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HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. - The Northern Kentucky University women’s basketball team closes out the Regents Hall era this week with home games against Saint Joseph’s (Thursday at 5:30 p.m.) and Indianapolis (Saturday at 4:30 p.m.). NKU is 16-5 overall, 9-4 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference and tied with Indianapolis for first place in the GLVC East Division. The Norse’s showdown with Indianapolis on Saturday will mark the final regular-season game in Regents Hall, and NKU will wear throwback uniforms that the first Northern Kentucky State College team wore in 1974-75. NKU will also recognize Nicole Chiodi and Angela Healy on Saturday during Senior Day festivities in Regents Hall. That game will also be televised live on ICN-6. REMEMBER THIS?: On Dec. 3, 1974, then-Northern Kentucky State College played its first-ever women’s basketball game against Kentucky State. Nancy Winstel scored 17 points to lead the Norsewomen to an 87-32 victory in Regents Hall. Marian Keegan chipped in 15 points for Northern Kentucky State, which shot 50 percent from the field. Linda Niehaus scored the first points in Norsewomen basketball history by making a pair of free throws. Niehaus, Teresa Rump and Beth Sturm each scored 13 points for the Norsewomen in their debut as a varsity program. HOOPS FOR HOPE: As part of the WBCA’s “Think Pink” cancer awareness program, NKU will have a “Hoops for Hope” pack-the-gym promotion Thursday as part of its doubleheader against Saint Joseph’s. Everyone is encouraged to wear pink that evening in Regents Hall, and donations will go to Avon's Breast Cancer Crusade Foundation. Call (859) 572-5195 for more information. THE REJECTION QUEEN: NKU junior post player Cassie Brannen set the school record for career blocks during the Norse’s 72-59 win over Bellarmine last Saturday when she collected her 133rd rejection early in the second half. Brannen passed Janet Brungs, who blocked 132 shots during her NKU career. Brannen finished with six blocks against Bellarmine and enters Thursday with 136 career swats. The Mount Notre Dame High School graduate also averages 12.9 points per game and is shooting 57.2 percent from the field. ALL-AMERICA CANDIDATE: NKU senior center Angela Healy averages 14.7 ppg and leads the GLVC in both rebounding (10.1 rpg) and blocked shots (1.90 bpg). The Highlands High School graduate also ranks sixth in the GLVC in free-throw shooting at .841. FLOOR LEADER: NKU senior point guard Nicole Chiodi is second in the GLVC in minutes played (35.3), and she averages 9.3 ppg. Chiodi leads NKU with 40 steals and 74 assists. The Newport Central Catholic graduate recorded a double-double against Bellarmine last Saturday with 11 points and 10 rebounds. ABOUT SAINT JOSEPH’S: The Pumas are 1-19 overall and have lost 14 consecutive games. Saint Joseph’s is 0-13 in the GLVC. THE LAST TIME AGAINST SAINT JOSEPH’S: Earlier this season on Jan. 12, NKU rolled to a 79-39 win at Saint Joseph’s. Karen Brackman scored 15 points to lead five NKU players in double figures. Brackman added four rebounds and three assists for NKU. She scored 10 points in the first half as the Norse jumped out to a 39-21 lead. Jessie Slack scored 13 points for NKU, and she buried a trio of 3-point shots in the first eight minutes of the game to spark the Norse. Angela Healy finished with 12 points, 16 rebounds and six assists, while Cassie Brannen added 12 points. ABOUT INDIANAPOLIS: The Greyhounds, who play at Bellarmine on Thursday, are 17-4 overall, 9-4 in the GLVC. Senior guard Karla Mast averages 20.5 ppg and leads the Indianapolis offense. THE LAST TIME AGAINST INDIANAPOLIS: Earlier this season on Jan. 10, Jessie Slack knocked down a 3-pointer with 8.9 seconds remaining in the game to give NKU a 62-60 win over Indianapolis at Nicoson Hall. Slack poured in all 21 of her points in the second half as NKU handed Indianapolis its first loss of the season after starting 11-0. Indianapolis called timeout with 5.1 seconds left after getting the ball across half court, but Karla Mast lost control of the ball and the Greyhounds were forced to throw up a desperation heave as the buzzer sounded. Mast led Indianapolis with 26 points. BOBBLEHEAD NIGHT: This Thursday, fans will receive a free bobblehead doll of NKU president Dr. James Votruba during the Norse’s doubleheader against Saint Joseph’s in Regents Hall. GLVC
FORMAT: If the Norse win the GLVC East title or finish
second, they will host a first-round GLVC Tournament game March
4 in Regents Hall. The semifinals and finals will then be played
at the highest remaining seed. The GLVC Tournament had been held
in Evansville, Ind., the past nine years in Roberts Stadium. |
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