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ST. LOUIS - For the second straight season, Missouri-St. Louis found a way to upset Northern Kentucky University on the volleyball court. Missouri-St. Louis attacked at a .343 clip Thursday night and stunned No. 22 NKU, 30-25, 30-27, 30-22, in the Mark Twain Building. The Tritons - who had never beaten the Norse until a three-game victory last season - improved to 8-11 overall, 5-4 in the GLVC. NKU, which impressively won two big home matches against Southern Illinois at Edwardsville and Southern Indiana last weekend, dropped to 17-5 overall, 6-3 in the GLVC. The Norse hit .260 for the match, including just .194 in the opening game. Missouri-St. Louis closed out the victory by hitting .395 in the third game. Liz Holmes paced NKU with 15 kills and a .406 hitting percentage. Kristina Eisenmenger and Tristen Dye each added 13 kills for the Norse offensive attack, while Elizabeth Droessler attacked at a .667 clip with four kills. NKU junior setter Natalie Forbes finished with 41 assists and 11 digs. The Norse now lead the all-time series with Missouri-St. Louis, 17-2. NKU plays at Missouri-Rolla at 8 p.m. Friday night, and concludes the road trip Saturday afternoon with a match at Quincy. The Norse return home next week and will meet Rockhurst at 7 p.m. Thursday in Regents Hall. NKU also plays host to Drury at 7 p.m. Friday. |
