MINNEAPOLIS – The No. 8 University of Northwestern volleyball team made it 12-stragiht wins with a 3-0 sweep of North Central University Friday afternoon. The Eagles remain perfect in conference play (9-0) and move to 18-3 overall.

UNW hit a whopping .513 en route to winning by set scores of 25-11, 25-11, 25-7.

Lindsey Peterson (Sheffield, Iowa/West Fork) (.478) and Mariah Halvorsen (Plymouth, Minn./Wayzata) (.516) both filled the stat sheet with double-digit kill totals, as Peterson floored a match-high 12, while Halvorsen added 10. Peterson also racked up a trio of service aces. Anna Gasch (Waverly, Iowa/Waverly-Shell Rock) returned to lineup Friday night and had a strong showing, posting eight kills to go along with two blocks. Abby Neuberger (Chanhassen, Minn./Southwest Christian) paced the way in the back row, tallying nine digs. The UNW defense held the host Rams to a -0.37 hitting percentage.

Northwestern will return to the Ericksen Center for a pair of Homecoming matches Saturday, as the Eagles will take on Northland College (3 p.m.) and No. 17 St. Thomas (7 p.m.). Fans can find more information at www.unweagles.com or by following @unwvb on Twitter.