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CONWAY, Ark. – The Northern Kentucky women's basketball team secured a come-from-behind overtime victory on the road Saturday afternoon against Central Arkansas, 63-59. The Norse improve to 4-2 overall on the year, while the Sugar Bears drop to 3-3 this season. 

STATS LEADERS  
·        Ivy Turner recorded a career-high 24 points in the winning effort at UCA. Turner also went 13-of-18 from the free throw line. 
·        Lindsey Duvall finished in double-figures once again with 12 points. Duvall added seven rebounds to her stat line also.
·        Emmy Souder posted 11 total points and pulled down six rebounds in the win. Souder also tallied two steals in the contest. 
 
FIRST HALF SUMMARY
·       The opening quarter of this nonconference bout saw both the Norse and Sugar Bears trading leads, as four overall occurred.
.        Turner led NKU in scoring through the first period with five points. 
·        Quarter number two saw UCA pull away just a bit, but an 8-2 scoring run saw the Norse recapture the lead at 21-20. Duvall, Turner and Souder all contributed to the run as well. 
·        Central Arkansas went into the break leading the Norse by four points. The Bears out-shot NKU in the opening half from beyond the arc at 66.7 percent to Northern Kentucky's 0.0 percent.     

SECOND HALF SUMMARY
·        UCA opened the third quarter on a 4-0 run to push the lead out to 31-23, forcing an NKU timeout.
·        Central Arkansas generated yet another run to extend its lead out to 46-36 late in the third period. 
·        NKU chipped away at the UCA advantage with a Turner three that cut the deficit to just 53-48 with 3:30 left in the game. 
·        The Norse posted a 9-2 run over 4:55 minutes in the fourth quarter.
·        Northern Kentucky went three quarters without hitting a three-pointer until making 2-of-2 in the fourth period. 
·       Turner helped NKU fight back into this game, sinking a layup with 0:23 seconds remaining. This forced overtime with these two squads knotted up at 55-55.
 
OVERTIME SUMMARY
·        NKU struck first in overtime as Duvall knocked down a jumper to give the Norse the 57-55 advantage.
·        Turner helped seal the road victory for Northern Kentucky, as she drained four-consecutive free throws to give the Norse a 61-57 lead.
·        Turner returned to the charity stripe with just 0:12 seconds remaining to knock down two additional free throws and NKU took the win at 63-59.

GAME NOTES
·        Turner's previous career-high was 21 points which she scored on March 5, 2020 against Milwaukee.
·        Turner also set a career-high for free throws made with 13. Her previous high of eight was recorded during the March 5, 2020 contest against Milwaukee as well. 
·        The Norse were aggressive in getting to the line today, going 19-of-27 in free throws, compared to Central Arkansas only shooting 10-of-16 from the line. 
·        Duvall kept her double-digit scoring streak alive while wearing a Norse uniform totaling 12 total points in today's game. Her streak of scoring in double-digits with NKU is up to 25 games.
 
UP NEXT  
·    The Norse will return home for their next contest, as NKU hosts Horizon League adversary Cleveland State inside BB&T Arena. This conference game is slated for a 7 p.m. start as well.