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HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. - Shelby Buschur and Noelle Peterson collected eight kills apiece Saturday afternoon as Northern Kentucky University posted a 25-12, 25-6, 25-14 victory over Kentucky Wesleyan in Regents Hall.

Buschur attacked at an .800 clip and added seven blocks for NKU, which hit .455 as a team. The 18th-ranked Norse held Kentucky Wesleyan to a -.224 hitting percentage and improved to 24-4 overall, 14-4 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference.
Peterson attacked at a .636 clip in her final regular-season home match. Senior outside hitter Sarah Drennen added three kills, three blocks and three digs.

Jenna Schreiver dished out 25 assists for NKU, while teammate Anna Prickel served up four aces. Kylee Tarantino (pictured left with head coach Liz Holmes), who was honored before the match for joining NKU's 1,000-digs club earlier this season, led the defense with nine digs against Kentucky Wesleyan. 

NKU improved to 42-0 all-time against Kentucky Wesleyan. The Norse have not dropped a set to Kentucky Wesleyan since Oct. 23, 1993.

Kentucky Wesleyan (6-24 overall, 0-18 GLVC) has now lost 159 consecutive GLVC matches. The Panthers' last conference victory came against Bellarmine on Oct. 31, 2001.

NKU begins play at the GLVC Tournament on Friday. The fourth-seeded Norse will face No. 5 seed Southern Indiana in the first round at 3:30 p.m.

Indianapolis is the No. 1 seed and will be the host for the GLVC Tournament.