By Chloe Smith
NKU Athletics Communications
Northern Kentucky women’s basketball fell on the road to Tennessee Tech on Sunday afternoon, 55-40. With the loss, the Norse drop to 2-5 on the season, while the Golden Eagles advanced to 3-6.
Stat Leaders
· Senior guard Kelley Wiegman led the Norse in scoring for the second time this season. Wiegman posted 10 points, going 5-of-6 from the free throw line.
· Redshirt-senior forward Rebecca Lyttle added eight points, a block and a steal. Se tied for the team lead in rebounds, with three.
· Junior forward Kasey Uetrecht, junior guard Mikayla Terry and freshman forward Hayley Combs also grabbed three boards.
· Senior guard Shar’Rae Davis and freshman guard Laura Thomas dished out two assists apiece.
First Half Summary
· The game started slowly as the Norse were held scoreless for the first 7:39 of the opening quarter until freshman guard Taryn Taugher drilled a triple to put NKU on the board, trailing 7-3.
· Taugher and Wiegman led the team in scoring for the first half, both posting five points in the first 20 minutes.
· NKU trailed 22-18 at the half, but saw a vast difference in offensive efficiency from the Golden Eagles. The Norse connected at just a 24.0 clip from the field, while Tennessee Tech shot 41.7 percent in the opening half.
(Photo by Chloe Smith)
Second Half Summary
· TTU established a 10-point lead early in the third quarter, and the Norse were unable to bridge the gap for the remainder of the contest.
· Lyttle and Thomas led the Norse in scoring with six points apiece, with Thomas adding two steals and two assists to her stat line on 3-of-4 shooting from the floor.
· The Norse relied heavily on their inside game, scoring 18 of the half’s 22 points inside the paint.
· The third quarter was the best offensively for the Norse as the team went 5-of-8 from the field for a 62.5 shooting percentage.
Norse Notes
· The loss is the first in program history to the Golden Eagles, with the all-time series now standing at 2-1.
· NKU shot 34.1 percent (15-of-44) from the field while Tennessee Tech went 23-of-54 for 42.6 percent.
· TTU had the upper hand in nearly every statistical category, most notably in rebounds (36-27), points in the paint (38-24) and points off turnovers (23-12).
· The Norse recorded 11 steals, matching a season high. The last time the Norse recorded 11 steals was against Indiana University East.
NKU continues its brief road swing when it travels to Bloomington, Indiana, on Thursday. The Norse will take on Big Ten opponent Indiana, with tipoff scheduled for 7 p.m. ET on Dec. 8 and will be broadcast on BTN Plus.
