---Anthony Teague drives for a basket against Quincy last week during NKU’s 74-73 road win. Teague scored 17 points in that game and averages 12.2 ppg. He is also 14-for-25 from 3-point range as the Norse are off to a 4-1 start.

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. - Northern Kentucky University tips off a seven-game homestand Saturday night when Cincinnati-Clermont visits Regents Hall at 7 p.m.

NKU is 4-1 overall and has won three consecutive games – all on the road. The Norse swept their Great Lakes Valley Conference road trip last week with victories at Quincy (74-73) and Southern Illinois at Edwardsville (83-67).

NKU will not play another road game until Jan. 10, when the Norse travel to Indianapolis. NKU also visits Saint Joseph's on Jan. 12.

A.T. ON THE ATTACK: NKU senior guard Anthony Teague scored 21 points and grabbed nine rebounds in the win at SIUE last Saturday. Teague netted 17 points in the victory at Quincy and averages 12.2 points per game. He is 14-for-25 (.560) from 3-point range and averages 3.6 rebounds per contest.

CLUTCH PERFORMANCE: NKU senior forward Harrison Morton enjoyed one of his finest road trips last week by averaging 19.0 ppg and hitting the winning basket with two seconds remaining against Quincy. Morton, a graduate of Lexington Catholic High School, is scoring 12.2 ppg and shooting 57.6 percent from the field. He leads the team with seven steals and is 20-for-28 at the free-throw line.

D-MAC ASSISTS SIUE WIN: David McFarland dished out a career-best 10 assists Saturday and buried a trio of 3-pointers in the first half to spark NKU’s victory over SIUE. The junior guard also grabbed three rebounds and led a Norse defensive effort that limited the Cougars to 37.9 percent shooting from the field.

McFarland ranks No. 1 in the GLVC in assist-to-turnover ratio at 5.50. The Boone County High School graduate is also seventh in the GLVC in assists per game at 4.40.

CAREER GAME: NKU sophomore guard Scott Bibbins scored a career-high 16 points in the win at SIUE. The former Holy Cross High School standout also grabbed four rebounds in 36 minutes of playing time.

FROSH SENSATION: NKU freshman guard Dennis Gagai is third in the GLVC in 3-point shooting at .591. Gagai averages a team-leading 12.6 ppg.

LONG-RANGE EXPERTISE: NKU is No. 1 in the GLVC in 3-point shooting at .482. The Norse have also made 53 shots from 3-point range, the most by any GLVC team.

---Harrison Morton (21) goes over Stefan Dunn in the second half of NKU’s 82-68 win over UC-Clermont. Morton scored 16 points and added four assists in that season-opening victory.

DEFENSE WINS: NKU is fourth in the GLVC in team defense, allowing opponents to make just 43 percent from the field.

THE LAST TIME AGAINST UC-CLERMONT: In the season opener Nov. 16, NKU posted an 82-68 win over UC-Clermont in the John L. Griffin/Lions Club Classic.

NKU made its first seven shots from the field and jumped out to a 15-0 lead against the visitors from Cincinnati. A blowout appeared likely after David McFarland buried a 3-pointer to give the Norse an 18-2 lead less than four minutes into the game.

The Norse held a 44-32 halftime lead, but UC-Clermont rallied in the second half with a 13-2 run to get within 46-45 with 16:29 remaining. NKU countered with a 9-0 run, capped by a driving layup by Harrison Morton. Dennis Gagai keyed the spurt with two baskets, and Anthony Teague hit a 3-pointer to begin the run.

UC-Clermont guard Stefan Dunn, who was named the most valuable player at last season's United States Collegiate Athletic Association national tournament, led the way for the Cougars with 25 points. Dunn knocked down five 3-pointers and was 10-for-12 at the free-throw line.

NKU placed four players in double figures, led by Morton and Gagai with 16 points apiece. Vincent Humphrey added 13 points and seven rebounds for NKU, while Rasso scored 12. The Norse shot 48.5 percent from the field and held UC-Clermont to 39.3 percent from the field.

NKU owns a 3-0 lead in the all-time series with the Cougars.

NORSE SIGN RECRUIT: NKU head coach Dave Bezold announced Monday that Holy Cross High School standout Corey Sorrell has signed a national letter of intent to play for the Norse.

Sorrell, a 6-foot-5 senior forward, averaged 15.7 points and 5.1 rebounds per game as a junior at Holy Cross. One of the top outside shooters in the state, Sorrell made 43 percent of his 3-point attempts and 80 percent of his free throws. Going into his senior season, Sorrell had scored 709 career points. He also averaged 2.5 assists per game as a junior.