Feb. 12, 2002

NKU RANKED NO. 5 NATIONALLY

Norse (18-4) play at Bellarmine this Thursday

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. - The Northern Kentucky University women’s basketball team is ranked No. 5 nationally in this week’s NCAA Division II poll. The Norse are 18-4 overall and lead the Great Lakes Valley Conference with a 14-2 record. NKU will meet Bellarmine University at 5:45 p.m. this Thursday night in Louisville, Ky. The Norse will also play at Kentucky Wesleyan College at 6:15 p.m. Saturday. Top 25 poll 1. California Poly Pomona (19) 18-3 2. Missouri Western (5) 20-2 3. North Dakota 18-4 4. Arkansas Tech 17-3 5. Northern Kentucky 18-4 6. Bloomsburg (Pa.) 19-3 7. South Dakota State 20-5 8. St. Mary's (Texas) 22-1 9. Mars Hill 18-2 10. Mesa State 20-2 11. Southern Indiana 19-5 12. Central Arkansas 19-3 13. Lake Superior State 18-2 14. Cal State-Bakersfield 18-3 15. Seattle Pacific 17-5 16. Gannon (Pa.) 18-5 17. Delta State 17-5 18. Rollins (Fla.) 18-4 19. Western Washington 18-4 20. American International 20-2 21. Nebraska-Kearney 19-3 22. USC-Aiken 17-4 23. North Dakota State 15-7 24. Adelphi 21-2 25. Southeastern Oklahoma State 19-3