Season Preview: Women’s Basketball
Sierra Newton, Assistant Sports Editor
November 9, 2018
Filed under Featured Story, Game Coverage, Sports, Sports Features, Women's Basketball
After being ranked sixth for the preseason in the Horizon League and redshirt junior Molly Glick being named to the All-Horizon league preseason first team, the NKU Women’s basketball team is honored but are not settling. “Preseason rankings are what they are, you know. We don't put a whole lo...
Women’s basketball coasts to exhibition win over Pikeville
Aric France, Reporter
November 4, 2018
Filed under Game Coverage, Sports, Women's Basketball
The NKU women’s basketball team cruised past the University of Pikeville 78-36, in the team's only exhibition game of the season on Sunday afternoon. “I’m just glad we were able to play somebody different instead of beating ourselves up in practice” head coach Camryn Whitaker said. ...
ESPN announces programming schedule for men’s and women’s basketball
Aric France, Reporter
October 30, 2018
Filed under Featured Story, Men's Basketball, Sports, Sports Features, Women's Basketball
A total of 45 Northern Kentucky University men’s and women’s basketball games will be broadcast digitally on either ESPN3 or ESPN + for all of Norse nation to watch this season. The Norse will be showcased on ESPN3 15 times, while being broadcast live on ESPN+ 30 times this season. ESPN+ can be...
Preview: Women’s basketball schedule
Jacob Poore, Contributor
October 27, 2018
Filed under Featured Story, Sports, Sports Features, Women's Basketball
The NKU women’s basketball team announced their full schedule at the end of September and includes 10 non-conference games against the likes of Louisville, who made it to the 2018 Final Four, last season's Ohio Valley conference champions Belmont and the Friar Holiday Classic hosted by Providence fr...
Women’s basketball: Horizon League picks Norse to finish sixth overall
Mike Canizales, Sports Editor
October 24, 2018
Filed under Featured Story, Sports, Women's Basketball
The Horizon League recently announced their preseason poll and all-league team selections as voted by the league’s head coaches, athletic communications personnel and media members.
Preview: Women’s basketball ready to take on Detroit Mercy
Christopher Decker, Managing Editor
March 2, 2018
Filed under Game Coverage, Sports, Women's Basketball
At the beginning of February, it seemed the NKU Norse women’s basketball team had found their stride. A three game win streak over Milwaukee, Oakland and Detroit Mercy had the Norse sitting in sixth place in the Horizon League standings. The momentum did not last, however, as the Norse would lose thei...
Wright State ends NKU’s win streak
Mike Canizales, Reporter
February 17, 2018
Filed under Game Coverage, Sports, Women's Basketball
The Northern Kentucky women’s basketball team snapped their three game winning streak by falling to Wright State University 73-60 on the road Saturday afternoon. The Norse fall to 8-18 and 6-9 in conference play while the Raiders improve to 19-8 and 10-5 in Horizon League play. Taryn Taugher wen...
NKU extend win streak to three with win over Detroit Mercy
Mike Canizales, Reporter
February 10, 2018
Filed under Featured Story, Game Coverage, Sports, Women's Basketball
Freshman forward Jazmyne Geist scored a career-high 14 points to lead the Northern Kentucky University women’s basketball team to a 64-60 victory over Detroit Mercy on Saturday afternoon in BB&T arena. After a previous three game losing streak, the Norse have now won three in a row, improving to ...
Women’s basketball ends losing streak against Flames
Mike Canizales, Reporter
January 21, 2018
Filed under Featured Story, Game Coverage, Sports, Women's Basketball
Sophomore guard Molly Glick delivered a layup after a steal with eight seconds remaining in the game to help send the Northern Kentucky University (5-14, 3-5 Horizon) women’s basketball team to a thrilling 61-53 overtime victory over the University of Illinois-Chicago (7-12, 0-8 Horizon) on Sunday a...
Norse drop fourth straight game
Christopher Decker, Managing Editor
January 19, 2018
Filed under Game Coverage, Sports, Women's Basketball
After losing their last two games by two possessions, the NKU women's basketball took a huge step back on Friday night against IUPUI. The Norse fell to the Jaguars 71-35 in BB&T Arena, sending NKU to 4-14 and 2-5 in Horizon League play. The Jaguars improve to 14-4 and 6-1 in Horizon League...
Grizzlies end NKU’s two game winning streak
Mike Canizales, Reporter
January 7, 2018
Filed under Game Coverage, Sports, Women's Basketball
The NKU women’s basketball team (4-11, 2-2 Horizon) had their two game win streak snapped Saturday afternoon, as they fell to Oakland University (9-6, 2-2 Horizon) at the Athletics Center O’rena in Auburn Hills, Michigan, 79-53. Defense and rebounding proved to be the difference in this one, ...
Norse grab second Horizon League victory over Titans
Mike Canizales, Reporter
January 5, 2018
Filed under Game Coverage, Sports, Women's Basketball
Kailey Coffey and Taryn Taugher combined for 36 points Thursday night as the NKU women’s basketball team (4-10, 2-1 Horizon) earned a 78-67 road victory over Detroit Mercy (0-14, 0-3 Horizon) at Calihan Hall in Detroit, Mi. Taugher and Molly Glick helped the Norse build an 18-9 lead with 3:05 left in ...