Kendra Caldwell (35) is NKU's only senior and the last remaining player from the Norse's 2008 NCAA Division II national championship team.
Thurs., Feb. 10
Highland Heights, Ky. – The Bank of Kentucky Center (9,400)
Ky. Wesleyan (13-8, 7-7 GLVC) at NKU (14-8, 8-6), 5:30 p.m.
NKU Radio/Internet: www.nkunorse.com
Series Record: NKU leads, 52-6
Last Meeting: KWC 67, NKU 63 (1-22-11)
Sat., Feb. 12
Highland Heights, Ky. – The Bank of Kentucky Center (9,400)
Bellarmine (11-11, 6-8 GLVC) at NKU, 5:30 p.m.
NKU Radio/Internet: www.nkunorse.com
Series Record: NKU leads, 49-27
Last Meeting: BU 72, NKU 70 (1-20-11)
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – The Northern Kentucky University women's basketball team plays host to Kentucky Wesleyan at 5:30 p.m. Thursday in a Great Lakes Valley Conference game.
NKU will also entertain Bellarmine at 5:30 p.m. Saturday in the regular-season home finale. The Norse are 14-8 overall, 8-6 in the GLVC.
Kentucky Wesleyan is 13-8 overall, 7-7 in the GLVC. Bellarmine owns an 11-11 overall record and is 6-8 in the GLVC.
NEARING 1,000: Norse junior guard
Casse Mogan has 971 career points and is 27th on the NKU all-time scoring list. Jessie Slack, who played just two seasons at NKU, is currently 26th in Norse history with 1,006 career points.
Mogan averages 17.6 points per game, which is No. 3 in the GLVC. She is also No. 2 in the GLVC in steals per game at 2.64. Mogan scored a season-high 27 points during a double-overtime loss at Missouri S&T last week.
PERFECT AT HOME: NKU is 11-0 at home this season. The Norse's last loss at home came on Feb. 20, 2010, when Indianapolis posted an 80-69 win against NKU.
ROAD WOES: NKU is 2-7 on the road this season and has lost five straight games away from home. The Norse are 1-6 on the road against GLVC opponents.
NO. 1 IN THE GLVC: NKU sophomore center
Ellen Holton leads the GLVC in field-goal percentage at .607. Holton averages 8.0 points per game and has scored in double figures the past four contests.
LOWDOWN ON NKU: The Norse are 13-1 when leading at halftime this season, and 1-7 when trailing at intermission. NKU's only loss when leading at halftime came against Charleston (W.Va.) on Nov. 19, when the Norse owned a 27-23 advantage at intermission.
NO. 1 IN THE GLVC: NKU leads the GLVC in scoring defense at 53.5 ppg. The Norse are also No. 1 in field-goal percentage defense, holding the opposition to just 35.6 percent from the field.
THE LAST TIME AGAINST KENTUCKY WESLEYAN: Earlier this season on Jan. 22, Katie Behrens scored 17 points and made a pair of free throws with 6.3 seconds remaining to seal a 67-63 win for Kentucky Wesleyan in Owensboro, Ky. The Panthers built a 10-point lead with 7:32 remaining in the game and held off a furious NKU comeback.
It marked Kentucky Wesleyan's first win against NKU since Feb. 21, 2008. NKU owns a 52-6 lead in the all-time series against Kentucky Wesleyan.
Casse Mogan scored 22 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead NKU. The Norse shot 50 percent from the field, including 58.4 percent in the second half.
Amanda Harnist's basket with 7:32 left gave Kentucky Wesleyan a 55-45 lead, but NKU responded with an 11-2 run and cut the Panther advantage to 57-56 on a Mogan layup with 4:20 remaining.
Kayla Thacker's jumper with 3:36 left tied the contest at 58-all, but Kristen Rowe countered with a basket to give Kentucky Wesleyan a 60-58 edge.
With less than a minute remaining and Kentucky Wesleyan clinging to a 62-61 lead, Rowe drained a 3-pointer to extend the Panther advantage to 65-61. Mogan answered with a basket to cut the Panther lead to 65-63, and NKU gained possession in the closing seconds with a chance to tie after
Kendra Caldwell blocked a Kentucky Wesleyan shot.
Mogan, however, was called for an offensive foul with nine seconds remaining. Behrens was fouled and made both free throws to ice the victory. Karly Rhoads added 17 points for Kentucky Wesleyan, which shot 42.6 percent from the field and was 7-for-16 from 3-point range.
