INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Northern Kentucky University Norse women's volleyball took on IU Indy on Saturday in the team's final contest of the regular season, battling the Jaguars after a four-set win on Friday night. The Norse, who have made history multiple times already this season, did it again on Saturday as the squad picked up its 13th-straight win in a five-set thriller.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Northern Kentucky – 3, IU Indy - 2
LOCATION: The Jungle - Indianapolis, Ind,
RECORDS: Northern Kentucky: 21-8 (17-1 HL), IUI: 17-13 (11-7 HL)
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
– NKU took the first set, 25-20, before getting put on their heels as the Jaguars took sets two (25-22) and three (25-13).
– The Norse battled back in set four with a 25-20 win to force a fifth.
– Despite losing
Sydney Bray in the fifth set, the Norse powered past the Jaguars with a 15-12 win.
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Allison Risley tallied 17 kills, a match-high. She also had 11 digs in the match, resulting in her 11th double-double of the season.
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Sydney Bray had 12 kills on 31 attempts, also recording 16 digs and three blocks. It marked her 12th double-double of the season, and her fourth consecutive.
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Ivey Stocks had eight kills and five blocks.
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Ava Hoying had nine kills, five digs, and an ace.
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Abby Pickard had 42 assists, ten digs, and a block.
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Lucy Cluxton tallied 15 digs and an ace in the match.
– NKU's 17 conference wins in a single season are the second-most in program history, trailing only a 1995 season in which the Norse went 19-1 in the GLVC.
– The Norse's 21 total wins are tied for the third-most that head coach
Liz Hart has had during her 16-year tenure, and the most since the Norse went 21-10 in 2018.
UP NEXT
Northern Kentucky will host the Horizon League Volleyball Championship from November 21-23 at Truist Arena.
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