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Jørgensen’s Journey: From injuries, surgery and COVID to captaincy

Emmanuelle Hewson, Contributor October 13, 2022

Stian Jørgensen, a native of Oslo, Norway, joined the NKU men's soccer team in 2018 as a central defender. The Norwegian’s love of soccer began at age five, with him crediting his love for the game...

NKU forward Grayson Rose and the NKU bench celebrate during the Norse win over Detroit Mercy.

Norse advance to Horizon League quarterfinals with win over Detroit Mercy

Matthew Dietz, Editor-in-Chief March 1, 2022

NKU women’s basketball head coach Camryn Whitaker has seen her fair share of postseason basketball, both as a player and as a coach, and understands what it takes to win when the calendar flips to...

NKU guard Sam Vinson takes a shot against Purdue Fort Wayne.

Vinson and Warrick take home Horizon League awards

Matthew Dietz, Editor-in-Chief February 28, 2022

The Horizon League released its end of season awards for men’s basketball on Monday afternoon, and two members of the Norse took home individual awards. Freshman guard Sam Vinson was named the 2021-22...

NKU guard Marques Warrick (3) follows through after a shot against Robert Morris.

Warrick ties career-high as NKU cruises past Robert Morris

Matthew Dietz, Editor-in-Chief February 24, 2022

When the Northern Kentucky men’s basketball team fell to the Robert Morris Colonials 74-64 on Jan. 15, the Norse had reached arguably their lowest moment of the 2021-22 season.  In what was only...

NKU redshirt senior guard Lindsey Duvall against UIC on Thursday. Duvall finished with 28 points.

NKU women’s basketball survives late-game surge to douse the Flames

Brendan Connelly, Assistant Sports Editor February 10, 2022

Lindsey Duvall returned to her scoring ways, tallying 28 points to lead the NKU Norse past the UIC Flames 67-57 on Thursday night. Coming off a career-high 22-point performance, Emmy Souder came up...

NKU guard Trevon Faulkner against Oakland on Friday. Faulkner led the Norse with 26 points.

Men’s basketball uses second half comeback to defeat Oakland

Brendan Connelly, Assistant Sports Editor February 4, 2022

For the second straight game, the NKU men’s basketball team used a 14-point second half comeback to beat the top team in the Horizon League. Behind 26 points from Trevon Faulkner, 20 from Sam Vinson,...

Norse fell 67-58 to Green Bay on Saturday at BB&T Arena.

Green Bay snaps Norse winning streak with terrific shooting performance

Matthew Dietz, Editor-in-Chief January 29, 2022

The Green Bay Phoenix women’s basketball team came into BB&T Arena and shot a blistering 55.8 percent from the field and 63.6 percent from three, as they defeated Northern Kentucky 67-58, snapping...

Guard Marques Warrick led the Norse in scoring with 23 points as NKU defeated Wright State on Tuesday.

‘The bigger the moment, the better he is’, Warrick shines as Norse win rivalry game over Wright State

Matthew Dietz, Editor-in-Chief January 26, 2022

Head coach Darrin Horn said it best following NKU’s 73-63 victory over the Wright State Raiders on Tuesday night when discussing NKU sophomore guard Marques Warrick. “The bigger the moment,...

The Norse celebrate with fans following their dramatic win over Eastern Michigan.

NKU men’s basketball takeaways from season’s first two months

Matthew Dietz, Editor-in-Chief January 12, 2022

The NKU men’s and women’s basketball teams had five games scheduled last week from Thursday through Monday. The men were slated to host IUPUI on Thursday, UIC on Saturday and close rival Wright State...

NKU guard Lindsey Duvall (5) drives past a Cleveland State defender on Friday night. The Norse fell to the Vikings 63-52.

Women’s basketball falls to Cleveland State in first Horizon League home game

Brendan Connelly, Assistant Sports Editor December 3, 2021

The Northern Kentucky women’s basketball team fell to Cleveland State 63-52 on Friday night at BB&T Arena. The Norse faced a tall task as the Vikings entered not only with an unblemished record,...

Members of the NKU volleyball team during the Norse 3-2 loss to Wright State on Friday.

Norse volleyball loses heartbreaker in Horizon League championship

Brendan Connelly, Assistant Sports Editor November 21, 2021

Playing in their third Horizon League tournament championship in four years, the NKU volleyball team faced upset-minded UIC with an NCAA Tournament berth on the line. The Norse advanced to the final after...

Members of the NKU volleyball team celebrate a point during the 3-1 win over Oakland on Friday.

Norse advance to Horizon League finals after five-set victory over Wright State

Matthew Dietz, Editor-in-Chief November 21, 2021

The Northern Kentucky volleyball team defeated the Wright State Raiders in five sets on Saturday night to advance to the Horizon League tournament championship game for the third time in the last four...

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