INDIANAPOLIS – IUPUI is in the middle of a four-game home stand and is looking to win its fourth-straight game as the Jags will take on Northern Kentucky on Thursday (Jan. 9) at 7 p.m. in the Jungle. The game will be streamed on ESPN+ with Scott Agness on the play by play call.

GAME LINKS

Live Stats

Live Video

PROBABLE STARTERS

No.        Name                                  PPG        RPG       APG               FG%       3FG%    FT%

4             Holly Hoopingarner         10.7       2.9         3.5               .431       .355       .741

14           Rachel McLimore             8.5         3.7         1.6               .385       .250       .758

15           Sydney Roule                     6.1         1.9         1.0               .345       .347       .900

34           Katelyn O'Reilly                6.2         4.8         2.5               .426       .313       .654

50           Macee Williams                16.3       9.7         1.8               .595       .200       .790

CURRENT TRENDS

-         IUPUI has won its last three games, winning all three games by at least 25 points and the last two by more than 30.

-         Since scoring 50 points against Northern Iowa on Dec. 15, the Jags offense has picked up, scoring at least 72 points in the last five games (4-1 record during that time).

-         In the last four games, Sydney Roule has been firing away from deep, hitting at least two threes in each game and scoring in double-figures in three of those contests. Roule hit at least 50% of her threes in three of those four games.

-         Holly Hoopingarner has scored in double-figures in five-straight games and has also upped her assist game, dishing out at least six assists in her last three games.

-         Macee Williams pushed her double-digit point streak to eight games and has hit double figures in all but two games this season. Williams did have her double-double streak snapped at five games after only grabbing four against Detroit Mercy in IUPUI's last game.

-         Williams was named Horizon League Player of the Week for the second time this season and it is her fifth Player of the Week award in her career.

ALL-TIME AGAINST NORTHERN KENTUCKY

-         IUPUI and Northern Kentucky will meet for the 25th time in program history and Northern Kentucky has a substantial lead in the series, but most of those meetings came before IUPUI was a DI program. All of IUPUI's five wins in the series have come since 2013. The Jags are 4-1 against NKU since joining the Horizon League.

-         IUPUI beat the Norse in the Horizon League Tournament last season by 16. IUPUI dominated in the paint in that meeting outscoring NKU, 34-22.

NORTHERN KENTUCKY TRENDS

-         Northern Kentucky comes in to the game with an 8-7 record and is 2-2 in Horizon League play but the Norse dropped their last game, 73-68 to Cleveland State.

-         The Norse had three players in double figures with Emmy Souder and Taylor Clos tying for the team lead at 18, but NKU struggled from the field, shooting just 35.4% and 23.8% from three.

-         Northern Kentucky dominated Cleveland State on the glass with 50 rebounds to 28, including a 19-4 advantage on the offensive end.

-         On the season, Molly Glick leads the team with 13.5 points per game and Ally Niece is scoring 12.0 per game. On the glass, Kailey Coffey is tops on the squad with 8.1 per contest.

-         In conference play, NKU is shooting just 35.5% from the field, while allowing their opponents to shoot 39.2 per game.