With first place on the line in the Horizon League, the Northern Kentucky University men’s basketball team found itself in a double-digit hole at halftime and was unable to finish off a furious comeback in a 80-75 loss to Milwaukee. The Norse (10-8, 5-2) dug themselves a 12-point halftime deficit, trailing 43-31 at the break. […]
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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 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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Defense powers Norse women’s basketball team to victory
Northern Kentucky University women’s basketball head coach Camryn Whitaker grew up going to the ballpark to watch her dad Mac Whitaker coach the Harrison County Thoroughbreds baseball team. He holds the Kentucky High School Athletic Association record for head coaching wins at 1,189-370 to go with four state championships in 44 seasons. Whitaker said a […]
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NKU basketball round-up: Norse women down Eastern Kentucky, Norse men take one on chin out West
After racing out to a 44-22 halftime lead, the Northern Kentucky University women’s basketball team (5-4) started the I-75 Challenge with a 79-69 victory over Eastern Kentucky University (4-5) on Thursday. “I just want to credit our team and the job that we did – the ability to get the lead in the first half, […]
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Thomas More responds to tough test
After cruising over the last month, the Thomas More women’s basketball team was tested in a Mid-South Conference matchup Thursday night at the Connor Convocation Center. After narrow victories in their first two games of the season, the Saints (11-0, 6-0) had won their previous eight games by 12 points or more. Thursday was a […]
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NKU women earn needed Horizon League win
Things had been rough entering Sunday’s game on the home Truist Arena court for the Northern Kentucky University women’s basketball team. The Norse (4-4, 1-1) had dropped three in a row by a combined 13 points including the Horizon League opener, 59-55 to preseason league favorite Youngstown State on Friday. NKU knew it needed a […]
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Norse claim another double OT victory
Forty minutes is not enough for the Northern Kentucky University men’s basketball team lately. Try 50. The Norse pulled (4-4, 1-0) out their second consecutive double-overtime victory on Thursday, this one getting them off to a 1-0 start in Horizon League play with a 77-73 victory over Youngstown State (5-3, 0-1) at Truist Arena. Marques […]
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Thomas More’s pair of No. 1’s stay perfect with doubleheader win over Tennessee Southern
Asked if he’s heard from any big names the last 24 hours since his Thomas More men were named the No. 1 team in the nation in the NAIA Coaches Poll, Justin Ray thought for a moment before answering. “The biggest celebrity? Jeff Hans,” the TMU men’s coach said of the TMU women’s coach with […]