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 to FC Cincinnati in spring exhibition match
Kevin Carey, Assistant Sports Editor
February 28, 2018
Filed under Game Coverage, Soccer, Sports
The Norse opened up their spring season with a 3-0 loss to FC Cincinnati Tuesday Night at the NKU Soccer Stadium. FC Cincinnati is coming off a trip to the semifinals of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup last season and a trip to the USL playoffs in the previous two. The last time these two teams met wa...
#NorseNotebook Who should win Horizon League Player of the Year?
Christopher Decker, Managing Editor
February 27, 2018
Filed under Featured Story, Game Coverage, Men's Basketball, Sports
While it should be understood team sports largely don’t rely on a single person to carry a team, the Horizon League Player of the Year results, which will be revealed on Wednesday, may come down to which player helped their team win the most. In my mind, there are only two potential choices for Horizon Lea...
GALLERY: Norse cut down the nets after winning regular season title
Christopher Decker, Managing Editor
February 26, 2018
Filed under Featured Story, Game Coverage, Men's Basketball, Sports
After a steak dinner and a joyful bus ride home, the Northern Kentucky University men’s basketball team cut down the nets in BB&T Arena after clinching the Horizon League regular season title in a 75-56 win against IUPUI. The victory topped off a season that saw the Norse collect 22 wins, 15 o...
NKU wins Horizon League regular season title with victory over IUPUI
Christopher Decker, Managing Editor
February 25, 2018
Filed under Featured Story, Game Coverage, Men's Basketball, Sports
For the first time in the Division I era, the Northern Kentucky University men's basketball team has captured their conference's regular season title. The Norse defeated IUPUI 75-56 on Sunday afternoon, clinching the Horizon League regular season title and the number one seed in the postseason tournament...
Norse take first place in the Horizon League with victory over UIC
Christopher Decker, Managing Editor
February 23, 2018
Filed under Game Coverage, Men's Basketball, Sports
The NKU men's basketball team defeated UIC 79-72 Friday night in Chicago. The Norse now hold first place in the Horizon League with a 14-3 conference record while UIC sits in third place with a 12-5 conference record. Wright State lost to IUPUI earlier in the day and they sit in second place in the...
#NorseNotebook Loyalty makes NKU senior class stand out
Christopher Decker, Managing Editor
February 23, 2018
Filed under Featured Story, Game Coverage, Men's Basketball, Sports, Sports Features
If you think about what the senior class of the NKU men’s basketball team has accomplished in such a short amount of time--a Horizon League championship, a NCAA Tournament appearance and back-to-back 20 win seasons--it’s staggering. All three seniors, Jordan Garnett, Lavone Holland II and Nick Ay...
Horizon League Player of the year Sunjic looks to lead Norse to Horizon League tournament
Michael Canizales, Reporter
February 21, 2018
Filed under Tennis
The NKU women’s tennis team opened the new season with a 4-0 loss to the Kentucky Wildcats, who are ranked no. 21. Despite the stumble, excitement around the team may have never been higher leading into the Spring. Brian Nester, the head coach, attributed this excitement both the returning pla...
Men’s tennis looking to work through freshman growing pains
Michael Canizales, Reporter
February 21, 2018
Filed under Game Coverage, Sports, Tennis
The Northern Kentucky men’s tennis team will look to rebuild during the 2018 season under the guidance of sixth-year head coach Brian Nester. The black and gold roster will feature three returners and four newcomers, including four freshmen. “I’m actually very optimistic about the future of...
Softball looks to improve offensively in 2018 season
Kevin Carey, Assistant Sports Editor
February 21, 2018
Moving two spots up in the Horizon League preseason polls to seventh, the Norse are looking to improve their 14-38 record in 2017. They enter their third season in the Horizon League with a mindset to push for the postseason. Head coach Kathryn Gleason enters her fourth season at the helm followed by...
Ross looks to guide Norse to Horizon League success in 2018
Hunter Dunn, Contributor
February 21, 2018
Filed under Baseball, Game Coverage, Sports
With spring just around the corner, the Northern Kentucky Baseball team is gearing up for another year of play.. After finishing third last season in the Horizon league, the team looks to overtake that second or first seed and possibly reach the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school histor...
iHeartRadio to be home for NKU men’s basketball games through 2022-23
Christopher Decker, Managing Editor
February 20, 2018
Filed under Men's Basketball, Sports
Northern Kentucky University and iHeart Media reached an agreement to keep NKU's men's basketball games on iHeart stations in the Greater Cincinnati area through the 2022-23 season. NKU men's basketball games will continue to air on ESPN1530, FOXSports1360, 55 KRC on AM radio and the The Project (100.7...