HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – Following a strong victory in Friday's season opener, the Northern Kentucky University women's basketball team will crack the seal on the home half of the 2015-16 campaign when the Norse welcome Indiana State to the BB&T Arena on Sunday for a 1 p.m. start. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN3, with live stats available at NKUStats.com.
 
Indiana State University Sycamores (0-1)
Northern Kentucky University Norse (1-0)
Sunday, Nov. 15 – 1 p.m.
BB&T Arena (9,400) – Highland Heights, Ky.
TV: ESPN3 – Andrew Kappes (PBP) and Kaitlyn Gerrety (Analyst)
Series History: (all-time) NKU leads, 5-1; (Since 2012-13) First meeting
 
Fast Break Points (140 Characters or Less)

• Northern Kentucky opened the season with a 51-47 win over Miami (Ohio) on Friday.
• NKU improved to 3-1 in season openers since reclassifying to Division I in 2012-13.
• The Norse shot 40.7 percent from the floor in their season opening win, and 53.8 percent from long range.
• NKU outscored Miami in three of the four quarters of Friday's game, going for 23 points in the game's first 10 minutes.
• NKU is looking to win its first home opener since the 2013-14 season, when NKU defeated Cincinnati, 77-61.
• G Christine Roush went for a team-high 24 points in the season opener on Friday, including 13 points the first quarter.
• Roush tied a career high on Friday with nine made free throws on the game. Her 11 attempts were also a career high.
• Roush now has 943 career points, just 15 shy of reaching the top-30 on NKU's career list.
• Coach Dawn Plitzuweit tabbed F Rebecca Lyttle and F Molly Glick to start in their first games for the Black and Gold.
• Lyttle played 33 minutes against Miami, posting 15 points, five rebounds and three assists in her first game for the Norse.
• Glick, a true freshman, added seven points and five boards in NKU's season opener.
• F Kasey Uetrecht picked up her second-straight double-figure scoring game, going for 16 points and seven boards.
• After averaging 11.9 minutes last season, F Mikayla Terry put in 22 minutes of work, dishing three assists and grabbing three rebounds.
• G Rianna Gayheart dished out six assists against Miami, pushing her career total to 255, just three away from cracking NKU's top 20.

 
About Indiana State
The Sycamores opened their season on Friday with an 85-65 loss to Central Michigan. Cierra Ceazer and Joyea Marshall each posted a team-high 14 points while Regan Wentland added nine off the bench. Marshall's six rebounds and five blocks were also team highs. The Sycamores got hot from long range late in the game, firing at 50 percent (8-for-16) from the arc in the second half.
 
Off to a Good Start
Christine Roush's 24 points against Miami was keyed by a strong start in the first quarter, in which Roush picked up 13 of NKU's 23 points. Roush connected on each of her first three shots from the field, including a trey, and sank six of seven free throws in the span as well.
 
Roush's effort was just short of her career high of 29 points, which she reached against Marquette on Dec. 15, 2014. The Norse will take on Marquette at home on Saturday, Nov. 21, as a part of a doubleheader day with the men's team, which faces Morehead State that evening.
 
Turning the tables
NKU's defense against Miami was stifling, forcing 22 turnovers over the course of the game. NKU was strong in taking advantage of those opportunities as well, turning those 22 turnovers into 22 points, scoring on 10 of those turnover opportunities.