HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – Northern Kentucky's women's basketball team will take to the court on Sunday, Nov. 4, to host in-state opponent Pikeville in the team's lone exhibition game. Tip-off is scheduled for 2 p.m. ET from BB&T Arena.
Fastbreak Points
- The Norse return 85.7% of their scoring from a season ago.
- Redshirt-junior guard Molly Glick is the top returning scorer as she averaged 12.4 points per game in 2017-18.
- Glick was named to the Preseason All-Horizon League First Team, as selected by the league's head coaches, SIDs and media members.
- The Norse were picked to finish sixth in the Horizon League Preaseaon Poll, moving up three spots from last year's poll.
- Sophomore forward Kailey Coffey was named to the Horizon League All-Freshman Team in her rookie campaign, averaging 9.2 ppg and 6.0 rpg.
- The Norse remain one of the youngest teams in the NCAA. With 10 underclassmen and three upperclassmen, NKU's average age is 19.3 years old.
- NKU welcomes a trio of Bluegrass talent in the 2018-19 freshman class of Taylor Clos, Ally Niece and Emmy Souder.
- Clos was a finalist for Miss Kentucky Basketball and was the 10th Region Player of the Year.
- Niece was sidelined by injury for her senior season, but was named the Cincinnati region player of the year by three different publications as a junior.
- Souder helped lead Mercer County to back-to-back state championships as a junior and senior and amassed nearly 1,400 points and over 800 rebounds in her career.
SCOUTING PIKEVILLE: The Bears have already started their season and the graduation of NAIA All-American Jamie Castle has not hindered Pikeville's success as the team holds a 4-0 record thus far. Sunday's contest will prove to be a physical test for the team, as it will be Pikeville's third game in as many days after taking down Point Park on Friday, 68-62, and Bluefield on Saturday, 71-58. Pikeville has been averaging 78.00 points per game through its first four contests and is holding opponents to 59.50 ppg.
Freshman Mary Englert leads the team with 13.3 ppg and has proven to be a weapon from range in the early portion of the season with nine made 3-pointers at a .529 clip. Kayla Mullins and Emily Baker are also averaging above 10.0 ppg, while Theodora Odia and Mia Greatrex are not far off double figures with at least 9.0 ppg. The Bears have also been crashing the boards hard with a 43.0-28.5 rebounding advantage, and have been dishing out 15.0 assists per game with Englert and Elisabeth Latham leading the way with 11 dimes apiece. Baker and Latham lead the team defensively, with Baker amassing 11 steals so far while Latham has five blocks on the year.
The Norse and the Bears do not have a series history, as the teams have never met up in the regular season.
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