Youngstown State University
2-4,2-4
Northern Kentucky
4-3,3-3
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Ky. | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
| Youngstown St. | 13 | 14 | 17 | 0 |
Volleyball Drops Three-Setter to Northern Kentucky
3/1/2021 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
The Youngstown State volleyball lost in straight sets to Northern Kentucky on Monday at Beeghly Center in its first match in three weeks. The set scores were 25-13, 25-14, 25-17.
The Penguins, who played for the first time since Feb. 9 due to a weather cancelation and a built-in bye week, were led offensively by Josi Borum's six kills.
YSU hit negative-.032 and had 19 kills in the match as NKU had nine blocks and used an aggressive serve to keep the Penguins out of system. The Norse had 13 aces to go along with 34 kills.
Margaux Thompson had 11 digs, and Alexia Byrnes added 10 digs while registering nine assists and two aces.
Anna Brinkmann led NKU's offense with nine kills, and she also had nine digs. Libero Ashton Terrill had five aces and a match-high 13 digs.
There were seven ties and three lead changes early in the first set, and NKU's lead was just 14-13 following a serving error by Reilly Briggs. The Norse got a kill to go up 15-13 before the media timeout, and NKU went on to score the final 10 points of the set.
NKU kept the momentum and scored 13 of the first 15 points of the third set en route to a 25-14 win. YSU was within three midway through the third set at 16-13, but the Norse widened the gap with an 8-3 run.
Youngstown State will try to split the two-game series on Tuesday as the teams will play again at 5 p.m.
