HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – The Northern Kentucky women's basketball program will host Sun Belt Conference opponent Marshall University inside Truist Arena on Saturday, November 18. 

The Norse and the Thundering Herd will meet for the seventh time in program history and will be the fourth meeting in Highland Heights. NKU has dominated the series against Marshall with an overall record of 5-1 and a record of 2-1 in Kentucky. Marshall got the best of Northern Kentucky in the most recent matchup on March 19, 2015 in Highland Heights by a score of 81-79. 

The Thundering Herd are coming off a 17-14 season in 2022-23 with a Sun Belt record of 9-9 for a eighth place finish in the conference. Marshall picked up a first round Sun Belt Tournament win over No. 9 seed Coastal Carolina last year, before falling to top-seeded James Madison in the following round. 

Northern Kentucky is coming off a Horizon League Semifinals run with an overall record of 17-14 and a fifth-place finish in the conference at 10-10 as well. NKU will see key returners in Kailee Davis, Khamari Mitchell-Steen and Kennedy Igo to lead the Norse in the goal of a Horizon League title for the 2023-24 season. Key role players Allison Basye and Paige Hodgson are back for the Norse as well to help fuel Northern Kentucky on the court. 

NKU will see seven newcomers join the squad for the 2023-24 campaign which includes juniors Mya Meredith and Macey Blevins, and freshmen Meadow Tisdale, Carter McCray, Noelle Hubert, Madison French and Gabby Razzano. 
 

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