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INDIANAPOLIS - Kristina Eisenmenger recorded 20 kills, including two key attacks in the fifth set, as the Northern Kentucky University volleyball team rallied for a 24-26, 22-25, 25-21, 25-20, 15-12 victory against Saginaw Valley State on Saturday. Eisenmenger hit .354 for the match as NKU finished the two-day Great Lakes Valley Conference/Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Crossover with a 1-2 record. Kelsey Wesaw, who earned all-tournament honors, added 18 kills and attacked at a .341 clip as the Norse improved to 22-5. Saginaw Valley State (17-5) built a 5-3 lead in the fifth set, but NKU responded with a 7-2 run to take a 10-7 advantage. After the Cardinals tied the set at 10-all, Wesaw converted an attack and then combined with Annie Lucas for a block that gave NKU a 12-10 lead. Eisenmenger slammed down two straight kills to extend NKU’s advantage to 14-10, and Wesaw later capped the set by converting an attack for a 15-12 win. Eisenmenger, a senior and a Notre Dame Academy graduate, is now third in Norse history with 1,619 career kills. She passed Jenny Jeremiah (1,613 kills) on Saturday. NKU senior setter Natalie Forbes finished with 48 assists and 13 digs. Forbes, a Highlands High School graduate who is fifth in Norse history with 3,185 career assists, also added five kills and attacked at a .625 clip. Noelle Peterson collected eight kills and hit .333 for the match. NKU hits the road for two GLVC matches next weekend, beginning with a Friday contest at Saint Joseph’s. The Norse then face Indianapolis next Saturday in a key GLVC East Division showdown. NKU, which is ranked No. 21 nationally in the NCAA Division II poll, defeated Indianapolis earlier this season in Regents Hall.
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