Western Kentucky’s volleyball team celebrated the 900th all-time win in program history after a pair of Friday victories to open its weekend tournament at E.A. Diddle Arena.
The Lady Toppers opened the day with a hard-fought five-set victory over Northern Kentucky before sweeping Tulsa in the prime-time matchup.
WKU topped Northern Kentucky 3-2 (22-25, 25-18, 25-16, 25-27, 15-9) in the day’s first match before beating Tulsa 3-0 (25-16, 25-15, 25-13) in the nightcap.
The Lady Toppers’ Lauren Matthews racked up 30 kills at a .421 offensive clip while notching 10 blocks as well. Paige Briggs registered a team-high 36 digs as the WKU defense limited the opposing offenses to a .