By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – When they’re not competing in their respective sports or concentrating on coursework, University of Nebraska at Kearney student-athletes are focused on being difference makers in the community. The COVID-19 pandemic wasn’t going to change that. Although their monthly service projects may look a little different these days, members of the UNK Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) continue to find ways to … [Read more...] about UNK student-athletes share inspirational stories through virtual reading project
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‘Dream come true’: Lopers win first MIAA title, qualify for national tournament
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – University of Nebraska at Kearney head women’s basketball coach Carrie Eighmey has a promise to keep. “I will buy a hot tub if we win the conference championship today,” she told her players – on video – shortly before Sunday afternoon’s MIAA Tournament final in Hays, Kansas. Looks like the Lopers will relax in style during their next team get-together at the Eighmey house. UNK knocked off rival Fort Hays State … [Read more...] about ‘Dream come true’: Lopers win first MIAA title, qualify for national tournament
PHOTO GALLERY: Lopers advance to MIAA semifinals, clinch spot in national tourney
The UNK women’s basketball team defeated Pittsburg State 66-50 on Wednesday evening to advance to the semifinals of the MIAA Tournament and clinch a spot in the NCAA Division II national tournament. The third-seeded Lopers (20-3) face seventh-seeded Washburn at 4 p.m. Saturday in Hays, Kansas. Fort Hays State and Emporia State will play in the other MIAA semifinal game. READ THE FULL STORY PHOTOS BY ERIKA PRITCHARD, UNK COMMUNICATIONS … [Read more...] about PHOTO GALLERY: Lopers advance to MIAA semifinals, clinch spot in national tourney
Love and Basketball: UNK coaches dedicated to their team and each other
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – He’s the goofy one. The self-proclaimed king of one-liners. The guy who showed up to practice last December dressed in an elf costume. Someone who once reproposed to his wife (on a dare from their players) using a vending machine-quality plastic ring. “I try to make her laugh every day,” says Devin Eighmey, head assistant coach on the University of Nebraska at Kearney women’s basketball team. “I don’t know if she … [Read more...] about Love and Basketball: UNK coaches dedicated to their team and each other
Dick Collins was longtime UNK equipment manager, member of Loper Hall of Fame
University of Nebraska at Kearney Chancellor Doug Kristensen issued the following statement on the death of longtime Loper Athletics employee Dick Collins of Kearney. Collins died Tuesday at Kearney Regional Medical Center. He was 73. “Dick’s passing is a devastating blow to UNK and the Kearney community. Over the course of 50 years, he’s been here for more than 10,000 student-athletes, dozens of coaches, athletic directors and chancellors, and countless Loper fans. We … [Read more...] about Dick Collins was longtime UNK equipment manager, member of Loper Hall of Fame
