As Marques Warrick summed it up, “It was a tale of two halves defensively.” Youngstown State owned the first half, Northern Kentucky the second half as the Norse got the last bucket to fall in a 79-76 victory over the Penguins. It was Warrick hitting the game-winner, his 3-pointer with 43 seconds left giving the […]
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NKU women fall to 0-3 in Horizon League play
The Northern Kentucky women’s basketball team once again fell behind in the first half and could not recover despite a valiant effort in the 67-55 loss at Detroit on Monday. The improved Titans built a 36-20 halftime lead and held on in the second half to move to 3-0 in Horizon League play and drop […]
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Norse drop Horizon League road matchup at PFW
What got off to a promising start, finished with a disappointing road loss for the Northern Kentucky University men’s basketball team. The Norse (7-7, 2-1), playing their first game without Sam Vinson, who suffered a season-ending knee injury last week in a loss to Saint Mary’s, dropped their road contest with Purdue-Fort Wayne on Friday, […]
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NKU women falter down the stretch in latest Horizon League loss
The Northern Kentucky women’s basketball was outscored 28-16 in the fourth quarter of a 89-79 loss to Oakland on Friday night. The Norse shot 54% from the field in the road Horizon League tilt, but could not overcome another rough rebounding performance in an 89-79 loss, falling to 0-2 in league play. Oakland outrebounded Northern […]
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Norse standout Vinson reportedly out for the season with ACL tear
When the Northern Kentucky University men’s basketball team returns to action Dec. 29 at Purdue-Fort Wayne, the Norse will be without starting guard Sam Vinson. Vinson, a former first-team all-state standout at Highlands High School, suffered a knee injury in last Thursday’s 92-56 Norse loss at Saint Mary’s in Moraga, California. It has since been […]
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A ‘cool accolade’: Mayer closes in on Thomas More wrestling record
Thomas More senior Daulton Mayer enjoys the time he’s on a wrestling mat. The 106 men Mayer’s defeated in nearly four seasons likely took no pleasure. He’s one win away from Avery Jones’ school-record 107 from 2016-20, and he can break it at Northwestern University’s Midlands Invitational Dec. 29-30 in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. “It’s a pretty cool feeling,” Mayer […]
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Norse struggle in second half at Saint Mary’s
The Northern Kentucky University men’s basketball team gave up 54 points in the second half on their way to a 92-56 defeat at Saint Mary’s (CA) on Thursday night. Making their second trip to the West Coast this season, NKU struggled to get stops in the game’s final 20 minutes as the Gaels shot 66% […]
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Northern Kentucky women blitzed at MTSU
The two-game trip to Tennessee produced no wins for the Northern Kentucky women’s basketball team as the host Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders dominated the Norse 83-42 on Wednesday. The Blue Raiders outrebounded the Norse, 44-33 and wound up taking 19 more shots than Northern Kentucky. The Blue Raiders shot 43% from the field and […]
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Northern Kentucky women see key players return in loss at Tennessee Tech
The Northern Kentucky University women’s basketball team saw some key players return from injuries, but could not pull off a win in their return. Kennedy Igo and one of last year’s returning starters Kailee Davis made their returns in NKU’s 77-59 loss at Tennessee Tech on Monday. Igo started and scored seven points, making one […]
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Norse claim in-state battle, Israel named Horizon League Freshman of the Week
For the second consecutive season, the Northern Kentucky University men’s basketball team can claim bragging rights over an in-state foe. The Norse took down Eastern Kentucky University on Sunday, 85-75, winning their second straight and improving to 7-5 on the year. NKU took 14-point leads in both the first and second halves. EKU (4-6) fought […]
