Season Preview: Women’s Basketball
Sierra Newton, Assistant Sports Editor
November 9, 2018
Filed under Featured Story, Game Coverage, Sports, Sports Features, Women's Basketball
After being ranked sixth for the preseason in the Horizon League and redshirt junior Molly Glick being named to the All-Horizon league preseason first team, the NKU Women’s basketball team is honored but are not settling. “Preseason rankings are what they are, you know. We don't put a whole lo...
Norse dominate Alderson Broaddus; win season opener
Jasmine Smart and Lillian Brown
November 8, 2018
Filed under Game Coverage, Sports, Women's Basketball
The NKU women’s basketball team opened the 2018-19 regular season with a 73-32 victory over Alderson Broaddus University on Wednesday evening. With the victory, this marks the first time since 2015 that the lady Norse have started the season 1-0. “I am happy to start the season 1-0 for our...
Wright State ends NKU’s win streak
Mike Canizales, Reporter
February 17, 2018
Filed under Game Coverage, Sports, Women's Basketball
The Northern Kentucky women’s basketball team snapped their three game winning streak by falling to Wright State University 73-60 on the road Saturday afternoon. The Norse fall to 8-18 and 6-9 in conference play while the Raiders improve to 19-8 and 10-5 in Horizon League play. Taryn Taugher wen...
NKU extend win streak to three with win over Detroit Mercy
Mike Canizales, Reporter
February 10, 2018
Filed under Featured Story, Game Coverage, Sports, Women's Basketball
Freshman forward Jazmyne Geist scored a career-high 14 points to lead the Northern Kentucky University women’s basketball team to a 64-60 victory over Detroit Mercy on Saturday afternoon in BB&T arena. After a previous three game losing streak, the Norse have now won three in a row, improving to ...
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...
Norse lose fourth straight
Austin Elmore, Assistant Sports Editor
February 20, 2017
Filed under Game Coverage, Sports
The NKU women’s basketball team played their final road game of the season at Oakland on Monday night, and lost to the Golden Grizzlies 86-66. The Norse have now lost four straight games, have fallen to 8-20 on the season and 4-12 in the Horizon League. Freshman Taryn Taugher led the Norse with 15 points. K...
Norse fall to Penguins in OT
Austin Elmore, Assistant Sports Editor
February 16, 2017
Filed under Game Coverage, Sports
The NKU women’s basketball team took the road to play Youngstown State on Thursday, and fell to the Penguins 77-73 in overtime. The Norse have now lost two straight games and sit at 8-18 on the season and 4-10 in the Horizon League. Offensively, the Norse were led by senior Rebecca Lyttle and freshman Tary...