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Watching the Norse: Athletics recap and review

Jakob Staley, Assistant Sports Editor
August 26, 2024
Jameson Howard
NKU men’s soccer’s Joshua Cline throws the ball into play on Aug. 25 against Bellarmine.

Previous week recap:

Tuesday, Aug. 20 

  • Women’s soccer suffered a 0-4 loss to Ohio University. The Norse had two shots on goal one by Sofia Wilmes and one by Ayla Conn. NKU’s Tristan Cross had five saves and played 62 minutes, while Megan Gessner had one save in 27 minutes.

Thursday, Aug. 22

  • Men’s soccer put together an impressive defensive showing, battling Xavier the whole way with the game ending in a scoreless draw. NKU had one shot on goal. Nic Lemen had two saves, posting a clean sheet, and the Norse defense was stellar.

Sunday, Aug. 25 

  • Women’s soccer lost to Louisville 1-2. Shay Shipley scored for the Norse in the 71st minute. The Norse showed some sign of life after that goal, picking up their defense and offense, but it wasn’t enough. Out of seven shots, the Norse only had two shots on goal.
  • Men’s soccer lost to Bellarmine 1-2 in their home opener. The Norse had great defense in the first half and a goal by Tyler Murphy. When the second half came around, the Norse struggled after Caleb Mundell got his second yellow card making it a red card sending him off for the rest of the game. The Norse played with a man down for 40 minutes, ultimately conceding two goals.
NKU suffered a tough loss against Louisville on Aug. 25. (Provided | NKU Athletics)

Sports this week:

Thursday, Aug. 29

  • Men’s soccer is at Belmont at 6:30 p.m.
  • Women’s soccer plays at Miami (OH) at 7 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 30

  • Women’s triathlon is at East Tennessee State (ETSU).
  • Women’s golf is at Central Michigan’s A-Ga-Ming Invitational in Kewadin, MI.
  • Women’s cross country vs 41st Annual Queen City Invitational in Highland Heights at 5:30 p.m.
  • Men’s cross country vs 41st Annual Queen City Invitational in Highland Heights at 6:15 p.m.
  • Women’s volleyball is playing University of Kentucky in the Kentucky Tournament at 6:30 p.m. 

Saturday, Aug. 31

  • Women’s golf is at Central Michigan’s A-Ga-Ming Invitational in Kewadin, MI.
  • Women’s volleyball is playing Western Kentucky in the Kentucky Tournament at 11 a.m. 
  • Women’s volleyball is playing Morehead State in the Kentucky Tournament at 7:30 p.m. 

Sunday, Sep. 1

  • Women’s golf is at Central Michigan’s A-Ga-Ming Invitational in Kewadin, MI.
  • Women’s soccer plays a home game against Mercyhurst University at 12:30 p.m.
  • Men’s soccer plays at University of Alabama Birmingham (UAB) at 3 p.m.

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