A quiet man with high importance
Carrie Crotzer, Managing Editor
February 19, 2015
Filed under Sports, Sports Features, Women's Basketball
Sitting calmly on the sideline like many assistant coaches is a man whose tranquility is unnerving in its own as the crowd roars in anger. It probably comes from his 36 years of experience as a coach of one kind or another, but Lynn Plett, assistant coach for NKU’s women’s basketball team, seems to ...
Hot Seat: Tyler White
Clayton Castle, Sports Editor
February 15, 2015
Filed under Hot Seat, Men's Basketball, Sports, Sports Features
Tyler White Basketball Junior Communication Studies Major Tyler White has appeared in all 23 games for the Norse this season, averaging 9.3 points per game and 26 minutes. He scored a season-high 24 points against Morehead State on Dec.19, where he played 35 minutes. But, what else do you know ab...
Persons career night bring Norse out on top
Carrie Crotzer, Managing Editor
February 14, 2015
Filed under Featured Story, Game Coverage, Sports
NKU took on the Stetson Hatters Saturday night looking for redemption after a tough loss to Florida Gulf Coast Thursday. The Norse were able to find it with a 82-57 win. The last time the two teams met, just over two weeks ago, Stetson was able to dominate with a 85-75 win over NKU. "When we came out last...
Norse lose thriller to Florida Gulf Coast
Clayton Castle, Sports Editor
February 12, 2015
Filed under Featured Story, Game Coverage, Men's Basketball, Sports, Sports Features
Coming off a huge Homecoming win over Lipscomb, the NKU men’s basketball was hoping to repeat by beating the top team in the Atlantic Sun in the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles, but fell short, losing 65-59 in a nail-biter on Thursday night at The Bank of Kentucky Center in front of 2,226 fans. After leading 3...
PREVIEW: Florida Gulf Coast at Northern Kentucky
Clayton Castle, Sports Editor
February 11, 2015
Filed under Featured Story, Game Coverage, Men's Basketball, Sports, Sports Features
On Monday, SGA President John Jose declared this week to be #FGCUHateWeek in advance of Thursday’s men’s basketball game against the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles of Fort Meyers, Florida. The Atlantic Sun foe was once known as “Dunk City” in their Cinderella run through the NCAA Tournament two years...
Coaches Bezold and Plitzuweit take part in weekly radio show
Clayton Castle, Sports Editor
February 11, 2015
Filed under Men's Basketball, Sports, Sports Features, Women's Basketball
Beginning this basketball season, Learfield Sports’ Norse Sports Properties, the media production company that produces the NKU basketball games for the radio, began producing a weekly radio show featuring NKU coaches and players to recap the previous week’s games. The show, produced every Monday ni...
Norse thrill at homecoming, beat Lipscomb 77-60
Clayton Castle, Sports Editor
February 7, 2015
Filed under Game Coverage, Men's Basketball, Sports, Sports Features
The NKU men’s basketball team ended their two-game losing streak on Saturday night, beating the Lipscomb Bisons 77-60 on Homecoming Night at The Bank of Kentucky Center in front of 3,887 fans, the second-largest crowd of the season. “I thought our guys did a tremendous job, especially after a t...
Women’s basketball bounce back against Lipscomb
Carrie Crotzer, Managing Editor
February 7, 2015
Filed under Game Coverage, Sports, Sports Features, Women's Basketball
The NKU women’s basketball team kicked off the homecoming double-header against Lipscomb University Saturday afternoon, picking up the win, 64-57. NKU took off with a slow start with the score sitting at 10-7 in favor of NKU at the 10 minute mark. NKU went into the locker room at the half down 28...
Hot Seat: Rianna Gayheart
Clayton Castle, Sports Editor
February 6, 2015
Filed under Hot Seat, Sports, Sports Features, Women's Basketball
Rianna Gayheart Basketball Junior Organizational Leadership and Communication Studies Major Rianna Gayheart has appeared in all 21 games for the Norse this season, averaging 6.9 points per game and 29.8 minutes. She scored a season-high 20 points against Lipscomb on Jan. 10, where she played 39 m...
Melody Doss makes history with thousandth point
Clayton Castle, Sports Editor
February 4, 2015
Filed under Featured Story, Sports, Sports Features, Women's Basketball
Melody Doss continues to rise up the all-time NKU scoring list this season, including becoming the 28th member of the NKU women’s basketball 1,000 points club in Saturday’s loss to Florida Gulf Coast. The special moment happened in the beginning of the second half after Doss rebounded a missed ...
Doss scores 1,000th career point in loss to Florida Gulf Coast
Clayton Castle, Sports Editor
January 31, 2015
Filed under Game Coverage, Sports, Sports Features, Women's Basketball
Melody Doss became the 28th player in NKU women’s basketball history to score 1,000 points, while the Norse lost to the first-place Florida Gulf Coast Eagles 67-46 on Saturday night in front of 1,684 fans at The Bank of Kentucky Center. “It’s a great accomplishment from a Mel Doss standpoin...
Women’s basketball in second with win over Stetson
Clayton Castle, Sports Editor
January 29, 2015
Filed under Featured Story, Game Coverage, Sports, Sports Features, Women's Basketball
With second place in the Atlantic Sun Conference on the line, the NKU women’s basketball took advantage of hot shooting hands by Christine Roush and Melody Doss to lead the Norse to a 68-62 win over second place Stetson on Thursday night in front of 1,130 fans at The Bank of Kentucky Center. “We certainly...