Jan. 15, 2000

NKU KNOCKS OFF UMSL, 89-68

Tuchfarber scores 21 as Norse win big GLVC game

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. - Junior guard Michele Tuchfarber scored 21 points Saturday afternoon as the Northern Kentucky University women’s basketball team defeated the University of Missouri-St. Louis, 89-68, in Regents Hall.

Tuchfarber also had four rebounds and five assists as NKU improved to 10-2 overall, 5-1 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. Sophomore forward Michelle Cottrell added 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Norse, who made 54.5 percent of their shots from the field.

Junior forward Julie Cowens and junior guard Heather Livingstone both added 12 points for NKU, and freshman forward/guard Bridget Flanagan scored 11 points. Tawanda Daniel led UMSL (7-5, 5-2 GLVC) with a game-high 25 points.

NKU will play a road game at Indiana-Purdue University at Fort Wayne on Jan. 20 at 5:30 p.m.