HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – Northern Kentucky University will play host to the University of North Florida in a basketball doubleheader Thursday in The Bank of Kentucky Center, beginning with the women's game at 5 p.m.
The men's game is set to follow at 7:30 p.m.
The NKU women are 13-12 overall, 10-6 in the Atlantic Sun Conference. North Florida is 10-17 overall, 6-10 in the Atlantic Sun Conference. Earlier this season, North Florida rallied for a 59-55 win over NKU.
The NKU men are 9-15 overall, 7-9 in the Atlantic Sun Conference. The North Florida men are 12-17 overall, 7-9 in the Atlantic Sun Conference. In their first meeting in January, NKU posted a 65-52 victory at North Florida.
Both NKU squads will play their home finales on Saturday, when Jacksonville visits The Bank of Kentucky Center. The women start at 5:30 p.m., followed by the men at 8 p.m.
A total of seven Norse basketball players will see their final action in The Bank of Kentucky Center on Saturday.
Jaimie Hamlet,
Tiara Hopper,
Kelsey Simpson and
Ellen Holton are the four seniors for the Norse women who play their final game on Saturday.
Ethan Faulkner,
Eshaunte Jones and
Ernest Watson are the three seniors on the men's squad.
The NKU men then conclude their season March 14 with a non-conference road game at the University of San Francisco. It will mark the first-ever meeting between the Norse and the Dons, who are members of the West Coast Conference.
