It had been so long since Thomas More played a home game, Saints coach Jeff Hans was already five wins past the 300th victory he was recognized for prior to their showdown with No. 3 Campbellsville Thursday night. Make it No. 306 for Hans in his 12th season with the team in a 78-66 victory […]
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NKU women rally for huge Horizon League win
The Northern Kentucky women’s basketball team (9-5, 3-2) did not want to put itself in a tough spot with a sub-.500 record in Horizon League play. The Norse found themselves in that spot at halftime trailing the Milwaukee Panthers (5-8, 3-2) 26-16 on Thursday at Truist Arena. NKU had just six made field goals at […]
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College Basketball round-up: Norse in sole possession of 1st in Horizon, NKU women fall on road, Thomas More teams record victories
Twenty percent of the way through Horizon League regular season conference play, the Northern Kentucky men’s basketball team sits alone in first place after their first road victory of the season on Saturday. NKU (9-6, 4-0) stifled IUPUI (3-11, 0-3) in a 55-42 victory, holding the Jaguars to just 36 percent shooting. While the Norse […]
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Norse get payback on Wright State, improve to 3-0 in Horizon
They had a little over nine months to let it stew. When Wright State came to Truist Arena on Thursday night, the Northern Kentucky University men’s basketball team finally got their chance at revenge from a season-ending loss last season in the Horizon League Conference tournament championship, denying the Norse a shot at March Madness. […]
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Ray wins 100th game as Thomas More takes tight one over St. Francis
Coming off a 12-day layoff, the Thomas More Saints (11-2) hung on for a 70-68 victory over Saint Francis (Illinois) on Thursday afternoon. The Saints nearly let a eight-point lead go to waste with 2:52 to play, but a 3-pointer by St. Francis (5-5) was missed in the closing seconds, Thomas More coach Justin Ray […]
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NKU women win fifth straight, improve to 2-1 in conference play
Northern Kentucky University guard Lindsey Duvall routinely puts up double-doubles to the point she approved the adjective Duvious to describe it. This sixth straight and eighth one of the year in 25 points and 13 rebounds helped the NKU women’s basketball team run away from rival Wright State, 73-50 at Truist Arena on Wednesday. Duvall […]
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NKU basketball round-up: Women dominate Cincinnati; Men fall on road
The Northern Kentucky University women’s basketball team (7-4) has had several games like this. The Norse come out playing hard-nosed defense taking opponents deep into the shot clock, making them take uncomfortable shots, snag the rebound then convert at the other end, thus building a huge lead. But this one led to a signature 72-52 […]
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Norse use dominant stretches to down Miami-Hamilton
The Northern Kentucky University men’s basketball team (7-5) handled University of Miami (Ohio) at Hamilton at Truist Arena on Sunday, 81-41. After trailing 5-4 early, Northern Kentucky finished the first half with a 36-13 run to go up 40-18 at the break. Miami-Hamilton opened the second half with a 13-3 run in the first four […]
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NKU men show depth in win over EKU
The Northern Kentucky University men’s basketball team (6-5) proved it has the guys ready to step forward when needed in their 64-61 victory over Eastern Kentucky (5-6) on Wednesday at Truist Arena. For the majority of the season so far, it’s been Marques Warrick, Xavier Rhodes, Sam Vinson and Trevon Faulkner carrying the load in […]
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Thomas More updating softball field
New division, new look. As has been the case for multiple athletic facilities at Thomas More University, the softball field will also be getting a makeover, turning it from a field into a complex. Turf is coming to the outfield, as are turfed batting cages, two turfed bullpens, a new scoreboard, netting along the third […]
