Freshman Sam Vinson’s career high 24 points boosted the Northern Kentucky Norse to an overtime win at UIC, 74-70, on Thursday night. With the victory, NKU improves to 7-9 overall and 3-4 in the Horizon League. Northern Kentucky fell behind by five points in the extra period but the Norse held the Flames scoreless for […]
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SOURCES: Gino Guidugli Promoted to Offensive Coordinator for Cincinnati Bearcats
Guidugli Helped Bearcats Football Program to Historic Heights in 2021 PHOTO: G. Michael Graham, Fort Thomas Matters. Highlands alum Gino Guidugli (right) observes a play during a practice in December, 2019. UC Head Coach Luke Fickell is standing to the left. A University of Cincinnati source has confirmed that Gino Guidugli is being promoted to […]
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Thomas More Names Defensive Coordinator as New Head Football Coach
Thomas More University announced Monday that defensive coordinator Chris Norwell will take over as head coach of the Saints football program. Norwell has spent thirteen seasons on the Thomas More sidelines, serving eight as defensive coordinator. “It is with great enthusiasm and pride that I accept the position of head football coach at Thomas More,” […]
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Thomas More Women, Men Extend Winning Streaks
The Thomas More women’s basketball team picked up its sixteenth consecutive win by downing Freed-Hardeman, 80-56 on Saturday. The Saints are now 17-1 overall and 10-0 in the Mid-South Conference. TMU nailed 14 of 28 shots from three-point range in the win. Sophomore Alex Smith led the team with 20 points, including six threes on […]
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NKU Basketball: Women on a Roll, Men Continue to Struggle
The Northern Kentucky women’s basketball team picked up its seventh-straight win on Saturday in a 79-67 victory at Oakland. The Norse are now 11-3 overall and 5-2 in the Horizon League. Ivy Turner led NKU, putting up 17 points on Oakland (7-8, 5-3). Lindsey Duvall added 16, while Emmy Souder (13), Carissa Garcia (10), and […]
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Thomas More’s #1 Women, #10 Men Pick Up Wins at Bethel
The top=ranked Thomas More women’s basketball team escaped with a win at Bethel on Thursday. Summer Secrist hit two late free-throws and scored the final points of the game to seal a 55-53 victory. With the win, the #1-ranked Saints are now 16-1 on the season and 9-0 in the Mid-South Conference. Secrist led TMU […]
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Lay-Up in Final Seconds Lift NKU Over Youngstown State
Northern Kentucky picked up its first win on the road this season in dramatic fashion Thursday night at Youngstown State. The Penguins’ Tevin Olison knocked down a three-pointer and a layup in the game’s waning moments to put Youngstown State on top, 67-66, with just 8.7 seconds to play. But the Norse were able to […]
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Northern Kentucky Student-Athletes Continue Academic Excellence in Fall 2021
Northern Kentucky University student-athletes continue success on the field — and in the classroom. Academic excellence continues to be a tradition among Northern Kentucky University’s student-athletes, a cornerstone reaffirmed in the 2021 fall semester as the Norse registered a department-wide 3.41 cumulative GPA. “Our student-athletes continue to make us proud,” said Ken Bothof, director of […]
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NKU Names New Men’s Soccer Coach
Northern Kentucky University announced a new head men’s soccer coach on Thursday. Tom Poitras arrives in Highland Heights from the University of Hartford, where he was head coach since 2011. There he established the Hawks program as a perennial power in the America East Conference. Over 28 years as a head coach, Poitras has compiled […]
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Stellman Steps Down as Thomas More Football Coach
Thomas More head football coach Trevor Stellman is stepping down from his role, ending seventeen years at the Crestview Hills university. “My family and I have grown hand in hand with the University,” said Stellman. “Thomas More will always be a special place to us. I’d like to thank Athletic Director Terry Connor for […]
