HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – The Northern Kentucky women's basketball program put on a show in front of a stellar crowd inside Truist Arena Friday morning, defeating the Mastodons of Purdue Fort Wayne by a final score of 75-69.
THE FACTS
FINAL SCORE: Northern Kentucky – 75, Purdue Fort Wayne – 69
LOCATION: Truist Arena – Highland Heights, KY
RECORDS: Northern Kentucky, 11-7 (5-4 Horizon), PFW, 6-13 (3-6 Horizon)
BOX SCORE BREAKDOWN
- Ivy Turner: 19 points, 3 steals, 4 rebounds
- Kailee Davis: 13 points, 2 rebounds
- Kennedy Igo:12 points, 6-6 FT, 2 assists
- Emmy Souder: 11 points, 4 rebounds
- Lindsey Duvall: 10 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists
- Khamari Mitchell-Steen: 10 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists
- Northern Kentucky saw six players in double-figure scoring today, the first time more than five Norse finished with 10 or more points since January 15, 2022.
- NKU finished the day shooting 42.1 percent from the floor, improving their overall record to 8-1 on the year when shooting withing 40-49 percent.
- The Norse remain in a three-way tie for fifth place in the Horizon league at 5-4 overall currently.
POST-GAME PRESSER
HIGHLIGHTS
NEXT UP
Northern Kentucky is right back at it this Sunday, January 22 as the Norse welcome Horizon League rival and conference leading Cleveland State into Truist Arena. NKU and the Vikings will tip off from Highland Heights beginning at 1 PM ET.
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