SATURDAY’S SCORES
IUPUI 3,
Tennessee Tech 0 (25-10, 25-18, 25-16)
Michigan 3,
Eastern Illinois 0 (25-13, 25-16, 25-20)
SIUE 3, Binghamton 0 (25-23, 25-18, 25-17)
Belmont 3, Niagara 0 (25-20, 25-17, 25-23)
Austin Peay 3, Lamar 0 (25-9, 25-23, 25-16)
@Saint Louis 3,
Southeast Missouri 1 (25-19, 19-25, 25-22, 26-24)
@Morehead State 3, Valparaiso 2 (25-14, 22-25, 20-25, 25-16, 15-5)
NC Central 3,
Tennessee State 0 (25-16, 28-26, 25-22)
Troy 3,
Tennessee State 0 (25-17, 25-22, 25-15)
Dayton 3,
Tennessee Tech 0 (25-11, 25-12, 25-21)
Austin Peay 3, Alabama State 0 (25-8, 25-18, 25-15)
Cleveland State 3,
Eastern Kentucky 0 (25-22, 25-15, 25-18)
Eastern Kentucky 3, Buffalo 2 (25-23, 25-18, 25-27, 18-25, 15-12)
Central Arkansas 3,
Jacksonville State 0 (25-29, 25-22, 25-18)
Nicholls State 3,
UT Martin 0 (25-18, 26-25, 25-22)
Southeast Missouri 3, Evansville 0 (25-9, 26-24, 25-11)
@Southern Illinois 3,
UT Martin 0 (25-23, 25-11, 25-20)
South Dakota 3,
Jacksonville State 2 (16-25, 23-25, 31-29, 27-25, 15-13)
MICHIGAN 3, EASTERN ILLINOIS 0
MILWAUKEE, Wis. - Eastern Illinois volleyball completed Marquette Classic play on Saturday, falling in straight sets to #23-Michigan (25-13, 25-16, 25-20).
Panthers move to 3-6 on the season after meeting the Wolverines for the first time ever on the volleyball court and faced their first ranked opponent since 2010 when EIU lost to #9-Washington.
Junior Reynae Hutchinson led the EIU offense with 10 kills and a .269 attack, while freshman libero Stephanie Wallace upped 10 attacks to pace the back row defense.
In net defense, senior Alison Berens led with four blocks, including a pair of solo stuffs.
Michigan (9-1) was led by Jennifer Cross’ 11 kills and Tiffany Morales’ 10 digs.
EIU trailed the Wolverines in all stat categories, but held their own in blocks as UM held on for slight seven-to-five lead at the net.
Michigan jumped ahead 4-1 to start the first set but a solo stuff by Alison Berens helped EIU chip into the lead, yet a 9-4 Wolverine run forced EIU to burn timeout down 13-6. A block by Ali Berens and Kelsey Roggemann would end the UM run, but the Wolverines would counter with another 8-5 spurt to extend lead to 21-11. But EIU would fall, 25-13, in the first set following consecutive Panther miscues. Eastern was out-hit .407 to zero in the set.
A pair of nice deep-court kills by Reynae Hutchinson and soft right-side attack by Abby Saalfrank would help the Panthers enjoy an early 5-2 lead over UM to start to the second frame. Michigan countered to take lead at 9-8, but a kill down the line by Emily Franklin and a Kelsey Brooke ace would help retake the lead, 10-9. Consecutive UM points followed sideout play by both squads as EIU used a timeout suddenly down 18-14. A clutch back row put-down by Hutchinson would end the run and a kill thru the block by Franklin moved EIU to within 21-16 of UM, but the Wolverines would take the set, 25-16, thanks to consecutive Panther errors.
Consecutive Panther block assists helped EIU take an early 2-1 lead to open set three, while a kill off the MU block by Saalfrank knotted the score at 8-8 in early going. A deep corner kill by Roggemann, followed by a cross-court shot by Hutchinson, gave EIU a 12-11 lead, but UM would counter with consecutive kills to retake the lead at 13-12. Wolverines would push their lead to four before using the block to a 22-17 advantage over EIU. Panthers would finish strong, but fall by a 25-20 set score.
Next weekend, Panthers will finish up the non-conference tournament portion of the schedule, traveling to Happy Valley to compete in the two-day Penn State Classic. EIU will face Duquesne on Friday (Sep. 14) and both Portland and the second-ranked host Nittany Lions on Saturday (Sep. 15).
SIUE 3, BINGHAMTON 0
AKRON, Ohio – SIUE volleyball left the Zips Invitational Saturday with a victory by defeating Binghamton in three sets.
SIUE improved its record to 4-5 with a 25-23, 25-18, 25-17 triumph. It was SIUE's first three-set victory of the season.
SIUE's passing game, according to Johnson, played a significant role in the victory. Johnson pointed to sophomore Haley Norris who gave the Cougars a lift on defense.
SIUE senior setter Sammi Minton was named to the All-Tournament team after her strong performance against Binghamton. She picked up five kills on seven attacks, including a key deep dump in the final set.
Emma Anderson and Kelsey Augustine led the Cougars on offense with nine kills each. SIUE finished the match with 41 kills and a .260 hitting percentage. Augustine also led SIUE with four blocks.
All six of SIUE's attackers had at least five kills.
Binghamton, 1-9, hit .048 for the match and finished with 27 kills overall. Kristin Hovie led Binghamton with eight kills.
BELMONT 3, NIAGARA 0
ATHENS, Ohio - Belmont volleyball (2-7) swept Niagara (3-6), 25-20, 25-17, 25-23 Saturday afternoon in the Bobcat Invitational.
Junior Allison McCoy (Huntington Beach, Calif.) put Belmont on the board first before the two teams exchanged points back and forth. A kill from junior setter Hannah Miranda (Covington, La.) sparked a 3-0 run for the Bruins.
Belmont scored five unanswered points, including two service aces from junior libero Jamie Lundstrom (La Grange, Ill.) giving the Bruins a 18-9 lead over the Purple Eagles. Kills from sophomore Scarlet Gable (Munford, Tenn.) and freshman Jocelyn Youngdahl (Stillwater, Minn.) closed out the set, 25-20.
Behind kills from Youngdahl and Gable and a Jen Myer (New Braunfels, Texas) service ace, Belmont was able to take a 5-1 lead over Niagara in the second set.
Niagara trailed by as many as six points, following a Belmont run paced by kills and a block from McCoy and Youngdahl.
Late attack errors from the Purple Eagles and a pair of kills from McCoy allowed Belmont to take the set, 25-17 and a 2-0 lead into the break.
After the break, both teams battled back and forth, exchanging points and keeping the score close.
Belmont took a five point lead over Niagara before the Purple Eagles went on to score four unanswered points. Behind kills from McCoy and Myer the Bruins extended their lead, 19-14.
A service ace from Niagara put the team within one point of Belmont but the Bruins held off the Purple Eagles, 25-23.
McCoy, who was named to the Bobcat Invitational All-Tournament team, led Belmont with 12 kills and three service aces. Gable matched her season-high record of 10 kills.
Miranda recorded a season-high 34 assists. Lundstrom tallied 19 digs and three service aces, which matches her career-high.
As a team, the Bruins recorded nine service aces, which breaks the season record of seven that was set in the team's season opener against Alabama A&M.
Belmont will take on Evansville on the road Tuesday, September 11 at 7:00 p.m. before competing in its final road tournament of the season in Memphis, Tenn.
AUSTIN PEAY 3, LAMAR 0; AUSTIN PEAY 3, ALABAMA STATE 0
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Austin Peay won its final two matches at the Bama Bash, defeating Lamar and Alabama State.
Austin Peay didn’t show the effects of a short turnaround at the Hampton Inn Bama Bash, downing Lamar in three sets (25-9, 25-23, 25-16) Saturday morning at Foster Auditorium.
Austin Peay (4-9) returned to the court less than 12 hours after a hard-fought four-set loss to Alabama Friday night. Instead, it roared out of the gates with an impressive 25-9 first set victory against Lamar. The Lady Govs needed only eight kills in the set as they scored an impressive seven service aces, including five by junior middle blocker Lauren Henderson.
Lamar (7-6) bounced back in the second set, but only after finding itself in a five-point, 15-10, hole as Austin Peay dominated the early going. The Cardinals would get back within one point, 21-20, but could not get closer as the Lady Govs held on for the 25-23 win.
The third set was close early with 12 ties and five lead changes in the first 30 points and Lamar held a 14-12 lead. But a 6-0 Austin Peay run turned the tide and a final 6-0 run finished the job in a 25-16 match-ending set win.
Henderson finished with eight kills and five service aces to lead Austin Peay. Senior outside hitter Nikki Doyle posted a team-best 12 kills and sophomore outside hitter Jada Stotts chipped in 10 kills. Austin Peay recorded 37 kills and a .301 attack percentage in the win.
Lamar was held to 22 kills and a .049 attack percentage as Austin Peay recorded 38 digs and five blocks. Sierra Whittaker led the Cardinals with seven kills.
Austin Peay wrapped up its stay at the Hampton Inn Bama Bash with a three-set victory (25-8, 25-18, 25-15) against Alabama State, Saturday, at Foster Auditorium.
Austin Peay (5-9) led the first and third sets wire-to-wire. The Lady Govs secured a 25-8 first-set win with seven kills – four coming from senior outside hitter Nikki Doyle – and three service aces. The Lady Govs needed 11 kills to post a 25-15 third-set victory, including five from sophomore outside hitter Jada Stotts.
Alabama State (0-11) tested Austin Peay in the second set, forcing seven ties and two lead changes. However, the last of those ties came at 7-7 and Austin Peay used a 7-2 run to break the set open. The Lady Govs closed the set with a 9-4 run to secure the 25-18 win.
Doyle led Austin Peay’s offense with nine kills while Stotts and junior middle blocker Lauren Henderson each added eight kills. The Lady Govs needed 34 kills in the win and posted a .394 attack percentage.
Amber Bennett led Alabama State with eight kills. The Hornets finished with 27 kills and a .111 attack percentage.
Stotts and sophomore setter Cami Fields were named to the all-tournament team. Stotts scored 57 kills in four tournament matches and posted a .347 attack percentage. Fields finished with 140 assists (10.77 assists per set) and the Lady Govs posted a .312 team attack percentage behind her setting performance.
Austin Peay returns to Tennessee and will wrap up a season-opening 15-match roadtrip with a 7 p.m., Tuesday contest at Middle Tennessee.
MOREHEAD STATE 3, VALPARAISO 2
MORHEEAD, Ky. - Morehead State's volleyball team rallied from a 2-1 deficit to defeat the Valparaiso Crusaders 3-2 (25-14, 22-25, 20-25, 25-16, 15-5) on Saturday at Wetherby Gym. MSU won all three matches on the weekend to win the Eagle Challenge tournament title and claimed its second straight five-set decision today.
The Eagles improved to 5-6 overall. Junior libero Leslie Schellhaas was named tournament Most Valuable Player, while senior setter Caitlin Clark and junior outside hitter Aryn Bohannon earned all-tournament nods as well. The Crusaders dropped to 5-6.
Schellhaas had 59 digs in the three matches, including 25 today, to claim the event's highest individual honor. Against Valpo, Clark posted a double-double with 49 assists and a season-best 20 digs, and Bohannon smashed 19 kills and had 11 digs. Senior right side attacker Ellie Roberson paced the Eagle offense with 22 kills, while senior middle blocker Annie Gruenschlaeger narrowly missed a double-double with 12 kills and eight total blocks. Freshman middle blocker Hannah Sigala contributed a career-high six total blocks.
Valpo libero Sarah Chrabaszcz posted a match-high 32 digs, while Morgan Beil also earned all-tournament honors and had a team-best 10 kills and eight blocks.
The Eagles had advantages in kills (66-40), hitting percentage (.191-.065), assists (58-37), digs (85-76) and blocks (13-11). The dig and block stats were season highs.
MSU hit .306 with 14 kills and cruised to a 25-14 victory to open the match. The Eagles held a 20-17 lead in the second frame, but an 8-2 Crusader run thrwarted an Eagle win. Beil landed three kills in the run. The visitors opened the third set on a 7-2 scoring flurry and never relinquished the lead. MSU committed 11 attack errors in the set.
The Eagles turned the tide in the fourth set, opening up a 7-2 lead of their own. Valpo was limited to an .000 hitting efficiency, and MSU utilized 14 kills to pull away. A 5-0 run to begin the fifth set the tone for the Eagle victory. Roberson tallied four of MSU's 11 kills in the deciding set.
Morehead State travels to Greensboro, N.C. next weekend to face UNC Greensboro, Youngstown State and UNC Wilmington in the Spartan Spiketacular Tournament.
NC CENTRAL 3, TENESSEE STATE 0; TROY 3, TENNESSEE STATE 0
KENNESAW, Ga. - The Tennessee State volleyball team was swept in straight sets in the final two matches of the KSU Owls Invitational by North Carolina Central (19-25, 26-28, 22-25) and Troy (17-25, 22-25, 15-25).
TSU (4-7) hit a paltry .098 on the day and committed 47 errors.
The Tigers were once again led by sophomore outside hitter Naomi Wells who had 22 kills. Sherryce Butler, Jordan Piper and Lindsay Hornsby also had double-digit kills for TSU.
Junior setter Erika Moss was a bright spot for TSU on the day, recording 52 assists for an average of 8.67 assists per set.
Wells was also a force on defense and led the team with 22 digs and five blocks. Senior defensive specialist Calasia Williams was not far behind with 18 digs of her own.
Butler and Wells recorded kills to begin the game against NCCU and put TSU up 2-0 early. The Eagles quickly tied the game at three when Moss hit a bad set. From there NCCU went on a 15-4 run to take a commanding lead. Hornsby and Piper got TSU within four at 20-16, but kills from Eagle attackers put the Tigers at a one set to none disadvantage.
The sides traded points to start the second period and Piper tied the game at 8 with a kill that was assisted by Moss. The rest of the set would feature four team timeouts and a back and forth scoring flurry. With the match tied at 26, a TSU error and a kill from NCCU ended the match at 28-26 in favor of the Eagles.
The Tigers fell behind 6-10 early in the match’s final set, but the Tigers clawed back late to get within one at 22-23. Another late error again doomed the Tigers, and NCCU escaped with a 3-0 victory that was much closer than the score would indicate.
The Tigers seemed overmatched early in the first set against Troy and fell behind 5-10. However, the Tigers hung around until the end of the set and were down by four, 15-19. TSU couldn’t complete the comeback and Troy ended the set on a 6-2 run that included four kills by the team’s attackers.
The second period of the match proved to be much more competitive and the team’s opened to a 9-9 tie. An 11-3 Troy run from that point gave the squad an insurmountable lead and Troy ended the set with four consecutive kills from Blair Winston.
Already behind by two sets, the Tigers found themselves down 2-8 early in the match’s final frame. Nine errors compared to just eight kills doomed TSU and the team fell 15-25.
TSU will seek to get back in the win column in the team’s first home match of the season on Sept. 11 against Arkansas Pine-Bluff at 7 p.m.
CLEVELAND STATE 3, EASTERN KENTUCKY 0; EASTERN KENTUCKY 3, BUFFALO 2
CLEVELAND, Ohio - Eastern Kentucky split a pair of matches at the Cleveland State Invitational on Saturday. EKU fell to Cleveland State 3-0 and then beat Buffalo 3-2 to snap a six match losing skid.
CSU (7-3) won by scores of 25-22, 25-15 and 25-18. The Colonels (3-6) beat Buffalo 25-23, 25-18, 25-27, 18-25 and 15-12.
After winning the first two sets against Buffalo, EKU trailed 24-22 in the third set. A kill by Kelsey Kuehner followed by a Buffalo error tied the set. Eastern tied it again at 25-25, but the Bulls scored two straight to take the set and stay alive.
Buffalo (3-6) never trailed in the fourth on its way to forcing a decisive fifth set.
The Colonels jumped out to a 7-3 lead in the fifth. The Bulls battled back to tie it at 7-7 before a kill by freshman Rachel Vick gave EKU a lead it would never relinquish. With Eastern in front 14-12, Buffalo committed a service error to end the match.
Alexis Plagens led Eastern Kentucky with 17 kills and a .375 attack percentage. She also had three block assists. Kuehner finished with 10 kills and three block assists. Abbey Cvelbar posted 37 assists and Dena Ott had 22 digs.
Christine Fritsche led Buffalo with 15 kills.
Against Cleveland State, Vick led Eastern with eight kills. She made only two errors in 14 attacks for a .429 hitting percentage. Marie Frease led the Vikings with 14 kills and a .565 attack percentage.
IUPUI 3, TENNESSEE TECH 0; DAYTON 3, TENNESSEE TECH 0
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - The Tennessee Tech volleyball team battled through a tough second day at the WKU Invitational Saturday, dropping back-to-back 3-0 losses to IUPUI and No. 10 Dayton as the challenging early-season road stretch continued.
Tech slipped to 1-7 overall in 2012 with all eight matches on the road, and the schedule returns to the road next weekend for the Samford Invitational.
On Saturday, Tech lost a morning match to IUPUI, 25-10, 25-18 and 25-16, as the Jaguars improved to 6-4.
The Jaguars quickly established Kelsey Hoefer, Moriah Fair and Bethany Fogler in the early going as the trio each registered at least two kills helping IUPUI sprint out to a 10-5 lead. Four Tech attack errors and a Kortni Wright kill followed, pushing the Jags lead to 15-5. The IUPUI lead grew to as many as 15 and that proved to be the final margin as the Jaguars took the first set, 25-10.
The Golden Eagles put up a much stiffer fight in the second set, controlling the early portion before reaching a 15-15 tie. IUPUI got four kills from Fair and Tech made two bad sets, resulting in a seven-point Jaguar run and a 22-15 lead. It proved to be the difference in the set as IUPUI took a 25-18 win.
A pair of aces and two Golden Eagle attack errors helped IUPUI take a 5-1 lead in the third set, and that lead grew to five, 14-9. A Tech timeout helped turn the momentum and a three-point run cut the Jags lead to two, 15-13. IUPUI came back from a timeout with a three-point run of its own to reestablish a five-point cushion at 18-13. From there, the Jags cruised to a 25-16 and the three-set win.
Natalie Penrod led Tech with eight kills and three block assists. Kelsey Gray had six kills and four block assists. Tech also got four block assists from Katrina Dvorken and three from Madison Keys as the Golden Eagles finished with eight total team blocks. Courtney Smith led the back line with 16 digs.
Tech's assignment didn't get any easier in the afternoon, facing No. 10 ranked Dayton in the final match of the tournament after the flyers had suffered back-to-back losses – their first losses of the year.
The Flyers wasted little time getting back to their winning ways. Behind a season-high 11-kill performance from junior Shayne Brown, Dayton defeated the Golden Eagles in three sets, 25-11, 25-12, 25-21.
Brown converted 11 of 12 kill attempts for an astounding .917 hitting percentage. The Flyers as a team hit .284 and limited the Golden Eagles to .057.
Freshman Janna Krafka recorded 13 kills and added two of the team's seven service aces. Samantha Selksy added 43 assists and eight digs, while Isolde Hannan and senior Rachel Krabacher tallied eight kills each.
Tech managed a solid .250 hitting mark in the first set but the Flyers connected for a .485 mark. Tech slipped to a negative hitting percentage in the second set, before bouncing back in the third set with a .118 mark. Despite facing the long odds, the Golden Eagles rallied in the third set before losing by a narrow, 25-21 score.
Tech was led on the attack by Penrod and Keyes with five kills each while Dvorken led at the net with one block solo and five block assists
NICHOLLS STATE 3, UT MARTIN 0; SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 3, UT MARTIN 0
CARBONDALE, Ill. - The University of Tennessee at Martin volleyball team battled today at the Saluki Invitational, but fell 3-0 to Nicholls State (18-25, 24-26, 22-25) and Southern Illinois (23-25, 11-25, 20-25) at Davies Gym.
Taylor Simons led the Skyhawks with 16 kills on the day, while Jackie Harter and Emily Keaton each added 13 kills apiece. Amanda Crask amassed 51 assists today, while Kasey Elswick (35 digs) and Harter (five blocks) led the UT Martin defense today.
The Skyhawks will take part in their fourth tournament of the season next weekend (Sept. 14-15) when they travel to Montgomery, Ala. for the Alabama State Invitational.
Nicholls State
Nicholls State led 9-1 in the first set before a Lynsey Hazelwood kill began a 4-1 run for the Skyhawks to make the score 10-5. The margin would stay at five as late as 14-9 before the Colonels used a run to go on top by an 18-10 margin. Nicholls State opened up a 22-13 lead until back-to-back kills by Crask and Simons pulled the Skyhawks back within 22-17. The Colonels would then score three of the last four points of the set.
Hazelwood’s four kills and Elswick’s 10 digs were team-highs for UT Martin in the first set.
A kill by Harter got the Skyhawks on the board in the second set and moments later, a Keaton kill would slingshot UT Martin ahead 4-3. The score would stay close until the Skyhawks broke an 8-8 tie with four straight points – two of which came off service aces by Brandy Dennis. However, Nicholls State battled back to take a lead before UT Martin tied the match at 13-13 and 14-14. The Colonels went back ahead but the Skyhawks got within one at 18-17 before Nicholls State scored three consecutive points. Trailing by four at 21-17, the Skyhawks then went scored four of the next six points to make the score 23-22. UT Martin tied the match at 24-all but Nicholls State ended the set with back-to-back kills.
Keaton (four kills) and Elswick (seven digs) led the Skyhawks in the second set.
The Colonels scored the first four points of the third set but the Skyhawks battled back to tie the match at 5-5 thanks to two service aces by Lucy Martin. Nicholls State would soon take the lead again but UT Martin hung within two points until a three-point surge made the score 12-11 in the Skyhawks’ advantage. After the Colonels tied the match at 12-all, UT Martin went on a 4-1 run – including three straight kills by Simons – to make the score 16-13. Nicholls State would follow with a 5-1 run of its own to take a small lead before a Harter kill evened the score at 18-18. The Skyhawks stayed within striking distance and only trailed 23-22 towards the end of the set before the Colonels closed out the set with two straight points.
Simons (five kills against one error in 10 attempts) led the offensive attack for UT Martin, while Elswick tallied seven digs in the set.
Southern Illinois
The Skyhawks jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first set but the Salukis followed with a 5-1 run immediately thereafter. Back-to-back kills by Harter and Simons evened the score at 5-apiece, the third of 10 ties in the first set alone. Southern Illinois led 19-16 before the Skyhawks reeled off three unanswered points to even the score once again. The score was tied at 21-21, 22-22 and 23-23 but the Salukis pieced together two straight points to end the set.
Dallas Zimmerman and Keaton had five and four kills, respectively for UT Martin, who hit .243 in the first set. Crask tallied 13 assists while Simons registered seven digs for the Skyhawks.
UT Martin fell behind 5-1 in the second set, but the Skyhawks clawed back to get within 6-3. Southern Illinois then went on a 6-1 run to open up a 12-4 advantage. After UT Martin sliced their deficit to 16-10, the Salukis ended the set on a 9-1 run.
Southern Illinois led 4-1 in the third set but the Skyhawks pulled back within one at 6-5. A little later on, kills by Zimmerman, Harter and Keaton gave UT Martin an 11-10 edge. The set would be tied at 12-12 and 13-13 before the Salukis took a 17-14 lead. The Skyhawks would close their gap to two on four different occasions from that point on (17-15, 18-16, 20-18, 22-20) before Southern Illinois tallied three unanswered points to end the set.
SAINT LOUIS 3, SOUTHEAST MISSOURI 1; SOUTHEAST MISSOURI 3, EVANSVILLE 0
SAINT LOUIS, Mo. - The Southeast Missouri volleyball team swept regional rival Evansville 3-0 (25-9, 26-24, 25-11) Saturday afternoon at Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis. The Redhawks finish the tournament 2-1 and improve to 6-4 overall.
Colleen Yarber led the Redhawks with 14 kills on the afternoon. She also added 12 digs.
The Redhawks took the first frame 25-9 as the Redhawks Emily Coon recorded five kills in the opening frame.
The Redhawks closed out the first frame with a 12-3 run. Southeast hit .361 in the opening frame.
The Redhawks hammered down 20 kills in the second set taking the win 26-24. Southeast hit .255 in the frame and held the Purple Aces to a .204 hitting percentage.
Southeast took the third set in convincing fashion 25-11. The Redhawks hit a match-high 407 in the frame and forced nine errors by the Purple Aces.
Brittney Kalinoski led the Redhawks in digs, recording 15. Kelsey Keeve and Emily Coon each recorded four block assists against the Purple Aces. Coon recorded a total of 14 points in the Redhawk's favor.
Southeast vs. Saint Louis
The Southeast Missouri volleyball team fell to in-state rival Saint Louis 3-1 (19-25, 25-19, 22-25, 24-26) Saturday afternoon at Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis. The Redhawks drop to 5-4 on the season with the loss as the Billikens improve to 5-4.
The Redhawks recorded a season-high 13 blocks in the match, but hit only .149 as the Billikens slugged .200.
Saint Louis took the first frame 25-19. The Billikens hit .302 in the frame with 17 kills as the Redhawks were held to a .182 hitting percentage.
The Redhawks took the second frame 25-19. Southeast managed only five kills in the frame, but a 7-3 run and five blocks gave the Redhawks the win in the set.
The Billikens took the third set with a 25-22 win. The Redhawks made eight errors in the frame and hit .075.
Saint Louis took the final set 26-24 as the Redhawks made a late comeback bid after trailing 24-22. SLU hit .350 in the frame with 18 kills as the Billikens took match 3-1.
Emily Coon led the Redhawks defensive charge with eight blocks with 2 solo and six assisted. She also added seven kills.
Brittney Kalinoski led the Redhawks offensively once again with 15 kills. She added 11 digs and hit .250 on the afternoon.
Colleen Yarber added 10 kills and 14 digs. Libero Berkley Idel led Southeast with 15 digs on the afternoon.
Lauren Baumet led all players with 21 kills on the afternoon for the Billikens.
The Redhawks are back in action on Tuesday when they travel to Carbondale, Ill. to take on the Salukis at 7 p.m.