HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, KY – The Wright State volleyball team battled back to force a deciding fifth set on the road Saturday afternoon, but the Raiders came up just short at Northern Kentucky in Horizon League action.
 
Wright State (12-10, 8-3 Horizon) returns to action on Tuesday night at home against Robert Morris inside McLin Gymnasium. Tuesday is set for a 6 p.m. start and fans can follow the action via live stats.
 
On Saturday, the Raiders took the opening set 25-22 before Northern Kentucky (13-9, 8-3 Horizon) took sets two and three by scores of 25-18 and 25-22. Wright State dominated the fourth set 25-11 to force the deciding fifth set, where the hosts grabbed the win with a 15-11 set victory.
 
Wright State was led by 15 kills each from Sam Ott and Aaliyah Byers, while Ott added 17 digs for her third double-double of the season and first since early September. Callie Martin added 13 kills and Megan Alders had 12 of her own as the Raiders hit .293 as a group in the loss compared to a .240 team hitting percentage by NKU.
 
Katie Meyer passed out 29 assists and Lauren Yacobucci added 26 for Wright State as the pair ran the offense and combined for 55 of the Raiders' 59 helpers. Jenny Wessling finished with a match-best 21 digs, while Jenny Morey collected 14 digs as she joined Wessling and Ott with double digit digs.