The Northerner

Laura Crawford (12) cheers after a Norse point.

Norse volleyball survives and advances to HLVC Semifinals

Jasmine Smart, Reporter November 16, 2018

The NKU women’s volleyball team won a five-set thriller (25-21, 21-25, 22-25, 25-14, 15-9) over Wright State in the Horizon League Volleyball Championship Tournament quarterfinals on Friday afternoon....

Ashton Terrill (6) celebrates after a Norse point during the game against Oakland.

Preview: 2018 Horizon League Volleyball Tournament

Mike Canizales, Sports Editor November 16, 2018

After recording their highest finish in conference play and tieing Cleveland State for second place, the Norse will enter the 2018 Horizon League Volleyball Tournament as the No. 3 seed and will begin...

Haley Libs (4) jumps to hit a ball during the game against Oakland. Libs had 14 kills during the game.

Libs named Horizon League Offensive Player of the Week

Mike Canizales, Sports Editor November 13, 2018

After recording back-to-back double-doubles and helping the Norse to their highest conference finish (2nd place) since transitioning to Division I, senior standout Haley Libs was named the Horizon League...

Haley Libs (4) celebrates after a Norse point during the game against Green Bay.

Norse win six straight, clinch tournament berth

Jasmine Smart, Reporter November 11, 2018

NKU women’s volleyball team finished off their regular season play with back-to-back wins against Oakland University and Cleveland State on Friday and Saturday night. With the victories, the Norse...

Rizwaan Dharsey (23) talks to Calvin Murphy (18) after the loss to UK.

Norse fall to UIC in regular season finale

Mike Canizales, Sports Editor November 3, 2018

The NKU men's soccer team needed a win and a Milwaukee tie/loss at Wright State to have any chance of qualifying (top six teams) for the Horizon League Men’s Soccer Championship tournament on Monday,...

Samantha Duwel (27) reacts to the 2-1 loss to Oakland during the Quarter Final match of the Horizon League Womens Soccer Tournament.

Norse fall in Horizon League Quarterfinal

Mike Canizales, Sports Editor October 30, 2018

Though they took an early 1-0 lead just four minutes into match play, the NKU women's soccer team were unable to put anything else together as they fell to Oakland 2-1 in the Horizon League Tournament...

The NKU womens soccer team, lined up before Mondays game against the University of Cincinnati.

Women’s soccer: Four players earn Horizon League postseason honors

Mike Canizales, Sports Editor October 30, 2018

Four members of the NKU women’s soccer team were honored with postseason awards when the league office announced their end of season awards Monday afternoon. Samantha Duwel, Taylor Spaulding and...

Emily Lohmann (00) made one save on five shots in a game against Oakland.

Lohmann named Horizon League Defensive Player of the Week

Mike Canizales, Sports Editor October 29, 2018

After an 11 save performance in her team’s 1-0 shutout victory over the University of Illinois at Chicago on Friday evening, Emily Lohmann was named Horizon League women’s soccer Defensive Player of...

Grayson Rose (10) looks to shoot in the game against Detroit Mercy.

NKU upset bid falls short against Green Bay

Mike Canizales, Reporter March 4, 2018

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....

Drew McDonald (34) reacts to the loss against Cleveland State at Little Caesars Arena.

Horizon League run ends abruptly in quarterfinals for NKU

Christopher Decker, Managing Editor March 4, 2018

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...

Grace White (1) and Molly Glick (24) talk to Head Coach Camryn Whitaker during a free throw in the game against Cleveland State.

Preview: Women’s basketball ready to take on Detroit Mercy

Christopher Decker, Managing Editor March 2, 2018

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...

Jalen Tate (5) shows off his piece of the net after the men secured 1st place in the Horizon League.

Preview: Tate excited to make impact in first Horizon League tournament

Christopher Decker, Managing Editor March 2, 2018

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...

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