Liz Holmes slams down a kill Saturday

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. - Tristen Dye and Julie Lewis combined for 33 kills Saturday afternoon as Northern Kentucky University defeated West Virginia State, 30-12, 30-20, 30-26, in Regents Hall.

Dye slammed down 17 kills and hit .517 for NKU, which improved to 25-6 overall with the non-conference victory. Lewis added 16 kills and a .483 hitting percentage as the Norse finished with a perfect (9-0) home record this season.

Liz Holmes finished with 14 kills and a .385 hitting percentage for NKU, which attacked at a .418 clip for the match. Andrea Lanham recorded 50 assists, five kills and a .556 hitting percentage.

Natalie Forbes served up three aces for NKU, which collected 10 aces as a team. The Norse finished with a 64-31 advantage in kills and held West Virginia State (22-12) to a .196 hitting percentage.

Lynne Fischesser added two service aces and a team-leading nine digs for the Norse, while Kristina Eisenmenger had nine kills. Dye also added two aces for the Norse.

NKU begins play at the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament next Thursday at Kansas City, Mo. NKU will be the No. 3 seed and play sixth-seeded Lewis in the first round.

Rockhurst will be the No. 1 seed, while Southern Illinois at Edwardsville is the No. 2 seed.

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