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HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. - The Northern Kentucky University volleyball team was hoping to administer a little payback Friday night when Indianapolis visited Regents Hall. Instead, the Norse were forced to watch a repeat performance by the Greyhounds, who posted a three-game sweep over NKU for the second time this season. Indianapolis limited NKU to a .125 hitting percentage and emerged with a 30-25, 31-29, 30-24 win. Sophomore outside hitter Casey Chrzastowski led the Greyhounds with 12 kills and a .476 hitting percentage. Senior middle hitter Lynne Ross collected nine kills and attacked at a .316 clip for the Greyhounds. Ross also finished with eight block assists and two solo blocks. Indianapolis improved to 13-4 overall, 5-1 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. NKU, which had won three straight matches entering Friday, is 8-8 overall, 3-2 in the GLVC. After falling behind by eight points (23-15) in the opening game, NKU rallied and pulled within 28-25 on two consecutive kills by Kristina Eisenmenger. Ross, however, converted an attack to make it 29-25 and a Norse hitting error gave the Greyhounds a 30-25 victory. Indianapolis built a 5-0 lead in the second game, but NKU used the attacking of Liz Holmes and consecutive points off blocks to tie the stanza. Holmes and Andrea Lanham first combined for a block, then Elizabeth Droessler and Tristen Dye teamed up to stuff an attack by Karla Mast to tie the score at 8-all. With Indianapolis holding a 28-27 lead, Tristen Dye slammed down one of her eight kills to tie the game. A service error by Holmes gave Indianapolis a 29-28 lead, but Droessler and Lanham blocked an attack by Mast to tie the score at 29-all. After a hitting error gave Indianapolis a 30-29 lead, Ross ended the game with a kill. The Greyhounds jumped out to a 5-0 lead again in the third game and held off a late NKU rally to wrap up the season sweep of the Norse. Holmes led NKU with 11 kills, while Eisenmenger added 10 kills. Lanham dished out 36 assists and had nine digs for the Norse, while teammate Megan Dooley served up four aces. NKU owns a 34-6 lead in the all-time series with Indianapolis, but the Greyhounds have won six of the past 10 meetings. NKU will play host to Saint Joseph's at 2 p.m. Saturday. The Norse continue the homestand Monday at 7 p.m. when West Virginia State visits Regents Hall. |
