https://athletics.northpark.edu/rss.aspx?path=wbballLatest news items for North Park University Athleticsen-us60https://athletics.northpark.edu/news/2026/5/21/athletic-department-2025-26-end-of-the-year-athletic-awards-ceremony-recap.aspxhttps://athletics.northpark.edu/news/2026/5/21/athletic-department-2025-26-end-of-the-year-athletic-awards-ceremony-recap.aspxBaseball, Football, Men's Basketball, Men's Soccer, Men's Track and Field, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Soccer, Women's Track and Field, Women's Volleyball, Athletic Department, Women's Tennis, Men's Volleyball, Women's Flag Football

CHICAGO, Ill. -- North Park Athletics celebrated another year at the End of the Year Awards Ceremony, honoring the top moments and student-athletes from this past season.]]>borncer26eoyThu, 21 May 2026 09:39:00 CST176165https://athletics.northpark.edu/news/2026/5/15/north-park-announces-new-womens-basketball-head-coach.aspxhttps://athletics.northpark.edu/news/2026/5/15/north-park-announces-new-womens-basketball-head-coach.aspxWomen's Basketball

CHICAGO, Ill. -- North Park University has found its new Head Women's Basketball Coach as John Born, Director of Athletics, announced Friday morning that Kira Mowen will lead the Vikings next season.]]>mowen26knoxFri, 15 May 2026 09:00:00 CST106162https://athletics.northpark.edu/news/2026/3/24/mens-basketball-seven-viking-basketball-student-athletes-named-to-college-sports-communicators-academic-all-district-team.aspxhttps://athletics.northpark.edu/news/2026/3/24/mens-basketball-seven-viking-basketball-student-athletes-named-to-college-sports-communicators-academic-all-district-team.aspxMen's Basketball, Women's Basketball

CHICAGO, Ill. -- The North Park men's and women's basketball programs saw strong representation on the 2025-26 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District team, as the organization announced its picks on Tuesday afternoon.]]>genericmbbwbbmvbwvbstagegym26Tue, 24 Mar 2026 21:59:00 CST46090https://athletics.northpark.edu/news/2026/3/16/mens-basketball-25-viking-student-athlete-named-to-cciw-2026-winter-dave-wrath-academic-all-conference-team.aspxhttps://athletics.northpark.edu/news/2026/3/16/mens-basketball-25-viking-student-athlete-named-to-cciw-2026-winter-dave-wrath-academic-all-conference-team.aspxMen's Basketball, Men's Track and Field, Women's Basketball, Women's Track and Field

CHICAGO, Ill. -- 25 student-athletes from North Park University earned College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Dave Wrath Academic All-Conference honors for the Winter season. Basketball standouts Aliyah Hershberger and Lazario Cornish were named the North Park recipients of the prestigious Jack Swartz Award.]]>npujohnsoncentercampusgeneralpicMon, 16 Mar 2026 20:15:00 CST46075https://athletics.northpark.edu/news/2026/2/23/hershberger-represents-north-park-womens-basketball-with-second-team-all-conference-honors.aspxhttps://athletics.northpark.edu/news/2026/2/23/hershberger-represents-north-park-womens-basketball-with-second-team-all-conference-honors.aspxWomen's Basketball

NAPERVILLE, Ill. -- Junior guard Aliyah Hershberger represented North Park Women's Basketball on the 2025-26 College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) all-conference list. Hershberger landed on the second team, as the league announced on Monday afternoon.]]>hershposedball26Mon, 23 Feb 2026 16:30:00 CST106034https://athletics.northpark.edu/news/2026/2/23/womens-basketball-coaching-staff-update.aspxhttps://athletics.northpark.edu/news/2026/2/23/womens-basketball-coaching-staff-update.aspxWomen's Basketball

CHICAGO, Ill. -- North Park University and NPU Athletics announced that it has parted ways with its Head Women's Basketball Coach, Annie Radakovich and Assistant Coach Samantha Ervin on Monday morning.]]>genericmbbwbbmvbwvbstagegym26Mon, 23 Feb 2026 13:53:00 CST106035https://athletics.northpark.edu/news/2026/2/21/womens-basketball-concludes-season-with-loss-at-elmhurst.aspxhttps://athletics.northpark.edu/news/2026/2/21/womens-basketball-concludes-season-with-loss-at-elmhurst.aspxWomen's Basketball

ELMHURST, Ill. -- North Park University women's basketball concluded its 2025-26 season with a 74-63 road loss to Elmhurst University on Saturday afternoon.]]>coutore26elmhjumpatSat, 21 Feb 2026 21:24:00 CST106029https://athletics.northpark.edu/news/2026/2/18/womens-basketball-season-highs-for-kaskavitch-not-enough-in-loss-at-millikin.aspxhttps://athletics.northpark.edu/news/2026/2/18/womens-basketball-season-highs-for-kaskavitch-not-enough-in-loss-at-millikin.aspxWomen's Basketball

DECATUR, Ill. -- North Park women's basketball dropped a 65-52 road decision to Millikin on Wednesday night at the Griswold Center. Sophomore guard Naomi Kaskavitch put up a season high 16 points to lead all scorers in the contest.]]>kaskdribblemill26Wed, 18 Feb 2026 23:39:00 CST106023https://athletics.northpark.edu/news/2026/2/14/womens-basketball-opens-strong-before-wheaton-rallies.aspxhttps://athletics.northpark.edu/news/2026/2/14/womens-basketball-opens-strong-before-wheaton-rallies.aspxWomen's Basketball

CHICAGO, Ill. – North Park women's basketball delivered one of its most composed starts of the season on Saturday afternoon inside Carlson Gymnasium, but the visiting Wheaton Thunder used a second-half burst to overtake the Vikings in a 52–39 final in Chicago.]]>hershwht26homeSat, 14 Feb 2026 22:02:00 CST106017https://athletics.northpark.edu/news/2026/2/11/womens-basketball-15-pioneers-late-surge-pushes-them-past-vikings.aspxhttps://athletics.northpark.edu/news/2026/2/11/womens-basketball-15-pioneers-late-surge-pushes-them-past-vikings.aspxWomen's Basketball

Chicago, Il., -- As the season inches closer and closer to its end, the Vikings hosted the red hot #15 Carroll University Pioneers.  The Pioneers came into tonight on a 10-game win streak and would extend it to 11 after tonight's 64-42 win over the Vikings.]]>longcarth26j31Wed, 11 Feb 2026 20:29:00 CST106010