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ROLLA, Mo. - The school formerly known as the University of Missouri-Rolla did something to change its image on the basketball court Saturday afternoon. With an official name change to Missouri University of Science & Technology, the Lady Miners women’s basketball team defeated Northern Kentucky University, 66-42. It marked the first-ever win over NKU for the Lady Miners, who improved to 14-2 overall, 8-1 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. Missouri S&T extended its winning streak to nine games and kept its hold on first place in the GLVC West Division. Katie Bunge led the Lady Miners with 17 points and 12 rebounds. Going into Saturday, NKU owned a 5-0 lead in the all-time series with Missouri S&T. The Norse defeated the Lady Miners twice last season, including a 67-52 win in the GLVC Tournament. NKU held a 23-22 halftime lead, but Missouri S&T shot 66.7 percent from the field during the final 20 minutes to pick up the victory. The Lady Miners also limited the Norse to 26.9 percent shooting from the field in the second half and took advantage of 27 NKU turnovers for the game. “We had too many unforced turnovers, and many of them were just passing and catching the ball,” NKU head coach Nancy Winstel said. “I know I’m getting tired of watching this, and the players have to realize there is still a long way to go in this season. They have to decide how they want to finish it, and this is frustrating at the moment.” Jessie Slack led NKU (13-5, 6-4 GLVC) with 11 points. Nicole Chiodi added 10 points for the Norse, who made only 32.6 percent of their shots from the field for the game. NKU senior center Angela Healy, who entered the game averaging a double-double, was held to six points and three rebounds before fouling out. Norse junior post player Cassie Brannen had her streak of games scoring in double-figures halted at 16 straight after netting just two points Saturday. “Our guards have to do a better job of getting our post players in position to score, and we are not doing that right now,” Winstel said. Norse freshman post player Kendra Caldwell grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds, while freshman guard Diondra Holliday added six points. NKU returns home to meet Lewis in a GLVC East Division battle Thursday at 5:30 p.m. The Flyers are the defending GLVC champions. The Norse will also play host to Wisconsin-Parkside at 1 p.m. next Saturday.
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