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ROMEOVILLE, Ill. - Jessie Slack scored all 18 of her points in the first half as the Northern Kentucky University women’s basketball team posted a 66-56 win at Lewis on Thursday night in the Neil Carey Arena. Brandi Rayburn added 14 points and five rebounds for NKU, which improved to 17-1 overall, 9-1 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. The Norse shot 61.5 percent from the field to build a 40-28 halftime lead and held off the Flyers to go 9-0 on the road this season. Slack, a senior guard who made four 3-pointers in the first half, has scored in double figures in all 18 games this season. She dished out four assists and also grabbed four rebounds Thursday night as NKU improved to 41-6 all-time against Lewis (9-10, 5-5 GLVC). Cassie Brannen scored 13 points and grabbed five rebounds for NKU, while teammate Karen Brackman added 12 points. Jenny Turpel led Lewis with 17 points, but the Flyers were unable to overcome a 13-2 NKU run that ended the first half. NKU, which is ranked No. 2 nationally in the NCAA Division II poll, concludes the road trip Saturday by meeting Wisconsin-Parkside. The Rangers dropped out of a first-place tie with NKU in the GLVC East Division standings Thursday after suffering a 73-58 loss to Indianapolis. NKU is also ranked No. 1 in the NCAA Division II Midwest Region rankings, which were released Wednesday. Michigan Tech is No. 2 in the poll, followed by Hillsdale, Drury and Quincy. |
