Connie Myers

ROMEOVILLE, Ill. - Shante Glenn scored 10 of her 17 points late in the second half Saturday as Lewis held off NKU, 69-61, at the Neil Carey Arena.

NKU rallied from a 14-point deficit in the second half to tie the game at 49-49 when Brittany Winner drained a three-point shot with 8:11 remaining. Brittney Diener responded with a three-pointer to give Lewis a 52-49 edge, but Karyn Creager countered by making a three-pointer with 6:48 left to tie the score at 52-52.

Glenn took over at that point, scoring eight of Lewis’ next 10 points to give the Flyers a 62-56 lead. Her driving layup with 3:47 remaining capped the Lewis spurt, and she added another basket with 1:19 left to give Lewis a 67-56 advantage.

Mary Moskal added 15 points and nine rebounds for Lewis, which improved to 16-9 overall, 13-5 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. Glenn, who scored 12 points in the second half, also added five rebounds as the Flyers defeated NKU at home for the second straight season.

Lewis - which bolted out to a 12-0 lead five minutes into the game - shot 46.6 percent from the field and forced NKU into 16 turnovers. Darcee Schmidt added 11 points for Lewis, which is now 5-35 all-time against NKU.

Connie Myers led NKU (14-11 overall, 11-7 GLVC) with 20 points, and she finished 10-for-10 at the free-throw line. Karmen Graham added 11 points for the Norse, who shot just 31.6 percent from the field.

Creager, Elizabeth Burrows and Angela Healy each scored eight points for NKU, which is tied with Indianapolis for fifth place in the GLVC standings. The Norse entered the week ranked ninth in the NCAA II Great Lakes Region poll, and the top eight teams in those ratings will advance to the NCAA Division II Tournament.

NKU will play host to GLVC-leading Quincy (18-7, 15-3 GLVC) at 5:30 p.m. Thursday in Regents Hall. The Norse will close out the regular season at 1 p.m. Saturday with a home game against Missouri-St. Louis.

NKU has clinched a berth in the GLVC Tournament, which begins March 4 at Evansville, Ind.