INDIANAPOLIS – Northern Kentucky's volleyball team had its first consecutive losses of the season, falling in three to both Butler and Arizona. The Bulldogs claimed the opening match, 25-21, 25-18, 25-15. In the second match, the Wildcats claimed a 25-14, 25-18, 25-13 win over the Norse. With the losses, the Norse fall to 6-4 on the season. Butler advanced to 10-4, while Arizona went to 6-4 on the season. First Set Summary

•         NKU's hitting percentage of .108 would prove to be the most efficient of the match, led by junior rightside hitter Drew Hendricks with four kills on seven swings.
•         Redshirt-senior libero Lauren Hurley carried over her defensive prowess from last weekend, scooping up eight digs in the first set.
•         Four Norse assisted on a block, combining for two in the first frame.
•         The Bulldogs hit .282 as a team in the first set.

 
Second Set Summary

•         Butler had its lowest hitting percentage of the match in the second set at .174, but the Norse hit in the negatives at         -.033.
•         The NKU offense was spread out with Georgia Childers, Haley Libs, Keely Creamer, Tristen Simpson and Hendricks all notching two kills apiece.

 
Third Set Summary

•         The Norse hit under .100 once again, going a flat .000 in the final set.
•         The middle attack proved to be the most effective for NKU, with Childers and Creamer both tallying three kills apiece to lead the team.

 
Norse Notes

•         NKU hit .029 as a team, the third time this year that the Norse have been held under a .100 clip.
•         Childers, Creamer, Hendricks and Libs all posted six kills in the setback, with Childers and Hendricks hitting .312 and .364, respectively, as the only Norse to hit above .000.
•         Freshman setter Shelby Olsen recorded 24 assists.
•         Hurley had 14 digs, while Libs had seven.
•         Childers and Simpson led the net defense with two blocks apiece.

  First Set Summary

•         The opening set was the most efficient hitting frame for the Norse, going .179. However, the Wildcats hit a blistering         .517 off 15 kills and no errors.
•         Simpson paced the offense with three kills.
•         Hurley and Libs both had four digs in the set.

 
Second Set Summary

•         Hurley and Libs were the only two players to register a dig in the second set, each being held to just one.
•         Creamer had four kills off eight swings.
•         The Norse hit .100 in the set, while Arizona's clip of .346 was its lowest of the match.

 
Third Set Summary

•         Simpson was the only Norse to muster more than one kill in the third set, registering two off three swings.
•         Once again, Hurley and Libs were the only to put up any backrow defensive numbers, with two digs each.
•         NKU hit .143, while Arizona went above .500 once more with a .565 clip, the highest of the match.

 
Norse Notes

•         NKU hit .139 for the match, while Arizona hit .474.
•         The Wildcats were overpowering from behind the line, serving up 13 aces compared to just three from the Norse.
•         Simpson and Creamer led the team with six kills each, both off 17 swings.
•         With her third kill of the match, Creamer surpassed 1,000 career kills.
•         Creamer and Libs combined for the only block of the match for NKU.
•         Olsen dished out 13 assists. Hurley led the team with 11 digs.

 
Up Next

•         NKU will finish its non-conference portion of the schedule against Loyola Chicago tomorrow at 3 p.m. ET.