The Northern Kentucky University women’s basketball team (7-4) has had several games like this. The Norse come out playing hard-nosed defense taking opponents deep into the shot clock, making them take uncomfortable shots, snag the rebound then convert at the other end, thus building a huge lead. But this one led to a signature 72-52 […]
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NKU women fall to 3-3 with home loss
The Northern Kentucky women’s basketball team hoped to earn its first win over a Mid-American Conference opponent Monday at Truist Arena but the Akron Zips escaped with a 70-69 victory over the Norse in a game that saw 16 lead changes and 14 ties. The Norse are 2-1 on their home floor this season and […]
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NKU women fall at Bowling Green
The Northern Kentucky women’s basketball team ventured just under three hours north on Interstate 75 hoping to earn a win. But the Norse (3-2 overall) came up short 76-68 against the Bowling Green Falcons (4-1) at the Stroh Center on Wednesday. Both of NKU’s losses have come on the road against Mid-American Conference opponents. “I […]
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Women’s basketball: NKU routs Tennessee Tech
The Northern Kentucky women’s basketball team (3-1 overall) scored the game’s first 19 points and never looked back in a 75-53 win over the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (3-2) on Sunday at Truist Arena. Tennessee Tech could not stop the duo of graduate student guard Lindsey Duvall and senior guard Ivy Turner, who scored 16 […]
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NKU women’s basketball preview: Norse looking to leap over hurdle in Horizon League Tournament
With a pair of 20-plus win seasons in the last three years, the Northern Kentucky University women’s basketball team looks to go farther. The Norse finished 21-8 last year including a 14-6 mark in Horizon League play to earn the fifth seed in the conference tournament. NKU saw its season end with a 59-51 loss […]