The Northern Kentucky women’s basketball team once again struggled with turnovers in a 61-55 Horizon League road loss, giving it away 17 times to Purdue-Fort Wayne. The Mastodons benefited by taking 10 more shots than Northern Kentucky. Shayla Sellers led the Mastodons with 20 points, including a key offensive putback down the stretch and Erin […]
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NKU women break through with first Horizon League win
Head coach Camryn Volz agreed weeks ago that things would click for the Northern Kentucky University women’s basketball team at some point. That point came Wednesday at Truist Arena when the Norse scored the game’s first 12 points and kept building on it on their way to a 83-51 Horizon League victory over Robert Morris. […]
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Defensive woes continue to haunt NKU women, remain winless in Horizon
The Northern Kentucky women continue to see solid play offensively, but have had their fair share of miscues on the defensive end. Host Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis shot a blistering 57% from the field on their way to a 96-81 victory over the Norse. NKU remains winless in Horizon League play at 0-6 and […]
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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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NKU women drop first Horizon League game
The short-handed Northern Kentucky women’s basketball team faced the defending league champions to start Horizon League play Saturday. The Norse battled visiting Cleveland State, but another tough start left them with another loss. The Vikings outscored the Norse, 18-7 in the first quarter and came away with a 72-60 win at Truist Arena. Cleveland State […]
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Second quarter hurts NKU women in road loss to EKU
The Northern Kentucky University women’s basketball team hit the road for the first time Saturday against the Eastern Kentucky Colonels. They came back home with an 86-75 loss to drop to 0-2 on the young season. NKU trailed 24-22 after the first quarter, but a rough second quarter put them in a 47-34 halftime deficit. […]
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NKU women show promise in season-opening loss
The Northern Kentucky University women’s basketball team may not have earned the desired result, but the Norse showed a lot of promise in a 85-82 overtime loss to Indiana State in the season opener at Truist Arena. “I thought that we played hard. We were facing a ton of adversity right now,” said Camryn Whitaker-Volz, […]
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NKU women enter season with eight new players, three new assistant coaches
When fans head to Truist Arena to see the Northern Kentucky University women’s basketball team this year, they will notice plenty of new faces on the floor and on the bench. Camryn Whitaker-Volz, who got married in the offseason, returns for her eighth season guiding the Norse. She welcomes back just five players off last […]
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Northern Kentucky women return from Wisconsin road trip with season sweep of Milwaukee
The Northern Kentucky Norse women’s basketball team (15-10, 9-7) has two of every category following the conclusion of its sixth Horizon League season series. That is two sweeps, two splits and two times being swept with three chances at season sweeps remaining in its final four regular season games. Northern Kentucky concluded the Wisconsin portion […]