Head coach Camryn Whitaker came into the postgame press conference relieved saying she’d never been part of a game like that. The Northern Kentucky University women’s basketball team needed three overtime sessions outscoring the old Atlantic Sun foe Lipscomb Bison, 101-95 in the season opener Thursday at Truist Bank Arena. The visitors from Nashville fell […]
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TMU, NKU sports looking to the weekend, and more college notes
Not a bad way to start – and finish – your Saturday sports day in Crestview Hills with a Thomas More football-basketball doubleheader. The 4-6 TMU football team gets things going at 1:30 with the final game in the regular season finale at Republic Bank Field against Cumberlands (Ky.) in a Mid-South Conference Senior Day […]
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NKU sports round-up: Norse volleyball stays in second-place in Horizon League
The Northern Kentucky University Norse volleyball team (15-12 overall) fell at Wright State on Tuesday by a score of 3-2 (23-25, 25-17, 25-18, 21-25, 9-15). However, the Norse moved to 13-3 in Horizon League action with two home wins later in the week to stay in second place. Northern Kentucky knocked off Purdue-Fort Wayne, 3-1 […]
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NKU sports round-up: Norse volleyball owns second place in Horizon standings
The Northern Kentucky University volleyball team took sole control of second place in the Horizon League standings with the first road sweep in Wisconsin since joining the conference. The Norse (13-11) are 11-2 in Horizon League action and only trail Wright State’s unblemished 13-0 mark. NKU has eight straight wins. “This was a big weekend,” […]
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NKU women’s basketball preview: Norse looking to leap over hurdle in Horizon League Tournament
With a pair of 20-plus win seasons in the last three years, the Northern Kentucky University women’s basketball team looks to go farther. The Norse finished 21-8 last year including a 14-6 mark in Horizon League play to earn the fifth seed in the conference tournament. NKU saw its season end with a 59-51 loss […]
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Basketball preseason national polls: Thomas More women NAIA No. 1, Saints men No. 2
Talk about putting Northern Kentucky sports on the map, how about what Thomas More basketball is doing right now. On Wednesday, we learned that the defending national champion Saints are No. 1 in the nation in the Women’s Basketball Coaches Poll. It’s the fifth time the Saints have been voted No. 1 since joining the […]
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NKU sports round-up: Norse volleyball win streak up to six
The Northern Kentucky University Norse volleyball team upped its winning streak to six in a row with two Horizon League wins. The Norse are 11-11 overall and 9-2 in Horizon League play, good for third place in the standings behind Wright State (11-0) and Green Bay (10-2). The Norse beat Cleveland State, 3-1 (25-14, 20-25, […]
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NKU sports round-up: Volleyball wins two more Horizon League games
The Norse volleyball team (9-11 overall, 7-2 Horizon League) is in a tie for second place in the Horizon League standings with Green Bay, after scoring two home wins over the weekend. Wright State leads the way at 9-0 halfway through the league portion of the schedule. The Norse knocked off the Robert Morris Colonials […]
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NKU sports round-up: Norse volleyball wins two road games
The Northern Kentucky University Norse volleyball team won a pair of road games on Friday and Saturday to improve to 7-11 overall and 5-2 in Horizon League play, good for third place overall in the conference. NKU lost 3-0 (27-25, 25-15, 25-23) to Horizon League leader Wright State on Tuesday at Regents Hall. “We just […]
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NKU sports round-up: Volleyball splits first two home games
The Northern Kentucky University volleyball team (5-10 overall, 3-1 Horizon League) played its first two games at its Regents Hall home, splitting them. NKU lost 3-0 (25-18, 25-18, 25-21) on Friday to the Green Bay Phoenix (14-6, 5-1). The Norse had a .083 hitting percentage (33 kills minus 24 errors on 108 attempts) and Green […]
