HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – The Northern Kentucky University women's basketball team concludes its weekend road trip with a Horizon League matinee at Youngstown State. Saturday's tipoff from the Beeghly Center is set for 1 p.m., with the action carried live on ESPN3.
 
Northern Kentucky University Norse (11-8, 3-5 Horizon)
Youngstown State University Penguins (14-5, 5-3 Horizon)
Jan. 30 – 1 p.m.
Beeghly Center (6,300) – Youngstown, Ohio
TV: ESPN3 // Chad Krispinsky (PBP) and Will Klucinek (Analyst)
Series History: Series tied, 1-1
 
Fast Break Points (140 characters or less)
• NKU will play the second of four consecutive road games in Horizon League play when they take on Youngstown State on Saturday.
• Saturday's game will also mark the end of NKU's first trip through the Horizon League schedule.
• NKU has averaged 73.7 points per game this season to rank third among Horizon League squads.
• NKU's overall turnover margin of +3.8 ranks second in the Horizon League and 34th in the nation.
• The Norse have forced 15 or more turnovers in 17 of their 19 games this season, and have forced 78 errors in their last five games.
• The Norse rank fourth in the League in FG shooting (41.9%) and lead the League in 3-point (36.7%) and FT shooting (77.5%).
• NKU's 77.5 percent free-throw accuracy ranks fourth among all Division I programs.
• NKU's 30 points in the third quarter against Cleveland State matched a season high, scored in the third against IU-Kokomo on Dec. 19.
• NKU's assist to turnover ratio of 1.02 ranks fourth in the Horizon League.
• The Norse reserves outscored Cleveland State's bench by a 40-20 margin on Thursday.
• F Courtney Roush exploded for a career-high 22 points and a career-high six boards in Thursday's win over Cleveland State.
• Over the last three games, Courtney Roush has led the Norse, scoring 15.3 points and grabbing 5.7 rebounds per game.
• Courtney and G Christine Roush accounted for 48 of NKU's 83 points on Thursday.
• G Rianna Gayheart now stands 15th on the all-time assist list at NKU with 306 over her four years.
• Gayheart's 2.2 assist to turnover ratio in League games ranks third in the Horizon League.
• G Shar'Rae Davis returns to the Beeghly Center since transferring from Youngstown State to NKU in 2013.
• G Kelley Wiegman reached double-digits in her second consecutive game on Thursday, scoring 11 points against Cleveland State.
 
Last Time Out
Seniors Christine and Courtney Roush combined for 48 points to lead NKU to an 83-51 rout of Cleveland State on Thursday night. Courtney Roush went for a career-high 22 points and six rebounds while Christine Roush led the Norse with 26 points. Kelley Wiegman added 11 points and Kasey Uetrecht chipped in 10.
 
About Youngstown State
The Penguins are a part of a log jam at second place in the Horizon League, sporting a 5-3 conference record to go wiith a 14-5 overall mark after taking a three-point victory over Wright State on Thursday night.
 
Sarah Cash leads the Penguins' offense with 15.3 points and 6.8 rebounds per game, shooting 63.2 percent from the field. As a unit, Youngstown makes more treys than any other Horizon League squad, averaging 8.7 makes per game. Nikki Arbanas leads the outside attack, averaging 11.1 points per game.
 
The Series
NKU and Youngstown State split nonconference meetings in back-to-back years as NKU began its transition to Division I. The Penguins represented NKU's first Division I victory, as the Norse took a 66-64 win at home on Nov. 27, 2012. The Penguins responded the following season with a 67-53 victory at the Beeghly Center to level the series.