HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – The Northern Kentucky women's basketball team rolled past Oakland City on Saturday afternoon by a final score of 103-25. NKU picked up its first win to sit at 1-4 overall, and the game counted as an exhibition for the Mighty Oaks.

STAT LEADERS

• Molly Glick and Mikayla Terry each had 18 points to lead all scorers. Glick also recorded seven rebounds, three steals and two assists, while Terry had a balanced game with six assists, five rebounds, and three steals. Terry went a perfect 8-for-8 from the floor.
• Chyna Anthony added a career-high 16 points and nine rebounds, and Samari Mowbray finished with 14 points.
• Grayson Rose chipped in 10 points, and Kailey Coffee netted eight points and nine rebounds.
• Laura Thomas dished out a career-best six assists.

FIRST HALF SUMMARY

• The Norse scored 43 straight points in the first half to take a 49-4 lead into halftime.
• Glick had 14 points in the half, all of which came under 3:51 in the second quarter. Terry added 12 points for the Norse.
• NKU held Oakland City to 1-of-26 (3.8%) shooting in the first half. The Mighty Oaks, which led the NCAA Division II in scoring average last season, had just one field goal in the half with 47 seconds left in the second quarter. Oakland city went 0-for-11 from behind the arc.
• The Norse shot 21-of-38 (55.3%) in the first half, and NKU had 15 assists, compared to none for Oakland City.
• NKU also had a 33-13 rebounding advantage in the half, with Grace White pulling in eight rebounds. The Norse did not concede a single offensive board to the Mighty Oaks.

SECOND HALF SUMMARY

• The Norse started the third quarter on a 10-0 run, despite slowing down the offensive to shift focus to running plays instead of pushing the pace as the team did in the opening half.
• NKU finished the quarter shooting 8-of-16 (50.0%) from the floor and 12-of-16 (75.0%) from the free throw line.
• NKU held Oakland City to 7-of-30 (23.3%) shooting in the second half.
• The Norse went 10-of-18 (55.6%) from the floor in the fourth quarter to finish the half at a clip of 18-of-34 (52.9%).  
• NKU outscored Oakland City 54-21 in the half.

NORSE NOTES

• All 11 Norse who played contributed to NKU's scoring effort.
• This was the first time since Dec. 16, 2015, that the Norse scored more than 100 points. NKU won that game against IU-Kokomo by a final score of 104-33.
• The Norse also had five players score in double figures for the first time since a game against Youngtown State on Jan. 30, 2016.
• NKU scored 64 points in the paint during the game. The Norse also had 38 points off of turnovers and 26 fast-break points.
• The Norse forced 29 turnovers in the contest and finished with a 61-26 rebounding margin.
• NKU shot 39-of-72 (54.2%) and had 26 assists during the game.  

NOTABLE STATS

• The 103 points scored were the second-most in the Division I era, trailing only the IU-Kokomo game.
• NKU set the Division I-era record for fewest points allowed with the 25 points from the Mighty Oaks. It was the fewest points allowed since the Norse tied the program record on Nov.  19, 2011 with a 75-19 win over Salem International.
• NKU broke the D-I era record for rebounds with 61. The previous was 49, set multiple times since the 2012-13 season.
• The Norse tied the D-I era record for assists (26), which was also accomplished versus IU-Kokomo.
• With 18 steals, NKU had the second-most swipes of the D-I era, behind only 21 against Georgetown (Ky.) on Jan. 6, 2015.
• NKU held Oakland City to 14.3 percent from the field, which is easily the lowest in the Division I era as the Norse had not held a team under 20.0 percent.
• The 29 turnovers trail only the effort against IU-Kokomo (33) for the most in the D-I years.

UP NEXT

The Norse head to Deland, Florida, for a midweek game against Stetson on Wednesday, Nov. 29. Tipoff is scheduled for 5 p.m., and the game will be broadcast live on ESPN3.

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