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HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. - The Northern Kentucky University women’s basketball team plays host to NAIA powerhouse Georgetown (Ky.) this Wednesday at 7 p.m. in Regents Hall. NKU is 3-1 overall after posting a 75-67 win at Southern Illinois at Edwardsville on Saturday. The Norse are 1-1 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference and ranked 17th nationally in the latest Division II poll. NKU also plays host to Ohio Dominican at 5 p.m. Saturday. The game was originally scheduled for 2 p.m., but it will now be played as part of a doubleheader with the NKU men’s contest with UC-Clermont, which begins at 7 p.m. Both NKU games this week can be heard live on the Internet at www.nkunorse.com. BIG ROAD WIN: Jessie Slack scored 20 points and dished out five assists to lead NKU past SIUE on Saturday. Slack, a 5-foot-10 junior guard who averages 15.5 points per game, also collected five steals and grabbed four rebounds. Cassie Brannen and Angela Healy each added 14 points for the Norse. NKU built an 18-point lead with 13:44 remaining, but SIUE used a 16-2 run to cut the Norse advantage to 61-57 with 6:34 left. Healy made a pair of free throws to extend NKU’s lead to 63-57, and Brannen followed with an inside basket to give the Norse a 65-57 edge. A UNIQUE UNIT: NKU senior center Angela Healy leads NKU in scoring (18.0 ppg) and rebounding (9.3 rpg). The Highlands High School graduate is also shooting 90 percent from the free-throw line. Healy enters this week with 825 career points at NKU. ALL-AROUND GAME: Norse senior guard Nicole Chiodi averages 11.8 ppg, 6.8 rpg and a team-leading 3.75 assists per game. Chiodi, a Newport Central Catholic graduate, also leads the Norse with 10 steals. BRACKIE ON THE BOARDS: NKU junior guard Karen Brackman (9.5 ppg) averages 5.8 rebounds per contest. She leads NKU with 13 offensive boards and has made 66.7 percent of her 3-point attempts. POINT PER MINUTE: NKU junior post player Cassie Brannen netted 14 points in just 14 minutes of action against SIUE. Brannen averages 12.0 ppg and leads NKU with six blocked shots. ABOUT GEORGETOWN: The Lady Tigers are 7-1 overall after defeating Martin Methodist, 78-62, on Saturday. Katie Filiatreau scored 17 points to lead Georgetown in that win. Jayme Gilbert leads Georgetown in scoring at 15.5 ppg. The Lady Tigers feature eight players who average at least 5.3 ppg.
THE LAST TIME AGAINST GEORGETOWN: On Dec. 6, 2006, Karyn Creager scored 21 points to lead NKU to a 92-69 win over Georgetown in Regents Hall. Creager connected on all five of her 3-point attempts and added three assists. Creager sparked a 23-8 run early in the first half by draining a trio of 3-point shots. Betsey Clark capped the spurt with a basket that gave NKU a 25-13 lead with 10:19 left before halftime. Creager gave NKU its biggest advantage (39-23) of the first half with 5:03 left with another 3-pointer, and the Norse cruised into the break with a 47-36 lead. Creager scored 16 points in the first half, 12 on 3-point shots. Brittany Winner scored 14 points and dished out five assists for NKU, which shot 63 percent from the field. The Norse used 10-for-15 shooting from 3-point range and finished with a 30-23 rebounding edge. Cassie Brannen added 14 points, eight rebounds and four blocked shots for NKU, while teammate Karmen Graham scored 13 points. Katie Butler reached double figures with 10 points as the Norse upped their lead in the all-time series with Georgetown to 11-1. Nicole Chiodi scored eight points, grabbed eight rebounds and dished out a game-high seven assists. Angela Healy scored eight points and had three assists for NKU, which collected 25 assists with its effective passing. Megan Gray scored 22 points for Georgetown.
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