Lauren Floyd
Sports Anchor/Reporter
Bowling Green, Ky.
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Lauren is a 2022 graduate of Western Kentucky University.
While in college, she also interned at Eyewitness News (WEHT/WTVW) out of Henderson, Kentucky during the summer of 2021.
She grew up in Owensboro, Kentucky but has loved being a part of the Bowling Green Community for the past five years.
Her passion is sports and telling the stories of athletes across Southcentral Kentucky.
When not at work, she enjoys spending time with her dog "Rylo."
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The redshirt senior from Louisville, Kentucky posted seven tackles, a fumble recovery, an interception and two pass breakups in the win over MTSU.
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The Barren County Trojanettes and Glasgow Scotties secured the 15th district girls/boys soccer titles on Sunday.
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WKU Soccer got back into the win column on Sunday afternoon with a 2-0 victory against Chicago State at the WKU Soccer Complex.
FIU took an early lead with a goal in the ninth minute, but WKU came from behind to even the score with a goal in the 38th minute.
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The 2023 High School Football season is flying by as we are already into week 7
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WKU Football opened Conference USA play with a 31-10 victory over Middle Tennessee on Thursday at Houchens-Smith Stadium – the fifth straight win for the Hilltoppers in the series against the 100 Miles of Hate rivals.
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The Lady Toppers, who have posted two of the three winningest seasons in program history the last two years under Davis, will begin the 2023-24 slate with three invitational events this fall, before kicking off the spring season in mid-January.
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The Tigers’ consistent, possessive offense and steadfast second-half defense brought Campbellsville to the 37-27 victory.
The Kaden Gaylord-Day and Lauren Floyd duo is back in the studio for Week 6 of high school football around the region.
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Cumberland County’s Kenzie Willen was crowned the Region 3 Individual Girls Golf Champion after firing an even par (70) at Park Mammoth Golf Club on Wednesday.
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Bowling Green’s Ben Davenport led the way for the Purples with a 5-under par to win the overall individual title at the KHSAA Region 3 Boys Golf Championship at Indian Hills Country Club on Tuesday.
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WKU Soccer graduate forward Katie Erwin was named the Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week.
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As the most veteran member of the 2023 Hilltopper squad, outside hitter Paige Briggs broke the program’s single-match record for most kills in a match in the Tops’ 3-1 victory over Western Michigan Saturday afternoon.
We are halfway through the regular season of high school football, and we had must-watch games all across the board. Lauren Floyd and Mason Fletcher break down our Week 5 matchups across the region.
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Middle hitter Logan Grevengoed stuffed a career-high seven blocks against the Cardinals of Ball State in the Tops’ 3-1 win Friday morning.
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Bowling Green and Greenwood faced off across three sports on this Thursday night with each game impacting the district standings with two weeks left in the regular season.
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The Hilltoppers open the season at home on Monday, Nov. 6 by welcoming Kentucky Wesleyan to E.A. Diddle Arena and host six nonconference matchups in total.
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As setter Callie Bauer and outside hitter Kaylee Cox both picked up double-doubles on the night, the [RV] Hilltoppers went on to sweep Austin Peay, 3-0, in a regional midweek match up.
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WKU Lady Topper Golf earned a dominating 34-shot win at the Jennifer Duke Invitational on Tuesday behind Catie Craig’s individual victory.
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The marquee opponent on the court inside Diddle Arena, the No. 17 Arkansas Razorbacks edged [RV] WKU, three sets to two, in a nail-biting contest where the Tops outhit and out blocked the visitors.
The farther we go into the season, the tougher the games will be as we are in Week four of Football Friday Night.
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After winning the resumption of a suspended game on a walk-off double from Carson Williams, 5-4, the Bowling Green Hot Rods walked it off again with a single by Xavier Isaac in game two to beat the Greensboro Grasshoppers.
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The suspended game will resume at 5:05 PM CT, with the regularly scheduled contest following 30 minutes after the suspended game concludes.
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WKU Football great Jack Doyle has been named a finalist for the Reese’s Senior Bowl 75th Anniversary Team, presented by the NFL Players Association, the Reese’s Senior Bowl announced this week.
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After a bit of a slow start, the Western Kentucky football team found its rhythm and took down South Florida 41-24 in the season opener at Houchens-Smith Stadium.
It is officially September as the weather has cooled down, and teams went to battle for Week 3 of high school football.
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Right side hitter Kenadee Coyle had a career morning with a high 14 kills in the Hilltopper’s 3-1 victory over reigning Patriot League champion, Colgate.
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The Hilltopper’s very own, Paige Briggs, was named offensive player of the week for the sixth time in her career.
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WKU Soccer dropped a 5-1 decision to No. 17 Xavier on Sunday afternoon at the WKU Soccer Complex.
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The Fighting Tigers took on the University of Pikeville and had them down 21-7, but the Bears responded with effective rushing and ball control to win in the final seconds, 28-27.
The weather caused this week to be a very hot, muggy and sweat filled week two of Football Friday Night as Kaden Gaylord-Day and Lauren Floyd break down all the action across the area.
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The Lady Toppers took a 2-0 lead in the first half but gave up two goals in the second half to end in a draw with the Saints.
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Lauren Floyd and Brian Webb break down Week 1 of high school football and catch up with the Wildcats of Edmonson County. Later, we sit down with Warren East Archery to talk about the importance of keeping this sport in the school systems.
Three of WKU’s goals came from first time scorers, including two freshmen.
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South Warren and Bowling Green hit the turf on Saturday to start the 2023 season.
Football season is back in full swing as Lauren Floyd and Kaden Gaylord-Day break down our season opening matchups.
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We continue our 2023 Countdown to Kickoff series with the Russellville Panthers.
High School football is just around the corner! Lauren Floyd and Brian Webb catch up with the Greenwood Gators and Warren Central Dragons ahead of kick-off on Friday.
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Shane Sasaki tied the franchise RBI record with seven during his 4-for-5 day at the plate, pushing the Bowling Green Hot Rods to a dominant 18-5 win.
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WKU Hilltopper Basketball head coach Steve Lutz announced the signing of graduate transfer, 6-1 guard Terrion Murdix to the 2023-24 roster.
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WKU Baseball head coach Marc Rardin announced the hiring of Derek Francis to his staff.
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Tickets for students, faculty, staff and alumni can be purchased online (use promo code: TOPS) or at the ticket office for $5 with valid WKU ID.
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In the first ever appearance of a WKU women’s golfer in the United States Women’s Amateur, junior Catie Craig took the Lady Topper Golf program to new heights.
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We continue our 2023 Countdown to Kickoff series with the Glasgow Scotties.
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WKU defensive back Upton Stout was recognized as one of the nation’s best defensive backs.
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WKU linebacker JaQues Evans was featured on the list along with 50 other nominees.
Lauren Floyd and Brian Webb continue high school football previews with the Bowling Green Purples and the South Warren Spartans.
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We continue our 2023 Countdown to Kickoff series with the Bowling Green Purples.
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With 101 catches for 1,295 yards and 11 touchdowns in 2022, Corley had the most dynamic receiving season by a sophomore in WKU Football history.
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We continue our 2023 Countdown to Kickoff series with the Franklin-Simpson Wildcats.
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