Story courtesy of Akron Athletic Communications Department

DEKALB, Ill. - The Akron volleyball team beat the Northern Illinois Huskies in five sets (25-19, 23-25, 25-23, 17-25, 15-11) Thursday on the road at Victor E Court.

The Zips offense was paced by Emanouela Christodoulou, who finished with a career-high 19 kills while accumulating a hitting percentage of .333, and by Lauren Baker, who had 14 kills. Akron got 19 digs from Vanessa Del Real along with six blocks from Karleighana Jones and five rejections from Melisa Tore. Christodoulou and Ellen Kinnaird recorded eight blocks with the pair each recording four. Eliska Vytiskova recorded 28 assists for the Zips while Martina Villani followed close behind with 23.

The victory improved the Zips' record to 6-9 overall and 2-1 in MAC play.

Game Notes

» Christodoulou recorded a career-high 19 kills against the Huskies to lead the Akron attack.
» Villani had a team-high two aces in the win.
» Akron got a team-high 19 digs from Del Real.
» Akron attackers were helped by a team-high 28 assists from Vytiskova.