<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://nkunorse.com/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Northern Kentucky University Athletics</title><link>https://nkunorse.com/rss.aspx?path=wvball</link><description>Latest news items for Northern Kentucky University Athletics</description><atom:link href="https://nkunorse.com/rss?path=wvball" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>NKU Women’s Volleyball Reveals 2026 Schedule</title><link>https://nkunorse.com/news/2026/6/5/womens-volleyball-nku-womens-volleyball-reveals-2026-schedule.aspx</link><guid>https://nkunorse.com/news/2026/6/5/womens-volleyball-nku-womens-volleyball-reveals-2026-schedule.aspx</guid><category>Women's Volleyball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="-" src="https://nkunorse.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/6/5/WVB_Schedule_Cover.png" /><br /><br />HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – Coming off a program-best season in the Horizon League in 2025, Northern Kentucky University Norse women's volleyball looks to take another run at the league championship in 2026, as the program announced its fall schedule on Friday.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://nkunorse.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/5/WVB_Schedule_Cover.png" /><media:content url="https://nkunorse.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/5/WVB_Schedule_Cover.png"><media:title>-</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://nkunorse.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/5/WVB_Schedule_Cover.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 5 Jun 2026 08:50:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>10</s:sport_id><s:story_id>14155</s:story_id></item><item><title>13 Northern Kentucky programs post perfect APR scores in latest report</title><link>https://nkunorse.com/news/2026/5/5/general-13-northern-kentucky-programs-post-perfect-apr-scores-in-latest-report.aspx</link><guid>https://nkunorse.com/news/2026/5/5/general-13-northern-kentucky-programs-post-perfect-apr-scores-in-latest-report.aspx</guid><category>Baseball, General, Men's Basketball, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Soccer, Women's Volleyball, Men's Soccer, Men's Tennis, Women's Tennis, Men's Golf, Women's Golf, Women's Cross Country, Men's Cross Country, Women's Track &amp; Field, Men's Track &amp; Field, Go Norse Fund, Men's Swimming</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="-" src="https://nkunorse.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/5/5/landscape.jpg" /><br /><br />INDIANAPOLIS, IND. – The NCAA revealed its latest Academic Progress Rates for the 2024-25 academic year on Tuesday, with the Norse featuring again as one of the top programs at its level.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://nkunorse.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/5/landscape.jpg" /><media:content url="https://nkunorse.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/5/landscape.jpg"><media:title>-</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://nkunorse.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/5/landscape.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 5 May 2026 17:28:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>3</s:sport_id><s:story_id>14115</s:story_id></item><item><title>Hart Agrees to Four-Year Contract Extension Through 2029 Season</title><link>https://nkunorse.com/news/2026/2/11/womens-volleyball-hart-agrees-to-four-year-contract-extension-through-2029-season.aspx</link><guid>https://nkunorse.com/news/2026/2/11/womens-volleyball-hart-agrees-to-four-year-contract-extension-through-2029-season.aspx</guid><category>Women's Volleyball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Liz Hart huddle" src="https://nkunorse.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/2/11/CX0A6821__2_.jpg" /><br /><br />HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. — Northern Kentucky University Vice President and Director of Athletics Christina Roybal announced that Norse women's volleyball head coach Liz Hart has agreed to a four-year contract extension through the 2029 season.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://nkunorse.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/11/CX0A6821__2_.jpg" /><media:content url="https://nkunorse.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/11/CX0A6821__2_.jpg"><media:title>Liz Hart huddle</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://nkunorse.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/11/CX0A6821__2_.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 13:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>10</s:sport_id><s:story_id>13896</s:story_id></item><item><title>Horizon League Releases 2025 Fall Academic Honor Roll, 125 Norse Student-Athletes Honored</title><link>https://nkunorse.com/news/2026/1/30/general-horizon-league-releases-2025-fall-academic-honor-roll-125-norse-student-athletes-honored.aspx</link><guid>https://nkunorse.com/news/2026/1/30/general-horizon-league-releases-2025-fall-academic-honor-roll-125-norse-student-athletes-honored.aspx</guid><category>Baseball, General, Men's Basketball, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Soccer, Women's Volleyball, Men's Soccer, Men's Tennis, Women's Tennis, Men's Golf, Women's Golf, Women's Cross Country, Men's Cross Country, Women's Track &amp; Field, Men's Track &amp; Field, Go Norse Fund, Men's Swimming, Women's Swimming</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="-" src="https://nkunorse.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/1/30/Newspaper_Series_-_Headline_-_Landscape__1_.jpg" /><br /><br />]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://nkunorse.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/1/30/Newspaper_Series_-_Headline_-_Landscape__1_.jpg" /><media:content url="https://nkunorse.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/1/30/Newspaper_Series_-_Headline_-_Landscape__1_.jpg"><media:title>-</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://nkunorse.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/1/30/Newspaper_Series_-_Headline_-_Landscape__1_.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 11:02:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>3</s:sport_id><s:story_id>13867</s:story_id></item><item><title>Cluxton, Risley, and Stocks earn CSC Academic All-District honors</title><link>https://nkunorse.com/news/2025/12/16/womens-volleyball-cluxton-risley-and-stocks-earn-csc-academic-all-district-honors.aspx</link><guid>https://nkunorse.com/news/2025/12/16/womens-volleyball-cluxton-risley-and-stocks-earn-csc-academic-all-district-honors.aspx</guid><category>Women's Volleyball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="-" src="https://nkunorse.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/12/15/Job_Opening_1_-_Landscape__2_.jpg" /><br /><br />HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – Northern Kentucky University Norse women's volleyball earned three selections to the Academic All-District team on Tuesday, selected by College Sports Communicators. Student-athletes Lucy Cluxton, Allison Risley, and Ivey Stocks all earned the honor.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://nkunorse.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/12/15/Job_Opening_1_-_Landscape__2_.jpg" /><media:content url="https://nkunorse.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/12/15/Job_Opening_1_-_Landscape__2_.jpg"><media:title>-</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://nkunorse.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/12/15/Job_Opening_1_-_Landscape__2_.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 12:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>10</s:sport_id><s:story_id>13817</s:story_id></item><item><title>NKU Volleyball Falls to Wright State in Horizon League Championship</title><link>https://nkunorse.com/news/2025/11/23/womens-volleyball-nku-volleyball-falls-to-wright-state-in-horizon-league-championship.aspx</link><guid>https://nkunorse.com/news/2025/11/23/womens-volleyball-nku-volleyball-falls-to-wright-state-in-horizon-league-championship.aspx</guid><category>Women's Volleyball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="-" src="https://nkunorse.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/23/final-363.jpg" /><br /><br />HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – Northern Kentucky University Norse women's volleyball looked to cap off a historic 2025 season with a Horizon League Tournament Championship title on Sunday, as the Norse took on Wright State in a match between the league's top-two teams. The Raiders bested the Norse in three sets in the match, ending NKU's season at home.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://nkunorse.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/23/final-363.jpg" /><media:content url="https://nkunorse.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/23/final-363.jpg"><media:title>-</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://nkunorse.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/23/final-363.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2025 16:33:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>10</s:sport_id><s:story_id>13788</s:story_id></item><item><title>Top-Seeded NKU Outlasts IU Indy in Five, Advances to Horizon League Championship Final</title><link>https://nkunorse.com/news/2025/11/22/womens-volleyball-top-seeded-nku-outlasts-iu-indy-in-five-advances-to-horizon-league-championship-final.aspx</link><guid>https://nkunorse.com/news/2025/11/22/womens-volleyball-top-seeded-nku-outlasts-iu-indy-in-five-advances-to-horizon-league-championship-final.aspx</guid><category>Women's Volleyball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="NKU vs. IUI" src="https://nkunorse.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/22/Sat_3pm-703.jpg" /><br /><br />HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – Playing in front of a raucous home crowd inside Truist Arena, the top-seeded Northern Kentucky University women's volleyball team battled its way into the Horizon League Championship title match with a five-set victory over No. 4 seed IU Indy on Saturday evening. In a semifinal that featured 37 tie scores and 16 lead changes, the Norse outlasted the Jaguars 3-2 to secure their spot in Sunday's championship showdown, where they will take on the winner between No. 2 seed Wright State and No. 3 seed Youngstown State for a spot in the NCAA Tournament.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://nkunorse.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/22/Sat_3pm-703.jpg" /><media:content url="https://nkunorse.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/22/Sat_3pm-703.jpg"><media:title>NKU vs. IUI</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://nkunorse.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/22/Sat_3pm-703.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2025 19:06:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>10</s:sport_id><s:story_id>13786</s:story_id></item><item><title>Pickard, Hart, Bray, Risley earn #HLVB All-League honors</title><link>https://nkunorse.com/news/2025/11/20/womens-volleyball-pickard-hart-bray-risley-earn-hlvb-all-league-honors.aspx</link><guid>https://nkunorse.com/news/2025/11/20/womens-volleyball-pickard-hart-bray-risley-earn-hlvb-all-league-honors.aspx</guid><category>Women's Volleyball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="-" src="https://nkunorse.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/20/Job_Opening_1_-_Landscape__1_.jpg" /><br /><br />INDIANAPOLIS, IND. – Following a program-best year in the Horizon League, including the squad's first-ever regular-season title, Northern Kentucky University Norse women's volleyball was heavily represented in the conference's All-League awards, announced on Thursday afternoon.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://nkunorse.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/20/Job_Opening_1_-_Landscape__1_.jpg" /><media:content 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EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>10</s:sport_id><s:story_id>13776</s:story_id></item><item><title>Lucy Cluxton named to #HLVB All-Academic Team, Risley earns honorable mention</title><link>https://nkunorse.com/news/2025/11/18/womens-volleyball-lucy-cluxton-named-to-hlvb-all-academic-team-risley-earns-honorable-mention.aspx</link><guid>https://nkunorse.com/news/2025/11/18/womens-volleyball-lucy-cluxton-named-to-hlvb-all-academic-team-risley-earns-honorable-mention.aspx</guid><category>Women's Volleyball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="-" src="https://nkunorse.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/17/Flow_Series_-_Headline__6_.jpg" /><br /><br />INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Horizon League announced the 2025 Valeo #HLVB All-Academic Team on Monday, with two Norse, Lucy Cluxton and Allison Risley, earning honors for their work in the classroom and on the court.]]></description><media:thumbnail 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