Lady Toppers posted a 18-7 overall record with Witcher in the starting lineup.
One of three Lady Toppers to post five steals in a game last season, achieving the feat against Kentucky.
Her 25 points against Louisiana Tech (1-25-98) was the fifth-highest point total by a Lady Topper during the 1997-98 season.
Played a career-high 35 minutes againstLouisiana Tech.

Previous School (1995-97)

Katashia came to Western Kentucky after posting remarkable numbers at Barton County (Kan.) Community College.
Witcher averaged 14.3 points, 6.3 assists, 3.5 steals and 5.5 rebounds per contest as a sophomore, the season before transferring to Western Kentucky.
Led the Cougars to a 28-5 overall record in 1996-97, including a 12-game win streak, and a 14-2 mark in the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference.
Earned All-Jayhawk Conference honors following her sophomore season.
Served as team captain of the Barton County squad during the 1996-97 season.
Named to the 1997 Region VI All-Tournament team following her sophomore season.
Led the Cougars from the free throw line, connecting on 128-of-196 shots for a .653 percentage.
As a freshman, she was named to the All-Conference first team and received All-Region honorable mention honors.
Grabbed a team-high eight points and 14 rebounds against Kansas City Community College in a 62-50 semifinal loss in the Region VI Tournament.

Looking Back

Lettered four years in basketball at Cedar Shoals High School in Athens, Ga.
She averaged 16 points, seven rebounds, seven assists and five steals per contest at Cedar Shoals.
As a senior, she led her SCHS squad to more points than any other team in school history. With 467 total points that season, Witcher was one of four players with a double-digit scoring average.
Witcher connected on 45 percent of her shots from the field and 50 percent from the free throw line.
Her high school numbers also included 21 points per game as a junior and 16.8 points per contest as a sophomore.
Played for Coach Charles Turner_s Jaguars at Cedar Shoals High.

In Depth

Born April 22, 1977, she is the daughter of Dwight Witcher and Geneva Barrington.
Majoring in community health at Western.