 |
ROMEOVILLE, Ill. - The Northern Kentucky University women’s basketball team earned an encore performance in Regents Hall and a Great Lakes Valley Conference East Division championship on Saturday with a 68-62 victory over Lewis in the Neil Carey Arena. Angela Healy scored 15 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead NKU, which improved to 20-7 overall, 13-6 in the GLVC. Jessie Slack added 16 points for the Norse, who earned the GLVC East Division title and a home game this Tuesday in the first round of the GLVC Tournament. "I told our kids in the locker room after the game that we not only won the East title, but we earned another chance to play in Regents Hall, which is awesome because we thought we might not play in there again," NKU head coach Nancy Winstel said. "We locked up another 20-win season, won the GLVC East and get another shot to play in Regents Hall, which is a special place for all of us. What a great day and a tremendous win for our kids." NKU and Indianapolis each finished with 13-6 GLVC records, but the Norse earned the East Division title and No. 1 seed by defeating the Greyhounds twice this season. NKU also wrapped up its third straight 20-win season Saturday. Cassie Brannen and Danyelle Echoles each scored 11 points for NKU. Karen Brackman added seven points for the Norse, who shot 52.5 percent from the field and were 20-for-24 from the free-throw line. "After losing the five seniors from last season's team, these kids did a great job to win the GLVC East this year," Winstel said. "Angela Healy and Nicole Chiodi deserve a lot of credit for their leadership, and this group never quit." NKU will meet Southern Illinois at Edwardsville at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in Regents Hall. SIUE (17-10, 10-9 GLVC) is the No. 4 seed from the GLVC West Division. Earlier this season, NKU posted a 75-67 win at SIUE. The NKU/SIUE winner will advance to the league semifinals, which will be held at the highest remaining seed. Drury is the overall No. 1 seed from the GLVC West and will host if it defeats Wisconsin-Parkside in the first round. |
||
