NKU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL HISTORY TIMELINE
NKU’s Jessie Slack scores the first basket in The Bank of Kentucky Center’s history with this layup against Louisville in the Nov. 8 exhibition game. Slack finished with 15 points for the Norse. Slack earned All-America honors during her senior year as NKU posted a 29-3 record and captured the GLVC Tournament championship.
2008-09
• On Nov. 8, 2008, NKU plays host to Louisville in an exhibition game in the first-ever college basketball event in The Bank of Kentucky Center. Louisville uses its superior size and quickness to post a 90-73 win before a crowd of 8,111. Louisville shoots 52.8 percent from the field in the first half and builds a 47-32 lead at the break. The Cardinals lead by as many as 28 points in the second half. Jessie Slack and Karen Brackman each score 15 points for NKU. • On Nov. 20, 2008, NKU defeats Wayne State (Mich.), 75-51, in its first regular-season game in The Bank of Kentucky Center. Jessie Slack scores 19 points for the Norse. Chastidy Miller of Wayne State scores the first basket 13 seconds
into the game, but Slack counters with a 3-pointer for the first NKU basket in the new facility. Casse Mogan scores 14 points for NKU, while Kendra Caldwell adds 13 points. • NKU head coach Nancy Winstel records her 600th victory during the Norse’s 75-31 win against Missouri-St. Louis on Jan. 10, 2009. • Quincy hands NKU its first loss in The Bank of Kentucky Center, 66-57, on Jan. 24, 2009. • On March 8, 2009, Jessie Slack scores 28 points as NKU captures the GLVC Tournament championship by rallying for a 77-72 win at Quincy. Slack nets 16 points in the second half as NKU rallies from a 37-30 deficit at the break to win its
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