BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - In front of the second largest crowd in WKU volleyball history, the Lady Toppers gave the 1,357 fans in attendance something to cheer about sweeping Sun Belt conference foe, Denver (25-16, 25-11, 25-21) to extend their winning streak to four. With the win, the WKU volleyball moved one step closer to defending their 2008 championship crown and improved to 15-6 this season and 4-2 in the Sun Belt Conference.

In set one, WKU only managed a .185 hitting percentage and 11 kills but held Denver to just six kills and a -.040 hitting percentage to take a 1-0 advantage in the match. After scoring the first three points in the set, WKU got off to an early lead before Denver was able to rally back and take a 7-6 lead. Trailing 10-7, the Lady Toppers battled back to tie the set up at ten after an error by the Pioneers before Denver scored the next point and went ahead again by a score of 11-10. But, WKU scored the next four points in the set to go ahead 14-11 after an ace by freshman Jordyn Skinner. From there, Denver was never able to catch up with the Lady Toppers and WKU won the set after a kill by senior Brittany Bowen.

The Lady Toppers were nearly unstoppable in set two from the very beginning. WKU began the set with a 4-0 lead after kills by junior Emily Teegarden and sophomores Lindsay Williams and Lauren Stuckel and an ace by Bowen. Up 4-0, WKU continued to extend their lead and outscored Denver 21-11 the rest of the way. In the set, WKU recorded 11 kills and zero errors to finish with a .611 hitting percentage. Once again, WKU managed to keep Denver's offense in check allowing the Pioneers to record just ten kills and seven errors for a .115 hitting percentage.

In the final set, Denver picked up the early lead scoring the first two points of the set off a kill by Alexis Ninos and a WKU attack error. After falling behind by as many as three points, WKU finally tied things up at 9-9 after an attack error by the Pioneers. Then, for the first time in the set, WKU took a 10-9 lead after another error by Denver and never trailed again pulling out the 25-21 victory following a serving error by Denver. In the set, the Lady Toppers posted 12 kills and just three errors for a .360 hitting percentage.

In the match, WKU was led by Stuckel who finished the night with a team-high seven kills and a .778 hitting percentage. She also led the team in assists with 18 while freshman Sarah Rogers posted a team-high 11 digs. In the blocks category, Bowen led the team with one solo block and two block assists. As a team, the Lady Toppers recorded 34 kills and a .357 hitting percentage after committing just nine errors in 70 attempts. The Lady Toppers also recorded 30 assists, four aces, 27 digs and ten blocks.

Denver finished the night with a .071 hitting percentage after tallying 30 kills and 24 errors in 84 attempts. The Pioneers also posted 27 assists, three aces, 22 digs and eight blocks during the night.

The Lady Toppers will look to continue their winning streak tomorrow when they host North Texas at 3 p.m. CDT. Live stats will be available at www.wkusports.com.