Andrea Lanham (6) and Liz Holmes (8)

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. - Andrea Lanham picked up 41 assists and four service aces Friday night as Northern Kentucky University coasted to a 30-22, 30-27, 30-27 win over Wisconsin-Parkside in Regents Hall.

Lanham, a junior setter and a Notre Dame Academy graduate, also moved into fifth place in Norse history with 2,847 career assists. Lanham added five kills, six digs and hit .357 for the match.

With NKU holding a 28-27 lead in the second game, Lanham picked up a kill to extend the Norse advantage to 29-27. A Wisconsin-Parkside hitting error on the next point gave NKU a 30-27 win, and the Norse cruised to another 30-27 victory in the third stanza to take the match.

Liz Holmes and Kristina Eisenmenger each had 12 kills as the Norse improved to 15-4 overall, 4-2 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. Holmes hit .368, while Eisenmenger attacked at a .304 clip.

Holmes also added two service aces and seven digs. Jennifer Wirtz finished with six kills and a .385 hitting percentage for the Norse, while Tristen Dye added eight kills.

Natalie Forbes served up three aces for NKU, which leads the all-time series with Wisconsin-Parkside by a 20-1 margin. Forbes also collected a team-leading nine digs.

NKU will meet Lewis at 1 p.m. Saturday in Regents Hall.

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