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The Northern Kentucky University women's basketball team will go for the 600th victory in program history when it plays host to St.Joseph's (Ind.) at 5:30 p.m. today.

The Norse are 599-228 in 29 years of competition. NKU is 13-3 this season, tied with Indianapolis atop the Great Lakes Valley Conference at 9-2. St. Joseph's is 10-8 (7-4).

Franklin 66, Mount St. Joseph 51

Franklin (12-7, 6-3 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference) overcame game-highs of 19 points, 14 rebounds and eight blocks from Virginia Grace of Mount St. Joseph (12-7, 6-3).

MOUNT ST. JOSEPH (12-7, 6-3 HCAC) - Petty 5-14 1-2 14, Day 2-7 0-0 4, Reid 1-12 0-3 2, Grace 9-13 1-3 19, Brown 2-7 2-2 7, Campbell 0-0 0-0 0, Marshall 0-0 2-2 2, Grilliot 0-0 1-2 1, Swart 0-0 0-0 0, Meyer 0-0 0-0 0, Hall 0-1 2-2 2. Totals: 19-54 9-16 51.

FRANKLIN COLLEGE (12-7 6-3) - Roberson 3-13 2-2 9, Cooper 4-7 1-2 11, Cramer 3-10 2-2 8, Moorman 2-6 0-0 4, Hoskins 4-9 0-1 8, Ballard 7-10 0-1 14, Waugh 0-3 2-2 2, Caudill 1-2 0-0 2, Carrigan 0-1 2-2 1, Stevens 2-6 0-0 5, Ellis 0-0 2-2 2. Totals: 26-67 11-14 66.

Halftime: F 31, MSJ 19. 3-pointers: MSJ 4-13 (Petty 3-4, Day 0-2, Reid 0-3, Brown 1-4), F 3-11 (Roberson 1-4, Cooper 2-5, Caudill 0-1, Stevens 0-1). Rebounds: MSJ 34 (Grace 14), F 49 (Hoskins 8). Assists: MSJ 15 (Petty 5, Grace 5), F 16 (Stevens 5). Technical fouls - None. Attendance - 275.

Thomas More 81, Transylvania 75

TRANSYLVANIA (13-2) - Lewis 6-13 1-1 13, Kryscio 3-6 1-2 7, N.Young 8-15 4-5 21, T.Young 7-20 2-4 22, Holmes 0-1 0-0 0, Ralston 0-0 0-0 0, Boaz 2-5 1-2 5, Conner 1-3 0-0 3, Webb 0-0 0-0 0, Smith 1-1 0-0 2, Rardin 0-1 2-2 2, Abney 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 28-65 11-16 75.

THOMAS MORE (12-7) - Clift 8-12 0-0 17, Beam 0-2 0-0 0, Bess 7-14 4-4 20, Roberts 10-19 2-3 9, Hoffman 3-8 1-2 9, Will 0-4 4-6 4, Stein 0-0 0-0 0, Noll 1-2 3-4 5, Byars 0-0 0-0 0, Baumann 0-3 0-0 0, Matricia 0-1 0-0 0. Totals: 29-65 14-19 81.

Halftime: TMC 29, Tr. 22. 3-pointers: Tr. 8-27 (Lewis 0-2, N.Young 1-2, T.Young 6-17, Holmes 0-1, Boaz 0-1, Conner 1-3, Rardin 0-1), TMC 9-17 (Clift 1-1, Bess 2-4, Hoffman 2-3, Will 0-4). Rebounds: Tr. 41 (Kryscio 9), TMC 38 (Clift 12). Assists: Tr. 17 (N.Young 6), TMC 18 (Roberts 7). Technical fouls - TMC (team). Attendance - 174.

Men

Franklin 80, Mount St. Joseph 77

Franklin (7-11, 4-5 HCAC) shot 69-percent in the first half to take the early lead, then held off MSJ (11-8, 5-4).

MSJ's Tom Luther had 21 points.

FRANKLIN COLLEGE (7-11, 4-5 HCAC) - Miller 6-9 1-2 13, Sabelhaus 4-7 5-5 15, Kane 4-5 0-0 8, Study 6-12 4-6 20, Scott 4-7 1-2 10, Patterson 0-0 0-0 0, Smith 0-0 0-0 0, Brown 3-3 0-0 6, Finke 0-0 0-1 0, Knoth 1-1 0-0 2, Bales 3-6 0-0 6. Totals: 31-53 11-16 80.

MOUNT ST. JOSEPH (11-8, 5-4) - Engelkamp 5-8 5-6 15, Volkerding 7-10 1-2 15, Luther 6-9 9-11 21, Washington 4-9 2-2 12, Sweet 4-10 0-1 9, Mahon 1-4 0-0 3, Cropper 0-2 0-0 0, Stephens 0-0 2-2 2, Eichhold 0-1 0-0 0. Totals: 27-53 19-24 77.

Halftime: F 46, MSJ 33. 3-pointers: F 7-12 (Sabelhaus 2-2, Study 4-5, Scott 1-4, Patterson 0-1), MSJ 4-12 (Engelkamp 0-1, Washington 2-3, Sweet 1-2, Mahon 1-4, Cropper 0-1, Eichhold 0-1). Rebounds: F 23 (Miller 6), MSJ 31 (Luther 8). Assists: F 18 (Study 7), MSJ 17 (Luther 5). Technical fouls - None. Attendance - 175.

Centre 87, Thomas More 75

DANVILLE, Ky. - Sophomore Marcus Johnson came off the bench to score 15 points and pull down seven rebounds for the Saints, who fell to 12-7. Freshman guard Chris Thompson added 11 points and five assists.

THOMAS MORE (4-12) - Klein 2-7 2-2 6, Rhye 1-3 0-0 3, Thompson 4-11 3-4 11, Wachs 4-11 0-0 8, Brown 0-3 0-0 0, Woodard 2-2 0-0 5, Russell 3-4 0-1 6, M.Johnson 5-12 4-4 15, Tingle 2-4 2-2 7, Mulberry 2-3 0-0 5, T.Johnson 1-4 5-6 7, Busby 0-0 0-0 0, Thurman 1-4 0-0 2, Hardy 0-1 0-0 0. Totals: 27-69 16-19 75.

CENTRE (11-6) - Booker 5-11 1-2 13, Atwell 4-12 2-2 13, King 6-9 2-2 16, Zerhusen 5-11 2-2 12, Sona 3-5 3-4 9, Cruse 3-5 0-0 6, Moore 0-1 2-2 2, Sucher 0-1 0-0 0, Ortega 3-3 2-3 8, Russell 3-8 2-4 8. Totals: 32-66 16-21 87.

Halftime: C 41, TMC 40. 3-pointers: TMC 5-16 (Klein 0-2, Rhye 1-3, Thompson 0-1, Brown 0-2, Woodard 1-1 M.Johnson 1-3, Tingle 1-1, Mulberry 1-2, Hardy 0-1), C 7-19 (Booker 2-5, Atwell 3-8, King 2-5, Sucher 0-1). Rebounds: TMC 37 (M.Johnson 7), C 44 (Zerhusen 9). Assists: TMC 17 (Thompson 5), C 17 (Booker 5, Atwell 5). Technical fouls - None. Attendance - 110.