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NKUs Taryn Taugher looks to pass.

Norse fall to Penguins in OT

Austin Elmore, Assistant Sports Editor February 16, 2017

The NKU women’s basketball team took the road to play Youngstown State on Thursday, and fell to the Penguins 77-73 in overtime. The Norse have now lost two straight games and sit at 8-18 on the season...

Holland propels Norse to homecoming win

Holland propels Norse to homecoming win

Christopher Decker, Sports Editor February 11, 2017

The NKU men's basketball team overcame a 13 point deficit late in the second half to beat Milwaukee 69-63 on homecoming night at BB&T Arena.The Norse improve to 17-9 and 8-5 in the Horizon League...

NKUs SharRae Davis attempts a jump shot on Saturday at BB&T Arena

Poor shooting leads to Norse loss

Austin Elmore, Assistant Sports Editor February 11, 2017

The NKU women’s basketball team lost 41-32 to Valparaiso on Saturday at BB&T Arena. The loss drops the Norse to 8-17 overall and 4-9 in Horizon League play. The loss also means the Norse split the...

VIDEO: Late defensive stops propel Norse over Green Bay

Matt Sexton, Editor-in-Chief February 9, 2017

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Kentucky -- Two huge late defensive stands for Northern Kentucky were critical as the Norse held off second place Green Bay 69-67 Thursday at BB&T Arena. After going all season...

NKUs Kasey Uetrecht drives to the basket on Thursday against UIC.

Norse lock down UIC, snap losing streak

Austin Elmore, Assistant Sports Editor February 9, 2017

The NKU women’s basketball team won 66-49 against UIC on Thursday night at BB&T Arena to snap a three game losing skid. The Norse are now 8-16 on the season and 4-8 in Horizon League play. “I...

Carson Williams recorded his third double-double of the season against Detroit Mercy, scoring 13 points and grabbing 10 rebounds

Norse basketball split weekend series at Wright State

Christopher Decker, Sports Editor February 5, 2017

Both NKU basketball teams traveled to Dayton to face Wright State on Saturday. The men's basketball team beat the Raiders 83-79 while the women's team fell 67-47. NKU 83 Wright State 79 Despite Wright...

NKUs SharRae Davis goes up with the ball at BB&T Arena against Detroit on Sunday.

Norse come up short, lose to Detroit

Austin Elmore, Assistant Sports Editor January 29, 2017

The NKU Norse women’s basketball team lost 55-53 at BB&T Arena on Sunday after Detroit’s Rosanna Reynolds made a go-ahead layup with one second remaining. NKU’s Rebecca Lyttle missed a shot as...

Jordan Garnett dribbles down the baseline against a Detroit Mercy defender. The Norse would beat the Titans 101-87

Norse set DI win record in victory over UIC

Christopher Decker, Sports Editor January 28, 2017

The NKU men's basketball team beat UIC 79-62 Friday night in Chicago to pick up their 14th win of the season, setting the new record for most wins in the Division I era. The win improves the Norse record...

NKUs Mikayla Terry drives to the basket against Oakland on Friday night.

Late surge propels Oakland past NKU

Austin Elmore, Assistant Sports Editor January 27, 2017

The NKU Norse women’s basketball team lost to Oakland 61-47 on Friday night at BB&T Arena after trailing by only two points with four minutes to play. The loss puts the Norse at 7-14 on the season...

Taryn Taugher shoots a free throw in the loss to Wright State

Norse women sweep road trip

Christopher Decker, Sports Editor January 23, 2017

The NKU women's basketball team won both games of a two game road trip this weekend, beating both Valparaiso and UIC. The Norse improve to 7-13 on the season and 3-5 in conference play. The Norse outscored...

Carson Williams completes a reverse layup against Oakland. The Norse lost 79-70

Turnovers, cold shooting extend Norse losing streak

Christopher Decker, Sports Editor January 20, 2017

NKU fell to Oakland 79-70 Friday night in BB&T Arena. The Norse fall to 12-8 and 3-4 in Horizon League while Oakland improves to 15-5 and 5-2 in the Horizon League. This extends the Norse losing...

Rebecca Lyttle looks to get around a Wright State defender. The Norse lost to Wright State.

Norse get dominated in the paint, fall to Wright State

Austin Elmore, Assistant Sports Editor January 14, 2017

The NKU Norse fell to Wright State 70-63 in Horizon League action on Saturday at BB&T Arena. The loss drops NKU to 5-12 on the season, while Wright State advances to 12-5. NKU is now 1-4 in Horizon...

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