Jill Unnerstall and Tiffany Kelver each made two throws in the final 40 seconds to help Quincy upset Northern Kentucky 72-69 Thursday night at Quincy, Ill.

        Unnerstall made a pair of free throws with 40 seconds left to give Quincy a 70-69 lead. After the Norse's Bridget Flanagan missed a 3-point attempt, Kelver was fouled and made a pair of free throws to extend the Lady Hawks' lead to 72-69.

        NKU, ranked No.4 in the NCAA Division II poll, had two chances in the final 10 seconds to tie the game with 3-pointers, but both attempts missed and Quincy defeated the Norse in women's basketball for the first time in its history.

        Prior to Thursday, NKU had won all nine of its meetings with Quincy.

        NKU fell to 14-2 overall and 8-2 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. Quincy improved to 10-6 (6-4 GLVC).

        Junior forward Michelle Cottrell (Boone County High) led NKU with 24 points and 13 rebounds. She moved into fourth place on NKU's all-time scoring list with 1,484 career points.

        NKU — Cottrell 7-14 10-12 24, Cowens 1-3 0-0 2, Jenson 2-3 0-0 4, Livingstone 2-6 4-4 8, Flanagan 2-6 0-0 6, Smith 2-4 0-0 4, Tuchfarber 2-7 1-2 5, Schubeler 0-2 0-0 0, Mobley 7-15 2-2 16, Polosky 0-2 0-0 0. Totals: 25-62 17-20 69.

        QUINCY — McAlinden 2-4 1-2 5, Unnerstall 4-10 3-3 12, Sexton 7-10 5-8 19, Lewis 2-5 4-6 9, Kelver 0-3 6-6 6, Farrell 2-2 4-4 8, Hall 0-3 3-4 3, VonderHaar 2-2 0-0 4, Newman 1-5 0-0 2, Storm 1-1 0-1 2, Nagel 0-1 2-2 2, Traub 0-1 0-0 0. Totals: 21-47 28-336 72.

        3-point field goals: NKU 2-12 (Jenson 0-1, Livingstone 0-1, Flanagan 2-3, Smith 0-1, Tuchfarber 0-2, Mobley 0-3, Polosky 0-1); Quincy 2-10 (McAlinden 0-2, Unnerstall 1-1, Sexton 0-1, Lewis 1-1, Hall 0-2, Newman 0-3). Halftime score: NKU 40, Quincy 33. Records: NKU (14-2, 8-2 GLVC); Quincy (10-6, 6-4)

NKU men 76, Quincy 64

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