Northern Arizona Lumberjacks

FILE - In this Nov. 14, 2014, file photo, Northern Arizona coach Jack Murphy gestures during his te...
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Jois leads Eastern Washington past Northern Arizona 96-73

NAU lost to Eastern Washington 96-73. Bogdan Bliznyuk had the first triple-double in Eastern Washington's school history.
8 years ago
Northern Arizona head coach Jack Murphy directs his team during the first half of an NCAA college b...
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Northern Arizona basketball falls to Idaho

Victor Sanders pumped in a career-high 33 points to lead Idaho to an 83-76 win over Northern Arizona on Thursday night.
8 years ago
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Montana State downs Northern Arizona 74-72 in OT

Tyler Hall scored five of his 16 points in overtime to help Montana State rally to a 73-72 win over Northern Arizona on Saturday, ending a three-game skid.
8 years ago
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Tulsa scores first 19 points, rolls past NAU

Ako Kaluna led NAU with 23 points in a loss to Tulsa.
8 years ago
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Arkansas Little Rock defeats Northern Arizona 84-57

Marcus Johnson Jr. led four reserves in double figures with 15 points and Arkansas Little Rock continued its best start in school history with an 84-57 win over Northern Arizona on Sunday.
8 years ago
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Hampton beats Northern Arizona in double overtime

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.
9 years ago
Northern Arizona's Kris Yanku (4) takes a shot in front of Gonzaga's Eric McClellan (23) during the...
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Yanku scores 17, Northern Arizona beats Embry-Riddle 90-57

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 […]
9 years ago
Northern Arizona's Ako Kaluna (11) prepares to take a shot while defended by Gonzaga's Przemek Karn...
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Domantas Sabonis, Kyle Wiltjer lead Gonzaga over NAU

Domantas Sabonis scored 26 points and Kyle Wiltjer added 23 to help No. 10 Gonzaga beat Northern Arizona 91-52 on Wednesday night.
9 years ago
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NAU football upsets Eastern Washington

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.
9 years ago
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NAU will wear black helmets with pink logo this week against Montana State

NAU will wear black helmets with a pink NAU logo this week against Montana State.
9 years ago
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Wild, controversial ending in NAU loss to Montana

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 […]
9 years ago
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North Dakota edges Northern Arizona, snaps Lumberjacks’ four-game streak

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.
10 years ago
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Former Sun Devil Kevin Kruger joins NAU men’s basketball staff

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 […]
10 years ago
Tyler Bassett

Local tennis player on beating the odds on and off the tennis court

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 […]
10 years ago
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NAU stages comeback to topple Sacramento State

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 […]
11 years ago
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Northern Arizona loses big to Montana State

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) […]
11 years ago
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Northern Arizona holds off South Dakota for second win

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 […]
11 years ago
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NAU football using robot as part of concussion study

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 […]
11 years ago
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NAU picked to finish fifth in 2013 Big Sky Preseason Polls

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 […]
11 years ago
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NAU’s Murphy ready to lead a program, face Arizona Wildcats

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 […]
12 years ago
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Vince Marotta

Get to know new NAU AD Lisa Campos

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 […]
12 years ago
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NAU coach ranks Ohio St. over UConn

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 […]
13 years ago
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NAU’s Jones on display in college all-star game

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 […]
13 years ago
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NAU to face Santa Clara in CIT on Tuesday

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 […]
13 years ago