The Northerner

Togetherness brings success for womens basketball team

Togetherness brings success for women’s basketball team

RJ Bryant, Staff Writer January 25, 2014

The Norse women’s basketball players and coaches were at first uncertain as to how being thrown into the mix of teams in the Atlantic Sun Conference would pan out, but settling in has been easier than...

Coach Ps journey to Atlantic Sun

Coach P’s journey to Atlantic Sun

Brook Clifford, Sports Editor January 23, 2014

“Togetherness” is a word that is tossed around quite a bit on the women’s basketball team. “We refer to two words often in the program, the first one being toughness,” Dawn Plitzuweit, women’s...

“White-out” doubles previous high of attendance

RJ Bryant, Staff Writer January 23, 2014

With the recent success of the NKU men’s basketball team, an NKU student decided to take it upon himself to increase fan attendance.  In late December and early January, the Norse were on a home game...

NKU winter basketball season brought major competition

NKU winter basketball season brought major competition

Brook Clifford, Sports Editor January 16, 2014

Seventeen is the number of games the NKU women’s and men’s basketball teams collectively played during the university’s month long winter break. There were significant wins and losses resulting in...

Norse athletes share their health regimen

RJ Bryant, Staff Writer January 16, 2014

No one wants to have to face the notorious “freshman 15,” but young adults that are stressed from school, work and being away from home for the first time have a tendency to put their health on the...

NKU’s men’s basketball team score their second win of the season

RJ Bryant, Contributing Writer December 15, 2013

The NKU men’s basketball team defeated the Chattanooga Mocs 87-71 for their second win of the season on Dec. 15.  “It was nice for the kids to get a win.  They really do want to get better and these...

Sports-Preview on Golf/Track&Field

RJ Bryant, Staff Writer December 9, 2013

President Geoffrey Mearns faces NKU student and reigning pingpong champ, Matt Hepner.

President vs. Student: pingpong war

Brook Clifford, Sports Editor December 4, 2013

President Geoffery Mearns was challenged by NKU student Matt Hepner, reigning intramural ping pong champion on Dec. 2.The buzz began on Twitter after The Northerner published an article where Mearns said...

Senior soccer players end college career; plans for future

Olivia Shawmeker, Staff Writer December 4, 2013

The men’s soccer team finished its season and the seniors that are leaving the team have plans for the future. While most of the team gets to practice in the spring for next season, these seniors will...

NKU guard Lauren White (#3) goes up for a layup against WKU Saturday night. Western Kentucky University defeated NKU 74-64 Saturday, November 23, 2013 at the Bank of Kentucky Center.

NKU’s women’s basketball team takes their third loss of the season to WKU

R.J. Bryant, Contributing Writer November 23, 2013

On Nov. 23, the Norse women’s basketball team fell 74-64 to Western Kentucky University making NKU’s record 2-3. “Our opponent was very talented, we really had our hands full,” said NKU Women’s...

Head coach Dawn Plitzuweit coached the team against Cincinnati this season.

Women’s basketball coaching staff recruits four new athletes

Evan Merrill, Staff writer November 20, 2013

The early period collegiate basketball national signing day has officially started (Nov. 13 - Nov. 20), and on the first day the NKU women’s basketball team announced that it received four letters of...

Dean Danos (#44) dribbles the ball in the second half waiting for a teammate to get open. The Norse lost 74-61 to Morehead State on Tuesday, November 19, 2013 at the Bank of Kentucky Center in Highland Heights, KY.

Norse fall to in-state rival Morehead in a 74-61 loss

Clayton Castle, Staff Writer November 20, 2013

The Norse men’s basketball team fell to a 0-4 overall record on Nov. 19  in a 74-61 loss at the hands of in-state rival Morehead State University in front of 2,144 fans at The Bank of Kentucky Center. “We...

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