Soccer coach enjoys first season
November 9, 2011
Filed under Sports
Steve Bornhoffer has made some important career moves after taking a assistant coaching job offer for the Northern Kentucky University women’s soccer team. Bornhoffer was the head coach of the men’s soccer team at Newport Central Catholic High School. He took the NKU job two weeks before the high...
Soccer teams tourney-bound
November 9, 2011
Filed under Sports
The Northern Kentucky University men’s and women’s soccer teams are set to play in the NCAA Tournament. The men will begin their quest to repeat as national champions when they face Northwood (Mich.) in the first round in Kansas City. NKU enters the tournament with a 13-4 record, coming off...
SGA targets several new projects
February 9, 2011
Filed under News
Life around campus could soon be changing for students. The Student Government Association addressed a full agenda at their last meeting that, if passed, would change several things on the campus of Northern Kentucky University. SGA discussed providing midterm grades to all students instead of just...
Basalyga honored for great season
February 2, 2011
Filed under Sports
John Basalyga, the head coach of the Northern Kentucky University men’s soccer team, received a national honor after leading the Norse in a great season that had a picture-perfect ending. Basalyga was named the NCAA Division II National Coach of the Year by the National Soccer Coaches Association of ...
Men’s soccer sees fourth largest attendance in nation
January 26, 2011
Northern Kentucky University expected big things from both the soccer teams and the fans when it opened the new Soccer Complex this season. The men’s team delivered, hosting both the Great Lakes Valley Conference Championship and the NCAA Regional Final’s this season, and also delivering the...
Beattie selected by Toronto FC in MLS draft
January 19, 2011
Toronto FC selected former Northern Kentucky University soccer standout Steven Beattie with the 13th pick in the Major League Soccer supplemental draft on Tuesday. Beattie, a former striker and midfielder for the Norse men’s soccer team, watched last Thursday as 54 names where called at the Maj...
Jane Meier receives prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award
January 19, 2011
Jane Meier has received several awards and recognition for her years of success as Northern Kentucky University’s athletic director. Now she can add a lifetime achievement award to her collection. Meier was selected by the Division II Athletics Directors Association (ADA) to receive the 2011 Lif...
Final Four Again!
December 4, 2010
Filed under Sports
UPDATE (12/04/2010): NKU NORSE DEFEAT ROLLINS 3-2 TO WIN NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP IN MEN'S SOCCER. (Original Article: Final Four Again! NKU nearing national championship, posted 12/01/2010) For the second time in the past three seasons, Northern Kentucky University men’s soccer team is Final-Fo...
Norse soccer conference champions for first time since 1995
November 10, 2010
Filed under Sports
The Northern Kentucky University men’s soccer team brought home the Great Lakes Valley Conference tournament title this weekend as the Norse beat the University of Indianapolis 3-0 in the championship game on Sunday afternoon. The Norse where lead by senior forward Steven Beattie, who scored a t...
Soccer gets home field advantage
November 3, 2010
Filed under Sports
Northern Kentucky University will become the first school in Great Lakes Valley Conference history to host both the men’s and women’s conference tournament in the same season. “We are absolutely thrilled about this,” said Scott Eaton, the athletic director at NKU. “To have just one of our...
Halloween starts early for NKU athletes
October 27, 2010
Filed under Arts & Life, Campus Events, Sports
Halloween came a little early at Northern Kentucky University as the NKU Athletic Department held the Second Annual Halloween Hoopla on Oct. 25 at The Bank of Kentucky Center. Kids and parents came to the event, as student athletes from each sport handed out candy to the trick-or-treaters. Different boo...
Soccer stadium dedicated
September 22, 2010
Filed under News
Northern Kentucky University hosted the dedication of the new NKU Soccer Stadium while the men’s and women’s soccer teams hosted Ashland University on Sept. 19. The dedication of the field took place between the end of the men’s game and the beginning of the women’s. The ceremony consisted of ...