Connie Myers had 20 rebounds against KWC

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. - The Northern Kentucky University women's basketball team will play host to Indianapolis this Saturday at 5:30 p.m. in the 2005 Homecoming in Regents Hall.

NKU improved to 13-9 with an 83-65 win over Kentucky Wesleyan last Saturday. The Norse are 10-5 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference and tied for third place with Wisconsin-Parkside.

Connie Myers scored 22 points and grabbed a career-high 20 rebounds Saturday to lead NKU. Karyn Creager added a career-high 24 points for NKU, which shot 53.3 percent from the field.

Sarah Woods finished with 13 points for NKU. The Norse remained perfect (21-0) against Kentucky Wesleyan in games played in Regents Hall.

Creager scored nine points and blocked two shots in the first half as NKU jumped out to a 36-22 lead. Woods added eight points before halftime for the Norse, who held Kentucky Wesleyan to 27.6 percent shooting from the
field during the opening 20 minutes.

CREAGER SETS NKU RECORD: Karyn Creager set an NKU record on Saturday by extending her streak of consecutive made free throws to 21.

Creager broke the previous Norse record of 20 straight free throws, which was shared jointly by Lori McClellan and Shannon Smith. Creager is shooting 90 percent from the line and is tied for first place in the GLVC with Quincy's Lindsay Anderson. Creager averages 9.8 points per game.

MYERS BACK ON TRACK: NKU senior forward Connie Myers, who was held to five points during a loss to Southern Indiana last Thursday, recorded a 22-point, 20-rebound performance against Kentucky Wesleyan on Saturday.

It marked the first time in more than five years that an NKU player finished with at least 20 points and 20 rebounds in the same game. The last time an NKU player posted at least 20 points and 20 rebounds was Jan. 22, 2000, when Michelle Cottrell scored 21 points and grabbed 21 rebounds at Saint Joseph's.

Myers leads the GLVC in rebounding at 9.0 boards per game, and she is No. 6 in scoring at 16.1 ppg.

BURROWS WITH THE ASSIST: NKU senior point guard Elizabeth Burrows ranks No. 4 in the GLVC in assists at 4.45 apg. Burrows is No. 3 in assist-to-turnover ratio at 1.53.

NKU NO. 2 IN SCORING DEFENSE: NKU is No. 2 in the GLVC in scoring defense at 59.4 ppg. The Norse are also holding opponents to 40.3 percent shooting from the field, which ranks No. 4 in the GLVC.

ABOUT INDIANAPOLIS: The Greyhounds, who play at Bellarmine on Thursday, are 16-5 overall, 9 5 in the GLVC. Indianapolis is led by Erin Moran, who averages a GLVC-best 18.5 ppg. Amy Wisser is scoring 15.1 ppg for the Greyhounds. Amanda Davidson leads the GLVC in assists per game at 7.0.

THE LAST TIME AGAINST INDIANAPOLIS: Earlier this season on Dec. 2, Amanda Davidson scored four points in the final 10 seconds of the game as Indianapolis rallied for a 61-58 win over NKU in Nicoson Hall.

With NKU holding a 58-57 lead, Davidson drove the right baseline and powered in a layup with 10.1 seconds remaining to give Indianapolis a 59-58 advantage. After Connie Myers was called for traveling with 4.6 second left, Davidson converted two free throws to extend the Indianapolis lead to 61-58.

NKU's Karmen Graham was fouled attempting a layup with 1.1 seconds remaining, but she missed both free throws and Indianapolis held on for the victory.

NKU led by as many as 11 points in the first half (15-4), but Indianapolis pulled to within two points (27-25) with a layup by Deanna Thomson at the buzzer. With the score tied at 39-39, Indianapolis went on a 17-8 run to take a nine-point lead with 6:21 remaining.

NKU used an 11-1 run to take a 58-57 lead with 1:52 remaining when Graham hit two free throws. Myers scored 21 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead NKU. Nikki Perkins came off the bench to score 10 points for the Norse.

Indianapolis was led by Erin Moran, who scored 10 of her 17 points in the second half for the Greyhounds. Amanda Norris added 14 points and grabbed six rebounds for Indianapolis.