Women's Basketball: First half causes trouble for WSU women’s hoops

Jeff Buck
Staff Writer

Never surrendering the lead, Northern Kentucky handed WSU their third loss of the season, 97-56, on Saturday in Highland Heights, Ky.

Shooting only 23.1 percent in the first half, WSU fell behind quickly, letting NKU begin the game on a 9-0 run.

Chastidy Miller sank two free throws to finally put WSU on the scoreboard, but NKU never looked back — shooting 42.3 percent from the field and taking a 25-point lead into the locker room at halftime.

Forward Cassie Brannen led the Norse at halftime with 12 points and eight rebounds, shooting a perfect 4-for-4 from the free throw-line. She would end the game as the leading scorer with 20 points on the night.

Senior guard Cherita Smith led WSU with 18 points in 16 minutes. Senior forward Bethany Mesko grabbed six rebounds and scored eight points.WSU returns home for a three-game conference homestand starting Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at the Matthaei Center against Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference foe Gannon.

The South End, November 27, 2006