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KENOSHA, Wis. - Kristina Eisenmenger took advantage of Natalie Forbes’ setting to record 16 kills and a .667 hitting percentage Friday night as Northern Kentucky University swept past Wisconsin-Parkside, 30-20, 30-25, 30-15. Eisenmenger, a junior right-side hitter and a Notre Dame Academy graduate, did not have an attack error and added three blocks as NKU held Wisconsin-Parkside to a .123 hitting percentage. Forbes ran the NKU offense to a .353 hitting percentage by dishing out 44 assists. Forbes, a junior setter from Highlands High School, also collected nine digs and two blocks. Tristen Dye added 13 kills and attacked at a .312 clip as the 23rd-ranked Norse improved to 26-6 overall, 14-4 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. Dye now has 993 career digs and is looking to become just the eighth player in NKU history to record both 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs. Liz Holmes - who earlier this season joined the 1,000-digs club and is NKU’s all-time leader with 1,799 kills - racked up a double-double Friday with 12 kills and 10 digs. The senior middle hitter from Mercy High School in Cincinnati also served up three aces. Megan Dooley also served up three aces for NKU, which upped its lead in the all-time series with Wisconsin-Parkside to 23-1. Elizabeth Droessler, a native of Cuba City, Wis., enjoyed a successful homecoming by recording five kills, two blocks and a .444 hitting percentage. Chelsea Clark led the NKU defense with 16 digs, while Dooley added 11 digs. The Norse finished with a 61-42 advantage in that category. NKU closes out the regular season Saturday with a 4 p.m. match against Lewis. Earlier this season, Lewis pulled out a five-game thriller against NKU in Regents Hall. Lewis is 26-3 overall, 16-2 in the GLVC. The Flyers have clinched the No. 2 seed from the GLVC East Division for the upcoming league tournament, which will be held at Indianapolis Nov. 9-11. NKU is the No. 3 seed from the GLVC East, and the Norse will meet Rockhurst - the No. 2 seed in the GLVC West - in the opening round. |
