The Northern Kentucky University women’s basketball team ventured south for the holiday weekend to play in the Daytona Beach Classic and came back with a pair of losses. The Pittsburgh Panthers jumped up on the Northern Kentucky in the first quarter and never looked back in a convincing 88-57 win on Friday. Pittsburgh (2-5) led […]
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NKU finishes a busy week with a win over LIU
Darrin Horn admitted it. Northern Kentucky University’s head men’s basketball coach said scheduling three games in six days maybe wasn’t the best idea. There was, however, the best consolation – two straight wins, including Saturday’s 72-64 triumph over Long Island University in Cincinnati & Northern Kentucky Toyota Dealers Thanksgiving Tournament at Truist Arena. “This was […]
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Cincinnati blows past NKU
For 17 minutes on Sunday at Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati, the Northern Kentucky University men’s basketball team looked like it was in another battle with the University of Cincinnati. The final 23 minutes told a different story however, the Bearcats separating for a 90-66 victory over the Norse. NKU was punished in many ways […]
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Shorthanded NKU women earn first win of season over Marshall
Using just six players with injuries up and down the lineup, the Northern Kentucky University women’s basketball team earned their first win of the season over Marshall. Out were starters Kailee Davis and Kennedy Igo while Khamari Mitchell-Steen, Macey Blevins and Noelle Hubert logged all 40 minutes in the contest. Carter McCray was the difference […]
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Thomas More rolls past KSU-Tuscarawas
Lainey Ray was asked Saturday why “Buggy” is her nickname. “’Cause that’s a silly name,” the 4-year-old daughter of Thomas More head men’s basketball coach Justin Ray said. There was little humorous about what the Saints did to Kent State-Tuscarawas – a 92-46 win in the Coach Connor Classic and Connor Convocation Center. Three Saints […]
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NKU takes home opener, Cincinnati on deck
After opening up the season with two road losses, the Northern Kentucky University men’s basketball returned to the friendly confines of Truist Arena and greeted a decent home crowd with a win over DePauw. Prior to the contest they were welcomed with the unveiling of their Horizon League Conference Tournament championship banner and NCAA tournament […]
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Second quarter hurts NKU women in road loss to EKU
The Northern Kentucky University women’s basketball team hit the road for the first time Saturday against the Eastern Kentucky Colonels. They came back home with an 86-75 loss to drop to 0-2 on the young season. NKU trailed 24-22 after the first quarter, but a rough second quarter put them in a 47-34 halftime deficit. […]
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Thomas More concludes first Division II season with convincing win
Coming into the season as the unknown in its first year in NCAA Division II, the coaches picked the Thomas More Saints to finish dead last in the 10-team Great Midwest Athletic Conference in the preseason poll. But the Saints ended up in sixth after concluding the regular season with a convincing 44-6 win Saturday […]
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Norse hang tough with Huskies
It was quite the rebound for the Northern Kentucky University men’s basketball team on Thursday night in Seattle. After a disappointing season opening loss to Middle Tennessee State University, the Norse were back on the road, this time through the air as they traveled to the University of Washington to take on the Huskies. The […]
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NKU to establish six new varsity athletics programs to aid in enrollment efforts
Northern Kentucky University will add six new varsity athletics programs to its roster in an effort to aid enrollment. At the NKU Board of Regents meeting Wednesday, the board voted to approve the establishment of the following new varsity athletic programs: women’s stunt, men and women’s swimming, men and women’s triathlon, and men’s volleyball in […]
