DAYTON — The Wright State volleyball team makes the short trip down I-75 for a Tuesday night tilt with Northern Kentucky in a matchup of two 2-0 teams in the Horizon League early in the conference schedule. Tuesday's match is scheduled for a 6 p.m. start and is expected to be streamed on ESPN+.

MATCH INFORMATION
Tuesday, September 30 - at Northern Kentucky - 6 p.m. - Watch - Live Stats

LAST TIME OUT
Wright State opened Horizon League play with a pair of home wins over IU Indy, sweeping the Friday night matchup before a four set Saturday win. The Raiders were led by Mya Ayro's match-high 13 kills  on Friday, while Reilly Zegunis added 12 kills and a pair of blocks with a service ace. Katie Sowko just missed double-digit kills of her own, finishing with nine as she filled her stat line with three digs, two blocks and a pair of service aces. Saturday saw Sowko finish with 10 kills and 10 digs for her sixth double-double of the season, while Lauren Yacobucci dished out 31 of Wright State's 38 assists and added 13 digs for her seventh double-double of the year.

STARTING THE HORIZON
After Friday's win over IU Indy to begin HL play, Wright State has won its Horizon League-opening match in six of the last seven seasons, dating back to 2019, with the lone blemish a five-set loss against Northern Kentucky to begin the 2021 HL slate. Over the same six year stretch, the Raiders have a pair of undefeated Horizon League seasons (Spring 2021, Fall 2022).

NOTE ON THE NORSE
Wright State grabbed a pair of three-set sweeps last season against Northern Kentucky and have won six of the last seven matchups between the two teams dating back to the 2022 season.

KNOW THE FOE
- Northern Kentucky started Horizon League play with a pair of home wins over Cleveland State last weekend and has won three of its last four matches overall. NKU won just two of its first six matches but has won four of its last seven matches entering Tuesday.
- Northern Kentucky tallied an 11-18 overall mark last season with a 7-11 HL record, going 8-6 at home and 2-9 on the road. Wright State grabbed a pair of three-set sweeps last season, while the teams have met 48 times in program history dating back to 1977.

LEADING THE PACK
Wright State is led offensively by Mya Ayro and Katie Sowko. Ayro leads the Raiders with 204 kills and a 4.08 kills per set average while Sowko follows her with 145 kills and a 2.96 kills per set average. Lauren Yacobucci has passed out 461 assists and has a current 9.22 assists per set average.