HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – The Northern Kentucky University volleyball team is set to welcome Horizon League-foe Milwaukee to Regents Hall for matches on March 8-9. First serves are set for 6 p.m. and 3 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday, respectively, while both matches can be seen on ESPN+.
 
Prior to Tuesday's match, NKU will honor seniors Peytton Bagwell, Kaelin Gentile and Ashton Terrill.
 
Game Information
Northern Kentucky University Norse (6-3 Overall, 5-3 Horizon League)
University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee Panthers (4-4 Overall, 4-4 Horizon League)
Monday,  March 8 – 6 p.m. (ET) | Tuesday, March 9 – 3 p.m. (ET)
Highland Heights, Ky. | Regents Hall (1,346)
ESPN+: Game 1 | Game 2
Stats: Both Games
 
Quick Hitters
• NKU sits on a three-match winning streak after completing two-straight sweeps of Youngstown State on Monday and Tuesday.
• NKU hosts Milwaukee, March 8-9, at Regents Hall. The Panthers are 4-4 on the year and are led by a dynamic trio of Carmen Heilemann (3.14 kps), Ari Miller (2.93 kps) and Abby Koenen (2.69 kps).
• NKU is 5-6 all-time against Milwaukee, but have won the last two matches and are 4-1 against the Panthers at Regents Hall.
• NKU is climbing the national rankings in several categories, including ranking in the top-100 in opponent hitting percentage (54th, .159), aces per set (38th, 1.81), digs per set (73rd, 16.31) and hitting percentage (.219).
• NKU is coming off of a 19-13 season in which it defeated Milwaukee in the finals to win the Horizon League Tournament championship and played in its first-ever NCAA Tournament.
• NKU also earned its first top-50 RPI finish, checking in at No. 49 in the final rankings of the 2019 season. In the first ranking of the 2019 season, NKU was 43rd, which is its highest ever.
• The Norse were picked to finish second in the #HLVB Preseason Poll for the second-straight year, garnering three first-place votes and 111 points, one behind favorite Wright State.
• OH Anna Brinkmann was named the #HLVB Player of the Week (Feb. 25) after terminating 18 kills behind a .441 hitting percentage to help the Norse down Cincinnati in straight sets.
• Brinkmann opened the 2020-21 campaign with four-straight double-doubles. She's averaging 3.35 kps and 3.30 dps.
• Brinkmann has 12 aces this year and is averaging 0.46 aces per set, which ranks 68th nationally.
• S/RS Miranda Wucherer has two triple-doubles this year, which are the 2nd-most nationally.
• Wucherer was named #HLVB Player of the Week on Feb. 11 after averaging 3.00 kps, 5.88 aps, 2.00 dps, 0.88 bps and hitting .300, as well as recording a triple-double against Cleveland State.
• L/DS Terrill is coming off a campaign in which she earned her second-straight postseason accolade. She was named an all-league honorable mention in 2019 after being a first-team performer in 2018.
• Terrill is working her way up the Norse annals, scooping 1,760 digs in her career to rank 2nd all-time at NKU.
• Terrill's 4.63 dps rank 77th in the country.
• OH Reilly Briggs returns for her second season with the Norse. Briggs was a #HLVB All-Freshman Team performer last year and is averaging 2.24 kps for NKU this season.
• S Katy Yopko is contributing 4.64 assists and 1.79 digs per set in her freshman campaign.
• NKU has five players averaging at least 2.10 kills per set: Brinkmann (3.35), Abby Kanakry (2.58), Briggs (2.34), Wucherer (2.25) and Gentile (2.16).
• Four Norse also rank in the top-140 players in the country in aces per set, Brinkmann (68th, 0.46), Kanakry (119th, 0.42), Anna Burke (138th (0.41) and Terrill (138th, .41).