LOUISVILLE, Ky. – An aggressive Northern Kentucky attack led to a high volume of kills, but Northern Kentucky was unable to overcome Missouri in a straight-set-setback (24-26, 22-25, 20-25). The Norse fall to 2-2, while the Tigers improve to 1-4.

STATS LEADERS 

• Brinkmann finished with her third-straight double-double with 13 kills and 10 digs. She now has 30 double-doubles in her career.
• Anna Burke notched a career-high 22 digs, at an impressive 7.3 digs per set.
• Joy Banks registered 10 kills behind a .269 hitting percentage.
• Sequoia Hunt hit .357 en route to eight kills in the match.
• Katy Yopko had 22 assists.

FIRST SET SUMMARY   

• Banks contributed five kills to pace an attack that registered 18 kills in the set, but the Norse fell, 26-24.
• Brinkmann (4), Briggs (3), Abby Kanakry (3) and Hunt (2) also contributed multiple terminations.
• Burke picked up 11 scoops in the set.
• Mizzou led by as many as five on several occasions throughout the early portions.
• Northern Kentucky fought back to tie it at 19 and then again at 24, but the Tigers earned the next two points to take the set, 26-24.
• NKU finished with an 18-14 advantage in kills, but had three more attack errors (7-4) than the Tigers.

SECOND SET SUMMARY   

• NKU built a five-point advantage, but Mizzou whittled it away and tied the frame at 16.
• The Tigers took the lead, then extended it to four, 21-17, and went on for the 25-22 win.
• Brinkmann had six kills, as NKU once again held an advantage in terminations, 17-14, but committed three more attack errors (5-2) and four more service errors (5-1) than Missouri. 

THIRD SET SUMMARY 

• NKU had its worst hitting performance of the day in the third set despite still registering 13 kills. Eight hitting errors led to a .098 hitting percentage.
• Meanwhile, MU hit .275 in the set with 15 kills and four errors.
• The set was tight early and tied at 18-all when Mizzou went on a quick four-point spurt to take a comfortable lead before winning 25-20.

MATCH NOTES   

• Northern Kentucky finished with a 48-43 advantage in total terminations. However, it had 20 hitting errors compared to 10 for Mizzou.
• While the Norse also had more aces, 4-2, they also had more serving errors, 11-4.
• The Tigers out-blocked NKU, 7-0, marking the first time since at least the 2015-16 season the Norse failed to record a block.
• Brinkmann has 34 kills through the first seven sets of the tournament (4.86 kps).
• Burke's 22 digs are a new career high, bettering her mark set last Saturday against Ohio (21).
• Banks has now registered double-figure kill totals in back-to-back matches with 12 on Friday and 10 on Saturday.
• Yopko is also humming along in NKU's 6-2 system. She has distributed 44 assists through the first two tournament matches, averaging 6.3 aps.  

NEXT UP 
Northern Kentucky squares off against No. 12 Louisville on Sunday, Sept. 5 at 1:00 p.m.
 
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