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Northern Kentucky NKU 0-2

Xavier XU 1-0

Northern Kentucky NKU

0-2

Final

Aug. 28, 2015

Xavier XU

1-0

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	F
Northern Kentucky NKU	22	22	8	(0)
Xavier XU	25	25	25	(3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | 8/28/2015 9:01:00 PM | Mike Anderson, NKU Athletic Communications

Creamer, Julian strong as VB falls at Xavier

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CINCINNATI – Jayden Julian and Keely Creamer each had nine kills for the Northern Kentucky University volleyball team in a 3-0 loss to Xavier at Cintas Center on Friday to close out Day 1 of the 2015 season.

Xavier (1-0) took the match with set scores of 25-21, 25-22 and 25-8. NKU, now 0-2 on the season, also dropped a 3-0 match to Eastern Michigan earlier in the day.

Taylor Snyder picked up her second double-double of the year for NKU with 24 assists and a team-best 12 digs. Abbey Bessler and Kristen Massa each had 12 kills to pace the Musketeers offensively, while Mackenzi Humm and McKena Estes each added three service aces.

After keeping the score level in the early going, the Norse edged out a three-point lead at 12-9, but three kills from Makayla Agin gave the Musketeers the lead at 15-14. Xavier held on to the lead the rest of the way to take a 25-21 win.

The second set was a story of dueling runs. After a 5-1 run put Xavier up, 14-11, the Norse stormed back with four of their own to make it a 15-14 NKU lead. Xavier responded with four in a row before the Norse rattled off an 8-2 run to take a 22-20 edge. The Musketeers buckled down and got the final five points of the set to take a 2-0 lead on the match.

Xavier kept the pressure on, opening Set 3 on a 10-1 run and never trailing, taking the match with a 25-8 decision.

The Norse will close out the season-opening weekend on Saturday with a noon first serve against Cincinnati at Fifth Third Arena. Links to live stats and a video broadcast of the match will be available at NKUNorse.com. Fans can also keep up with the action by following @NKUNorseGameDay on Twitter.

NORSE NOTES

Mel Stewart added another 11 digs on the match, bringing her career total to 993. With seven digs on Saturday, Stewart will be the 18^th member of NKU's 1,000-dig club, and the first since the 2013 season.

Xavier improved to 10-8 in the all-time series between the clubs and has won the last six matches in the series. NKU has not won a match at Xavier since the 1981 season.