The Cincinnati Enquirer

EVANSVILLE, Ind. - Bobby St-Preux scored eight straight points midway through the second half Thursday as Northern Kentucky University rallied to defeat Wisconsin-Parkside 64-55 in the first round of the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament.

Parkside held a 42-20 lead with 9:34 left in the game, but St-Preux hit two straight 3-point shots to put NKU ahead.

St-Preux finished with 13 points and three steals.

"That spurt by Bobby turned us around," NKU coach Ken Shields said. "We knew this would be a very tough game."

Mike Kelsey scored 19 points to lead third-seeded NKU (23-5), which advanced to the semifinals at 7 p.m. today against Southern Indiana.

NKU is ranked No. 10 in the NCAA Division II poll.

The second-seeded Norse women also play today, taking on third-seeded Quincy.

UW-Parkside (13-15)-Moman 3-10 2-2 8, Maastricht 3-7 1-2 8, Jordan 1-4 2-2 4, Barlow 4-6 11-12 19, Pogodzinski 2-6 4-4 9, Malkowski 0-2 2-2 2, Al Uqdah 1-7 3-4 5, Melton 0-1 0-0 0, King 0-1 0-0 0, Forbush 0-1 0-0 0, Boutelle 0-1 0-0 0. Totals: 14-46 25-28 55.

Northern Kentucky (23-5)-St-Preux 5-9 0-0 13, Seabrooks 5-10 0-1 10, Kelsey 5-11 6-6 19, Smith 4-11 0-1 8, B. Stowers 3-9 5-6 11, J. Stowers 0-0 0-0 0, Howell 1-4 0-0 3, Rowland 0-0 0-0 0, Rupe 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 23-54 11-14 64.

Halftime: Northern Kentucky 23-20. 3-point goals: UW-Parkside 2-15 (Maastricht 1-2, Pogododzinski 1-5, Moman 0-4, Al Uqdah 0-2, King 0-1, Forbush 0-1), Northern Kentucky 7-20 (St-Preux 3-5, Kelsey 3-8, Howell 1-3, Smith 0-2, B. Stowers 0-2). Rebounds: UW-Parkside 30 (Moman 7), Northern Kentucky 38 (Smith 12). Assists: UW-Parkside 11 (Barlow 3), Northern Kentucky 15 (B. Stowers 10).

Conference USA

The University of Cincinnati women begin C-USA Tournament play today, meeting Southern Mississippi at 1 p.m. at Memphis.

The Bearcats are seeded second and received a first-round bye. Southern Miss beat Houston 71-69 Thursday to advance.

Atlantic 10

The Xavier women open A-10 Tournament competition at 6 p.m. today at Rhode Island against sixth-seeded La Salle, which defeated Massachusetts 67-62.

The Musketeers are the West's No. 2 seed and received a first-round bye.

Cincinnati State 64, Vincennes 53

Jessica Parsons totaled 20 points and nine rebounds to lead the Lady Surge to the championship of the National Junior College Athletic Association Region 12 Tournament.

Cincinnati State-Raven 1-3 0-0 2, Billingsloy 3-9 0-0 6, Polk 2-7 1-2 5, Bailey 5-12 0-2 10, Head 2-4 0-0 4, Parsons 10-18 0-0 20, Hollingsworth 6-13 2-8 17, Smart 0-0 0-0 0, Silas 0-0 0-0 0, Fluker 0-0 0-0 0, Douthit 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 29-66 3-12 64.

Vincennes/Indiana-Pennington 1-7 0-0 2, Rath 2-6 0-0 5, Malone 3-7 2-2 9, Kenney 0-1 1-2 1, Rogers 4-9 2-6 10, Gunn 1-4 0-0 3, McElroy 0-0 0-0 0, Combs 0-0 0-0 0, Woodlee 1-2 0-0 3, Coomler 0-0 0-0 0, Pierre 3-8 1-6 7, Williams 1-3 3-3 5, Simmons 3-10 2-2 8. Totals: 19-57 11-21 53.

Halftime: Cincinnati State 36-25. 3-point goals: Cincinnati State 3-13 (Billingsloy 0-2, Polk 0-1, Hollingsworth 3-10), Vincennes/Indiana 4-17 (Pennington 0-3, Rath 1-3, Malone 1-3, Gunn 1-2, Woodlee 1-2, Pierre 0-1, Williams 0-2, Simmons 0-1). Rebounds: Cincinnati State 42, Vincennes/Indiana 45. Assists: Cincinnati State 20 (Raven 8), Vincennes/Indiana 4 (Pennington 2, Gunn 2).