Northern Kentucky Sports Chronicle

Down 15 at halftime, Norse awake in final 20 minutes to win NCAA Division II Great Lakes Region championship NKU players celebrate after defeating Quincy in the 2003 Great Lakes Region championship game. (Story from March 17, 2003) Special to The Post INDIANAPOLIS — From every conceivable angle, they were gone. Not just simply beaten, but flat-out overwhelmed. It was halftime of Monday night’s NCAA Division II Great Lakes Region championship game, and Quincy University owned a 36-21 lead over Northern Kentucky University. The Lady Hawks had held the Norse to just 29.6 percent shooting from the field, won the rebounding battle by a whopping 28-13 margin and were preparing to make reservations for the NCAA Division II Elite Eight, a prize that awaited the winner of Monday’s contest. The Norse — playing without powerful inside presence Sharell Snardon, who was out with an injury — appeared to be 20 minutes away from calling it a season. Instead, they awoke. Maybe it’s the mammoth traditio...