The Northern Kentucky University women’s soccer team ventured down Interstate 71 and tied the Louisville Cardinals on Sunday. Louisville outshot Northern Kentucky, 21-4. Goalkeeper Mickayla Kowalski had seven saves for the Norse (1-1-2). Highlands alum Maria Wiefering played all 90 minutes for NKU. Northern Kentucky plays at Ohio University on Sunday at 1 p.m. Houston […]
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NKU ends two streaks with win over Wright State
Northern Kentucky University’s baseball team was streaky Sunday. In the best possible way. The Norse rode a six-run seventh inning and held off a late Wright State rally to claim Sunday’s 9-5 win at Bill Aker Baseball Complex at Friendship Field. Two streaks against the Raiders ended: NKU’s consecutive losses Friday and Saturday and 21 […]
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Northern Kentucky women trounce Detroit for 10th Horizon League win of season
The Northern Kentucky University women’s basketball team (16-12) knew it could either finish fifth earning a bye into the Horizon League quarterfinals or play host to a first-round game as the sixth seed entering the final two games of the regular season. The Norse took a big step toward that fifth seed with a convincing […]
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NKU basketball teams drop road games
The Northern Kentucky Norse basketball teams hit the road Friday for Horizon League games and came away with losses. Wright State 83, Northern Kentucky men 65 The Raiders (16-11, 9-7) forced a split in the season series with the win in Dayton over the Norse (15-11, 10-5). Wright State started the game scoring 13 of […]
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Norse Fall out of First in Horizon League with road loss
The Northern Kentucky University men’s basketball team (15-10, 10-4) has been involved in a number of games determining its standings on top of the Horizon League. The Norse traveled to Youngstown State on Saturday hoping to grab the league lead. But it did not happen. The Penguins (19-6, 11-3) took the lead for good with […]
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Mixed results for NKU basketball teams
The Northern Kentucky University men’s and women’s basketball teams hit the road Thursday in Horizon League action and came away with different results. Northern Kentucky 65, Robert Morris 52 (Men) The Norse (15-9, 10-3) completed the season sweep with the road win against the Colonials (11-13, 6-7). They are tied on top of the Horizon […]
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Northern Kentucky basketball teams each suffer minimal one-point losses
Alumni came back to Highland Heights hoping to enjoy the festivities and some Northern Kentucky Norse basketball. But both Northern Kentucky basketball teams lost by the minimal one point in Horizon League play Saturday. The men lost at Truist Arena and the women lost on the road. Milwaukee 75, Northern Kentucky men 74 The Norse […]
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Northern Kentucky men remain tied for league lead with resounding victory over PFW
Northern Kentucky University Norse men’s basketball head coach Darrin Horn joked about the fans not getting their money’s worth Saturday night considering all the overtime and close games they’ve seen at Truist Arena this year. The Norse (13-8, 8-2) remained in a tie for the Horizon League lead with Milwaukee, taking control in the second […]
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Green Bay pulls away from NKU in second half
The Northern Kentucky University women’s basketball team (9-6, 3-3) found itself down 36-27 at halftime to Horizon League power Green Bay Phoenix (12-3, 5-1). But unlike Thursday when the Norse came back for the win, they lost the third quarter on their way to a 70-53 loss. NKU has struggled for the most part against […]
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Norse let one slip away late against Oakland
The Northern Kentucky men’s basketball team was 95 seconds away from doing something they hadn’t achieved in Division I before with a 5-0 start in Horizon League play. But Oakland’s Jalen Moore had other plans. The Norse (9-7, 4-1) let a 62-55 lead slip away with 1:35 to play, the Golden Grizzlies (5-11, 3-2) finishing […]