HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – The Northern Kentucky University women's basketball team hits the road for its final nonconference road game of the 2015-16 season on Sunday when the Norse take on Robert Morris. The matinee tip is set for 1 p.m., with links to live stats and the video broadcast available at NKUNorse.com.
Northern Kentucky University Norse (4-1)
Robert Morris University Colonials (3-2)Sunday, Nov. 29 – 1 p.m.
Charles L. Sewall Center (3,056) – Moon Township, Pa.
TV: NECFrontRow.com
Series History: (all-time) NKU leads, 2-0; (Since 2012-13) NKU leads, 1-0
Fast Break Points (140 characters or less)• Northern Kentucky is off to its best season start in the Division I era at 4-1. The Norse started at 2-3 in each of the last two seasons.
• NKU has scored over 80 points in back-to-back games for the first time in the Division I era, and the first time since 2007-08.
• NKU shot 81.8 percent from the field in the third quarter against Tennessee Tech, their best shooting quarter this season.
• As of the completion of Friday's games, NKU ranked third in the Horizon League in scoring at 76.6 points per game.
• NKU ranks third in the League in shooting (43.8 percent) and in 3-point shooting (38.2 percent).
• NKU leads the Horizon League in free throw shooting, and is the only team shooting more than 80 percent from the line (80.5).
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Rebecca Lyttle scored a career-high 18 points in Friday's win over Tennessee Tech, adding eight rebounds.
• Lyttle is one of two players in the Horizon League averaging a double-double per game (15.0 points, 10.8 rebounds).
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Christine Roush stands second in the League in scoring at 20 points per game, and is one of two Norse to score in double-figures every game.
• Lyttle (second, 58.3) and Roush (ninth, 54.1) both stand in the top 10 in the Horizon League in shooting.
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Rianna Gayheart has piled up 19 assists on the season, and her assist-to-turnover ratio leads all Horizon League players (3.2).
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Kelley Wiegman posted a season-high nine points to go with three rebounds in the win over Tennessee Tech.
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Mikayla Terry picked up three steals in the win over Tennessee Tech, marking a career high. She added five points and five rebounds.
Last Time OutRebecca Lyttle posted a career-high 18 points to lead NKU to an 88-62 win over Tennessee Tech on Friday. Lyttle was one of three Norse in double figures, as
Christine Roush added 15 points and
Molly Glick chipped in 11.
NKU shot a season-high 57.7 percent from the floor and went 21-for-25 from the charity stripe. A strong third-quarter effort sealed the win for the Norse, who shot 81.8 percent (9-for-11) in the frame.
About Robert MorrisThe Colonials are coming off a nine-point defeat on the road at the hands of Youngstown State. A Niki Stamolamprou leads RMU's scoring efforts from the outside, averaging 13 points and 7.8 rebounds per game. Mikalah Mulrain is also in double-figures for the season, putting up 11.8 points and six rebounds per game in the paint.
Rebeca Navarro is RMU's most efficient shooter, hitting 57.6 percent of her shots, including 56.3 percent from long range, to average 9.4 points per contest.
The SeriesNKU makes it back-to-back trips to the Steel City after last taking on Robert Morris during the 2013-14 season over the Thanksgiving holiday, a game which the Norse won, 71-62. Kayla Thacker led the way with 20 points, including 15 in the second half, while
Rianna Gayheart added 15 points, seven rebounds and five assists.
The win improved NKU's all-time record in the series to 2-0, and was the first meeting between the teams since NKU reclassified to Division I during the 2012-13 season. NKU also won a previous meeting during the 1984-85 campaign.
Great Eight(y)The Norse have been on an offensive tear over their last two games, scoring an average of 84 points per game and reaching the 80-point plateau in each game. The last time NKU scored 80 points in back-to-back games was during the national championship season of 2007-08, when NKU defeated Fayetteville State, 93-80, before coming back to best St. Andrews, 100-50.
