BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – Northern Kentucky volleyball wrapped up the Falcon Invitational presented by Hampton Inn from Bowling Green, Ohio with a match against No. 22 nationally ranked Western Kentucky.
The Norse (1-5, 0-0 Horizon) came out swinging in the opening set against WKU, holding down at 17-12 lead after kills from Torie Houston and Abby Kanakry, along with a service ace from Katy Yopko. The Hilltoppers posted multiple large scoring runs to mount their comeback to claim set one at 25-23. The Norse fought just as hard in set number two, tying up the game at 18-18, but WKU was there to answer back with a scoring run for the 25-20 victory. Western Kentucky capped off the nonconference win at 25-13 for the match sweep.
TOP NORSE
NKU TAKEAWAYS
- Siefke recorded her third consecutive match with 7 total blocks. Her single-game career-high is 7 blocks as well.
- Burke posted her fifth straight match with 10 or more digs as she is up to 99 on the season.
UP NEXT
The Norse now looks ahead to the WKU Volleyball Invitational as NKU will face the nationally ranked Hilltoppers of Western Kentucky first on Thursday, Sept. 8 at 7 p.m. inside E.A. Diddle Arena.
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