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02/18 03:43 CST Youngstown State visits Northern Kentucky following Rushton's
21-point showing
Youngstown State visits Northern Kentucky following Rushton's 21-point showing
By The Associated Press
Youngstown State Penguins (19-8, 12-5 Horizon) at Northern Kentucky Norse
(13-14, 10-6 Horizon)
Highland Heights, Kentucky; Thursday, 6 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Northern Kentucky hosts Youngstown State after Taysha Rushton
scored 21 points in Northern Kentucky's 77-59 victory over the Green Bay
Phoenix.
The Norse have gone 6-5 at home. Northern Kentucky is 3-3 in one-possession
games.
The Penguins have gone 12-5 against Horizon opponents. Youngstown State is
second in the Horizon with 15.3 assists per game led by Casey Santoro averaging
3.3.
Northern Kentucky makes 38.5% of its shots from the field this season, which is
2.3 percentage points higher than Youngstown State has allowed to its opponents
(36.2%). Youngstown State has shot at a 43.0% rate from the field this season,
1.0 percentage point above the 42.0% shooting opponents of Northern Kentucky
have averaged.
The matchup Thursday is the first meeting this season for the two teams in
conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Karina Bystry is scoring 14.8 points per game and averaging 4.1
rebounds for the Norse. Mya Meredith is averaging 12.4 points and 5.9 rebounds
over the last 10 games.
Santoro is averaging 12.3 points, 5.4 rebounds and 3.3 assists for the
Penguins. Sarah Baker is averaging 14.2 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Norse: 7-3, averaging 72.2 points, 36.1 rebounds, 11.7 assists,
6.3 steals and 2.4 blocks per game while shooting 38.4% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 66.8 points per game.
Penguins: 7-3, averaging 64.0 points, 31.1 rebounds, 14.4 assists, 7.9 steals
and 5.5 blocks per game while shooting 41.0% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 56.3 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
