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MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Liz Holmes was at her thunderous best Saturday afternoon as Northern Kentucky University won a pair of matches. Holmes hammered down 19 kills and attacked at an .826 clip in the opener as NKU defeated Ouachita Baptist, 30-13, 30-23, 30-14. The junior middle hitter later collected 15 kills and hit .367 as the Norse knocked off host Christian Brothers, 29-31, 30-27, 30-19, 30-26. Holmes added three service aces and 11 digs against Ouachita Baptist, and she recorded her 19 kills without an error in 23 attempts. Kristina Eisenmenger finished with 10 kills and a .391 hitting percentage as NKU attacked at a .437 clip against Ouachita Baptist. In the second match, Tristen Dye slammed down 24 kills, collected 12 digs and hit .583 as NKU rallied past Christian Brothers. Andrea Lanham dished out 54 assists, had five kills and hit .364 for the Norse, who rallied from a 23-20 deficit in the second game to pull out a 30-27 win. Megan Dooley served up five aces and finished with eight digs against Christian Brothers, while Lindsay Zumdick added 11 digs and three aces. Holmes and Lanham each served up three aces for NKU, which finished with 17 as a team. Andrea Price notched 12 kills for NKU, which hit .309 against Christian Brothers. Holmes led NKU with four blocks, and the Norse avenged last year's loss to the Buccaneers. Holmes, a graduate of Mercy High School in Cincinnati, now has 1,167 career kills. She needs 17 kills to move into eighth place on the Norse's all-time career list in that category. Lanham increased her career assists total to 4,350, and the Notre Dame Academy graduate is 622 shy of passing Molly Donovan as NKU's all-time leader in that category. NKU, which extended its winning streak to three, improved to 15-10 overall. The Norse resume Great Lakes Valley Conference action Tuesday at 7 p.m. when Bellarmine visits Regents Hall. NKU will hit the road next weekend for matches at Lewis (Friday) and Wisconsin-Parkside (Saturday). |
