Melissa Wood-Fleming graduated from Northern Kentucky in 1987. While a member of the Norse, her teams accumulated an overall record of 83-30 and posted a conference mark of 27-5 in their first two seasons in the league. The Norse claimed the GLVC Championships for the 1985-86 and 1986-87 seasons and advanced to the NCAA Final Four in 1987. Wood-Fleming, the first player recruited by legendary head coach Nancy Winstel, helped build the Norse into an elite program on a national level. She was a two-time All-GLVC First Team selection and a second team All-American in 1985-86. At 5-foot-3, the quick, tenacious guard averaged 13.7 points per game while at NKU. She ranks ninth on the NKU career list in scoring and ninth on the all-time assists list. The consummate team player, Wood-Fleming returned from a knee injury prior to her senior season and led the team to their first appearance in the NCAA Final Four. Wood-Fleming is an elementary school teacher and lives in Cincinnati, Ohio.