----Chris Thompson

ROMEOVILLE, Ill. - For the second time in 48 hours, Northern Kentucky University found a way to win on the road against a nationally ranked team.

On Friday, it was No. 24 Wisconsin-Parkside, a 1-0 loser to the Norse. On Sunday, NKU's victim was No. 15 Lewis, which dropped a 2-1 overtime decision to the visitors when Chris Thompson netted his second goal of the afternoon with a shot at the 93:30 mark.

The results from those two games figure to vault NKU into the NCAA Division II national rankings. The two victories also have put NKU in contention to win the Great Lakes Valley Conference regular-season championship and earn the No. 1 seed in the upcoming GLVC Tournament.

NKU, which has won five straight games, improved to 9-2-1 overall. The Norse also upped their GLVC record to 6-2-1 and sit just a half game behind league-leading Wisconsin-Parkside (7-2-1 GLVC).

NKU owns the head-to-head tiebreaker with Wisconsin-Parkside due to its victory on Friday.

Thompson, a junior and a graduate of Elder High School in Cincinnati, gave NKU an early 1-0 advantage with a goal off an assist from Chad Cook. Lewis responded when Anthony Marsico netted a goal at the 33:53 mark, and the two teams battled through a scoreless second half.

It remained tied until 3:30 into overtime, when Thompson knocked in the winner with his fourth goal of the season. NKU has now beaten Lewis three consecutive times, and the loss Sunday denied Flyers head coach Evan Fiffles his 200th career victory.

Lewis dropped to 9-3 overall, 7-3 in the GLVC.

NKU will return home Friday to meet Rockhurst at 5 p.m. at the Town & Country Sports Complex in Wilder, Ky.

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