Going for gold: McDonald shines in international tournament
Mike Canizales, Sports Editor
August 22, 2018
Filed under Featured Story, Men's Basketball, Sports
Norse men’s basketball standout Drew McDonald can now add a gold medal to his list of accomplishments at NKU.
McDonald, Williams score over 20 in loss to UMBC
Christopher Decker, Managing Editor
December 17, 2017
Filed under Game Coverage, Men's Basketball, Sports
The Northern Kentucky University men's basketball team fell to UMBC 76-75 in Baltimore Sunday afternoon. The Norse are now 7-4 on the season while the Retrievers are 8-4 on the season. Drew McDonald led the way for NKU with 24 points and 11 rebounds while Carson Williams scored 21 points and grabbed f...
Norse crush Berea 112-33
Austin Elmore, Contributor
November 29, 2017
Filed under Featured Story, Game Coverage, Sports
The NKU men’s basketball team defeated Division III opponent Berea College 112-33 on Wednesday night at BB&T Arena. After two straight road losses, the win brings the Norse to 5-2 on the season. The loss drops Berea to 3-1 on the year. “Obviously, coming off the last two losses, our focus wa...
Men’s basketball season ticket sales soar
Kevin Carey, Reporter
November 6, 2017
Filed under Featured Story, Game Coverage, Men's Basketball, Sports, Women's Basketball
NKU’s men’s basketball team has already sold 1,200 season tickets for their 2017-18 schedule: an increase that nearly doubles last year’s sales, according to the NKU marketing department “Winning is the thing that does it for the most part,” assistant athletic director for marketing, promoti...
Norse bid for an upset falls short against Kentucky
Matt Sexton, Editor-in-Chief
March 18, 2017
Filed under Featured Story, Game Coverage, Men's Basketball, Sports
INDIANAPOLIS -- Northern Kentucky made the nation take notice, but it could not pull the monumental upset. A 13-0 run late in the first half gave Kentucky the breathing room it needed, as the Wildcats defeated the Norse 79-70 Friday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. “We knew we had a tremendous challe...
Halftime: Kentucky surges to lead over Norse
Matt Sexton, Editor-in-Chief
March 17, 2017
Filed under Featured Story, Game Coverage, Men's Basketball, Sports
INDIANAPOLIS -- Kentucky's potent offense helped the Wildcats take a 38-24 lead over Northern Kentucky at halftime of Friday's NCAA South Regional first round game in Indianapolis. NKU started off well, taking an early 7-6 lead before Kentucky surged ahead. The Wildcats increased their lead to 23-...
Where to watch tonight’s NKU-UK game
Emily Sherry, Copy Editor
March 17, 2017
Filed under Featured Story, Sports, Sports Features
With anticipation for tonight's showdown between NKU and UK, students are gathering to find out where they can go to watch the game and have a little fun. To make the decision less difficult, The Northerner compiled a comprehensive list of the venues, on and off campus, hosting the game. Off-Campus loc...
OPINION: Just discovered NKU? 10 totally serious facts you need to know
Nicole Browning, Asst. Arts & Life Editor
March 16, 2017
Filed under Featured Story, Opinions, Student Voices, Viewpoints
Editor’s Note: Because so many people are discovering Northern Kentucky University for the first time this week, we here at The Northerner (who, by the way, have covered every NKU basketball game this season and have sat alone in many postgame press conferences as the only external media outlet) felt ...
Norse notebook: Raucous crowd propels Norse to victory
Matt Sexton, Editor-in-Chief
March 8, 2017
Filed under Featured Story, Men's Basketball, Sports
DETROIT -- Prior to Tuesday’s Horizon League championship victory, NKU head coach John Brannen wondered how many people had turned out to support the Norse. “I was in the locker room; I came out with about three minutes to go before the game starts,” Brannen recalled. “I started to ask one of...
Norse fans gather to witness history
Brittney Gunter, Reporter
March 8, 2017
Filed under Featured Story, Men's Basketball, Sports
The Skyline Tavern was packed as Northern Kentucky University students, alumni and fans gathered to watch the NKU Norse win the Horizon League tournament, defeating the Milwaukee Panthers. As the night went on the venue became crowded with students watching the game and cheering on the Norse. Ethan...
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...
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...