By Thomas Corhern, TTU Sports Information
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – The Tennessee Tech women's basketball team will look to continue its hot start on Sunday as the Golden Eagles take on Northern Kentucky.
Tipoff is set for 1 p.m. Central. Roger Ealey will have the call on 106.1 The Eagle, while the game will also be streamed on ESPN+ (subscription required).
Sunday's game is the fourth meeting all-time between the two teams with the Norse leading the series 2-1. Tech won the last meeting in 2016 with a 55-40 victory in Cookeville between first-year head coaches Kim Rosamond for Tech and Camryn Whitaker for NKU.
Seven years later and both teams are opening the season well. Tech has posted a 3-1 record with wins over Ball State, Samford and Trevecca Nazarene with the lone blemish being a defeat at Cincinnati.
The Norse, meanwhile, are 2-1 with both victories coming in overtime. NKU won a triple-overtime thriller as they topped the Bisons 101-95, then defeated Dayton on the road in an 82-78 double-overtime contest. NKU's loss came 77-54 at Kent State.
NKU averages 79.0 points per game, while allowing an average of 83.3. The overtime games have elevated their averages as the Norse are putting up 44 rebounds, 16 assists, 5.7 steals and 2.3 blocks per game. They are shooting .395 from the field, .268 from 3-point range and .644 from the free-throw line.
Lindsey Duvall leads NKU in scoring and rebounding with 26.0 points and 12.3 boards per game, while Ivy Turner is averaging 4.0 assists per game.
The Golden Eagles are averaging 67.3 points and allowing 63.3 per game, while also pulling down 355 rebounds and dishing out 15.0 assists per game with an average of 6.8 steals and 4.0 blocks. Tech is shooting .381 from the floor, .366 from 3-point range and .776 at the free-throw line.
Maaliya Owens currently leads Tech in scoring with a 13.3-point average, while Anna Walker is averaging 5.0 rebounds and Jada Guinn is averaging 3.8 assists.
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Photo | Jim Dillon
