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NAU Men Fall To Sacramento State In The First Round Of The Big Sky Tournament
The NAU men’s basketball team is one and done at the Big Sky Conference Tournament. The eighth-seeded Lumberjacks fell to ninth-seeded Sacramento State, 72-60, in Boise, Idaho. The Hornets got out to a blistering start, hitting eight of their first nine three point shots and led at halftime 42-27. Bernie Andre led the Lumberjacks withFull Story
NAU Falls To Idaho In The Quarterfinals Of The Big Sky Women’s Basketball Tournament
The run for the NAU women’s basketball team in the Big Sky Tournament is over. The Jacks fell to top-seeded Idaho Tuesday, 90-73, in the quarterfinals in Boise, Idaho. Freshman Regan Schenck had a double-double with 24 points and 12 rebounds and Jacey Bailey added 14 in the loss. Khairica Rasheed scored 13 points andFull Story
NAU Women’s Basketball Beats Sacramento State Monday In The Big Sky Tournament
The NAU women’s basketball team is on to the quarterfinals of the Big Sky Tournament for the first time since 2007, after a 74-69 win over Sacramento State in the first round Monday afternoon. Khiarica Rasheed and Jacey Bailey led the Jacks each with 18 points in the win. Senior Kaleigh Paplow added 11 pointsFull Story
NAU Men And Women Upset Northern Colorado, Big Sky Tournament Is Next
The NAU basketball teams will head to Boise, Idaho for the Big Sky Conference Basketball Tournaments next week with a lot of momentum. The NAU women will head to Boise on a three-game winning streak after their 79-68 win over Northern Colorado in the Skydome Saturday afternoon. Kaleigh Paplow scored 27 points and grabbed 15Full Story
NAU Beats Montana In Women’s Basketball, The Men Fall To Montana On A Missed Three At The Buzzer
There were two wild basketball games between NAU and Montana Monday night. First, the NAU women got 31 points, including seven three-pointers, from Jacey Bailey to lead the Lumberjacks to a big 82-65 win over Montana in the Skydome. The victory was the first win against Montana in seven years. Kaleigh Paplow added 15 pointsFull Story
NAU Swimming And Diving Wins Sixth Straight WAC Title
The NAU swimming and diving team is a dynasty in the Western Athletic Conference. The Jacks took home their sixth straight WAC title this past weekend in Houston, Texas. NAU won eight individual titles and the 400 meter relay title en route to a dominating win. NAU won the meet with a score of 772.5Full Story
NAU Women Win, Men Lose Against Montana State Saturday
The NAU women’s basketball team got a big win over Montana State, while the men’s team fell to the Bobcats Saturday. Jacey Bailey scored 25 points and pulled down 12 rebounds as the Lumberjacks knocked off Montana State, 76-72 in the Skydome. Kaleigh Paplow added 15 and Regan Schenck chipped in with 14 in theFull Story
Coconino Alum J.J. Nakai Wins Arizona JC Player Of The Year Honors
Former Coconino basketball player J.J. Nakai was named the outright Arizona Community College Athletic Conference Women’s Player of the Year Wednesday. Nakai is a sophomore at Pima College in Tucson and is the school’s all-time leading scorer with 1,249 points in nearly two seasons. She is averaging 24.4 points and seven assists a game forFull Story
NAU Falls To Eastern Washington In The Home Finale
The NAU men’s basketball team will hit the road for the next three games after falling to Eastern Washington Saturday, 86-73, in the regular season home finale. Carlos Hines led the Lumberjacks with 32 points, 13 of which came from the free-throw line. Freshman Cam Shelton added 13 and Bernie Andre had a double-double withFull Story
NAU Beats Idaho Thursday Night In Men’s Basketball
Bernie Andre had a double-double with 22 points and 13 rebounds to lead NAU to a 75-54 win over Idaho in the Skydome on a snowy Thursday night. Carlos Hines and Ted McCree each added nine points for the Lumberjacks, who have won two straight games. NAU will take on Eastern Washington in the regularFull Story