Nominations open for David Lee Holt NKU Athletics Hall of Fame
Mike Canizales, Sports Editor
November 2, 2018
The NKU department of athletics are now accepting nominations for their 2018-19 David Lee Holt NKU Athletics Hall of Fame class. The bi-annual ceremony recognizes former student-athletes and other individuals who have distinguished themselves in the field of athletics, either by virtue of their perfor...
Libs top 10 finalist for Senior CLASS Award
Jasmine Smart, Reporter
November 1, 2018
NKU's outide hitter Haley Libs was one of thirty NCAA volleyball student athletes selected in October as a candidate for the 2018 Senior CLASS award in collegiate volleyball. The thirty candidates were recently narrowed down by a selection committee to ten finalists, one being the senior standout. ...
Norse cruise past Penguins; win three straight
Jasmine Smart, Reporter
November 1, 2018
The NKU women’s volleyball team continued their winning streak Wednesday night, by sweeping Youngstown State 25-14, 25-17 and 25-10. “We had the mindset to focus on Youngstown and not worry about other things,” Bailey Western said. “To really focus on us as a team and what we need to ...
Norse snap three-game losing streak; defeat IUPUI and Wright State
Jasmine Smart, Reporter
October 29, 2018
After losing three straight matches, the NKU women’s volleyball team bounced back in dramatic fashion with a sweep over IUPUI (25-21, 25-20, 25-21) and a four-set victory over Wright State (25-21, 25-13, 23-25, 25-13) at Regents Hall over the weekend. With the victories, the Norse move to fourth place ...
Volleyball weekend: Norse struggle on the road, fall to Milwaukee, Green Bay
Jasmine Smart, Reporter
October 25, 2018
The NKU women’s volleyball team was on the road last weekend facing off against Milwaukee on Friday and the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay on Saturday. Both matches resulted in a loss for the Norse with a score of 3-2 against Milwaukee and a score of 3-1 against Green Bay. The Norse fall to 13...
Volleyball sweeps Youngstown State
Jasmine Smart, Reporter
October 8, 2018
The NKU women’s volleyball team brought home their second Horizon League sweep of the season Wednesday night, after shutting out Youngstown State in three sets, 25-22, 25-19 and 25-13.
Volleyball weekend: Norse defeat Green Bay, Milwaukee
Jasmine Smart, Reporter
September 24, 2018
NKU women’s volleyball team had their Horizon League season opener at home against Green Bay Friday.
Women’s volleyball rallies after back-to-back losses in Illinois
Sierra Newton and Jasmine Smart
September 4, 2018
The NKU women’s volleyball team traveled to Dekalb, Illinois for the Holiday Inn Express Invitational over the weekend. The Norse posted back-to-back losses against the University of Virginia and University of Nevada before rallying from a two-set deficit to knock off Northern Illinois University.
Women’s volleyball goes 2-1 at Notre Dame tournament
Jasmine Smart, Contributor
August 30, 2018
NKU women’s volleyball kicked off their 2018 campaign at the University of Notre Dame over the weekend, posting back-to back victories against the University of Toledo and Weber State before falling to Notre Dame in the Golden Dome Invitational.
Sisters join Norse Volleyball ranks, despite Epilepsy
Christopher Decker, Managing Editor
January 25, 2018
After over 45 minutes of helping the Northern Kentucky volleyball team with their practice, which included assisting team managers with drills and collecting volleyballs, Leah Conrad ambled back toward her mother, Jenka, who was seated by the scorers table on the sidelines. The seven-year-old toyed with her plastic VI...
Norse season ends in loss to Cleveland State
Mike Canizales, Reporter
November 20, 2017
The Northern Kentucky University volleyball season came to an end Saturday after losing to the number one seeded Cleveland State Vikings in the semi-finals of the Horizon League Tournament 3-1 (25-23,25-15,19-25,25-19) at Woodling Gymnasium. The Norse (12-15 overall, 7-9 Horizon) were led by First Team Al...
Norse upset Jaguars; advance to face Cleveland State
Christopher Decker, Managing Editor
November 18, 2017
The sixth seeded NKU volleyball team defeated the three seeded IUPUI 3-1 (25-18, 23-25, 25-18, 25-19) in the quarterfinals of the Horizon League tournament on Friday. NKU recorded 60 kills in the match while the Jaguars could only kill 48 balls. The Norse also had a .195 hitting percentage while IUP...