Norse extinguish Flames ahead of matchup with Oakland
Christopher Decker, Managing Editor
December 30, 2017
Filed under Featured Story, Game Coverage, Men's Basketball, Sports
The NKU men's basketball team defeated UIC in convincing fashion Saturday night, 86-51. The Norse improve to 9-5 on the season and begin Horizon League play 2-0. UIC falls to 5-10 and 0-2 in Horizon League play. "I was really excited about the performance of our young men tonight," NKU head coach Jo...
Norse complete upset of 19th ranked Phoenix
Christopher Decker, Managing Editor
December 30, 2017
Filed under Featured Story, Game Coverage, Sports, Women's Basketball
There haven't been very many times in the past two seasons when the NKU women's basketball locker room was filled with elation after a game. But today, joy filled BB&T Arena as the final buzzer sounded and spilled into the locker room. "It was crazy. An overload of joy," guard Molly Glick said...
GALLERY: Grace White scores career high; Norse fall to Panthers in closing minutes
Christopher Decker, Managing Editor
December 29, 2017
Filed under Featured Story, Game Coverage, Sports, Women's Basketball
After leading the majority of the game, the NKU women's basketball team fell to the Milwaukee Panthers 53-49 in BB&T Arena. NKU falls to 2-10 on the season and 0-1 in the Horizon League while the Panthers improve to 9-4 on the season and are 1-0 in Horizon League play. "I thought our defens...
Norse break two game losing streak with win over IUPUI
Christopher Decker, Managing Editor
December 29, 2017
Filed under Featured Story, Game Coverage, Men's Basketball, Sports
The NKU men's basketball team defeated IUPUI 77-59 Thursday night in BB&T Arena, snapping a two-game losing streak in front of over 4,200 fans. The Norse improve to 8-5 and get their first Horizon League win of the season while the Jaguars fall to 3-9 and are 0-1 in conference play. "We challenge...
Three Norse score double figures in loss to Aggies
Kevin Carey, Reporter
December 20, 2017
Filed under Game Coverage, Men's Basketball, Sports
The NKU men’s basketball team suffered their fifth loss of the season to No. 8 Texas A&M at Reed Arena in College Station, Texas 64-58. The Norse finish non-conference play sitting at 7-5. Junior Drew McDonald finished with 16 points and 11 rebounds. Senior Jordan Garnett finished with 15 points, n...
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 women fall to Indiana
Michael Canizales, Reporter
December 11, 2017
Filed under Game Coverage, Sports, Women's Basketball
The NKU women’s basketball team (1-7 overall) fell to the Indiana Hoosiers, 67-56, on Saturday night at BB&T arena. Molly Glick led the Norse with 17 points and eight rebounds. Glick was 5-of-13 from the field overall while freshman forward Kailey Coffey had a balanced game with seven points...
Gallery: Two Norse score 20 in victory over EKU
Kevin Carey, Reporter
December 11, 2017
Filed under Featured Story, Game Coverage, Men's Basketball, Sports
The Norse took down in-state rival Eastern Kentucky 91-63 Sunday night at BB&T Arena, improving to 7-3 on the season. This was the first matchup between the two teams since the 1992-93 season. Three Norse players scored in double figures: Drew McDonald (23), Carson Williams (21) and Dantez Walton...
Fall 2017 Editor Farewells
December 7, 2017
Filed under Featured Story, Opinions, Viewpoints
We would type some goodbye cliches--that would probably reference Dr. Seuss--but instead, your faithful team of Northerner staff members will leave you with this: you're pretty swell. 10/10, would work with again. Here's some sentimentality, delivered straight from the cool folks themselves. Cole Grec...
ETSU gets revenge, defeat Norse in second match-up of the season
Christopher Decker, Managing Editor
December 7, 2017
Filed under Game Coverage, Men's Basketball, Sports
East Tennessee State took their revenge on the NKU men's basketball team Wednesday night, defeating the Norse 84-71 in Johnson City. The Norse fall to 6-3 on the season while the Bucs improve to 5-3. Carson Williams scored 22 points on 76 percent shooting for NKU. Drew McDonald added 10 points an...
#NorseNotebook NKU defensive-minded team with high powered offense
Christopher Decker, Managing Editor
December 4, 2017
Filed under Featured Story, Game Coverage, Men's Basketball, Sports, Sports Features
Saturday’s 86-49 victory over Morehead State marked the sixth time this season the NKU men’s basketball team has scored 80 or more points in a game. The Norse have only scored below 70 points in a game once this season. Currently, the Norse are averaging 85.3 points per game (ppg) this season, up from 76.5 ppg...
McDonald reaches 1,000 career points in win over Morehead State
Christopher Decker, Managing Editor
December 2, 2017
Filed under Featured Story, Game Coverage, Men's Basketball, Sports
The NKU men's basketball team defeated Morehead State 86-49 on Saturday night. The Norse improve to 6-2 on the season while Morehead State falls to 2-6. The Norse have now won two straight games after falling short to Vermont and Memphis on their last road trip. NKU head coach John Brann...