Andrea Lanham

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Andrea Lanham recorded 52 assists and 17 digs Tuesday night as the Northern Kentucky University volleyball team defeated Bellarmine, 28-30, 30-21, 30-27, 30-26, in Knights Hall.

Lanham hit .353 with six kills for NKU, which snapped a two-match losing streak and improved to 14-4 overall, 3-2 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. Lanham also served up two aces.

Lanham, a junior setter and a graduate of Notre Dame Academy, is sixth in Norse history with 2,806 career assists. She is eight assists shy of passing Lori King for fifth place on the NKU all-time list.

Liz Holmes finished with 14 kills and a .355 hitting percentage for NKU. Holmes also had four service aces as the Norse extended their dominance over Bellarmine in volleyball by defeating the Knights for the 26th consecutive time.

NKU leads the all-time series with Bellarmine by a 50-8 margin, and the Norse have not lost to the Knights since the 1992 GLVC Tournament. Bellarmine, which has lost three straight matches after a 3-0 start in conference play, dropped to 6-7 overall, 3-3 in the GLVC.

Bellarmine attacked at a .349 clip in the opening game to take a 30-28 win. NKU, however, limited the Knights to -.054 hitting percentage in the second game to tie the match, and the Norse held off Bellarmine in the final two stanzas to pull out the road victory.

NKU freshman right-side hitter Kristina Eisenmenger added 14 kills, while teammate Julie Lewis added 13 kills. Tristen Dye contributed nine kills to the Norse offensive attack, and Maria Tieman finished with 13 digs.

The Norse return home Friday and play host to Wisconsin-Parkside at 7 p.m. in Regents Hall. NKU will also meet Lewis at 1 p.m. Saturday in Regents Hall.

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