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OWENSBORO, Ky. - Liz Holmes and Tristen Dye combined for 13 service aces Tuesday night as Northern Kentucky University began Great Lakes Valley Conference play with a 30-17, 30-17, 30-19 win at Kentucky Wesleyan. Holmes served up seven aces and added 10 digs for NKU, which improved to 4-6 overall, 1-0 in the GLVC. Dye finished with six aces, 11 kills, eight digs and a .476 hitting percentage for the Norse, who served 19 aces as a team. Holmes, a junior middle hitter from Mercy High School in Cincinnati, also converted seven attacks and now has 964 career kills at NKU. Jennifer Wirtz hammered down nine kills and attacked at a .692 clip for NKU, which finished with a 45-17 advantage in digs. Andrea Lanham collected 23 assists, and Kristina Eisenmenger added five kills and three blocks. Andrea Price had four kills for NKU, which improved to 33-0 all-time against Kentucky Wesleyan. The Panthers dropped to 0-6 this season. NKU, the GLVC preseason favorite, will play a road match at Saint Joseph’s at 8 p.m. Friday. The Norse also visit Indianapolis on Saturday. |
