The Northern Kentucky University women’s basketball team returns to the court at BB&T Arena on Thursday, opening a Horizon League weekend against Detroit.
Tipoff is set for 7 p.m., with the action carried live on ESPN3.
Game Information:
University of Detroit Mercy Titans (12-12, 8-5 Horizon)
Northern Kentucky University Norse (14-9, 6-6 Horizon)
Feb. 18 – 7 p.m.
BB&T Arena (9,400) – Highland Heights, Ky.
TV: ESPN3 // Andrew Kappes (play-by-play) and Kaitlyn Gerrety (analyst)
Series History: Detroit leads, 1-0
Last Time Out – An 11-0 Wright State run in the first quarter helped seal a 76-65 victory for the Raiders over NKU last Saturday. Christine Roush drained six treys, scoring a team-best 22 points, while Courtney Roush added 16 and Shar’Rae Davis chipped in nine points. Kim Demmings scored 28 points to lead Wright State, while Antania Hayes scored 14 points and pulled down 11 rebounds.
About Detroit – The Titans enter Thursday’s action with a 12-12 overall record and stand third in the Horizon League with an 8-5 record after a 20-point win over Valparaiso at home. Rosanna Reynolds continues to lead the Titans’ offense at 15.9 points per game, followed by super-sub Brianne Cohen at 14.2 points. Nicole Urbanick rounds out Detroit’s double-digit scorers at 14.1 points per game having knocked down 68 treys on the season.
The Series – Detroit got the edge in a 66-65 home victory back on Jan. 16, the only previous meeting between the teams. Rianna Gayheart scored 11 points and dished out five assists for a balanced Norse offense, as Christine Roush and Kasey Uetrecht each added nine points. Rosanna Reynolds led Detroit 18 points while Urbanick chipped in 14.
Fast Break Points
• NKU plays its second of three-in-a-row at BB&T Arena on Saturday when the Norse take on Oakland.
• The Norse have won four of their last five games, including four-straight road contests.
• NKU has averaged 73.6 points per game this season to rank third among Horizon League squads.
• NKU’s overall turnover margin of +3.8 ranks second in the Horizon League and 36th in the nation.
• The Norse have forced 15 or more turnovers in 20 of their 23 games this season, and have forced 91 errors in their last five games.
• The Norse rank third in the League in FG shooting (42.4%) and lead the League in 3-point (36.1%) and FT shooting (78.5%).
• NKU’s 78.5 percent free-throw accuracy ranks fourth among all Division I programs.
• Saturday marked the fourth time this year the Norse have shot 90 percent or better from the line, as NKU went 6-for-6 against Wright State.
• The Norse are knocking down 8.2 treys per game, ranking second among Horizon League squads.
• G Christine Roush knocked down a season-best six treys en route to a 22-point effort against Wright State.
• Roush has 60 three-pointers on the year, good for fifth on NKU’s all-time list.
• Roush leads the team and ranks fourth in the Horizon League at 16.0 points per game.
• G Rianna Gayheart dished out a season-high eight assists against Wright State, and now stands 12th all-time with 322 on her career.
• Gayheart’s 2.2 assist-to-turnover ratio in Horizon League games ranks second among League guards.
• F Courtney Roush has shot 56.5 from the field to lead the team and rank fourth in the Horizon League.
• On the season, Courtney Roush is scoring 8.5 points in just 14.1 minutes per game.
• F Molly Glick is shooting 46.2 percent from long-range in Horizon League games, ranking second among League sharpshooters.
From NKU Athletics