---Karyn Creager enters Saturday with 998 career points at NKU. She is looking to become the 23rd member of NKU’s 1,000-point club.

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. - Less than 48 hours after watching its 12-game winning streak disappear at Saint Joseph’s, Northern Kentucky University closes out its regular season at Indianapolis at 5:30 p.m. Saturday.

The game can be heard live on WIOK (107.5 FM) and on the Internet at www.nku.edu/~athletics.

NKU suffered a 65-58 loss to Saint Joseph’s at Rensselaer, Ind., Thursday night. The Norse entered that game ranked No. 24 nationally and had not lost since Jan. 6.

NKU is 19-6 overall, 13-5 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. The Norse are No. 3 in the latest NCAA Division II Great Lakes Region poll and will be the No. 2 seed from the GLVC East Division at next week’s GLVC Tournament at Evansville, Ind.

TOURNEY POSSIBILITIES: NKU will meet either Quincy, Missouri-Rolla or Southern Indiana in the opening round of the GLVC Tournament on March 2 in Roberts Stadium. Times and pairings will be announced Saturday night.

If Quincy defeats visiting Missouri-Rolla on Saturday, and Southern Indiana loses at Drury, NKU will meet Quincy. If Missouri-Rolla, however, defeats Quincy and Southern Indiana loses at Drury, NKU will meet Missouri-Rolla. If Southern Indiana upsets Drury, NKU will meet the Eagles in the opening round.

ONE BASKET FROM 1,000: NKU senior guard Karyn Creager enters Saturday with 998 career points. Her next basket or two free throws will make her the 23rd player in Norse history to reach the 1,000-point plateau. Creager is a native of Leipsic, Ohio.

HEALY ON THE OFFENSIVE: NKU junior center Angela Healy scored 20 points and grabbed 12 rebounds against Saint Joseph’s. Healy averages 10.9 points and a team-leading 7.2 rebounds per game. She is also shooting 49.5 percent from the field and 85.1 percent from the free-throw line.

SWAT TIME: NKU sophomore post player Cassie Brannen ranks No. 3 in the GLVC in blocked shots with 55, good for 2.20 bpg. Brannen also leads the GLVC in field-goal percentage (.595) and averages 8.6 ppg.

WINNER STEALS THE SHOW: NKU senior forward Brittany Winner leads NKU with 32 steals, and she is also the Norse’s top scorer at 11.8 ppg. A native of Minster, Ohio, Winner enters Saturday with 909 points during her college career. She also averages 4.5 rebounds and 2.8 assists per contest.

THE LAST TIME AGAINST INDIANAPOLIS: On Jan. 25 in Regents Hall, Indianapolis owned a 38-28 lead in the second half, was battering NKU on the boards and looked to be in control. That, however, is when Brittany Winner took over. And by the time she was finished, NKU had an important GLVC East Division victory.

Winner scored 17 of her 21 points in the second half as NKU rallied for a 62-54 victory over Indianapolis. She finished 8-for-11 from the field and grabbed six rebounds.

Keyed by Winner, NKU used a 21-2 run to take a 49-40 advantage with 9:41 left. She began the spurt by making a pair of free throws, and Karyn Creager followed by a conventional three-point play.

With Indianapolis employing a 3-2 zone defense, Winner capped the big run by draining back-to-back 3-pointers to give NKU a 49-40 lead. Those shots also sapped the energy out of Indianapolis.

Creager finished with 13 points for NKU. Angela Healy added 10 points, seven rebounds and three steals. Katie Butler added eight points off the bench for the Norse, who shot 48 percent from the field.