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0
Purdue Fort Wayne Pur-FW 11-10,5-3 Horizon
3
Winner Northern Ky. NKU 13-6,8-0 Horizon
Purdue Fort Wayne Pur-FW
11-10,5-3 Horizon
0
Final
3
Northern Ky. NKU
13-6,8-0 Horizon
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Purdue Fort Wayne Pur-FW 24 23 17 (0)
Northern Ky. NKU 26 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

NKU sweeps Purdue Fort Wayne, notching tenth consecutive victory

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – One of the hottest teams in the nation, Northern Kentucky University Norse women's volleyball continued Horizon League play on Saturday, taking on Purdue Fort Wayne in Regents Hall. After sweeping the Mastodons a day prior, the Norse repeated with another sweep, upping NKU's win streak to ten, as the Norse clinched a perfect first half of Horizon League play. Northern Kentucky's ten-match win streak is the sixth-longest active streak in the nation. 

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Northern Kentucky – 3, Purdue Fort Wayne – 0
LOCATION: Regents Hall – Highland Heights, Ky. 
RECORDS: Northern Kentucky: 13-6 (8-0 HL), PFW: 11-10 (5-3 HL)

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
– NKU hit .353 in the match, while allowing the Mastodons to hit .198. NKU recorded a match-best hitting percentage of .500 in the third set, recording 16 kills with one error on 30 attempts. 
– The Norse and Mastodons were very close in every other major statistical category, as the Norse bested PFW in kills, 43-40, aces, 5-4, and were tied in digs with 42 apiece. 
– Individually, it was another balanced offensive match for NKU, as four players recorded between eight and eleven kills. Ava Hoying led the Norse with 11 kills on a .310 hitting percentage. 
– Sydney Bray had nine kills on a .471 hitting mark with two blocks, an ace, and eight digs. 
– Allison Risley posted nine kills on a .261 hitting percentage, with 13 digs amd an ace. 
– Ivey Stocks had eight kills while hitting .350 with a pair of blocks. 
– Katie Noschang went five for five on attacks with three total blocks. 
– Abby Pickard led NKU with 34 assists, also recording a block and two digs. 
– Daisy Cluxton tied Risley with a team-high 13 digs and also had a pair of service aces. 

NEXT UP
– NKU's next matchup will see the Norse take on Wright State in a battle for first place in the Horizon League on Tuesday night in Dayton. 

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