NKU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL HISTORY TIMELINE 2000-01 • NKU, returning its top nine players from its NCAA national championship team, begins the season ranked No. 1 nationally and jumps out to a 10-0 start. The Norse post an 88-61 victory over SIUE on Jan. 4, 2001, to extend their winning streak to 34 consecutive games over two seasons. • On Jan. 6, 2001, Natalie Glaser scores seven of her 14 points during a 20-4 run late in the second half as Southern Indiana rallies to upset No. 1 NKU, 72-62, in Evansville, Ind. The loss snaps a 34-game winning streak for NKU. The Norse had not lost since Jan. 8, 2000, when Bellarmine posted a 76-72 win against NKU in Regents Hall. • On March 9, 2001, Gannon stuns NKU, 73-64, in the first round of the NCAA Division II Tournament at Houghton, Mich. The Norse finish with a 25-5 record.
2001-02 • On Dec. 21, 2001, Michelle Cottrell becomes NKU’s all-time leading scorer during a 6451 loss to Delta State in the championship game of the Community Recorder Classic in Regents Hall. Cottrell enters the game needing 13 points to pass Peggy Vincent (1,883 points) as NKU’s all-time career scoring leader. She breaks the record with 7:34 remaining in the game by converting an inside shot while being fouled by Katrina King. That basket gives Cottrell 1,884 career points. Delta State, however, holds off a late rally to snap top-ranked NKU’s home winning streak at 31 consecutive games.
NKU RECORD-BREAKER
Michelle Cottrell gets the ball after becoming NKU’s all-time scoring leader. Official Tina Napier is in the background after the basket.
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On Dec. 21, 2001, Michelle Cottrell becomes NKU’s alltime scoring leader with this basket against Delta State. Fouling Cottrell on the play is Katrina King. (Photo courtesy of The Cincinnati Post/David Kohl)
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