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
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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
PHOTO GALLERY: UNK hosts basketball doubleheader against Emporia State
Late run allows UNK to win No. 1 vs. No. 2 battle Hornets hold off short-handed Lopers PHOTOS BY KOSUKE YOSHII, UNK COMMUNICATIONS … [Read more...] about PHOTO GALLERY: UNK hosts basketball doubleheader against Emporia State
‘All-around good kid’: Gabriel Amegatcher serves as role model for UNK teammates
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Gabriel Amegatcher’s impact on the University of Nebraska at Kearney football team can’t be measured in stats alone. The redshirt sophomore has developed into a leader for the Lopers who helps his teammates succeed both on and off the field. “Gabe is the kind of kid you want on your football team, that’s for sure,” said UNK secondary coach Jake Willrich. “He wants to be good and he wants to excel. To accomplish this, … [Read more...] about ‘All-around good kid’: Gabriel Amegatcher serves as role model for UNK teammates
