Northern Kentucky Sports Chronicle

(This story was originally published on March 11, 2007) Special to The Post FINDLAY, Ohio — Prior to Sunday night’s NCAA Division II Tournament game against Northern Kentucky University, a group of Findlay students unveiled a sign that asked the following question of Norse standout guard and Bowling Green State transfer Steven Wright: “Hey, Steven, why did you leave Bowling Green?” The answer? How else could Wright have engineered an end to Findlay’s 59-game home winning streak — the nation’s longest at any level — and eliminate the top-seeded Oilers from the Great Lakes Region Tournament if he had remained at Bowling Green. That’s exactly what Wright and his Norse teammates did Sunday night with a 60-56 victory over No. 3 Findlay in Croy Gymnasium. NKU (24-8) ignored a loud, raucous Findlay crowd of nearly 2,000, clamped down defensively late in the second half and earned a spot in the regional championship game against No. 7 Grand Valley State on Tuesday night at 7 p.m. How does it f...

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. - Liz Holmes is the new queen of the kill at Northern Kentucky University, and her official coronation took place Friday night in Regents Hall. Holmes became NKU’s all-time career leaders in kills as the Norse posted a 30-26, 30-22, 29-31, 30-22 victory over Drury. The 5-foot-10 middle hitter finished with 27 kills and surpassed Bethany Gastright’s NKU record of 1,702 in the third game when she converted an attack off an assist from Natalie Forbes. The match was stopped at that point with NKU holding a 10-5 lead, and Holmes received the ball from Gastright while receiving a standing ovation. The Cincinnati Mercy High School product now has 1,714 kills at NKU. Holmes attacked at a .512 clip for the match and added 16 digs as NKU improved to 21-5 overall, 10-3 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. Kristina Eisenmenger hammered down 25 kills for the Norse, who are ranked 25th nationally in the NCAA Division II poll. Tristen Dye finished with 22 kills, 17 digs and a ....