VB Team Huddle 2022
Devon Lucal
3
Winner Louisville LOU 1-0,0-0 ACC
0
Northern Ky. NKU 0-1,0-0 Horizon
Winner
Louisville LOU
1-0,0-0 ACC
3
Final
0
Northern Ky. NKU
0-1,0-0 Horizon
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Louisville LOU 25 25 25 (3)
Northern Ky. NKU 12 11 16 (0)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Volleyball downed by No. 4 Louisville in Season Opener

VERMILLION, S.D. – Northern Kentucky volleyball began the 2022 season with a neutral site contest against No. 4 ranked Louisville. The Cardinals took down the Norse in three sets by scores of 12-25, 15-25 and 16-25 overall. 

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: No. No. 4 Louisville – 3, Northern Kentucky 0
LOCATION: Sanford Coyote Sports Center – Vermillion, South Dakota
RECORDS: No. 4 Louisville: 1-0 (0-0 ACC), Northern Kentucky: 0-1 (0-0 Horizon)

HOW IT HAPPENED
The first set saw Louisville jump ahead to an 11-5 advantage after multiple scoring runs of 4-0 against NKU. The Cardinals continued to lead the opening game over the Norse to claim set number one at 25-12. 

Set number two saw more of the same from the top-five national ranked Cards, posting a 5-0 scoring run to surge ahead 10-4 over Northern Kentucky. Louisville continued to total runs late into the set and ultimately take the game at 25-11. 

While Louisville once again built a commanding lead early against the Norse at 13-5, NKU was not going down without a fight in this final set of play. Reilly Briggs and Anna Brinkmann looked to turn up their intensity in this third set, with both totaling multiple kills to see NKU only trail by seven at 19-12. The Cardinals previously generated lead was too much to overcome however, with Louisville winning the third set at 25-16 and sweeping the match at 3-0. 


NORSE NOTES

  • Leading the NKU offensive attack was Reilly Briggs with 12 total kills. Briggs finished the day hitting .250 overall and added one dig to her stat sheet. 
  • Katy Yopko guided the offense with 12 assists and Torie Houston provided seven assists as well on the day. 
  • Anna Burke led Northern Kentucky with nine total digs in the match.
  • Louisville out-blocked NKU 13-to-1 in this contest, and the Cardinals also totaled eight service aces compared to the Norse's one. 
     

UP NEXT

The Norse return to action tonight in Vermillion, S.D. to take on the Tigers of Missouri. First serve is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. (ET) from the Sanford Coyote Sports Center. 

FOLLOW NKU NORSE WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
Get in the game and follow Northern Kentucky's women's volleyball team through @NKUNorseVB on Twitter, @NKUNorseVBall on Instagram, nkunorsevball on Facebook and subscribe to the NKU Norse Youtube channel.


 

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