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The loss was the first of the season for Alirez (14-1), who came into the championships ranked third nationally at 141 as of March 3, according to FloWrestling.org.

Northern Colorado’s Dominick Serrano reaches finals, Andrew Alirez loses in semifinals of Big 12 Conference wrestling championships

March 9, 2025 at 2:52 p.m.

The loss was the first of the season for Alirez (14-1), who came into the championships ranked third nationally at 141 as of March 3, according to FloWrestling.org.

Jaron Rillie scored a team-high 24 points, including 11 of the Bears' 24 points in a sluggish first half to lead UNC to its first Big Sky title since the 2010-11 season.

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March 4, 2025 at 4:59 p.m.

Jaron Rillie scored a team-high 24 points, including 11 of the Bears' 24 points in a sluggish first half to lead UNC to its first Big Sky title since the...

“The impact is daily,” Bears coach Steve Smiley said of Hawthorne and Reynolds, who are averaging 17.3 and 16.5 points this year. “When you have really talented guys, sometimes it doesn’t work because they kind of chew into each other’s production, usage and even just ego-wise, right? Those guys play so well together, and that’s a big thing.”

Northern Colorado men’s basketball explodes in second half, beats Idaho 92-74 in final regular-season home game

February 22, 2025 at 9:30 p.m.

“The impact is daily,” Bears coach Steve Smiley said of Hawthorne and Reynolds, who are averaging 17.3 and 16.5 points this year. “When you have really talented guys, sometimes it...

UNC and Montana split their two conference games with each team winning on the road. UNC’s other conference loss came Jan. 23 at Idaho.

University of Northern Colorado sports roundup: Montana men’s basketball bounces Bears out of 1st place in Big Sky

February 19, 2025 at 1:39 p.m.

UNC and Montana split their two conference games with each team winning on the road. UNC’s other conference loss came Jan. 23 at Idaho.

“We want them to think about the core academic mission as they’re approving future budgets.”

University of Northern Colorado looks at higher faculty pay, other priorities

February 18, 2025 at 7:41 a.m.

“We want them to think about the core academic mission as they’re approving future budgets.”

“Being soft,” Reynolds said. “Honestly, it started off with me. Pushing out those two buckets in the first media (time out). I was being soft. I shut that off, they have zero.”

UNC men’s basketball: Montana beats Bears in Big Sky Conference match-up of top 2 teams

February 7, 2025 at 12:17 p.m.

“Being soft,” Reynolds said. “Honestly, it started off with me. Pushing out those two buckets in the first media (time out). I was being soft. I shut that off, they...

“Fine-tuned some things and do what we do, which is shoot when we’re open,” Denker said. “You gotta continue to shoot whether the ball is falling or not.”

‘The best Quinn I can be’: Senior guard Quinn Denker keys Northern Colorado men’s basketball to win over NAU

February 1, 2025 at 8:29 p.m.

“Fine-tuned some things and do what we do, which is shoot when we’re open,” Denker said. “You gotta continue to shoot whether the ball is falling or not.”

“It’s like, hey, let’s just really be the best we can,” Nickerson said. “If he does that, yeah, I don’t think there is anybody that can beat him.”

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December 21, 2024 at 1:06 p.m.

“It’s like, hey, let’s just really be the best we can,” Nickerson said. “If he does that, yeah, I don’t think there is anybody that can beat him.”

“To me, it will send a signal to the team, assistant coaches and recruits that we believe in coach Lamb and the process,” Dunn said last week. “I want to win, like our fans and like our university wants us to win. I believe coach Lamb and his assistant coaches are developing players into young men."

Northern Colorado extends contract of football coach Ed Lamb

December 15, 2024 at 1:42 p.m.

“To me, it will send a signal to the team, assistant coaches and recruits that we believe in coach Lamb and the process,” Dunn said last week. “I want to...

"I think Kia'i, he was trying to throw a catchable pass down the field and take shots," Lamb said. "And that's part of the game. It's a part of the aggression, the risk-reward that we need to be prepared to take. But we have to win those. And we didn't win those, and Montana did, but that certainly was a big difference in the game, the interceptions."

Montana football shuts out Northern Colorado in third straight meeting, tops Bears 24-0 at Nottingham Field

October 26, 2024 at 7:41 p.m.

"I think Kia'i, he was trying to throw a catchable pass down the field and take shots," Lamb said. "And that's part of the game. It's a part of the...