MOREHEAD, Ky. –– Appalachian State University volleyball struggled against Northern Kentucky and dropped its sixth-straight match with a 3-1 loss on Friday afternoon.

The Mountaineers (2-7) were led by freshman Emma Longley who tallied a team-high and game-high 19 kills. Longley also collected 10 digs and notched her fifth double-double of the season.

Amanda Krahl finished with 42 assists, while Kati Stammen finished with a team-high 18 digs. Kennedy Wilson was the third Mountaineer to finished with double-digit digs with 12.

In the first set, the Mountaineers and the Norse were tied 10-10 before App State went on a 5-2 run for a three point lead. From there, App State maintained the advantage until the Norse tied the set at and took a lead at 21-20. App State rallied for a 5-1 run to finish off the set, including a kill from Alana Shoff.

In the second set, App State fell behind early on and was never able to recover. The Mountaineers were within one point at 16-15, but back-to-back kills from the Norse pushed the lead to 18-15 and the Black and Gold couldn't recover and Northern Kentucky tied the match at 1-1.

Much like the second set, the Mountaineers played the Norse close in the early going but Northern Kentucky pulled away from a 16-5 lead on a 6-2 run to open up a 22-17 lead. NKU finished off a match-swinging set with a 25-21 win.

Northern Kentucky raced off to an 11-2 lead in what would prove to be the match-clinching set for the Norse. The Mountaineers would battle back to a 19-15 deficit, but the Norse would finish the match with a 25-17 set victory.

Appalachian State will finish the Eagle Challenge tomorrow morning at 11:30 a.m. with a match against Ball State.