HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – The Northern Kentucky University basketball team kicks off the front half of a Saturday doubleheader at BB&T Arena, taking on Marquette in a nonconference matinee. Tipoff is set for 1 p.m., with live coverage on ESPN3 and live stats available at NKUStats.com.
 
Marquette University Golden Eagles (0-2)
Northern Kentucky University Norse (2-1)
Saturday, Nov. 21 – 1 p.m.
BB&T Arena (9,400) – Highland Heights, Ky.
TV: ESPN3 – Mike Schmaltz (PBP) and Kaitlyn Gerrety (Analyst)
Series History: NKU leads, 1-0
 
Fast Break Points (140 characters or less)

• NKU seeks to keep its home record unblemished after defeating Indiana State, 71-67, last weekend.
• NKU is also looking to go 2-0 in its first two home games for the first time since 2013-14, when they defeated Cincinnati and Illinois State.
• The Norse went 11 for 14 from the free-throw line in the third quarter against Cincinnati, their most attempts and makes in a quarter this year.
• NKU's 37.9 percent field-goal shooting ranks fifth in the Horizon League, while the Norse rank third from the arc at 37.9 percent.
• NKU ranks fifth among Horizon League teams in rebounding (40.7/game) and third in offensive boards (15.0/game).
• The Norse have gone deep this season, outscoring the opposing bench players by an average of 13-10.
• F Rebecca Lyttle set an NKU Division-I era record with 18 rebounds against Cincinnati on Wednesday night.
• Lyttle is now averaging a double-double on the season with 15.3 points and 10.7 rebounds through three games.
• Lyttle's 10.7 rebounds per game rank third among Horizon League players, and her 1.7 blocks per game ranks seventh.
• Lyttle and G Christine Roush have scored in double figures in all three games for the Norse this season.
• Roush ranks fifth in the Horizon League in scoring, putting up 19.3 points per game.
• Roush is 23 points away from becoming the 29^th player in NKU's 1,000-point club, and the second in as many years.
• G Rianna Gayheart is averaging 4.3 assists per game, ranking sixth among Horizon League players.
• Gayheart is the first NKU player this year to come off the bench to score double figures after netting 13 points against Cincinnati.
• F Molly Glick is averaging 10 points per game after an 11-point effort against Cincinnati on Wednesday.

 
About Marquette
The Golden Eagles are still looking for their first win of the season after a fourth-quarter rally came up short against IUPUI at home, with Marquette falling, 60-55. Natasha Hiedeman led the scoring with a career-high 21 points and Allazie Blockton posted her first-career double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds.
 
Hiedeman and Blockton are leading the scoring effort, with 12.5 and 12.0 points per game, respectively, while Blockton's seven boards per game lead there. Amani Wilborn has seven assists on the season as well. As a team, the Golden Eagles shoot 34.4 percent from the field, but struggle from the free-throw line at 54.5 percent.
 
The Series
NKU and Marquette have met just one previous time, with the Norse coming out on top of a 77-68 decision on Dec. 15, 2014. Christine Roush netted a career-high 29 points on 9-of-20 shooting from the field and a perfect 6-for-6 from the charity stripe. Mel Doss chipped in with a double-double, scoring 16 points and grabbing 11 rebounds.
 
NKU jumped out to an early 11-4 lead on 3-pointers from Roush, Doss and Kelley Wiegman and never looked back from there. The Norse forced 19 Marquette turnovers, converting them into 16 points.
 
Last Time Out
Two attempts to tie the game in the last 15 seconds fell short for the Norse, as they dropped a 71-68 decision to Cincinnati on Wednesday. Christine Roush led the scoring effort with 19 points while Rebecca Lyttle went for 15 points and 18 rebounds, marking NKU's first double-double of the season and setting a new Division I record for rebounding. Rianna Gayheart added 13 points off the bench and Molly Glick chipped in 11 points.
 
After an early 15-2 run by the Bearcats, NKU clawed back into the game and went into halftime with a two-point lead, 32-30. Cincinnati reclaimed the lead in the third quarter and held on for the victory.
 
Rebounding Record Falls
Rebecca Lyttle's 18-rebound performance against Cincinnati on Nov. 18 set a single-game record for NKU in the Division I era, besting Tiara Hopper's 17-board performance against Jacksonville on March 2, 2013. The 18 rebounds is the most by a Norse player since Connie Myers grabbed 20 rebounds against Kentucky Wesleyan on Feb. 2, 2005.