The Independent Student Newspaper of Northern Kentucky University.

The Northerner

The Independent Student Newspaper of Northern Kentucky University.

The Northerner

The Independent Student Newspaper of Northern Kentucky University.

The Northerner

Men beat UWP

The Northern Kentucky University Men’s Basketball team improved its record to 16-3 overall and 10-2 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference, with two hard-fought victories over Lewis University, Jan. 31 and the Wisconsin-Parkside, Feb. 2.

Against Wisconsin-Parkside, the school picked to win the GLVC Eastern division at the start of the year, the Norse outperformed a Rangers team in a game which had 12 lead changes and six ties. The Norse won the game 74-67.

On defense, NKU struggled for much of the game to stop the inside attack from the Wisconsin-Parkside offense.

“We knew going in that they were attacking the basket much harder and much more quickly and not relying on the three so much