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The Northerner

The Independent Student Newspaper of Northern Kentucky University.

The Northerner

The Independent Student Newspaper of Northern Kentucky University.

The Northerner

NKU came up just short in the Horizon League championship on Saturday.

NKU women’s soccer puts up valiant effort in Horizon League championship

Alex Perez, Sports Co-Editor November 10, 2024

Engelmann Stadium at the University of Milwaukee was the host stadium for the Horizon League tournament in women’s soccer. The championship game on Saturday was a showdown between the hometown Milwaukee...

NKU came up just short from making the Horizon League tournament.

NKU men’s soccer season ends in a loss to rival Wright State on Horizon League decision day

Matthew Supinger, Sports Co-Editor November 6, 2024

The NKU Norse men’s soccer team took the field for what would be the final home game of the season, kicking off against their Horizon League rival Wright State Raiders on Tuesday afternoon. The scoring...

The Norse battled hard in a 2-0 loss on Thursday.

Women’s soccer falls to Milwaukee in the Horizon League opener

Michele Mcnulty, Contributor September 21, 2024

Northern Kentucky women’s soccer hosted the defending Horizon League champions Milwaukee University Thursday for the opening night of Horizon League play and Pups at the Pitch night.   PetSuites...

Joy Banks with an electric spike at practice | Provided by NKU Athletics

Watching the Norse: Athletics recap and review

Jakob Staley, Assistant Sports Editor September 16, 2024

Previous week recap: Tuesday, Sept. 10 Men’s golf finished the tournament in seventh place as a team at two over par. Zach Beard led NKU in the 54-hole event finishing T-6th at -5 for the tournament....

The Norse showed their grit and fight in the game against Louisville on Sunday.

Norse men’s and women’s soccer fall in hard-fought doubleheader

Matthew Supinger and Jakob Staley August 26, 2024

NKU women’s soccer opened up a big night for school athletics Sunday evening, as they were the first game of a doubleheader, when they squared off with the Louisville Cardinals. The Cardinals flocked...

NKU’s record-setting crowd vs Ohio.

Norse women’s soccer fall in record-setting game

Alex Perez, Sports Co-Editor August 21, 2024

The NKU women’s soccer team played in front of a record-setting crowd of almost 900 on Tuesday at Scudamore Field, as they clashed with the Ohio University Bobcats. Many athletes from other NKU sports...

NKU women’s soccer triumphs on Senior Day

NKU women’s soccer triumphs on Senior Day

Emmanuelle Hewson, Sports Editor October 22, 2023

The NKU Women’s Soccer team continued their winning streak by defeating the Detroit Mercy Titans 3-1 on Senior Day this Saturday.  The match proved to be extremely physical with the Titans having...

NKU women's soccer team faced off against Dayton on Thursday.

NKU women’s soccer falters in home opener against Dayton

Blake Lehmann, Sports Editor August 26, 2022

The NKU women’s soccer team opened the newly christened Scudamore Field for the 2022 season on Thursday, but went on to drop a non-conference matchup against Dayton by a score of 3-0. The Flyers opened...

Lindsey Meyer dribbles against Northwestern Ohio in the Norse's spring game on April 14.

Takeaways from women’s soccer spring season and looking ahead to fall season

Jared Darwish, Reporter April 21, 2022

The preseason for Northern Kentucky women’s soccer has seen a lot of changes to the team. With the departure of a couple key seniors, the team is transitioning its younger players into more prominent...

The NKU women's soccer huddles on the sideline for a water break during a match against Eastern Kentucky.

Head coach Bob Sheehan discusses his 25 years of success and growth with NKU women’s soccer

Jared Darwish, Reporter March 13, 2022

The 2021 women's soccer season marked head coach Bob Sheehan’s 25th season with the program. Sheehan has been at the helm since the program began in 1997 when Northern Kentucky became part of the Great...

Ella Holland (Left) and Ashleigh Cronin (Right) were instrumental leaders for the Norse in 2021.

Leading by example: How Holland and Cronin remained leaders after injuries

Jared Darwish, Reporter December 19, 2021

Coach Bob Sheehan and the Northern Kentucky women’s soccer program have seen lots of success in the past couple of seasons. In back-to-back years the Norse have qualified for the conference tournament...

Vogt (Left) and Wilmes (Right) have formed a bond together through NKU women's soccer.

A bond beyond the field: How Wilmes and Vogt became closer through soccer

Jared Darwish, Contributor November 26, 2021

There is no doubt that Northern Kentucky athletics scored big when getting the commitments of highly touted sophomores Sofia Wilmes and Kaya Vogt in the 2020 recruiting class for women’s soccer. In their...

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