EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Michelle Cottrell scored 16 points Wednesday as Northern Kentucky defeated Quincy (Ill.) 69-50 in the first round of the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament at Roberts Stadium.

        Cottrell (Boone County) scored 12 points in the first half as NKU (24-3) built a 34-19 lead. Amy Mobley added 11 points for the Norse, who are attempting to win their third consecutive GLVC tournament title.

        NKU will play Southern Illinois-Edwardsville — a 59-58 winner against Indianapolis — at 1 p.m. Friday in the GLVC semifinals. The GLVC championship game is 5p.m. Saturday.

        Quincy — McAlinden 1-8 2-2 4, Unnertall 3-9 0-0 6, Sexton 3-6 1-2 7, Lewis 1-5 2-2 4, Kelver 2-5 0-0 4, Lowary 1-3 0-0 2, Farrell 3-10 0-0 7, Hall 1-1 1-1 3, VonderHaar 1-2 0-0 2, Storm 2-2 0-0 4, Traub 3-5 1-1 7. Totals: 21-56 7-8 50.

        NKU — Cottrell 6-10 4-6 16, Jenson 0-4 0-0 0, Cowens 5-11 0-0 10, Livingstone 2-7 2-2 7, Tuchfarber 0-3 9-12 9, Smith 0-1 0-0 0, Schubeler 0-2 3-4 3, Mobley 3-9 3-4 11, Flanagan 1-2 0-0 3, Polosky 1-2 4-4 6, Phillips 2-2 0-0 4. Totals: 20-53 25-32 69.

        Three-point field goals: Quincy 1-14 (McAlinden 0-3, Unnertall 0-2, Lewis 0-3, Lowary 0-2, Farrell 1-3, VonderHaar 0-1); NKU 4-12 (Jenson 0-4, Livingstone 1-2, Tuchfarber 0-1, Smith 0-1, Mobley 2-3, Flanagan 1-1). Halftime score: NKU 34, Quincy 19. Records: Quincy (12-15), NKU (24-3).

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