HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – The Northern Kentucky University women's basketball team changes home venues on Saturday as the Norse welcome North Florida to Regents Hall in Atlantic Sun Conference action on Saturday.

Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.  A link to live stats is available at nku.statbroadcast.com, and the ESPN3 broadcast link can be found at NKUNorse.com.  Fans unable to make it to the game can also follow @NKUNorseGameDay on Twitter for live in-game updates.

NKU enters Saturday's contest with a 14-12 overall record and a 5-6 mark in the Atlantic Sun.   Christine Roush finished with 20 points, three points, three assists, two blocks and one steal as the Norse fell to Jacksonville, 76-62, on Thursday at The Bank of Kentucky Center.  Melody Doss added 17 points, two rebounds and one block, while Kaitlyn Gerrety scored eight points on 4-for-6 shooting from the floor and pulled down a team-high five boards for NKU.

The Norse took a 34-32 advantage into the locker room at the half, and the two teams traded one-point leads until Jacksonville built a 53-50 lead with 6:41 left to play.  The Dolphins went on a hot streak from there, hitting three of four attempts, including 3-pointers from Brown and Reddick, to make it a 63-56 lead with 2:46 to go. From that point, Jacksonville continued to hit free throws down the stretch, scoring their final 11 points from the charity stripe to reach the final score.

ABOUT NORTH FLORIDA: The Ospreys bring a 11-5 overall record and 2-9 mark in the Atlantic Sun to Highland Heights after earning a 57-54 victory over Lipscomb in Nashville, Tennessee, on Thursday evening.  Destinee Smith poured in 20 points and dished out six assists to lead the North Florida offense, while Paulina Zaveckaite finished with 13 points and a game-high 14 rebounds.

North Florida features two players averaging in double figures, led by Smith's 13.6 points per game.  Zaveckaite adds double-digit numbers, scoring 10.2 points and a conference-leading 11.8 rebounds per contest, and has posted 11 double-doubles this season.  Smith has dished out 68 assists for the Ospreys to rank eighth among Atlantic Sun players, while Janea Williams is third in the league in blocked shots, having rejected 36 attempts.

Head coach Mary Tappmeyer is in her 23rd season at the helm for the Ospreys, becoming North Florida's only women's basketball leader since the team formed in 1991.  She boasts 406 collegiate victories, including 311 with the Ospreys.

NKU-NORTH FLORIDA SERIES: NKU holds a 3-2 advantage in the all-time series against North Florida after the Ospreys handed the Norse an 81-79 loss in double-overtime on Jan. 24 in Jacksonville, Florida.  North Florida claimed a 59-55 victory in the first ever meeting between the two teams on Jan. 2, 2013.  NKU evened the series with a 57-44 home victory later in that season.  The Norse swept the series meetings a year ago, taking a 57-51 win on the road and a 78-65 victory at The Bank of Kentucky Center.

LAST TIME AGAINST NORTH FLORIDA: Destinee Smith scored 19 points and dished out six assists to lead North Florida to the double-overtime 81-79 win on Jan. 24 in UNF Arena.  She drained a 3-pointer with five seconds left to play to lift the Ospreys to the victory.  Bailey Florin scored 18 points on 6-for-13 shooting from the floor and 4-for-8 from behind the 3-point arc, while Paulina Zaveckaite added her seventh double-double of the season with 13 points and 12 rebounds.

Christine Roush paced NKU with 28 points on 9-for-16 shooting from the floor, including 4-for-8 from long range.  Melody Doss notched her third double-double of the year with 18 points and 10 rebounds to go along with six assists, three blocked shots and one steal. Rianna Gayheart rounded out the double-figure scorers for the Norse with 13 points, four rebounds, two assists and two steals.

North Florida took a 75-74 lead when Bailey Florin hit one of two attempts from the free throw line to start the second overtime, and the two teams struggled to score over the next three minutes before Gayheart drained a straight-on 3-pointer to put NKU ahead, 77-75, with two minutes left to play.

Doss hit two free throw attempts to stretch the Norse lead to 79-75 with 25 seconds remaining, but a Smith 3-pointer on the other end of the court brought the Ospreys to within one (79-78) with just over 13 seconds on the clock. NKU, which fell to 11-8 on the year and 2-2 in the Atlantic Sun, did not connect on a pair of attempts from the charity stripe on its next possession, setting the stage of Smith's game-winning shot.

The Ospreys finished with a 51-42 advantage in rebounds and shot 41.4 percent (29-for-70) from the field. NKU went 26-for-71 (.366) from the field and knocked down 13 3-pointers on the night.

STEPPING UP THE LIST: Melody Doss scored 17 points against Jacksonville on Thursday night in The Bank of Kentucky Center to increase her career points total to 1,072.  Doss is now 23rd on NKU's all-time scorers list.  She needs 17 more points to continue her climb up the list and move past current NKU assistant coach Karmen Graham, who scored 1,088 career points as a Norse from 2003-07.

The senior forward from Greenwood, Indiana, leads NKU by averaging 14.0 points per game, which ranks fourth in the Atlantic Sun.  She is averaging 4.5 rebounds per contest, and she has blocked 19 shots and collected 23 steals.  Doss is shooting 41.4 percent (134-for-324) from the floor and connecting on 81.8 percent (54-for-66) from the free-throw line.

DISHING THE BALL: Rianna Gayheart has recorded 46 assists for an average of 4.2 per game against Atlantic Sun opponents this season to rank second in both categories behind Lipscomb's Emily Eubank, who is dishing out 4.9 per contest.  Overall, Gayheart has been credited with 83 assists, which is sixth among conference players, and she is averaging 3.3 to land fifth on the league list.

The junior guard from Owenton, Kentucky, is averaging 6.2 points and 3.4 rebounds per game.  On Jan. 29, Gayheart dished out 11 assists as the Norse handed Stetson a 68-62 loss in The Bank of Kentucky Center.  She has recorded five or more assists six times this season, including five against Jacksonville on Thursday night.

CHARITY STRIPE SUCCESS: NKU went 14-for-16 from the charity stripe against Jacksonville on Thursday to improve its conference-leading free-throw percentage to 76.3 percent (397-for-520).  As a reclassifying institution, the Norse are not able to be included in the national statistics but would land 11th nationally if they were able to be on the list.  NKU would find itself between Gonzaga's 76.4 percent (386-for-505) and TCU's 76.2 percent (314-for-412).

Christine Roush has gone 98-for-112 (.875) to lead the Atlantic Sun, and she would rank 21st in the nation.  Kelley Wiegman is shooting 82.4 percent (56-for-68) from the charity stripe to land third in the conference, followed by Melody Doss' 81.8 percent (54-for-66) performance from the line.

SATURDAY'S PROMOTION: NKU's game against North Florida will be played in Regents Hall due to an event conflict at The Bank of Kentucky Center for Throw Back Night and Girl Scout Night.  Women's basketball alumni will be recognized at halftime, and Girl Scouts will receive free admission to the game when wearing their uniforms.

IMPORTANT PARKING INFORMATION: Traffic flows will be disrupted Saturday because of the large event held at The Bank of Kentucky Center.  Fans are encouraged to enter Lot T, which is the tiered lot across from Regents Hall off University Drive, from Martha Layne Collins Boulevard, and parking will be free of charge.  Please follow the directions below or click the link above for printable instructions.

From I-275 Eastbound or Westbound:
• Take I-275 to Exit # 74A towards Alexandria / Cold Spring
• Merge onto US 27 at end of exit ramp
• Follow US 27 to the sixth stoplight and turn right onto Martha Layne Collins Blvd.
• Follow Martha Layne Collins Blvd. to the round-a-bout at the entrance to campus
• Continue straight through the round-a-bout and follow to the first road on your right (Campus Drive)
• Turn right onto Campus Drive and follow to the first stop sign, which is Lot T
• Turn right and park in Lot T
• After parking, walk back across Campus Drive and down to Regents Hall
 
From US 27 South:
• Take US 27 North to Martha Layne Collins Blvd.
• Turn left onto Martha Layne Collins Blvd.
• Follow Martha Layne Collins Blvd. to the round-a-bout at the entrance to campus
• Continue straight through the round-a-bout and follow to the first road on your right (Campus Drive)
• Turn right onto Campus Drive and follow to the first stop sign, which is Lot T
• Turn right and park in Lot T
• After parking, walk back across Campus Drive and down to Regents Hall
 
From I-471:
• Take I-471 south until it becomes US 27
• Follow US 27 to the sixth stoplight and turn right onto Martha Layne Collins Blvd.
• Follow Martha Layne Collins Blvd. to the round-a-bout at the entrance to campus
• Continue straight through the round-a-bout and follow to the first road on your right (Campus Drive)
• Turn right onto Campus Drive and follow to the first stop sign, which is Lot T
• Turn right and park in Lot T
• After parking, walk back across Campus Drive and down to Regents Hall
 
From Johns Hill Road coming from Wilder:
• Take Johns Hill Road past the Grein Softball Field and Aker Baseball Complex
• Turn left onto Campus Drive (the first road just after you pass the Aker Baseball Complex)
• Follow Campus Drive to the first stop sign, which is Lot T
• Turn right and park in Lot T
• After parking, walk back across Campus Drive and down to Regents Hall