INDIANAPOLIS - An efficient Northern Kentucky attack led the Norse past IUPUI in four sets on Friday night (Nov. 5), 25-17, 24-26, 25-14, 25-11. IUPUI got even with a second set win before the visiting Norse controlled the third and fourth to take the win. Freshman Briana Brown led the IUPUI offense with 13 kills and Allie Pogue added nine and hit .241 on the evening. Fifth-year senior Rhiannon Schuenemann had 12 digs and four service aces from the libero spot and Brooke Phillips finished with 22 assists. 

NKU's balanced attack hit .358 for the night and got double-digit kills from Abby Kanakry (13), Reilly Briggs (12) and Anna Brinkmann (10). Katy Yopko delivered 27 assists and Miranda Wucherer had 20. 

NKU scored the night's first three points before Pogue put home a kill from the right side. The Norse lead grew to 6-1, forcing Froehlich into an early timeout. IUPUI stemmed the tide with a point before NKU rattled off three more-in-a-row to take a commanding 9-2 lead. Even after IUPUI closed within 13-8 on an Alan ace and a kill from Madison, NKU ended any suspense with the set's next five points on way to a 25-17 win. NKU hit .519 in the opening set, committing just two errors against 16 kills. 

Similar to the first set, IUPUI fell behind in the second set 10-4 before catching fire. The Jags turned a 13-8 deficit into a 16-13 lead on eight straight points with Schuenemann on the service line. NKU called two timeouts during the burst, but couldn't slow the Jags. Things ultimately got tight late as the score was tied at 22, 23 and 24 before Brown turned in back-to-back kills to close the set. IUPUI hit .239 in the second set as Brown and Pogue combined on 11 kills and just one error. 

NKU continued the trend of building a quick early lead in set three, this time blasting out to a 13-5 advantage. This time, IUPUI had no answer as the Norse maintained at least an eight-point lead en route to a 25-14 win. Things followed suit in the fourth as NKU hit .367 and the Jags had more errors (6) than kills (3) in dropping the final set, 25-11. 

Darragh Dixon came off the IUPUI bench to provide nine assists and a pair of aces and Maddie Haines put down five kills. 

IUPUI will cap the week with a home contest against Wright State on Saturday (Nov. 6) at 4:00 p.m. inside the Jungle. IUPUI will honor the senior duo of Schuenemann and Shakana Norfleet immediately before that contest.