For the second straight day, the UNK volleyball team battled back from a two-set deficit. This time, though, the comeback effort came up just short. The 12th-ranked Lopers fell in five sets Friday evening to No. 15 Concordia-St. Paul, ending their season in the second round of the NCAA Division II tournament. UNK finishes with a 26-7 record. Concordia-St. Paul (24-8) advances to face either top-ranked Central Missouri or sixth-ranked Washburn in the Central Regional … [Read more...] about PHOTOS: UNK volleyball loses five-set thriller; Ends season in regional semifinal
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PHOTOS: UNK volleyball completes comeback to advance in NCAA tourney
The 12th-ranked UNK volleyball team erased a two-set deficit Thursday afternoon to defeat No. 4 Northwest Missouri State in the opening round of the NCAA Division II tournament. Seeded sixth in the Central Regional, the Lopers (26-6) will face either seventh-ranked St. Cloud State or 15th-ranked Concordia-St. Paul at 5 p.m. Friday. Top-ranked Central Missouri is hosting the Central Regional in Warrensburg. UNK is competing in its 22nd straight NCAA Division II … [Read more...] about PHOTOS: UNK volleyball completes comeback to advance in NCAA tourney
PHOTOS: Lopers drop second-round playoff game to Angelo State; End season 10-3
SAN ANGELO, TEXAS - The No. 26-ranked Angelo State Rams got 152 yards and a touchdown from sophomore reserve back Alfred Grear and played strong defense to down No. 21 University of Nebraska at Kearney, 20-7, Saturday in the second round of the NCAA Division II playoffs in San Angelo, Texas. The second-seeded Rams (11-2), from the Lone Star Conference, advance to the regional finals where they'll face top-seed Colorado School of Mines (11-1). The Orediggers will host that … [Read more...] about PHOTOS: Lopers drop second-round playoff game to Angelo State; End season 10-3
GAME DAY PHOTOS: Lopers hold on for big playoff win over Western Colorado
Junior quarterback TJ Davis ran for a two-yard touchdown with 1:52 left and the UNK defense made a tackle at its own three-yard line in the waning seconds to help the 21st-ranked Lopers hold off 13th-ranked Western Colorado, 31-24, Saturday afternoon in an NCAA Division II Playoff game in Gunnison, Colo. The sixth-seeded Lopers (10-2) win a playoff game for the second time in school history and advance to the second round, where they'll take on second-seeded Angelo … [Read more...] about GAME DAY PHOTOS: Lopers hold on for big playoff win over Western Colorado
‘A Survivor’s Perspective’: UNK event focuses on sexual violence prevention
KEARNEY – Sexual assault survivor and violence prevention educator Brittany Piper will speak 7 p.m. Nov. 30 at the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s Health and Sports Center. Her presentation, “Rape Culture: A Survivor’s Perspective,” is sponsored by UNK Fraternity and Sorority Life and UNK Athletics. The event is free and open to the public. Piper was 20 years old when she was brutally raped by a man pretending to be a good Samaritan. Overwhelmed by shame and … [Read more...] about ‘A Survivor’s Perspective’: UNK event focuses on sexual violence prevention
