Maria Tieman served seven aces

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. - Maria Tieman served up seven aces and had eight digs Tuesday night as Northern Kentucky University posted a 30-13, 30-19, 30-23 victory over Bellarmine in Regents Hall.

Andrea Lanham added five service aces and 38 assists as NKU improved to 22-5 overall, 10-3 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. The Norse - who recorded 15 service aces - defeated Bellarmine for the 27th consecutive time and have not lost to the Knights since the 1992 GLVC Tournament.

NKU rolled to a 30-13 win in the opening game as Lanham directed the offense to a .654 hitting percentage. Liz Holmes converted all four of her attacks into kills in the first game, while teammate Kristina Eisenmenger knocked down four kills in five attempts.

Lynne Fischesser had two solo blocks in the opening game and later added three block assists. Fischesser also collected five digs and two kills.

Eisenmenger and Tristen Dye led NKU with 10 kills apiece, while Holmes added nine kills. Holmes hit .600 for the match, while Eisenmenger attacked at a .444 clip. Dye finished with a .348 hitting percentage as the Norse attacked at a .419 clip as a team.

Jennifer Wirtz had six kills for NKU, which extended its winning streak to four. Chelsea Bibelhauser led Bellarmine (12-12 overall, 6-7 GLVC) with 11 kills.

The Norse hit the road this weekend for GLVC matches at Saint Joseph’s (Friday) and Indianapolis (Saturday). NKU’s final two home matches of the season will be against Kentucky Wesleyan (Nov. 4) and West Virginia State (Nov. 5).

NKU will begin play at the GLVC Tournament on Nov. 10 at the site of the No. 1 seed. Rockhurst leads the GLVC with a 12-1 record and will likely host the event at Kansas City, Mo.

Southern Illinois at Edwardsville, which posted a road victory at Southern Indiana on Tuesday night, is in second place in the GLVC with a 9-2 record. NKU is in third place in the GLVC standings.

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