NKU began its four-game home stand Monday night as they took on the EKU Colonels. A back-and-forth game ended up going the way of the Norse in a 82-71 victory. This marks three straight wins for NKU and keeps them undefeated at home in the young season. These teams that love to push pace and tempo were unable to do that due to missed shots to start.

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Rank Team Pre. Change 1 Green Bay 1 - 2 Robert Morris 4 +2 3 Cleveland State 2 -1 4 Purdue Fort Wayne 3 -1 5 Youngstown State 5 - 6 IU Indianapolis 10 +4 7 Northern Kentucky 7 - 8 Wright State 9 +1 9 Detroit Mercy 6 -3 10 Milwaukee 8 -2 11 Oakland 11 - Green Bay…

There were very few highlights for the Horizon League on the men’s side this week, so much so that you, the fan, will probably not be happy with who ended up on top of this week’s Power Rankings. So, with that said, here’s the Horizon League men’s basketball Power Rankings after Week 3:

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After a grueling stretch of facing four power conference teams on the road, the short trip to Eastern Michigan must have felt like a breeze for Oakland. The game played, however, did not go as easy. Oakland fell to the Eagles by a score of 97-91, and saw their early season record drop to 1-5. “I credit them. They had a game,” said Oakland head coach Greg Kampe.

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CSU had a bumpy week as they lost to Valparaiso University at home and Kent State at Kent. Playing their second game at home, the Vikings never found their footing against Valpo before losing to Kent in a face-off against the Golden Flashes for the second time in a week. Home Game Against Valparaiso University (3-1) on November 19th The Vikings came out with their normal starting five of Foster Wonders, Jaidon Lipscomb, Tre Beard, Dayan Nessah, and Josiah Harris.

OAKLAND – Robert Morris women's basketball (4-1) traveled to Pitt for a non-conference Western Pennsylvania clash against the Panthers (4-2). RMU entered the matchup fresh off a narrow two-point win over neighboring Duquesne, but ultimately fell to Pitt with a final score of 63-54 after holding a lead until the closing moments of the third quarter. This contest marked the 25th meeting between the Colonials and the Panthers, and with the win, Pitt extends its all-time record to 25-0 against RMU.

Cleveland State fell just short in its only scheduled game against a high-major opponent this season, as Northwestern took a 75-68 decision over the Vikings in Evanston, IL on Friday night. Here are five things that stood out, as CSU fell to 4-1 this season: 1. Oftentimes, when a mid-major team visits a power conference foe, the former struggles a bit with “bright lights syndrome.”

The Youngstown State Penguins women's basketball team (4-1) used a big second half to help them earn a 64-50 road win against the Mercyhurst Lakers (0-4) on Thursday night at the Mercyhurst Athletic Center in Erie, PA. The game started very tough for both units. After redshirt freshman Sarah Baker kicked off the scoring with a bucket in the paint 53 seconds into the game, no points were scored by either team for the next 3:11 until sophomore Erica King split some free throws to make it 3-0.

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The Northern Kentucky Norse traveled to Mount Pleasant Michigan on Thursday for their first meeting in program history with the Central Michigan Chippewas looking for their first road win of the season. They got it in dominant fashion as they led wire-to-wire in a 90-66 victorious effort. This was the first win for NKU against a MAC school since Darrin Horn's first season as head coach of the Norse.

Cleveland State’s men’s soccer team fell to No. 12 Marshall 1-0 on Thursday evening in Huntington, WV, a defeat that ended the Vikings’ season in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The decisive play came early in the 28th minute of the match, essentially beginning when the Thundering Herd’s Alvaro Alvarez was fouled by CSU defender Uros Jevtic. On the free kick caused by the infraction, placed roughly 15 feet outside of the Cleveland State penalty area, Joao Roberto first bluffed a move on the ball.

The Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team (2-3) had an early lead to start the evening, but they ended up on the short end of the stick with a tough 92-75 defeat at the hands of the Toledo Rockets (3-2) on Wednesday night at Savage Arena. The Penguins scored eight unanswered points with a putback layup from senior Cris Carroll off his own miss, followed by back-to-back three-pointers from junior college transfer Tae Blackshear and UT-Martin transfer Vlad Salaridze to take a 13-9 lead at the 13:08 mark.