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Lady Tops earn season-opening tournament title

Western Kentucky's volleyball team took home the Miami (Ohio) Best Western Sycamore Inn Invitational championship Saturday as the Lady Toppers swept Northern Arizona 3-0 (25-16, 25-22, 25-21) to close opening weekend play.

WKU's Rachel Anderson lead the charge offensively with 16 kills while Emma Kowalkowski racked up a career-high 19 digs defensively.

The Lady Tops' Sydney Engle took home Tournament MVP honors while Anderson and Jessica Lucas were also named to the weekend all-tournament team.

WKU’s weekend sweep marks the third-straight season the Lady Toppers have opened the year at 3-0.

The Lady Toppers are in action again Tuesday night for their home opener against Tennessee State at 6 p.