NKU's Jenna Ruble (center) and Sarah Drennen (21) at the net.
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. - The Northern Kentucky University volleyball team is No. 14 in the latest AVCA Division II national poll, which was released Monday.
NKU fell two places in the poll after dropping a five-set decision to No. 20 Lewis last Friday night. The Norse are 20-3 overall after defeating Wisconsin-Parkside in three sets on Saturday.
Tampa (23-0) jumped to No. 1 in this week's poll after Concordia-St. Paul suffered its first loss of the season. Lewis remained No. 20 in the poll, while Indianapolis is No. 23.
NKU plays a road match at Bellarmine (11-9 overall) at 7 p.m. Tuesday. The Norse then travel to Indianapolis on Friday for a Great Lakes Valley Conference showdown against the 23rd-ranked Greyhounds.
NKU is 10-3 in the GLVC and tied with Lewis for third place in the East Division. Indianapolis is tied for first place with Southern Indiana with 11-2 records in the GLVC.
It has been seven years since NKU last won a match at Indianapolis. The Norse's last road victory over the Greyhounds came on Oct. 29, 2004, when NKU pulled out a five-set decision in the Ruth Lilly Center.
Since then, NKU is 0-5 against Indianapolis on the road. The Norse did not play at Indianapolis last season, but NKU dropped matches in the Ruth Lilly Center in 2005, '06, '07, '08 and '09.
AVCA DIVISION II POLL
Rank School (First-Place Votes) Total Points
1 Tampa (20) 777 23-0 2
2 Minnesota Duluth (9) 767 23-0 4
3 Cal State San Bernardino (1) 728 20-0 3
4 Concordia – St. Paul (2) 709 22-1 1
5 Washburn 670 22-1 5
6 Nebraska-Kearney 629 23-1 6
7 Hillsdale 590 21-2 8
8 Central Missouri 572 19-4 7
9 Southwest Minnesota State 531 17-6 9
10 Metro State 507 19-4 11
11 Ferris State 442 19-2 13
12 West Texas A&M 413 25-2 14
13 Wayne State (Neb.) 400 17-6 10
14 Northern Kentucky 365 20-3 12
15 Wingate 340 23-0 15
16 Armstrong Atlantic State 328 28-0 16
17 Angelo State 295 25-2 17
18 UC San Diego 255 15-4 18
19 Minnesota State 233 15-7 19
20 Lewis 221 18-5 20
21 Colorado School of Mines 157 17-6 22
22 Sonoma State 133 18-3 24
23 Indianapolis 89 15-6 21
24 Seattle Pacific 65 16-5 23
25 Regis 50 19-6 25
