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EVANSVILLE, Ind. - Three Northern Kentucky University women’s basketball players have been named All-Great Lakes Valley Conference, the league announced Wednesday. Brittany Winner, Angela Healy and Cassie Brannen each received All-GLVC accolades from the league coaches. Winner was named to the first team, Healy earned second-team honors and Brannen received honorable mention accolades. Winner, a senior forward from Minster, Ohio, averages a team-leading 11.8 points per game entering the GLVC Tournament. She also leads NKU in steals (33) and 3-pointers made (36). One of the GLVC's top clutch performers in late-game situations, Winner has consistently hit dramatic shots for NKU the past two seasons. The 5-foot-10 Winner has scored 923 career points during her college career, which began at Elon (N.C.). Healy, a junior center from Ft. Thomas, Ky., ranks No. 7 in the GLVC in rebounding at 7.0 rpg. She also averages 10.8 ppg and has made 84.2 percent of her free throws this season. In addition, Healy is second on the team in assists with 74. She is also shooting 49.5 percent from the field and has 27 steals.
Brannen, a sophomore post player from Cincinnati and a graduate of Mount Notre Dame High School, leads the GLVC in field-goal percentage at .593. She set an NKU single-game record last Saturday night by blocking 12 shots against Indianapolis, and her 67 rejections this season are the most in school history. Brannen averages 8.7 ppg and 5.0 rebounds per contest. She also has 22 steals this season. Darcee Schmidt of Lewis earned GLVC Player of the Year honors after leading the Flyers to the GLVC East Division title. Lewis' Lynn Plett was named the Chuck Mallender GLVC Coach of the Year, while Kentucky Wesleyan’s Latoshia Lawrence earned GLVC Freshman of the Year honors. Schmidt, who became the school’s all-time leading scorer and single-season scoring leader during the year, helped the Flyers to the GLVC East Division crown. She leads the league in scoring and is ranked third in the GLVC in rebounding this season. Schmidt averages 22.5 points and 7.4 rebounds per game, and she is shooting 52.5 percent from the field. Schmidt joins teammate and last season’s GLVC Player of the Year Mary Moskal on the All-GLVC first team. That duo helped the Flyers to a school-record 17-2 GLVC slate and a 23-4 overall mark. The other two selections on the All-GLVC first team are Drury’s Molly Carter and Southern Illinois at Edwardsville’s Amber Shelton. NKU begins play at the GLVC Tournament at 2:30 p.m. (CST) Friday against Missouri-Rolla. The GLVC Tournament will be held in Roberts Stadium at Evansville, Ind. NKU is the No. 2 seed from the GLVC East Division, while Missouri-Rolla claimed the No. 3 seed from the GLVC West.
NKU enters the eight-team GLVC Tournament with a 20-6 overall record, while Missouri-Rolla is 17-10 and enters the postseason with a great deal of momentum after posting road wins at Southern Illinois at Edwardsville and Quincy. The Norse are the defending GLVC Tournament champions. The NKU/Missouri-Rolla winner will advance to Saturday’s semifinals at 8:30 p.m. (CST) against the Drury/Kentucky Wesleyan survivor. The GLVC championship game is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. (CST) Sunday. The winner of the GLVC Tournament receives an automatic berth to the NCAA Division II Tournament. The 64-team NCAA Division II Tournament field will be announced March 4. NKU owns a 15-6 all-time record in the GLVC Tournament, and the Norse have won three GLVC Tournament championships (1999, 2000 and ‘06). NKU is 14-5 all-time at Roberts Stadium during GLVC Tournament play. NKU is currently ranked No. 3 in the NCAA Division II Great Lakes Region poll. ALL-GREAT LAKES VALLEY CONFERENCE FIRST
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