HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – The Northern Kentucky women's basketball team was edged by Wright State in overtime on Saturday afternoon, 68-63. The Raiders move to 13-4 overall and 4-1 in the Horizon League. The Norse fall to 4-12 and 2-3 in League play.

STAT LEADERS

• Kailey Coffey led NKU with a career-high-tying 17 points, going 8-for-12 from the field. She also had four rebounds and two assists in the contest.
• Molly Glick contributed 15 points, five rebounds and a season-best five assists.
• Taryn Taugher added nine points, four rebounds and two assists.
• Samari Mowbray was a key contributor on defense with three steals and two blocks.

FIRST HALF SUMMARY

• Wright State went on a 9-0 run to jump out to an 11-2 lead early in the first quarter. The Norse battled back and cut the deficit to four, but the Raiders took a 20-14 lead into the second quarter.
• NKU had gotten the deficit down to three and outscored Wright State 9-8 in the second quarter, but the Raiders led 28-23 at halftime.
• Coffey was the top scorer for NKU in the half with eight points, and Glick contributed seven points.
• The Norse shot 9-of-22 (40.9%) in the half, while Wright State was 12-of-28 (42.9%) from the floor.
• NKU was a perfect 5-for-5 from the free throw line in the half.
• Each team had 16 points in the paint in the first half of action.

SECOND HALF SUMMARY

• The Norse cut the deficit to 42-40 near the end of the third quarter.
• NKU went 7-of-12 (58.3%) from the floor and 2-of-3 (66.7%) from behind the arc in the quarter to close the gap.
• The Norse took their first lead of the game with 8:33 to play in the game. Jazmyne Geist hit a layup to put NKU ahead 44-42.
• The fourth quarter featured six ties and six lead changes.
• Taugher hit two tough shots as the shot clock expired at both the 3:35 and 2:16 minute marks to tie the game.
• NKU and Wright State were tied 56-56 at the end of regulation, forcing an overtime period.
• The Norse went 7-of-11 (63.6%) from the floor in the fourth quarter.
• NKU also held Wright State to just 4-of-19 (21.1%) shooting during the period.

OVERTIME SUMMARY

• Wright State started the overtime period on a 10-2 run and won the game by a final score of 68-63.

NORSE NOTES

• It was the first overtime game of the season for NKU.
• The Norse shot 25-of-52 (48.1%) overall and 5-of-12 (41.7%) from the three-point line. NKU also went 8-of-9 (88.9%) from the free throw line.
• Wright State was 25-of-67 (37.3%) from the floor and just 5-of-20 (25.0%) from beyond the arc. The Raiders also struggled at the free throw line, shooting just 13-of-23 (56.5%) from the charity stripe.
• NKU had 17 assists on 25 made field goals.

UP NEXT

• NKU returns to BB&T Arena on Monday, Jan. 15 for a matchup against Cleveland State. Tipoff is scheduled for 5 p.m., and the game will be broadcast live on ESPN3.   

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