NAU Lumberjacks

The NAU Lumberjacks have been picked to finish in the middle of the Big Sky Conference this season, according to preseason coaches and media polls released Monday. The Jacks had 88 points in the coaches poll, and 302 points in the media poll to place sixth in both polls. Eastern Washington was picked as theFull Story

Friends, athletes and members of the community gathered in the NAU Skydome parking lot Thursday night to remember former NAU offensive lineman Malik Noshi. Those gathered lit candles, told stories and shared hugs and prayers in remembrance of “Big Mal.” The 22-year-old Las Vegas native was found unresponsive at his residence at around noon onFull Story

The NAU football program has lost one of their brothers. Flagstaff Police say senior offensive lineman Malik Noshi was found dead at his residence at around noon on Sunday in Flagstaff. Authorities say life-saving measures were performed on the 22-year-old, but he was pronounced dead at 12:10 p.m. A friend told police Noshi was fineFull Story

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

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

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

The NAU men’s and women’s basketball teams each beat Sacramento State Saturday. Kaleigh Paplow scored 21 points, including a short-jumper with seven-tenths of a second left to beat the Hornets 71-69 in the Skydome. Khiarica Rasheed added 15 in the win for the Jacks, who have won three of their last four games. In Sacramento,Full Story

The NAU men’s basketball team rallied from 23 points down in the second half, but it wasn’t enough as the Jacks fell to Portland State 103-94 Thursday night in Portland. Bernie Andre had a double-double with 20 points and 12 rebounds and Luke Avdalovic had 20 points on six, three-pointers in the loss. Cam SheltonFull Story

NAU split games against Weber State Saturday. The men went without a field goal for more than four minutes of the first half, while Weber State went on a 14-1 run. The Jacks couldn’t recover as they lost, 86-71, to the Wildcats. Ted McCree led the Lumberjacks with 17 points and Bernie Andre added 13Full Story

The NAU Lumberjacks trailed by 19 points in the second half, rallied to tie the game with under a minute to go, only to fall, 81-79, to Idaho State in the Skydome Thursday. The game was tied at 79 when Chier Maker put back a missed shot with nine-tenths of a second to play toFull Story