HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. - Coming off its best performance of the season in a 90-69 win over Drake on Wednesday, Northern Kentucky University Norse women's basketball took on Southern Indiana on Sunday afternoon. In an exciting affair, neither team led by more than seven, and NKU emerged victorious in overtime. 

THE FACTS
FINAL SCORE: Northern Kentucky – 77, Southern Indiana – 71
LOCATION: Truist Arena - Highland Heights, Ky. 
RECORDS: NKU: 3-6 (0-0 HL), USI: 4-2 (0-0 OVC)
 
BOX SCORE BREAKDOWN
- In the back-and-forth affair, the two teams tallied 13 lead changes and eight ties. 
- Northern Kentucky won the turnover battle, forcing 16 to its own 15.
- NKU shot 35.8% from the field, 38.2% from deep, and 72.7% from the line. 
- The Norse scored 34 bench points, outscoring USI by 26. The Norse entered the game with 28.6 bench points per game, ranking first in the Horizon League.
- Taysha Rushton led NKU with a 20-point performance off the bench, going 4-10 from three and 6-8 from the line. 
- Karina Bystry went for 16 points, going 4-6 from deep on the day. She also grabbed five rebounds. 
- Maddie Moody notched her first-career double-double, going for 15 points and 12 rebounds. She also had two steals. 
- Mya Meredith stuffed the stat sheet with an 11-point, five-rebound, five-assist, three-steal performance. Her five assists tied a career high. 
- Noelle Hubert drained three triples, going 3-6 from downtown. 

NEXT UP
- Northern Kentucky kicks off Horizon League play at Truist Arena on Thursday, hosting defending champ Green Bay at 6 PM. 

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