Reginald Johnson scored a career-high 35 points and Hampton overcame a 22-point second-half deficit to beat Northern Arizona in double overtime 98-94 on Wednesday night.
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — Kris Yanku scored 17 with seven assists and Ako Kaluna finished with 10 points, 13 rebounds and four steals to help Northern Arizona beat Embry-Riddle 90-57 Friday night. Yanku made 5 of 6 field goals for the Lumberjacks (1-3). Nick Agostino finished with 18 points and seven rebounds while Anthony Jensen […]
Corbin Jountti rushed for three touchdowns, Casey Jahn ran for two and Marcus Alford returned an interception 70 yards for a score as Northern Arizona defeated Eastern Washington.
What the heck happened here? In a wild, controversial ending to Friday night’s 61-59 Northern Arizona loss to Montana, the Grizzlies bench celebrated a go-ahead layup with less than a second remaining. A staff member was caught on the court as the resulting in-bounds pass occurred, and footage shows him trying to dive off before […]
Jer Garman rushed for a career-high 235 yards and Reid Taubenheim kicked the winning 35-yard field goal to lift North Dakota to a 30-28 win over Northern Arizona on Saturday.
Northern Arizona announced Friday they hired former ASU men’s basketball player Kevin Kruger to be on Jack Murphy’s coaching staff for the 2014-15 season. Kruger played for ASU from 2003-06 and in three seasons, he averaged 10.5 points, making 2 three-pointers made. He received his degree from ASU in that time and later continued his […]
As she walks off the tennis court after a tough loss, Northern Arizona University sophomore Jordan Denesik replays the last six years of her life over and over again. That nagging voice in her head reminds her of the negative thoughts that tormented her and nearly kept her from realizing her dream of playing Division […]
Northern Arizona found itself facing a 17-point deficit halfway through the third quarter, but the Lumberjacks closed out the game with 18 unanswered points to top Sacramento State, 39-38, Saturday at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento. NAU (4-2, 2-1 Big Sky) racked up 619 yards of offense and quarterbacks Chase Cartwright and Kyren Poe combined for […]
Montana State threw for just 87 yards, but beat Northern Arizona, 36-7, Saturday in Bozeman, Mont. The Lumberjacks (3-2, 1-1 Big Sky) fell in an early 29-point hole as the Bobcats amassed 276 rushing yards. NAU was held to just 232 total yards, just 64 of which came on the ground. Montana State (4-2, 2-0) […]
FLAGSTAFF — Zach Bauman ran for 151 yards and a touchdown to power Northern Arizona to 22-16 win over South Dakota on Saturday night. Bauman, who became the school’s all-time leading rusher last week in a win over UC Davis, ran for a 3-yard score just before halftime to give the Lumberjacks (2-1) a 13-0 […]
The NAU football team will look a little different when it takes on the University of Arizona in Tucson Friday night. It’s not an aesthetic change but rather an upgrade to their personnel — their medical personnel that is. According to the Arizona Daily Sun, the Lumberjacks will be utilizing new robotic technology on the […]
Riding the momentum of an 8-3 season, NAU football was picked to finished fifth in the 2013 Big Sky Media and Coaches’ Preseason Polls Monday — a four-spot increase from 2012. In addition to their first eight-win season since 2003, the Lumberjacks come into 2013 fresh off a campaign in which they recorded an eight-game […]
First-year Northern Arizona University men’s basketball coach Jack Murphy didn’t always know he wanted to lead a program. Then again, he did know he wanted to coach in some capacity — something he learned while serving under Josh Pastner at the University of Memphis. “I think that after spending the last few years in Memphis […]
There’s plenty of change going on in the athletic department at Northern Arizona University, and it begins at the top. In late March, NAU President John Haeger announced that Lisa Campos would take over the department as the new athletic director after serving as the senior associate athletic director at the University of Texas at […]
UConn won the 2011 NCAA Tournament championship Monday with a 53-41 victory over Butler. Given the sloppiness and poor shooting featured in the game, one could argue nobody left Reliant Stadium a winner that evening. Tuesday, when the final USA Today/ESPN poll was released the recently-crowned Huskies garnered 30 of 31 first place votes. The […]
HOUSTON, Texas – Northern Arizona senior guard Cameron Jones scored 14 points to help the West squad post a 113-108 victory in the Reese’s® College All-Star game played at Reliant Stadium, the site of this weekend’s Final Four. “I am happy I stood out,” said Jones. “I was trying to be aggressive. It did not […]
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – The Northern Arizona University men’s basketball team has accepted a bid to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament (CIT) and will play on the road in the opening round on March 15 at Santa Clara in the Leavy Center at 7 p.m. Flagstaff time. The entire 2011 CIT field for the tournament will be announced […]
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – After an exciting, come-from-behind victory against Montana State Saturday night, the Lumberjacks travel to the No. 1 seeded Northern Colorado Bears for the Big Sky tournament semifinals Tuesday evening. Northern Arizona is hot after a furious comeback against Montana State. Trailing by 16 points with 10:44 left, the Lumberjacks finished the games […]
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Trailing by 16 points with 10:44 left in the game, March Madness was about to become March Sadness for the Northern Arizona men’s basketball team. But a furious comeback helped the Lumberjacks advance past Montana State 65-62 in the quarterfinals of the Banner Health Big Sky Conference Tournament Saturday night at the […]
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Senior guard Cameron Jones was one three unanimous selections to the All-Big Sky first team and the only two-time first-team selection, the conference office announced. Sophomore Gabe Rogers was chosen to the second team and senior Shane Johannsen earned honorable mention honors. “It is a nice accomplishment for those guys,” said Head […]
FLAGSTAFF – Senior Eric Platt highlighted senior night with a game-high 21 points to lead Northern Arizona to a 79-52 victory over Portland State to close out the regular season. The Lumberjacks host No. 5 seed Montana State in the Big Sky Tournament quarterfinals on Saturday at the Rolle Activity Center. “I always worry about […]
OGDEN, Utah – Northern Arizona’s Cameron Jones and Northern Colorado’s Devon Beitzel have been named the Co-Big Sky Conference men’s basketball players of the Week, the conference office announced. Both seniors led their teams to road non-conference victories on Sears BracketBusters Saturday. Jones also led Northern Arizona to a conference win over Eastern Washington. Jones, […]
Wednesday marks the first time the Northern Arizona Men’s basketball team will play since the death of Joe Rolle in the same arena named in his honor. Rolle, or “Mr. Lumberjack” as he was known to many students, is one of the most iconic figures in NAU history. As a former dean and charter member […]
POCATELLO, Idaho – Coming off a 27-point loss at Weber State, the Northern Arizona men’s basketball team will look for its second conference road win Saturday night against Idaho State. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. “I did not have any words for them after the game,” said Head Coach Mike Adras after the Weber […]
Northern Arizona travels to Weber State Thursday night, hoping to extend their four game win streak and take sole possession of third place in the conference standings. The Lumberjacks will not have it easy though, as the Wildcats have won 19 straight regular season conference home games and are 34-3 in regular season Big Sky […]
Northern Arizona’s Shane Johannsen was selected as the Big Sky Conference men’s basketball co-player of the week Monday after leading NAU to home wins over conference leaders Northern Colorado and Montana last week. Johanssen, a senior center from Phoenix, averaged 13.3 points, 4.7 rebounds, 2.7 blocks and 1.7 steals per game as the Lumberjacks improved […]
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – The Northern Arizona men’s basketball team entered the week with three formidable games on their schedule. After wins against Northern Colorado and Montana State, the Lumberjacks go for the homestand sweep Saturday in an important game against the league-leading Griz. The Grizzlies are tied for first place with Northern Colorado in the […]
The NAU football team accomplished two things on Wednesday. First, the Jacks brought in one of the finest recruiting classes in recent memory. Second, NAU has taken a huge step toward building its fan base for NAU football. How did the Jacks do this? By doing something they should have been doing for years, signing […]
