Jan. 2, 2010
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HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. - Senior Jenny Turpel (Johnsburg, Ill./Johnsburg) recorded her second straight double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds however defending conference champion Northern Kentucky defeated Lewis 71-55 in a Great Lakes Valley Conference road contest on Saturday afternoon.
Lewis started the game strong, taking a 10-4 lead five minutes into the contest. Freshman Labrenthia Murdock (Round Lake, Ill./Round Lake) scored three of her 10 points on a trey with 11:12 left in the first half to give Lewis a 15-12 lead. The Norse followed with a 23-7 run to close the half and take a 38-19 lead at the break. Northern Kentucky never looked back in the second.
Northern Kentucky shot 51.0 percent (25-of-49) from the floor while Lewis made 30.5 percent (18-of-59).
"You won't win many games shooting 30 percent," head coach Lisa Carlsen said.
The Norse held a 42-to-29 edge in rebounds. Brandi Rayburn scored 22 points for the Norse.
Northern Kentucky improves to 7-4 (1-2 GLVC). Lewis falls to 6-6 (2-1 GLVC). The Flyers play at Bellarmine on Monday at 4:45 CT.
A Catholic university sponsored by the De La Salle Christian Brothers, Lewis offers nearly 80 undergraduate majors and programs of study, accelerated degree completion options for working adults, various aviation programs and 22 graduate programs in nine fields. The 9th largest private, not-for-profit university in Illinois is being honored for the sixth consecutive year by The Princeton Review and U.S. News & World Report. For more information please visit www.lewisu.edu.
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