CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Northern Kentucky University's women's basketball put together a strong second-half push on Saturday afternoon at McKenzie Arena, but the Norse came up just short in a 64-62 road loss to Chattanooga. NKU outscored the Mocs 24-16 in the third quarter to flip a halftime deficit into an eight-point lead, but a late Chattanooga surge in the final minutes proved to be the difference.

THE FACTS
FINAL SCORE: Northern Kentucky – 62, Chattanooga – 64
LOCATION: McKenzie Arena - Chattanooga, Tenn.
RECORDS: NKU: 1-5 (0-0 HL), UTC: 3-4 (0-0 SoCon)
 
BOX SCORE BREAKDOWN
- Karina Bystry paced the Norse with 21 points, going 5-for-10 from the field and 9-for-11 at the free-throw line. She also pulled down five rebounds and added two steals.
- Abby Wolterman delivered an efficient afternoon, scoring 12 points on 5-for-6 shooting while adding three rebounds.
- Mya Meredith added 10 points, three rebounds, two assists, and three steals.
- NKU's bench was a major factor, outscoring Chattanooga's reserves 33–12, led by Meredith and Wolterman.
- After trailing 29-23 at the half, NKU exploded for 24 third-quarter points, shooting 58.3 percent in the period and using an 11–0 run to take control.
- NKU shot 45.5 percent from the field, including 33.3 percent from three.

NEXT UP
- Northern Kentucky heads to Nashville, Tenn., where they will face off against Stetson and Drake in the Music City Classic.  They will face Stetson at 12 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Nov. 25.

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