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Joy Banks earns Horizon League player of the week honors

Alex Perez, Sports Co-Editor

Joy Banks is finishing up a week in which she earned Horizon League player of the week. This honor is because of her performances in the NKU invitational where NKU played host to South Dakota, Missouri...

Terry Gruelle: Fostering a love of NKU women’s soccer for over 20 seasons

Hailey Roden, Photo Editor

Imagine having two careers that make people smile, literally and figuratively. That’s the reality for Terry Gruelle, who has a knack for creating beautiful smiles, both as an orthodontist and an...

Jørgensen’s Journey: From injuries, surgery and COVID to captaincy

Emmanuelle Hewson, Contributor

Stian Jørgensen, a native of Oslo, Norway, joined the NKU men's soccer team in 2018 as a central defender. The Norwegian’s love of soccer began at age five, with him crediting his love for the game...

NKU Women’s Soccer preparing for spring season after extended offseason

Matthew Dietz, Sports Editor

In the fall of 2020, with the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to spread throughout the country, the Horizon League made the decision to postpone all fall sports, including soccer. Now, all fall sports that...

Horizon League postpones fall competition due to COVID-19

Matthew Dietz, Sports Editor

On Thursday, the Horizon League and its Board of Directors officially postponed competition for fall sports in the 2020 season. The decision to postpone fall sports for the duration of the season comes...

Women’s Soccer: Season ends in double overtime against UIC

Sierra Newton, Sports Editor

The Northern Kentucky women's soccer team ended their season in the Horizon League semifinals against no. 2 UIC, 1-0. The Norse end their season 9-9 overall and 5-4 in the conference.

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Women’s Soccer team takes down Wright State in First Round of Conference Finals

Sierra Newton, Sports Editor

NKU women's soccer team took down Wright State 3-1 in the Horizon League Quarterfinals Monday night. Freshman forward Lindsey Meyer scored the first goal of the night in the 23rd minute.

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Shawna Zaken named Horizon League Women’s Soccer Player of The Year

Sierra Newton, Sports Editor

Senior midfielder Shawna Zaken has been named both the 2019 Offensive Player of the Year and the 2019 Horizon League Women’s Soccer Player of the Year. These awards are voted on by the head soccer coaches of each school in the Horizon League.

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NKU Women’s Soccer secures Horizon League play off spot with 2-0 win over Detroit Mercy

Sierra Newton, Sports Editor

The Norse has solidified their fourth place tie in the Horizon League with a Friday night win over Detroit Mercy. The Norse have now moved to 8-8 overall and 5-4 in the Horizon League regular season.

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Men’s Soccer: Norse face tough loss against Green Bay, 3-2

Sierra Newton, Sports Editor

NKU men's soccer team falls to Green Bay 3-2 Saturday evening. The Norse are now 4-8-1 on the season and 2-4 in the Horizon League. The Phoenix advance 4-6-2 and are 3-3 in conference play.

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Men’s Soccer: Alex Greive scored a hat trick in win over UIC

Sierra Newton, Sports Editor

The NKU men’s soccer team wins 3-2 against UIC with help from a record breaking hat trick. The Norse advance to 3-5-1 overall and now 2-2 in the Horizon League. The UIC Flames fall to 8-3 overall and 2-1 in the conference.

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Women’s Soccer opens home conference play with a 1-0 loss

Sierra Newton, Sports Editor

The Norse opened up home conference play with a 1-0 loss to the UIC flames. The Norse are now 4-5 on the season and 1-1 in the conference. The Flames advance to 6-3-1 and to 2-0 in the conference.

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