MOREHEAD, Ky. - Southeast Missouri (14-7, 7-1 OVC) swept Morehead St. (7-11, 3-5 OVC) 3-0 on Saturday. SEMO hit .381 with 51 kills, and the Redhawks took the sets 25-23, 25-19, 25-23.

Southeast Missouri overcame a 16-13 deficit in the first set, with Marin Johnson serving through four straight points to move the visitors in front. Reagan Nelson and Katy St. John supplied kills during that stretch, and Nelson added another kill to put SEMO ahead 18-17. After the Eagles stayed within a point late, Katherine St. John finished the set with a kill from Ellie Burns for a 25-23 Redhawks win.

SEMO broke from an 8-8 tie and carried the second set to a 25-19 win over the Eagles. The Redhawks moved ahead 10-8 on an Alaina Lester/Lucy Arndt block and a Nelson service ace, then built the margin to 19-12 with Nelson and Johnson contributing points. After the Eagles got to 21-17, Arndt and Johnson added late kills, with Jacey Young and Johnson combining on a block to help close the set.

Southeast Missouri erased a 10-7 deficit in the third set by winning seven of eight rallies, with Arndt supplying three kills and Harper Highfill adding a service ace as SEMO moved ahead 14-11. After the Eagles later went in front 21-20, Nelson had back-to-back kills to put the Redhawks ahead 22-21. Arndt finished the set with the final two Southeast Missouri points, closing a 25-23 set victory.
 

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LINDENWOOD 3, SOUTHERN INDIANA 0
ST. CHARLES, Mo. - The Lindenwood women's volleyball team (17-3, 7-1 OVC) capped off the weekend with a stellar home performance on Saturday afternoon, sweeping Southern Indiana (7-11, 2-4 OVC) 3-0 at Hyland Arena
 
The opening set of the match saw the Lions and Screaming Eagles in a close battle, with the Lions eventually pulling away and capturing the first set by a score of 25-19. Kaci Johnson opened the match with 14 assists in the opening set with Autumn Bax and Ashley Geluck leading the team in kills with 5. Outside hitter Lauren Ortwerth also contributed 5 kills with a team-leading .833 hitting percentage..
 
Lindenwood followed the first set with a strong performance in set two, claiming the frame by a score of 25-20. The Lions never let the Eagles find themselves in the lead throughout the set with momentum constantly swaying the way of the home team. Kylee Richey made her presence felt in the middle with her totals jumping to 5 kills and 1.5 blocks. The home team showed great defensive stability with Susanna Beretti, Kaci Johnson, and Dana Grib contributing 5 digs each.
 
The Lions completed the sweep of the Screaming Eagles with a dominant display in the third set, winning by a score 25-15. Lindenwood jumped out to an early lead and never looked back as the team finished the weekend taking both matches from the Screaming Eagles. A strong team performance resulted in the Lions adding 4 service aces and 5 total blocks to their totals.
 
Kaci Johnson finished the match with 36 assists, averaging 12 assists per set and giving her a total of 90 for the weekend after her 54 from the previous match. 
 
Susanna Beretti was a force that the Eagles could not deal with as she led the Lions with 12 kills on a .300 attack percentage while adding a team-high 11 digs for a double-double. 
 
Beretti was followed by Kylee Richey and Lauren Ortwerth with nine kills apiece, while middle hitter Ashley Geluck led Lindenwood with a .500 attack percentage to finish with eight kills.
 

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UT MARTIN 3, WESTERN ILLINOIS 0
MACOMB, Ill. - A season-best .342 hitting percentage led to a convincing win for the University of Tennessee at Martin volleyball squad today as the Skyhawks swept Ohio Valley Conference rival Western Illinois by scores of 25-21, 25-18, 25-17.

UT Martin's offense zoomed past its previous season-high attack percentage of .257 against Evansville on Sept. 15. Maddy Gladson was responsible for a career-best 15 kills on a .387 hitting percentage while adding a pair of service aces and nine digs. Rylee Key (.444) and Luli Arcucci (.269) also chipped in with 10 kills apiece while Carly Mueller (.471) contributed eight kills on 17 swings to go along with a match-high four blocks.

Dylan Sulcer tallied 35 assists with a team-best 13 digs while Abby Freund (12 digs) and Lauren Mariscal (nine digs) keyed a vaunted Skyhawk defensive attack.

UT Martin improved to 9-10 overall (4-4 OVC) after hitting a scorching .462 with no errors (18 kills in 39 swings) in the opening set. Gladson had seven of those kills in 13 attempts (.538 attack percentage) as the first stanza featured 11 ties and three lead changes. After both teams jostled for momentum, the Skyhawks ended the set with five unanswered points – starting with a pair of points from Key (kill, service ace) before a Mueller solo block served as the clincher.

UT Martin seized control early in the middle set, taking a 12-5 advantage following a Mariscal service ace. The Skyhawk trio of Gladson, Arcucci and Key each had two kills during a late eight-point stretch before yet another Gladson rally killer clinched a 2-0 lead for UT Martin. Key (five kills, two solo blocks), Mariscal (two service aces) and Mariscal (seven digs) led the Skyhawks in the second stanza.

Mueller got off to a quick start in the final set as her third kill of the stanza resulted in a 7-6 UT Martin advantage. Gladson dialed up three points (two kills, service ace) in a nine-point span before the Skyhawks coasted to the finish line. UT Martin ended the match with four unanswered points from four different sources (Key kill, Gladson kill, Sulcer service ace, Arcucci kill). The Skyhawk trio of Mueller (.667 hitting percentage), Gladson (.375) and Arcucci (.333) each had four kills apiece in the third stanza.