INDIANAPOLIS – The Horizon League announced Wednesday that the matchup between Northern Kentucky women's basketball and the UIC Flames schedule for Sunday, Jan. 2 has been canceled and deemed a no-contest due to COVID-related matters within the UIC program.

The Norse will still face Horizon League opponent IUPUI on the road in Indianapolis on Friday, Dec. 31 at 2 p.m. (ET). 

Horizon League policy, vetted by multiple membership groups and approved by the Horizon League Council, states that contests that are canceled due to COVID-19 are to be considered forfeits unless deemed a no contest by the Commissioner. League policy authorizes the Commissioner to deem a cancellation a no-contest when the involved institution can demonstrate that extraordinary circumstances led to the cancellation. Given the surge in positive cases due to the Omicron variant, the Council agreed that a high volume of breakthrough cases among vaccinated individuals is considered extraordinary.
 

If needed, additional updates to the schedule will be announced at a later date.