HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. - The Northern Kentucky University volleyball team will begin Great Lakes Valley Conference play at 7 p.m. Wednesday night when Bellarmine University visits Regents Hall for the 2003 home opener.
NKU is 3-5 overall after posting a 29-31, 35-33, 30-16, 30-19 win over Hillsdale (Mich.) College on Saturday in the final match of the GLVC/Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Crossover Tournament at Findlay, Ohio. Nicole Salisbury led the Norse with 22 kills and a .419 hitting percentage against Hillsdale.
NKU will also play host to the GLIAC/WVIAC/GLVC Crossover Tournament this weekend. The Norse will open that 18-team event at 5 p.m. Friday against Alderson-Broaddus College, and they will later take on three-time defending Great Lakes Region champion Grand Valley State University at 7:30 p.m.
NKU will close out the tournament on Saturday with matches against Ferris State University (12:30 p.m.) and Wheeling Jesuit University (5:30 p.m.). Grand Valley State is ranked No. 13 nationally in the latest NCAA Division II poll, while Wheeling Jesuit - which shocked the Lakers last week at Allendale, Mich. - is ranked No. 21 in the nation.
WELTER HAS CAREER DAY: Cammi Welter recorded a career-high 32 kills Saturday as NKU defeated Lake Superior State University, 30-27, 31-29, 27-30, 30-25. Welter converted the 32 kills in 55 attempts and had just four errors for a .509 hitting percentage.
Welter leads NKU with 135 kills and 17 total blocks. She now ranks No. 7 on the NKU all-time career list with 1,167 kills. Welter needs just 17 kills to move past Peggy Ziegler (1,183 kills) for sixth place on the list.
NKU PLAYERS NAMED ALL-TOURNAMENT: Welter and Kristin Koralewski were both named to the GLVC/GLIAC Crossover All-Tournament Team. Welter had 75 kills, 53 digs, a .254 hitting percentage, nine service aces and nine total blocks at the tournament.
Koralewski recorded four consecutive double-doubles at the tournament, and she ranks No. 2 on the team with 100 kills. Koralewski leads NKU in hitting percentage (.283), digs (110) and service aces (16).
CLOSING IN ON MILESTONE: The NKU volleyball program now has a 696-318 all-time record. The Norse can reach the 700-win plateau this weekend at home with four victories. This is the 29th season of competition for the Norse in volleyball.
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