The Cincinnati Enquirer

Valerie King hit a school-record eight 3-pointers en route to her 26 points to pace the No. 25 University of Cincinnati (4-1) women's team to a 92-54 victory over Coastal Carolina (3-2) Saturday night.

King registered four of her treys, including the record seventh, in the second half to break open the victory for the Bearcats as they mounted a 24-0 run to sink the Lady Chanticleers.

UC's Debbie Merrill added 23 points and 10 rebounds for the 12th double-double of her career.

Nikki Reddick led Coastal Carolina with 25., while Courtney Brown added 12.

CINCINNATI 92, COASTAL CAROLINA 54

COASTAL CAROLINA (54) - Co.Brown 6-11 0-1 12, Meeks 0-0 0-0 0, Cr.Brown 2-3 0-0 4, Reddick 10-24 1-1 25, Barnes 0-3 2-2 2, Rose 0-1 0-0 0, Jones 0-0 0-0 0, Shearer 1-4 0-0 2, Troutman 2-3 1-4 5, Popovici 2-4 0-0 4. Totals: 23-53 4-8 54.

CINCINNATI (92) - Alexander 6-8 2-3 14, Young 1-3 0-0 2, Merrill 8-13 7-7 23, Sharp 0-6 2-2 2, King 9-13 0-0 26, Dozier 2-7 0-1 6, Harvey 3-4 2-2 10, Piepho 0-0 0-0 0, Hillman 0-1 0-0 0, Williams 1-3 0-0 2, Stevenson 1-1 1-2 3, Stephens 2-2 0-0 4. Totals: 33-61 14-17 92.

Halftime: UC 36, CC 25. 3-pointers: CC 4-10 (Co.Brown 0-1, Reddick 4-8, Shearer 0-1), UC 12-27 (Alexander 0-2, King 8-11, Dozier 2-6, Harvey 2-2, Hillman 0-1). Rebounds: CC 23, UC 39 (Merrill 10). Assists: CC 7 (Reddick 3), UC 19 (Sharp 6). Records: UC 4-1, CC 3-2.

Xavier 68, Central Connecticut St. 40

XU rolled in the opening game of the Provident Bank Xavier Invitational at Cintas Center.

The Musketeers (3-1) will face Michigan in the championship game of the Provident Bank Xavier Invitational at 3 p.m. today at Cintas Center.

The Musketeers opened an early lead on the Blue Devils and went deep into the bench in the win.

Senior Reetta Piipari led Xavier with 16 points. Classmate Amy Waugh was perfect on three shots from the field, including a pair of 3-pointers, and in five attempts from the foul line to end with 13 points.

Freshman Tara Boothe, a graduate of Highlands High, had 14 points for XU while Aida Sarajlija scored 10 off the bench.

XAVIER 68, CCSU 40

Provident Bank Xavier Invitational

CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY (40) - Kopecko 1-3 0-0 2, Boone 0-6 1-2 1, Kalnina 6-12 0-1 12, J.Carpenter 0-1 0-0 0, Gonsalves 1-5 0-0 2, Fesik 0-1 0-0 0, Hunte 3-5 1-1 7, Williams 2-7 0-0 4, K.Carpenter 0-0 1-2 1, Teter 0-1 0-0 0, Cunningham 1-2 0-0 2, Jeruzal 4-4 1-2 9. Totals: 18-47 4-8 40.

XAVIER (68) - Wallner 1-4 2-2 4, Boothe 6-10 2-2 14, Henderson 1-7 4-4 6, Waugh 3-3 5-5 13, Piipari 6-14 2-2 16, Statuto 1-1 1-2 3, King 0-0 0-0 0, Geryak 0-1 0-0 0, Wells 1-5 0-0 2, Sarajlija 3-6 4-5 10. Totals: 22-51 20-22 68.

Halftime: XU 39, CCSU 22. 3-pointers: CCSU 0-7 (Boone 0-1, Kalnina 0-3, Fesik 0-1, Williams 0-1, Teter 0-1). XU 4-10 (Wallner 0-1, Waugh 2-2, Piipari 2-6, Geryak 0-1).Rebounds: CCSU 29 (Kalnina 6), XU 29 (Henderson 9). Assists: CCSU 12, XU 13 (Piipari 5). Records: XU 3-1, CCSU 1-4.

*Xavier plays Michigan today at the Xavier Invitational championship game, at the Cintas Center at 3 p.m.

Miami 110, Wright State 69

OXFORD - Miami (4-1) christened the new scoreboard at Millett Hall with a record 110 points.

Colleen Day paced scored eight of Miami's first 16 points for a 16-4 lead, and the rout was on.

MIAMI 110, WRIGHT STATE 69

WRIGHT STATE (69) - Bussan 1-3 0-0 3, Ott 2-3 3-3 7, Mays 1-5 0-0 2, Webb 13-22 9-9 36, Agee 0-6 0-1 0, Ransdell 3-7 3-3 9, Krueger 2-3 0-0 4, Glance 1-2 0-1 2, Gray 2-3 2-2 6. Totals: 25-54 17-19 69.

MIAMI (110) - Roederer 1-3 0-1 3, Day 6-8 4-5 16, Butler 3-10 3-6 9, Cusick 8-15 0-0 18, Merrill 5-11 2-2 14, Beck 2-3 0-0 6, Motto 5-9 0-0 14, Kozlowski 5-9 0-0 14, Sullivan 2-6 0-0 5, Smith 3-6 1-2 7, Lancaster 1-4 3-4 5, Miller 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 41-84 15-22 110.

Halftime: Miami 52, Wright State 31. 3-pointers: WS 2-12 (Bussan 1-1, Ott 0-1, Mays 0-2, Webb 1-6), MU 13-26 (Roederer 1-2, Day 0-1, Cusick 2-5, Merrill 2-3, Beck 2-3, Motto 4-8, Kozlowski 1-3, Sullivan 1-1). Rebounds: WS 27 (Agee 4), MU 51 (Smith 7, Lancaster 7). Assists: WS 14 (Agee 8), MU 25 (Cusick 7, Motto 7). Records: MU 4-1, WS 1-4.

Bellarmine 71, NKU 65

LOUISVILLE - Audrey Cannon scored 22 points for Bellarmine. Cannon made eight of 12 shots from the field and hit all four of her free throw attempts as Bellarmine improved to (5-0, 3-0 Great Lakes Valley Conference). Nickie Randall added 16 points and nine assists for Bellarmine. Connie Myers led NKU (4-2, 3-1) with 18 points and seven rebounds.

BELLARMINE 71, NKU 65

NORTHERN KENTUCKY (65) - Burrows 4-6 2-2 11, Myers 7-16 4-6 18, Mobley 5-11 2-2 12, Flanagan 5-11 0-0 13, Polosky 0-2 3-4 3, Snardon 2-2 0-1 4, Phillips 0-0 0-0 0, Brock 2-3 0-0 4. Totals: 25-51 11-15 65.

BELLARMINE (71) - Pieper 0-3 0-0 0, Neal 5-7 0-2 10, Voegele 5-8 1-2 14, Randall 5-12 6-7 16, Cannon 8-12 4-4 22, Greenwell 1-5 3-4 5, Brown 1-4 0-0 2, Kirklland 0-0 0-0 0, Bowens 1-2 0-0 2. Totals: 26-53 14-19 71.

Halftime: B 33, NKU 31. 3-pointers: NKU 4-15 (Burrows 1-3, Mobley 0-3, Flanagan 3-8, Polosky 0-1), B 5-12 (Voegele 3-3, Randall 0-3, Cannon 2-2, Greenwell 0-4). Rebounds: NKU 32 (Myers 7), B 26 (Neal 5, Randall 5). Assists: NKU 14 (Mobley 5), B 16 (Randall 9). Records: B 5-0 (3-0 GLVC), NKU 3-2 (3-0).

Mount St. Joseph 73,

Anderson 57

Tasha Reid scored 20 points and Rhonda Mayer had 12 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Lions, who shot 51 percent (14-of-27) in the first half. MOUNT ST. JOSEPH 73, ANDERSON 57

MOUNT ST. JOSEPH (73) - Petty 4-8 0-0 9, Meyer 4-7 4-8 12, Grace 5-6 4-6 14, Day 3-4 5-6 13, Reid 5-20 8-11 20, Montgomery 0-1 0-2 0, Wessel 0-1 0-0 0, Marshall 1-2 0-0 2, Pember 0-0 0-0 0, Grilliot 0-0 0-0 0, Swart 0-0 0-2 0, Brown 1-2 1-2 3, Hall 0-0 0-0 0, Smith 0-0 0-0 0, Fox 0-1 0-0 0. Totals: 23-52 22-37 73.

ANDERSON (57) - Hall 4-214-7 13, McMillan 6-10 4-4 16, Sands 3-6 6-8 12, Gordon 2-5 0-0 4, Davis 0-6 0-2 0, Crowe 0-1 1-2 1, Bennett 1-2 0-0 2, Gueinin 1-3 0-1 2, Byerly 0-2 0- 0, Roberts 0-0 4-4 4, Buses 1-2 1-2 3, Pence 0-0 0-0 0, Seelbach 0-3 0-0 0. Totals: 18-62 20-30-57.

Halftime: MSJ 36, A 20. 3-pointers: MSJ 5-12 (Petty 1-3, Day 2-3, Reid 2-3, Wessell 0-1, Marshall 0-1, Brown 0-1), A 1-13 (Hall 1-9, Gordon 0-1, Davis 0-3). Rebounds: MSJ 46 (Meyer 11), A 41 (McMillan 13). Assists: MSJ 12, A 8. Records: MSJ 5-1 (2-0 HCAC), A 4-2 (1-1).

Thomas More 75,

Manchester 57

The Saints were led by Holly Roberts, who scored 23 points and had five rebounds. Carrie Clift led Thomas More's effort on the boards with nine.THOMAS MORE 75, MANCHESTER 57

MANCHESTER (57) - Clapp 1-1 0-1 2, Heckman 3-8 3-4 9, Baker 6-9 0-0 12, Ward 1-11 0-0 2, Sewell 2-8 4-8 8, Sieracki 2-3 0-0 6, Gibson 0-0 0-0 0, Tierney 0-1 0-0 0, Beverly 1-1 5-6 7, Grieser 0-1 0-0 0, Minix 0-0 0-0 0, Quinn 5-11 1-3 11, Hinshaw 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 21-54 13-22 57.

THOMAS MORE (75) - Clift 1-6 3-4 5, Schroeder 5-9 0-0 13, Bess 4-9 1-1 10, Roberts 7-17 5-6 23, Baumann 2-5 0-0 4, Will 2-10 0-0 5, Suter 1-5 0-0 3, Stein 2-3 2-2 7, Byars 1-9 1-2 3, Simmons 0-6 0-0 0, Beam 0-4 0-0 0, Hoffman 1-3 0-0 2, Matricia 0-1 0-0 0. Totals: 26-87 12-15 75.

Halftime: TMC 40, M 21. 3-pointers: M 2-6 (Ward 0-3, Sieracki 2-2, Grieser 0-1), TMC 11-34 (Schroeder 3-5, Bess 1-2, Roberts 4-10, Will 1-7, Suter 1-3, Stein 1-1, Byars 0-3, Simmons 0-2, Hoffman 0-1). Rebounds: M 49 (Sewell 12), TMC 51 (Clift 9). Assists: M 12 (Clapp 6), TMC 17 (Bess 5). Records: TMC 4-2, M 2-5.

Cincinnati State 71, Miami Dade 69, OT

MIAMI - Jessica Parsons had 22 points and 12 rebounds and Kendra Bailey 15 points and 18 rebounds for Cincinnati State (8-2).

CINCINNATI STATE 71, MIAMI DADE 69 (OT)

CINCINNATI STATE (71) - Raven 0 1 1, Smart 0 0 0, Polk 1 2 4, Billengsly 8 3 19, Anderson 1 0 3, Hollingsworth 0 0 0, Head 2 0 4, Bailey 6 3 15, Silas 0 0 0, Parsons 11 3 25. Totals: 29 12 71.

MIAMI DADE (69) - Jovanov 0 0 0, Avila 0 0 0, Dinkins 1 2 4, Greer 1 4 6, Nairn 0 0 0, West 2 7 12, Berrezuela 0 0 0, Morency 10 6 30, Tobar 0 0 0, Caballero 3 1 7, Fernandez 3 0 6, Jasmin 1 2 5. Totals: 22 20 69.

Halftime: CS 33, MD 33. 3-pointers: CS-Anderson. MD-West, Morency 4, Jasmin. Record: CS 8-2.

Men

NKU 106, Bellarmine 85

LOUISVILLE - Brenden Stowers scored 23 points as NKU improved to 7-0, 4-0 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference.

Stowers also had five assists and made eight of 13 shots from the field. Mike Kelsey scored 18 points for the Norse, who shot 59.7 percent from the field. Chris Seabrooks had a career-high 17 points.

The Norse have beaten the Knights 16 consecutive times.

Bellarmine's last win against NKU came Feb.3, 1994 - 73-72 win in Regents Hall.

NKU 106, BELLARMINE 85

NORTHERN KENTUCY (106) - J.Stowers 0-0 0-0 0, Kelsey 5-10 4-4 18, St-Preux 6-10 0-0 13, Seabrooks 6-10 5-5 17, Rupe 2-3 5-6 9, Howell 3-5 1-2 10, Smith 5-9 2-4 12, B.Stowers 8-13 7-7 23, Rowland 2-2 0-2 4, Murphy 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 37-62 24-30 106.

BELLARMINE (85) - Ayer 3-7 6-6 14, Pierson 7-18 4-4 20, Sexton 1-1 0-0 2, Etienne 5-6 3-3 15, Cornell 1-5 0-0 2, Nash 0-0 0-0 0, Johnson 0-1 0-0 0, Miller 4-12 0-0 8, Johnson 5-8 7-7 17, Koivula 0-1 0-0 0, Sibankulu 3-6 1-2 7. Totals: 29-65 21-22 85.

Halftime: NKU 58, B 45. 3-pointers: NKU 8-15 (Kelsey 4-7, St-Preux 1-2, Howell 3-5, B.Stowers 0-1), B 6-20 (Ayer 2-5, Pierson 2-6, Etienne 2-2, Cornell 0-2, Miller 0-3, Johnson 0-2). Rebounds: NKU 32 (Smith 8), B 32 (Sibankulu 11). Assists: NKU 13 (B.Stowers 5), B 13. Records: NKU 7-0 (4-0 GLVC), B 3-6 (1-2).

Anderson 84,

Mount St. Joseph 75

The Lions shot only 36 percent (13-of-36) and were unable to hold a six-point halftime lead. Tom Luther led MSJ with 20 points.

ANDERSON 84, MOUNT ST. JOSEPH 75

ANDERSON (84) - Ghebremichael 7-12 1-3 17, Rans 1-6 3-6 5, Chapman 3-3 1-3 7, Powell 2-6 0-0 4, Hanson 2-3 1-4 5, DeLoatch 1-2 2-2 4, Mauro 0-1 0-0 0, Wright 7-13 4-5 19, Barhorst 4-6 1-3 10, Anglemeyer 3-3 1-2 7, Heuer 1-8 1-2 6, Furney 0-2 0-0 0. Totals: 32-65 15-30 84.

MOUNT ST. JOSEPH (75) - Washington 2-6 0-0 5, Sweet 2-5 2-2 6, Engelkamp 4-11 8-10 17, Stephens 3-3 0-0 7, Luther 9-14 2-3 20, Volkerding 0-1 0-0 0, Mahon 5-16 2-2 17, Nash 0-0 0-0 0, Cropper 1-5 1-1 3, Eichold 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 26-61 15-18 75.

Halftime: MSJ 42, A 36. 3-pointers: A 5-14 (Ghebremichael 2-5, Rans 0-2, Wright 1-1, Barhorst 1-1, Heuer 1-4, Furney 0-1), MSJ 8-28 (Washington 1-2, Sweet 0-2, Engelkamp 1-4, Stephens 1-1, Luther 0-1, Volkerding 0-1, Mahon 5-16, Cropper 0-1). Rebounds: A 40 (Heuer 7), MSJ 37 (Luther 11). Assists: A 16 (Ghebremichael 4), MSJ 12 (Mahon 3). Records: A 5-2 (2-0 HCAC), MSJ 5-2 (1-1).

Manchester 82,

Thomas More 62

Thirteen players scored for the Spartans, who led 50-25 at halftime. Mark Klein and Dustin Mulberry each scored 11 points for the Lions.

MANCHESTER 82, THOMAS MORE 62

MANCHESTER (82) - Guess 5-6 2-2 13, Curtis 1-1 2-2 5, Gates 2-6 1-1 7, Henderson 4-6 1-2 9, Cain 1-1 0-0 2, Paddock 3-6 0-0 9, Streich 0-0 0-0 0, Stephens 1-2 0-0 2, Reimer 2-4 0-0 6, Kuhn 0-2 1-2 1, Lawrence 0-0 0-0 0, Mattingly 3-11 1-4 7, Lacy 0-1 0-0 0, Price-Presslaff 4-6 0-0 9, Berger 3-9 0-0 6, Timberlake 3-7 0-0 6. Totals: 32-69 8-13 82.

THOMAS MORE (62) - Thompson 4-9 0-0 8, Booth 4-12 0-2 10, Wachs 0-2 1-3 1, T.Johnson 1-3 0-0 2, Busby 0-1 1-2 1, Woodard 1-2 0-0 3, Russell 1-2 0-0 2, Klein 3-3 4-4 11, M.Johnson 0-2 0-2 0, Tingle 0-1 1-2 1, Rhye 0-1 4-6 4, Stallworth 3-7 0-0 6, Mulberry 3-7 4-5 11, Thurman 1-2 0-0 2, Brown 0-0 0-2 0. Totals: 21-54 15-28 62.

Halftime: M 50, TMC 25. 3-pointers: M 10-16 (Guess 1-1, Curtis 1-1, Gates 2-2, Paddock 3-5, Stephens 0-1, Reimer 2-3, Price-Presslaff 1-2, Timberlake 0-1), TMC 5-14 (Thompson 0-2, Booth 2-4, T.Johnson 0-1, Woodard 1-1, Klein 1-1, M.Johnson 0-1, Mulberry 1-3). Rebounds: M 41 (Mattingly 6), TMC 38 (Klein 7). Assists: M 16 (Stephens 7), TMC 9 (M.Johnson 3). Records: M 5-1, TMC 1-4).