Brittany Dixon

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. - After opening the season with 13 consecutive matches on the road, the Northern Kentucky University volleyball team will play its home opener at 7 p.m. Friday against Indianapolis in Regents Hall.

NKU will also meet Saint Joseph’s at 1 p.m. Saturday in Regents Hall. NKU owns an 11-2 overall record heading into its Great Lakes Valley Conference schedule.

The Norse posted a 4-0 record at the Charleston (W. Va.) Tournament last weekend and own five consecutive victories heading into Friday’s match. Indianapolis owns a 6-6 overall record. A year ago, NKU swept the season series from the Greyhounds.

Sophomore middle hitter Liz Holmes leads NKU in kills (212), kills per game (4.51 kpg), service aces (32), digs (140) and blocks (38). Holmes collected four double-doubles last weekend at the Charleston Tournament.

Holmes, a graduate of Mercy High School in Cincinnati, enters Friday with 609 career kills.

Andrea Lanham finished with 55 assists, 13 digs and six service aces as NKU posted a 30-28, 25-30, 30-28, 30-11 win over Indiana (Pa.) on Saturday. Lanham, a junior setter and a graduate of Notre Dame Academy, also had four kills.

Kristina Eisenmenger, who was named most valuable player of the Charleston Tournament, added 15 kills and five blocks for NKU. Eisenmenger, a freshman and a graduate of Notre Dame, leads NKU in hitting percentage (.359) and is second on the team in blocks with 30.

Sophomore Brittany Dixon served up four aces and added 12 digs for the Norse in the victory over Indiana (Pa.).