LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Bellarmine University women's basketball team has a split week of Atlantic Sun Conference home and away contests, as the Knights will welcome North Alabama for a 5 p.m. (ET) matchup Wednesday before heading to Austin Peay for a 3 p.m. (2 CT) clash Saturday.

The former contest represents Bellarmine's regular-season home finale.

ABOUT NORTH ALABAMA
North Alabama (13-12, 8-6 ASUN) is tied for sixth in the conference. Bellarmine is the last contest in a five-game road swing for the Lions, who last week defeated West Georgia 65-60 before falling 73-56 to Eastern Kentucky. UNA has been able to get hot in league play, boasting win streaks of four and three games. Guard Alexsandra Alvarado is tied for 10th in the ASUN in scoring (13.3) and has a 37-point performance against Jacksonville on her ledger. She's also eighth in the conference in assists (3.2).

ABOUT AUSTIN PEAY
Austin Peay (14-10, 6-8) is coming off a 95-74 home loss to West Georgia, but the Governors preceded that with an 85-47 home win over Queens. APSU is the ASUN leader in field-goal percentage (.437) and rebounding margin (plus-7.7), and is tied for third in fewest points allowed (59.7). Guard Anovia Sheals, who had 23 points against West Georgia, is the league's eighth-leading scorer (14.0) while guard Jim'Miyah Branton ranks third in assists (3.8).

KNIGHTS NOTES
• North Alabama owns a 12-2 series lead over Bellarmine, including 9-1 in the D1 era. The Lions have captured the last eight matchups, including a 67-52 victory in Florence on Jan. 10 in the teams' first clash this season.
• In that first meeting this season, the third quarter was the big difference in the game. The Lions outscored the Knights 25-11 in the frame. BU outscored UNA in two of the periods (12-9 in the second and 18-16 in the fourth), but the Knights couldn't overcome the discrepancy in the decisive third.
• Austin Peay holds a 5-1 series lead over Bellarmine. On Jan. 15 in Louisville, the Governors posted a 67-39 win over the Knights.
• Due to an epidemic of injuries, Bellarmine has competed with as few as six players and no more than 11 in each of the last 22 games. The late January/February numbers have only increased due to the addition of several walk-ons. On Saturday against Central Arkansas, the Knights competed with three scholarship players and six January walk-ons. BU fell 85-37 to the Sugar Bears.
• Kayce Hyman led Bellarmine with 16 points against Central Arkansas. The sophomore forward is averaging a team-high 13.0 points per game in ASUN play. Hyman has amassed 13 points or more in eight of the last nine games. Among qualifiers, she ranks sixth in the ASUN in FT percentage (77.9), fifth in FTs made (81) and seventh in FTs attempted (104).
• Ava Smith scored 10 points against Central Arkansas. The sophomore guard has scored in double figures in three straight games, including a career-high 19 points against Stetson. Smith is tied for sixth in the ASUN in 3-pointers made with 47.
• Smith ranks fourth in the ASUN in minutes per game (33.8) while Hyman ranks 14th (31.1).
• Two games ago against Lipscomb, redshirt junior forward Andrea Chiquemba posted her first double-double at Bellarmine with 10 points and 10 rebounds.
• January walk-on Olivia Pifer is averaging 27.3 minutes per game. Despite being 5-4, the freshman guard has collected three rebounds or more in 10 of her 12 games. She also has a pair of four-steal games.

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