HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – The Northern Kentucky University women's basketball team continues play in the Horizon League Championship on Saturday afternoon, taking on the top seed and host Green Bay at 3 p.m. Central (4 p.m. Eastern), with the action carried live on ESPN3.
 
Northern Kentucky University Norse (19-12, 9-9 Horizon)
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Phoenix (26-4, 16-2 Horizon)
March 12 – 3 p.m. Central (4 p.m. Eastern)
Kress Events Center (3,000) – Green Bay, Wis.
TV: ESPN3 // Matt Menzl (play-by-play)
Series History: Green Bay leads, 2-0
 
Fast Break Points (140 characters or less)
• Friday's win over Valparaiso marks the second-straight season NKU has won two postseason games.
• NKU has averaged 72.5 points in its two #HLWBB Championship victories and allowed just 56 points.
• NKU holds a +6.5 rebounding margin and a +7.5 turnover margin in its last two games.
• The Norse have forced 15 or more turnovers in 27 of their 31 regular-season games, and have forced 88 errors in their last five games.
• The Norse rank third in the League in FG shooting (42.0%) and lead the League in 3-point (35.3%) and FT shooting (78.3%).
• NKU's 78.3 percent free-throw accuracy ranks third among all Division I programs.
• The Norse are knocking down 8.1 treys per game, ranking second among Horizon League squads.
• F Molly Glick led the Norse with an 18-point, six-rebound, four-assist effort against Valparaiso on Friday.
• F Kasey Uetrecht also had an 18-point game, going 8-for-9 from the floor and 2-for-2 from long range.
• Uetrecht (166) and F Rebecca Lyttle (156) are fourth and seventh, respectively, on NKU's Division I season rebounding list.
• Uetrecht has scored 16.5 points per game and grabbed 5.5 rebounds to lead the Norse so far this postseason.
• G Rianna Gayheart went 5-for-7 from the field and scored 14 points to go with six assists in Thursday's win over Cleveland State.
• With 500 points, G Christine Roush lays claim to NKU's highest season scoring total in the Division I era.
• Christine Roush leads the league and the nation in free-throw shooting (91.2%) and ranks third in the league in three-point shooting (38.6%).
• F Courtney Roush is one of the Horizon League's most efficient shooters, ranking third overall (53.4%).
 
Last Time Out
The Norse again relied on their defense to take a 76-53 win over Valparaiso in the second round of the Horizon League Championship. Molly Glick and Kasey Uetrecht each had 18 points to lead the Norse, who shot 46.2 percent from the floor. Glick also grabbed six rebounds and dished out four assists in the game as the Norse caused 18 Valpo turnovers, scoring 22 points off those chances.
 
About Green Bay
The Phoenix claimed their 18th consecutive Horizon League regular-season championship on the back of a 16-2 League record to go with a 26-4 overall mark. Green Bay saw a nine-game winning streak snapped on the final day of the regular season, falling to Oakland on the road, 77-69.
 
Allie LeClaire leads Green Bay's scoring efforts with 12.6 points per game while shooting 35.3 percent from long range. Kaili Luken was named the Horizon League's Defensive Player of the Year, grabbing a team-best 69 steals on the year.
 
The Series
Green Bay was victorious in both matchups with the Norse this season, defeating NKU, 81-73, in BB&T Arena on Jan. 21 before claiming a 52-40 result at home on Feb. 27. The 73 points scored by the Norse in the first meeting were the most by a Green Bay opponent this year until Oakland's 77-point effort on March 5. The 52 points scored by Green Bay in the return matchup was the second-lowest point total for the Phoenix this year.