Friday, February 25, 2000
NKU men, women sweep Southern Illinois
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. — NKU junior guard Brian Lawhon scored 20 points. in a 81-70 win over Souther Illinois-Edwardsville.
Senior forward Scott Marston added 17 points as NKU improved to 24-4 overall, 16-3 in the GLVC. The Norse, ranked No.19 nationally in Division II, shot 69.6 percent from the field in the second half to break open a close game.
Lawhon and Marston both made five 3-point shots against SIUE. Junior center Zach Wieber came off the bench and added 14 points, and junior forward Adam Norwell scored 12 points in a reserve role.
NKU — Brewster 0-1 0-0 0, Marston 6-9 0-0 17, Conley 2-7 5-9 9, Lawhon 6-8 3-4 20, Listerman 0-5 3-4 3, Stowers 0-1 0-0 0, Sanders 1-4 1-2 4, Rupe 1-2 0-0 2, Norwell 3-4 6-6 12, Wieber 7-13 0-2 14. Totals: 26-54 18-27 81.
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS-EDWARDSVILLE — McKinzie 4-7 3-4 11, Wallbaum 2-3 7-8 11, Hartwig 4-7 2-3 10, Cowan 0-0 2-2 2, Sexson 1-5 0-0 2, Humphrey 4-7 1-2 11, Cross 0-3 0-0 0, Perry 1-5 0-0 3, Moss 3-7 2-2 9, Perkins 4-7 3-5 11. Totals: 23-50 20-26 70.
3-point field goals: NKU 11-20 (Marston 5-6, Conley 0-1, Lawhon 5-7, Listerman 0-3, Stowers 0-1, Sanders 1-2); Southern Illinois-Edwardsville 4-10 (Sexson 0-1, Humphrey 2-3, Cross 0-1, Perry 1-3, Moss 1-2). Halftime score: NKU 32, Southern Illinois Edwardsville 31. Records: NKU (24-4, 16-3); Southern Illinois (9-16, 5-14).
NKU Women 63, Southern Illinois-Edwardsville 58 — Sophomore forward Michelle Cottrell had 16 points and 11 rebounds as the Norse won their 15th consecutive game.
Amy Mobley scored 12 points for NKU (23-2, 18-1 Great Lakes Valley Conference), which is No.4 nationally in the NCAA Division II poll.
The longest winning streak in NKU women's basketball history is 25 straight, set during the 1975-76 season. The Norse won 22 consecutive games last season before losing in the Division II tournament semis.
NKU — Cottrell 6-11 4-7 16, Cowens 5-8 0-2 10, Jenson 1-2 0-0 3, Livingstone 2-8 0-1 5, Tuchfarber 3-7 2-6 10, Mobley 4-9 4-6 12, Flanagan 2-6 2-2 7, Polosky 0-2 0-1 0. Totals: 23-53 12-25 63.
Southern Ill-Edwardsville — Johnson 1-2 3-4 5, Larson 5-8 3-3 11, Cook 3-10 2-2 8, Clark 6-14 7-14 20, Sollberger 3-8 2-2 10, Eller 0-3 2-2 2, Gladson 0-4 0-0 0, Grizzle 0-1 0-0 0. Totals: 17-50 21-29 58.
Three-point field goals: NKU 5-14 (Jenson 1-2, Livingstone 1-3, Tuchfarber 2-4, Mobley 0-2, Flanagan 1-3); Southern Ill-Edwardsville 3-11 (Larson 0-1, Clark 1-5, Sollberger 2-3, Eller 0-2). Halftime score: NKU 30, Southern Ill-Edwardsville 26. Records: NKU (23-1, 18-1); Southern Ill-Edwardsville (17-8, 12-7)
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