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PHOTO GALLERY: Loper wrestlers earn program’s sixth national runner-up finish

March 13, 2021 by Tyler Ellyson

For the sixth time in program history, the UNK wrestling team is the NCAA Division II national runner-up. UNK scored 105.5 points at the Division II Wrestling Championships in St. Louis to finish second. A school-record nine Lopers earned All-American honors by placing in the top eight individually. St. Cloud State won the final match of the day to edge UNK with 107 points and claim its third straight national title. UNK All-Americans Wesley Dawkins – fourth place … [Read more...] about PHOTO GALLERY: Loper wrestlers earn program’s sixth national runner-up finish

Filed Under: Athletics, News, Photo Galleries Tagged With: Kearney, Lopers, NCAA Division II, University of Nebraska, UNK, Wrestling

‘Dream come true’: Lopers win first MIAA title, qualify for national tournament

March 8, 2021 by Tyler Ellyson

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

Filed Under: Athletics, News Tagged With: Bailey Morris, Carrie Eighmey, Devin Eighmey, Haley Simental, Kearney, Kelsey Sanger, Lopers, MIAA, NCAA Division II, University of Nebraska, UNK, Women's Basketball Championship

PHOTO GALLERY: Lopers advance to MIAA semifinals, clinch spot in national tourney

March 4, 2021 by Tyler Ellyson

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

Filed Under: Athletics, News, Photo Galleries Tagged With: Erika Pritchard, Kearney, MIAA, NCAA Division II, University of Nebraska, UNK, Women's basketball

Love and Basketball: UNK coaches dedicated to their team and each other

February 14, 2021 by Tyler Ellyson

 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

Filed Under: Athletics, News Tagged With: Carrie Eighmey, Devin Eighmey, Kearney, Kelsey Sanger, Klaire Kirsch, Lopers, MIAA, NCAA Division II, University of Nebraska, UNK, Women's basketball

UNK graduate assistant lands job with Division I athletic program

June 29, 2020 by Tyler Ellyson

By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Last August, Hailey McNee was on the visiting sideline as the University of Nebraska at Kearney volleyball team defeated Wyoming in four sets. The exhibition match jump-started a dream season for the Lopers, whose only loss came in the NCAA Division II national championship. Ten months later, McNee is back in the Cowboy State, ready to live out another dream. The 25-year-old UNK graduate starts her new job this … [Read more...] about UNK graduate assistant lands job with Division I athletic program

Filed Under: Athletics, Career, College of Education, News, Student Life Tagged With: Athletic Training, Bill Murphy, Hailey McNee, Kearney, Lopers, MIAA, NCAA Division II, Rick Squiers, softball, University of Nebraska, University of Wyoming, UNK, Volleyball

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