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NKU's Sarah Kinch (15) looks for a teammate during Saturday's game against Milwaukee.

The NKU women’s basketball team couldn’t find its offensive rhythm Saturday in an 86-60 loss to Milwaukee at BB&T Arena.

The Norse fall to 10-8 overall, 2-5 in the Horizon League. Milwaukee won its fifth straight Horizon League game to improve to 11-7 overall and 5-2 in the league.

NKU struggled from the floor all night. An 0 for 15 slump in the first half that lasted more than a full quarter put the Norse in a big first half hole. NKU trailed 43-30 at halftime.

It didn’t get better in the third quarter. After a layup by Christine Roush to start the half, Milwaukee answered with a 15-3 run to take a 58-35 lead with 5:56 left in third.

For the game, NKU shot just 28.6 percent from the floor. Kelley Wiegman led the Norse with 12 points. Christine Roush added 10 points and 5 rebounds.

Meanwhile, Milwaukee shots 55.6 percent from the floor, including 60 percent in the second half.

Steph Kostowicz led the Panthers with 23 points and 8 rebounds. Siera Ford-Washington added 21 points and 5 rebounds. Alexis Lindstrom scored 19 points.

NKU now embarks on a four-game Horizon League road trip. It begins 7 p.m. Thursday at Cleveland State.

Summary

Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016

@ BB&T Arena, Highland Heights, Kentucky

Milwaukee 86, Northern Kentucky 60

M — 17 – 26 – 20 – 23 — 86
N — 10 – 20 – 20 – 10 — 60

(86) MILWAUKEE (fg-3fg-ft-tp) Howard 1-0-0-2, Lindner 5-1-0-11, Ford-Washington 6-4-5-21, Kostowicz 7-0-9-23, Lindstrom 7-5-0-19, Cunningham 3-1-1-8, Wakeman 1-0-0-2. TOTALS 30-11-15-86.

(60) NORTHERN KENTUCKY (fg-3fg-ft-tp) Lyttle 0-0-5-5, Ch. Roush 4-0-2-10, Uetrecht 2-1-3-8, Davis 1-0-1-3, Sanders 1-1-1-4, Co. Roush 3-2-0-8, Wiegman 3-2-4-12, Glick 1-0-3-5, Franson 1-0-3-5. TOTALS 16-6-22-60.

FIELD GOALS: M 30/54 (Lindstrom 7/15, Kostowicz 7/8, Ford-Washington 6/13, Lindner 5/7); N 16/56 (Ch. Roush 4/13, Co. Roush 3/7, Wiegman 3/5)

3 POINT FIELD GOALS: M 11/24 (Lindstrom 5/11, Ford-Washington 4/8); N 6/24 (Co Roush 2/3, Wiegman 2/4)

FREE THROWS: M 15/20 (Kostowicz 9/12, Ford-Washington 5/6); N 22/30 (Lyttle 5/6)

REBOUNDS: M 34 (Kostowicz 8, Ford-Washington 5, Roenneburg 4); N 31 (Co. Roush 6, Ch. Roush 5)

ASSISTS: M 20 (Howard 5, Roenneburg 4); N 9

STEALS: M 7; N 5

BLOCKED SHOTS: M 6 (Kostowicz 3); N 3

TURNOVERS: M 19; N 19