NKU volleyball
The Norse won their eighth straight in a two-match sweep of Northern Illinois last Friday and Saturday in DeKalb.
NKU (11-6 overall) and Wright State are tied for first in the Horizon League with 6-0 records.The Norse host Purdue Fort Wayne at 6 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Saturday.
Ivey Stocks leads the team with 181 kills, Abby Pickard is first in assists with 713, and Daisy Cluxton has 296 digs.
Saints continue atop GMAC soccer standings
Thomas More’s men’s and women’s soccer teams remained in first place in the GMAC.
The women improved to 10-1-3 overall and 8-1-1 in the conference after Thursday’s 2-1 win over Walsh and Saturday’s 0-0 tie against Findlay.
Josie Gruber had a goal and an assist, Ivy Hoffman added a goal, and Andjela Popovic assisted on Gruber’s goal.
Hoffman leads the team with eight goals, Gruber has seven, and Popovic has a team-high four assists.
The women travel to Tiffin this Saturday. Kickoff is at noon.
The Saints men are 9-2-2 overall and 7-0-2 in conference after last Thursday’s 0-0 tie against Walsh.
Ramzi Termanini leads the team with four goals, and Anwar Benkandil and Will Fox each have three. Edward Longhurst has seven assists.
The men are at Cedarville at 1:30 p.m. Thursday and Tiffin at 2:30 p.m. Saturday.
TMU women’s golf climbs the Mount
The Saints won The Mount Mixed Tournament Tuesday last Tuesday at Elks Run Golf Course in Batavia.
Megan Childs won the individual titile with a 7-over-par 153. Cambria Burke tied for third at 12-over 158, Lauryn Lambert was sixth at 165, Emma Laker tied for eighth at 169, and Elena Beck was 14th at 177.
Thomas More finishes the fall season at the Crimson Classic Saturday and Sunday at Wildcat Creek Golf Course in Kokomo, Indiana.
TMU football comeback falls short
Thomas More erased a 17-0 deficit Saturday at Ohio Dominican before falling to the Panthers, 34-24.
Ben Chesser’s one-yard touchdown run tied the game at 24-24 four seconds into the fourth quarter. He threw for 192 yards and touchdown passes to Javion Bostic and Numehnne Gwilly and ran for another 131 and a score.
Problem was, a 12-second sequence of the second quarter gave the Panthers a 17-0 lead when Quinten Robertson intercepted Chesser in the end zone and again from 10 yards out.
Thomas More fell to 1-5 and 1-3 in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference. The Saints host Ashland at noon next Saturday.
TMU men’s golf
The Saints finished 12th at the Kyle Ryman Invitational tournament last Tuesday at the Mohawk Golf and Country Club in Tiffin, Ohio.
Aden Walls finished 32nd with a 10-over-par 232.
The Saints finish the fall season with the Doc Spragg Invitational today and Tuesday at the Findlay (Ohio) Country Club and the Kentucky Wesleyan Invitational Oct. 24-25 at the Pearl Club in Owensboro.
NKU men’s basketball
The Norse were picked fifth in the Horizon League preseason poll.
Defending champion Wright State was first, followed by Robert Morris, Green Bay and Oakland.
2026-27 Under Armour #HLMBB Preseason Poll
Pl. Team – Pts.
1. Wright State – 492
2. Robert Morris – 446
3. Green Bay – 367
4. Oakland – 354
5. Northern Kentucky – 336
6. Milwaukee – 309
7. Detroit Mercy – 271
8. Purdue Fort Wayne – 244
9. Youngstown State – 192
10. Northern Illinois – 142
11. Cleveland State – 121
12. IU Indianapolis – 80
NKU golf
The Norse women placed 11th at the the Butler Fall Invitational last Tuesday at the Highland Golf and Country Club in Indianapolis.
Cammy Reed finished in 11th place with a three-round total of 8-over-par 218 with 10 birdies and an eagle.
NKU’s 297 score in Tuesday’s third round was a single-round program record. The Norse wrap up the fall season at the University of Dayton Invitational Oct. 19-20 at the NCR North Course in Kettering, Ohio.
The Norse men are in the Raider Invitational tournament today and Tuesday at the Country Club of the North in Beavercreek, Ohio, and they finish the fall season at the Gateway Logistics Invitational Oct. 19 in Cincinnati.
NKU Soccer
The Norse women’s 2-0 win over Robert Morris last Saturday broke an 0-3-1 winless streak.
Ayla Conn and Megan Molner each scored a goal. Molner assisted on Conn’s goal in the 37th minute, and Conn and Kylie Anderson did the same on Molner’s goal in the 78th.
Molner leads the team with nine goals, and Rylie Evans and Natalie Newman each have four. Erykah Cornett has three goals and five assists.
NKU (6-5-2, 2-3-1) is tied with Northern Illinois for seventh in the Horizon League. The Norse host Cleveland State at 5 p.m. Thursday and Purdue Fort Wayne at 1 p.m. Sunday.
The Norse men tied Wright State, 1-1, last Wednesday and lost to Cleveland State.
Against Wright State, Carlos Merce’ scored in the sixth minute.
Merce’, who leads the team with five goals, scored two goals against Cleveland State, and Steven Boaghe Braniste added one.
NKU (1-9-2, 1-4-1) is 10th in the Horizon League. The Norse host Robert Morris at 7 p.m. Saturday.
