INDIANAPOLIS – The IUPUI women's basketball team welcomes Northern Kentucky (Dec. 30) and Wright State (Jan. 1) to the Jungle as they kick off the new year with Horizon League play. Both games will tipoff at 2:00 PM.
 
The Jaguars entered the short holiday break on a high noted shooting a school-record and Horizon League record 17 threes to seal the win over Northern Illinois last Wednesday afternoon, 85-72. Rachel Kent led IUPUI with a career-high tying 24 points, shooting 7-for-10 from beyond the arc while Destiny Perkins made six three-point field goals and totaled 20 points while Jazmyn Turner scored a career-high 22.
 
IUPUI has continuously found success beyond the arc with the record setting 17 threes and the league's best 36.2 percent from long range, averaging 9.2 threes per game. Perkins paces the way with 24 made three-pointers, going 24-for-60 (40.0 percent) from deep. Kent follows with 21 made threes while Ali Berg adds 15.
 
The Jags resume Horizon League play after a brief break, IUPUI is 1-1 in league play. Perkins posted a career-high 28 points against Green Bay, averaging 21.5 points across the first two conference contests for the Jags. Perkins run the point for IUPUI, averaging 13.8 points and holds the second-best assists per game average in the Horizon League with 4.2. Turner adds 13.4 points per game and Kent adds 11.1.
 
Northern Kentucky enters the weekend 8-4 and are currently riding a five-game win streak. The Norse defeated Horizon League rival Wright State Wednesday evening, 73-50. Lindsey Duvall led the way with a double-double of 25 points and 13 rebounds. It marked her eighth of the season and her sixth straight as well dating back to December 2.
 
Wright State enters the weekend 1-12 overall and 0-3 in conference. Two players scored in double figures for the Raiders in the loss to NKU, led by Bryce Nixon with 11 points and Kacee Baumhower totaled 10 points with four rebounds.
 
Both games will tipoff at 2:00 PM on ESPN+.