HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – Northern Kentucky volleyball defended their home court with ease tonight, sweeping the Colonials of Robert Morris Friday evening inside Regents Hall.

The Norse (8-11, 6-2 Horizon) won their third consecutive match with the 3-0 victory over Robert Morris (8-13, 1-8 Horizon) this evening. NKU now moves into a tie with Green Bay at 6-2 in the conference standings as well.

Northern Kentucky took the opening set at 25-17, as RMU showed some fight against the Norse early in the contest. NKU quickly shifted into another gear in sets two and three, finishing those sets with hitting percentages of .393 and .500 respectively.

TOP NORSE

• Reilly Briggs: 12 kills, .476 H%, 4 blocks
• Skyy Smith: 8 kills, .727 H%, 4 blocks
• Anna Burke: 11 digs, 8 assists
• Katy Yopko: 12 assists, 2 aces, 9 digs
• Madison Tracy: 12 assists, 3 aces, 8 digs

NKU TAKEAWAYS

• As a squad the Norse total 11.0 total blocks against RMU tonight. This was the ninth match this season where NKU has totaled 10.0 or more blocks.
• Burke continued her climb to 1,000 digs as she totaled 11 overall. She currently sits at 968 for her career.
• Briggs led Northern Kentucky yet again in total kills with 12 on the night, and a hitting percentage of .476 as well. This was her 10^th match of the season with 10 or more kills also.
• NKU was just as impressive serving tonight, totaling eight aces compared to the Colonials' one.
• Additionally, the Norse held Robert Morris as a team to a hitting percentage of just .019. 
   

UP NEXT
The Norse are right back at it tomorrow, Saturday, Oct. 15 inside Regents Hall as NKU will host Youngstown State in a Horizon League battle. First serve is slated for 4 p.m. (ET) and will be broadcasted on ESPN+.   

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