The Northern Kentucky men’s basketball continues to surge in the second half of games. The Norse again put together a solid final 20 minutes of basketball together, taking down IUPUI on Saturday on the road, 71-55. NKU outscored the Jaguars 45-30 in the second half. Marques Warrick paced the Norse with 24 points, an efficient […]
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Norse start off on right foot in Horizon League play
Horizon League play means it’s the Northern Kentucky University men’s basketball team’s time to shine. With their new uniforms and on the court. It’s the first of 20 games in league play, but the Norse wearing their new cream colored uniforms, responded like this game was a little different than the first six played to […]
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Q & A with Thomas More athletics director Terry Connor
It’s a milestone year for Thomas More University’s longtime steward Terry Connor, who has coached the Saints’ men’s basketball team, undertaken the role of athletics director and added the title of university vice president to his lengthy resume. It’s Connor’s 25th year as Thomas More athletics director. He became the school’s first full-time AD in […]
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NKU women drop two in Daytona Beach
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. […]
