The Northern Kentucky women’s basketball team (9-5, 3-2) did not want to put itself in a tough spot with a sub-.500 record in Horizon League play. The Norse found themselves in that spot at halftime trailing the Milwaukee Panthers (5-8, 3-2) 26-16 on Thursday at Truist Arena. NKU had just six made field goals at […]
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NKU women win fifth straight, improve to 2-1 in conference play
Northern Kentucky University guard Lindsey Duvall routinely puts up double-doubles to the point she approved the adjective Duvious to describe it. This sixth straight and eighth one of the year in 25 points and 13 rebounds helped the NKU women’s basketball team run away from rival Wright State, 73-50 at Truist Arena on Wednesday. Duvall […]
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Norse use dominant stretches to down Miami-Hamilton
The Northern Kentucky University men’s basketball team (7-5) handled University of Miami (Ohio) at Hamilton at Truist Arena on Sunday, 81-41. After trailing 5-4 early, Northern Kentucky finished the first half with a 36-13 run to go up 40-18 at the break. Miami-Hamilton opened the second half with a 13-3 run in the first four […]
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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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Northern Kentucky women drop Horizon League opener
The Northern Kentucky University women’s basketball team (3-4, 0-1) had its chances in the Horizon League opener at Truist Arena on Friday. But the league favorite Youngstown State Penguins (3-3, 1-0) made the plays down the stretch to escape with a 59-55 victory. Northern Kentucky dropped its third straight game in the process. “I think […]
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NKU volleyball falls short in Horizon League championship game
The Northern Kentucky University volleyball team has consistently been in contention for the league championship since entering the Horizon League in 2015. The Norse (18-13) headed north Sunday hoping to bring home the gold after losing in the title game to the University of Illinois at Chicago last year. NKU gave a good effort, but […]
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NKU women earn first road win of season
The Northern Kentucky women’s basketball team (2-1 overall) earned its first road win of the season, taking down the Dayton Flyer (0-4), 82-78 in double overtime Thursday. NKU graduate student guard Lindsey Duvall – the Horizon League’s leading scorer – put up 30 points making all eight free throws and securing nine rebounds. Sophomore guard […]
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NKU sports round-up: Volleyball wins two more Horizon League games
The Norse volleyball team (9-11 overall, 7-2 Horizon League) is in a tie for second place in the Horizon League standings with Green Bay, after scoring two home wins over the weekend. Wright State leads the way at 9-0 halfway through the league portion of the schedule. The Norse knocked off the Robert Morris Colonials […]
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Weekly NKU sports round-up: Women’s soccer gets first win of year
The Northern Kentucky University Norse women’s soccer team (1-6-1 overall, 1-2 Horizon League) broke through for the first goals and victory of the season with a 3-0 win over the Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis Jaguars on Tuesday. Prior to the game, freshman midfielder/forward Emilie Doersching had one shot on goal. But She broke out in […]
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NKU sports round-up: Norse men’s soccer beats Ft. Wayne
The Northern Kentucky University Norse men’s soccer team (3-4 overall) knocked off the Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne Mastodons, 3-0 on Saturday to even their Horizon League record to 1-1 overall. NKU graduate student goalkeeper Daniel Bermingham saved the one Mastadon shot on goal in his third game back. Junior midfielder/forward Deryn Armstrong scored his […]