NKU upset bid falls short against Green Bay
Michael Canizales, Reporter
March 4, 2018
Filed under Game Coverage, Sports, Women's Basketball
After stunning the Green Bay at the BB&T Arena earlier in the season, NKU couldn’t complete the upset again in Saturday's quarterfinal round of the Horizon League Women's Basketball Championship. The eighth seeded Northern Kentucky Norse, fell to the one seed Phoenix 61-49 in Little Caesars Arena i...
Horizon League run ends abruptly in quarterfinals for NKU
Christopher Decker, Managing Editor
March 4, 2018
Filed under Featured Story, Game Coverage, Men's Basketball, Sports
For the third year in a row, the number one seed in the Horizon League tournament fell in the quarterfinal round. The Northern Kentucky men’s basketball team fell to Cleveland State 89-80 in Little Caesars Arena. The Norse are now 22-9 on the season and will be eligible to play in the National Invitat...
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...
Preview: Tate excited to make impact in first Horizon League tournament
Christopher Decker, Managing Editor
March 2, 2018
Filed under Featured Story, Game Coverage, Men's Basketball, Sports
Last season, Jalen Tate was just along for the ride as the NKU men’s basketball team advanced to the Horizon League championship game. Tate received medical redshirt last season after injuring his hand after just eight games. For the rest of the season, he watched from the sidelines as his teamm...
Norse fall on senior night to Phoenix in Double OT
Kevin Carey, Reporter
November 3, 2017
Filed under Featured Story, Game Coverage, Soccer, Sports
The Norse fell to the Green Bay Phoenix Friday night at NKU Soccer Stadium 1-0 in double-overtime. The Norse dropped to 7-6-4 on the year and 3-4-2 in the conference. With the loss and a Detroit Mercy victory, NKU fails to reach the Horizon League Tournament. Green Bay secures the first seed with th...
Walks, hit batters lead to Norse defeat in Lexington
Christopher Decker, Sports Editor
May 16, 2017
Filed under Baseball, Featured Story, Game Coverage, Sports
Lexington, KY- After being down just 3-1 in the sixth inning, the NKU Norse fell to the University of Kentucky 10-1 at Cliff Hagan Stadium. The Norse fall to 21-31 on the season while the nationally ranked Wildcats improve to 37-16. "It was a good game going into the sixth inning," head coach Todd A...
Norse Notebook: Landrum, Leigeb reflect on Horizon League tournament
Christopher Decker, Sports Editor
May 1, 2017
Filed under Featured Story, Game Coverage, Golf, Sports
Coming into the Horizon League tournament, senior Allison Leigeb believed that she had not been playing her best golf in her senior season. That changed on day one of the tournament held at Las Colinas golf course in Florida, when the senior shot a 72 in the first round to take the day one individual lead...
Norse up! NKU to the NCAA tournament
Matt Sexton, Editor-in-Chief
March 7, 2017
Filed under Breaking News, Featured Story, Game Coverage, Men's Basketball, News, Sports
DETROIT -- In its first year as a full member of Division I, the NKU men’s basketball team is going dancing, and it has its defense to thank. After five straight victories in which the Norse scored 80 or more points, it got the defensive stops it needed Tuesday to defeat Milwaukee 59-53 in the Horizon...
Norse notebook: Norse are Cinderella no longer
Matt Sexton, Editor-in-Chief
March 7, 2017
Filed under Featured Story, Men's Basketball, Sports
DETROIT -- Any pre-tournament story about Northern Kentucky winning the Horizon League tournament would have labeled the Norse "upstarts" or even "a Cinderella story." This is no longer the case. While NKU's appearance in the Horizon League championship game tonight is both an impressive feat and was une...
WATCH: NKU students head to Horizon League title game
Brittney Gunter, Reporter
March 7, 2017
Filed under Featured Story, News, Sports
The rain on Tuesday morning did not prevent 64 Northern Kentucky University students and alumni from going to Detroit for the game that could make history for the NKU Norse. Students were able to attend the game free of cost thanks to a donation made by NKU grad Christopher Boggs who paid for the tickets, tran...
In year one, NKU 40 minutes from NCAA berth
Matt Sexton, Editor-in-Chief
March 6, 2017
Filed under Featured Story, Game Coverage, Men's Basketball, Sports
DETROIT -- The only team to defeat the NKU men’s basketball team in the last nine games stood in its way of a Horizon League championship game appearance. With a chance at redemption and a berth in the final on the line, NKU had all the motivation it needed against Youngstown State. The Norse never trailed Monday...
Norse notebook: Young team poised at game’s end
Matt Sexton, Editor-in-Chief
March 6, 2017
Filed under Featured Story, Men's Basketball, Sports
DETROIT -- A popular topic of discussion early in the season was about the youth of the NKU men’s basketball team. The website KenPom.com ranked the Norse 293rd-most experienced out of 351 Division I basketball teams. However, during this streak of eight wins in nine games, the young Norse have been the more poised t...