HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – Northern Kentucky women's basketball continues its road swing on Saturday, Feb. 9, as the Norse take on Milwaukee at 2 p.m. CT/3 ET. The game will be carried on ESPN+.
 
LAST TIME OUT: NKU fell on the road at Green Bay in a 70-42 decision. Taylor Clos led the team in scoring with 10 points and has made at least one 3-pointer in the last 10 contests, and Kailey Coffey posted her fifth-straight double-digit rebounding effort with 10 boards.
 
SCOUTING MILWAUKEE: The Panthers are chasing head coach Kyle Rechlicz's 100th career victory, but have come up short in the last two outings against Green Bay and Wright State. Milwaukee nearly upended the league-leading Raiders, cutting Wright State's deficit to a point with six seconds remaining, but ultimately fell by four, 73-69. The Panthers currently sit at seventh in the league standings, but have been competitive against some of the Horizon League's top squads. Milwaukee started the league season on a three-game losing skid, but righted the ship and won four in a row, starting with a 71-68 overtime win over Youngstown State, which currently ranks second in the league standings.
  
Milwaukee is led by freshman forward Megan Walstad, who averages 11.0 points and 5.3 rebounds per game. In league action, Jamie Reit has upped her average to double digits at 10.0 points per game and is shooting .313 from 3-point range with a team-best 21 made triples. The team ranks 56th nationally with 7.7 made 3-pointers per game, with Sydney Levy joining Levy as a top contributor from long range. The Panthers also have a stingy rim protector in Ryaen Johnson, who ranks 16th nationally with 52 blocked shots this season.
 
Milwaukee holds a 4-3 lead in the all-time series, which began when the Norse joined the Horizon League during the 2015-16 season. The last three contests have been decided by a combined seven points, with NKU claiming a 55-54 victory in the most recent meeting on Jan. 3.
 
NORSE IN THE RANKINGS: Since starting Horizon League play, the Norse have had several individuals climb into the top-10 of the standings in several statistical categories. Kailey Coffey currently ranks second in the league in rebounding at 9.7 boards per game and also ranks 10th at 2.8 assists per game with a 1.6 assist-to-turnover ratio. Ally Niece has upped her shooting percentages since entering league action and ranks second among league opponents from the free throw line at 85.7 percent and is also efficient from long range, ranking fifth in 3-point field goal percentage at 38.7 percent. The rookie point guard has been dishing out the ball well with 19 assists in the past three games, moving her up to seventh in the league with 3.4 assists per game. Two Norse rank in the top-10 in 3-pointers made, with Taylor Clos sinking 2.3 triples a contest for fourth in the league while Molly Glick's 1.8 3-pointers per game put her at eighth.