HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – The Northern Kentucky University women's basketball team plays its final road game of the regular season on Saturday afternoon, taking on Green Bay in a Horizon League matinee. Tipoff is set for 1 p.m. Central (2 p.m. Eastern), with the action carried live on ESPN3.
 
Northern Kentucky University Norse (16-10, 8-7 Horizon)
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Phoenix (24-3, 14-1 Horizon)
Feb. 27 – 1 p.m. Central (2 p.m. Eastern)
Kress Events Center (4,000) – Green Bay, Wis.
TV: ESPN3 // Bill Scott (play-by-play) and Cordero Barkley (analyst)
Series History: Green Bay leads, 1-0
 
Fast Break Points (140 characters or less)
• The Norse have won six of their last eight games, including four of their last five road contests.
• NKU has averaged 74.0 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 37th in the nation.
• The Norse have forced 15 or more turnovers in 23 of their 26 games this season, and have forced 90 miscues in their last five games.
• The Norse rank third in the League in FG shooting (42.5%) and lead the League in 3-point (35.9%) and FT shooting (78.7%).
• NKU's 78.7 percent free-throw accuracy ranks third among all Division I programs.
• The Norse defense has held Horzion League schools to 66.7 points per game, ranking fourth in the conference.
• The Norse are knocking down 8.2 treys per game, ranking second among Horizon League squads.
• G Rianna Gayheart set a career high with seven steals in NKU's game against Milwaukee on Thursday.
• Gayheart now stands 12th on NKU's career assists list with 326 on her career.
• F/C Molly Franson equaled a career free-throw shooting night on Thursday, going 8-for-10.
• F Courtney Roush is one of the Horizon League's most efficient shooters, ranking second overall (57.6%) and third in League games (55.6%).
• With 434 points, G Christine Roush now has the third-highest season scoring total in NKU's Division I era.
• Christine Roush ranks second in the nation in free-throw shooting at 92.4 percent.
• Christine Roush ranks third among active Division I players and fourth among players in all divisions in career free-throw shooting (87.7%).
• F Kasey Uetrecht (140) and F Rebecca Lyttle (137) are eighth and 10th, respectively, on NKU's Division I season rebounding list.
 
Last Time Out
An 11-3 run early in the fourth quarter helped Milwaukee clinch a 78-71 win over NKU on Thursday night. The Norse put four players in double figures, led by Christine Roush, who fell one rebound short of a double-double with 19 points and nine rebounds. Molly Franson added 14 points while Rianna Gayheart chipped in 13, including 10 in the fourth quarter, while picking up a career-high seven steals.
 
About Green Bay
The Phoenix clinched their 18th-consecutive Horizon League championship on Thursday with a victory over Wright State, and enter Saturday's game with a 24-3 overall record and a 14-1 mark in League play. Allie LeClaire leads the Green Bay offense with 12.9 points per game on 42 percent shooting from the floor. On the inside, Jessica Lindstrom puts up 9.5 points and grabs 8.6 rebounds per game.
 
Green Bay's pedigree is in its defense, as the Phoenix have held opponents to just 51 points per game, and just 46.7 points per game in League play. Green Bay leads the League with a +5.9 turnover margin and averages 9.9 steals per game.
 
The Series
The only previous meeting between the teams came on Jan. 21, as the Norse kept pace with the Phoenix for three quarters before Green Bay found its separation in the fourth quarter for an 81-73 win at BB&T Arena. Allie LeClaire led five Phoenix in double-figures with 16 points, while Jessica Lindstrom picked up a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds.
 
Kasey Uetrecht posted a team-best 18 points on 5-of-9 shooting, including four treys, and picked up eight rebounds, and Courtney Roush claimed a 16-point effort.