LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Bellarmine University women's basketball team has a quick turnaround, as the Knights will head to Bowling Green State for an 11 a.m. (ET) matchup Tuesday at the Stroh Center.

Bellarmine (1-2) played in Ohio on Sunday at Miami. Tuesday's early start is due to it being Bowling Green State's "School Day Game."

Bellarmine and Bowling Green State (2-0) are meeting for the first time in series history. The Falcons are hosting their third straight after opening the season with home wins of 82-59 over Georgia Southern and 77-73 over Cleveland State.

Bowling Green State was picked to finish eighth of 12 teams in the MAC preseason coaches' poll. Through two games, Carol Silva is averaging 22.0 points and Lauren Gerken is averaging 20.0. Silva had 25 points against Georgia Southern and 19 against Cleveland State. Gerken poured in 27 points in the latter contest.

KNIGHTS NOTES

• Bellarmine is not only playing its second straight opponent from Ohio, the Knights are taking on their second consecutive opponent from the MAC. Bellarmine fell 92-37 in the aforementioned Miami game.
• Both of Bellarmine's previous D1 opponents were NCAA Tournament teams last year. In addition to reigning MAC champion Miami, the Knights opened the season across town at No. 7 Louisville, which was a Sweet 16 team.
• Bellarmine played a morning game last season in Ohio with elementary school children in attendance. The Knights pulled out an 83-76 overtime win over Wright State in Dayton.
• Hana Abdel Aal recorded a team-high 11 points and was responsible for four of Bellarmine's nine made field goals against Miami. The redshirt sophomore center, who entering the season had not played since November of 2024, also had a game-high three blocks. Abdel Aal preceded the Miami contest with 12 points and 15 rebounds against Simmons and nine points and seven rebounds against Louisville. As of Sunday, she was the early leader in the ASUN in rebounding (8.7) and tied for first in total blocks (four).
• Bellarmine's 113 points, 64-point margin of victory and 62 rebounds against Simmons two games ago were all D1-era program records. The Knights' 31 assists were one shy of matching the D1-era highwater mark.
• Senior guard Triniti Ralston was a Preseason All-ASUN selection. Before missing the second half of last season, she was averaging team highs of 13.9 points, 6.1 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game while shooting 86.6 percent from the line. Ralston averaged 7.5 trips to the FT line per game last year. She got to the charity stripe 10 times against Miami, sinking seven of her attempts. She also had four steals, five rebounds and three assists.

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