NKU volleyball faces victory and defeat in tournament
Carrie Crotzer, Sports Editor
September 6, 2014
With a victory Friday night against Samford, the NKU women’s volleyball team faced a double header Saturday Sep. 6 against Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and Eastern Michigan University. The first game of the day against SIUE would bring a victory for the Lady Norse, as the defeated the Couga...
NKU volleyball takes victory over Samford
Carrie Crotzer, Sports Editor
September 5, 2014
The NKU women’s volleyball team would expand their winning streak to 4-0 Sep. 5, defeating Samford University in the Northern Kentucky Volleyball Invitational. NKU would start off strong, taking an easy victory in the first set over Samford, winning 25-18. However, they would struggle through the seco...
NKU men’s soccer draw in first game against Cincinnati
Carrie Crotzer, Sports Editor
August 29, 2014
The Norse men’s soccer team took on the Cincinnati Bearcats Aug. 29 at home in a draw of 1-1. The game would take off quick with a clear competition for control between the teams. “They’re very fast, very athletic,” NKU Head Coach John Basalyga said. "And we countered that with some of our...
Lightning forces early end to first game of the season
Carrie Crotzer, Sports Editor
August 22, 2014
The NKU women’s soccer team faced Eastern Illinois University Aug. 22 in their first ever match up. The game started off quick for NKU with a goal coming in the third minute by redshirt junior, Kelsey Laumann. “We had a couple of good opportunities early in the game,” head coach Bob Sheehan said...
Mens soccer team draws against UK, shatters attendance record
Carrie Crotzer, Sports Editor
August 18, 2014
NKU's men’s soccer team started their pre-season with an exhibition game against the University of Kentucky on Sunday, Aug. 17 that resulted in a 0-0 draw. NKU came out strong, holding much control the first half of the game causing most of the crowd to rally for them. The second half of the game...
Norse beat the Hatters, first win in nine games
RJ Bryant, Staff Writer
February 28, 2014
In front of a standing of 2,581 fans in attendance at The Bank of Kentucky Center, the NKU Norse men’s basketball team cruised past the Stetson Hatters with a final score of 96-58. Despite losing the last eight games, the Norse were able to move on and win, increasing the team's overall record to...
NKU men’s basketball falls to Buccaneers
Will Kruspe, Contributing Writer
February 6, 2014
The Norse men’s basketball team fell to the East Tennessee State Buccaneers Feb. 6, at home with a final score of 60-54. After trailing the first half, Jalen Billups and Daniel Camps both made shots in the last minute to give the Norse a 33-24 lead going into the half. Billups earned himself a double...
Norse women fall to Stetson, 90-66
RJ Bryant, Staff Writer
January 30, 2014
The Norse women’s basketball team took on the defending Atlantic Sun Conference champions, the Stetson Hatters On Jan. 30. In the battle for second place in the conference, NKU fell to Stetson 90-66, bringing their overall record to 10-9 and conference record to 6-2. “Stetson played very well, I give ...
