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INDIANAPOLIS - The Northern Kentucky University volleyball team dropped a pair of matches at the Great Lakes Valley Conference/Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Crossover on Friday. In the opener, Northern Michigan attacked at a .325 clip for the match and posted a 25-22, 25-17, 22-25, 21-25, 15-13 win over NKU. The Wildcats (14-7) won the first two sets by hitting a combined .368, dropped the next two stanzas and then attacked at a .440 clip in the fifth set to hold off 21st-ranked NKU. Caryn VanBeckum led Northern Michigan with 23 kills and hit .457. NKU’s Kelsey Wesaw hammered down 30 kills and attacked at a .511 clip for NKU, which hit .306 as a team. Northern Michigan, however, finished with a 26-5 advantage in blocks (24 block assists, two solos) and halted NKU’s winning streak at 12 matches. Kristina Eisenmenger collected 16 kills for NKU, while teammate Kim Nemcek added 12 kills and a .381 hitting percentage. Sophomore libero Chelsea Clark recorded 30 digs as the Norse held a 69-48 advantage in that category. NKU setter Natalie Forbes finished with 67 assists, and freshman outside hitter Noelle Peterson added nine kills. NKU met No. 6 Grand Valley State in the nightcap and dropped a 25-22, 23-25, 25-16, 25-23 decision to the Lakers. Whitney Tremain and Danielle Alexander combined for 29 kills to lead Grand Valley State (20-2), which hit .331 for the match. Tremain had 15 kills and hit .367, while Alexander added 14 kills and attacked at a .464 clip. Eisenmenger led NKU with 15 kills, but the Norse hit just .202 as a team. Grand Valley State finished with 22 block assists and two solos, while NKU had six block assists and two solos. The Lakers closed the fourth set with a 6-3 run after trailing 20-19. NKU is now 21-5 and will close out the two-day event Saturday by meeting Saginaw Valley State.
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