DeBeer Leads the No. 4-ranked Cardinals to Sweep of NKU

VERMILLION, S.D. –– Anna DeBeer had 11 kills, two aces and two blocks to lead the No. 4-ranked University of Louisville Cardinals to a 25-12, 25-11, 25-16 win over Northern Kentucky at the Coyote Invitational Friday morning in Vermillion, S.D.
 
The Cardinals hit .434 for the match with eight aces, 41 digs and 13 blocks. Amaya Tillman joined DeBeer in double digit kills with 10, adding five blocks. Redshirt freshman Cara Cresse added seven blocks and Claire Chaussee had three aces and nine kills. Libero Elena Scott had a match high 14 digs and transfer setter Raquel Lazaro ran the offense with 31 assists, eight digs and three blocks.
 
Northern Kentucky was led by Reilly Briggs’ 12 kills. NKU hit .032 and recorded a single block and one ace.
 
UofL will play host South Dakota this evening at 8 p.m. ET as the Coyote Invitational continues.
 
Set 1
The Cardinals burst out of the gates to start Set 1, winning 25-12. UofL blew out to a 10-5 lead and forced a Norse timeout. The break did little to sway the Cardinal momentum as UofL powered to a 16-7 lead and NKU had to burn its final timeout to try to cool off UofL hitting.  Louisville increased the lead to 22-11 and then scored set point on a block by Amaya Tillman and Raquel Lazaro on the right side for the win. Louisville hit a torrid .519 as a team and recorded seven blocks, four by Cara Cresse.  Anna DeBeer led the offensive efforts with four kills and Claire Chaussee added a pair of aces.
 
Set 2
UofL took an 8-4 lead to start the second…