MOON TOWNSHIP, Penn. — Northern Kentucky women's volleyball returned to action on Friday night as the Norse hit the road for a pair of matches at Robert Morris. 

NKU took home the victory in the first match of the weekend, taking down the Colonials in four sets. 

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Northern Kentucky - 3, Robert Morris - 1 
LOCATION: UPMC Events Center (Moon Township, Pennsylvania)
RECORDS: Northern Kentucky: 9-10 (5-3 Horizon), Robert Morris: 7-12 (2-6 Horizon)

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Northern Kentucky posted one of its most efficient offensive outputs of the season with 64 kills and a .282 hitting percentage as a team. Three Norse finished with 10+ kills. 
• Joy Banks flirted with a 20/20 match, finishing with 20 kills and 19 digs while hitting .356. 
• Lucy Cluxton, the defensive anchor for NKU, finished with a match-high 25 digs. 
• Torie Houston finished with a double-double, posting 21 assists and 10 digs. 
• Sydney Bray and Allison Risley each finished with 14 kills. Bray continued her efficient season with a .400 hitting percentage, posting just two errors on 30 swings. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Northern Kentucky took the first set 25-20 before RMU evened the match in Set 2. 
• NKU was down 13-10 in Set 3, but rattled off nine straight points and won the set 25-22, hitting .304 as a team. 
• The Norse stepped up their game in the fourth set, hitting .324 to take home a victory 25-21. 

UP NEXT

• Northern Kentucky takes on RMU again on Saturday, with the first serve at 2 PM ET. 

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