Sat., Jan. 26 - Highland Heights, Ky.
The Bank of Kentucky Center (9,400)
Kennesaw State (4-15, 0-7) at NKU (6-10, 3-4), 4:30 p.m.
Series Record: First meeting
NORSE NOTES (FIVE STARTERS & ONE)
1• NKU is 6-10 overall (3-4 in the A-Sun) following a 62-39 loss at Stetson on Monday night.
2• Stetson held NKU to 16 points in the second half and finished with a whopping 28-6 advantage in points off turnovers and nine blocked shots.
3• The Norse shot 25.5 percent from the field, including 6-for-19 from 3-point range.
4•
Kayla Thacker scored nine points to lead NKU, which is now 0-10 this season when trailing at halftime.
5• NKU is 57-8 all-time in The Bank of Kentucky Center, including 5-1 this season. During their last 12 home games dating back to last year, the Norse are 11-1.
+1• This is the first-ever meeting between NKU and Kennesaw State in women's basketball.
WARM CLIMATE, COLD SHOOTING: NKU closed out its Florida trip Monday night by shooting 25.5 percent from the field during a 62-39 loss at Stetson. The Norse were held to just 16 points in the second half.
The 39-point effort against Stetson was the second-lowest total of the season for NKU. In the season-opening game on Nov. 9, Cincinnati posted a 49-31 win over the Norse.
PROTECT THE BASKETBALL: Stetson finished with a 28-6 advantage in points off turnovers. The Hatters forced NKU into 22 turnovers and also blocked nine shots.
HALF THE FUN: NKU is unbeaten (6-0) when leading at halftime this season. The Norse are 0-10 when trailing at the break.
In the loss at Stetson on Monday, NKU owned a 20-13 lead late in the first half. The Hatters, though, scored the next 11 points to take a 24-20 advantage and eventually went to the locker room with a 24-23 edge.
UP THE LIST: NKU's
Ellen Holton enters Saturday with 618 career points, which is 58th in school history. Holton is 70 points away from moving past Jenny Niehaus (687 points) into the Norse's top 50 all-time scorers.
NKU's
Jaimie Hamlet is currently 73rd in school history with 461 career points. She is also tied with Julie Stanley for 11th place in Norse history with 87 career 3-point field goals.
DOSS THE BOSS: NKU's
Melody Doss has averaged 6.4 rebounds during the past five games. Doss averages 4.4 rpg this season.
RIGHT AT HOME: NKU is 5-1 at home this season, including 3-0 against teams from the Atlantic Sun Conference. The Norse have defeated A-Sun rivals USC Upstate, East Tennessee State and Lipscomb at home this month. NKU is 0-4 against A-Sun foes on the road.
THE COACH: NKU's
Dawn Plitzuweit is 123-49 as a head coach. Plitzuweit collected 117 wins in five seasons at Grand Valley State and led the Lakers to the 2006 NCAA Division II national championship.
