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CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – The Morehead State volleyball team earned 11 of its 15 points via kills in the final set Friday night as the Eagles extended the nation's longest conference regular-season winning streak to 31 with a 3-2 (25-19, 25-17, 22-25, 15-25, 15-6) victory at Southeast Missouri.
Senior libero Leslie Schellhaas keyed an 85-dig night for MSU (18-6, 9-0 Ohio Valley Conference) with a match-best 24. Schellhaas became just the third player in program history to eclipse the 2,000-dig mark for her career. Senior outside hitter Aryn Bohannon recorded a season-best 21 kills, including six via a .556 attack efficiency in the deciding frame, and completed a double-double with 10 digs.
With 2,015 career digs, Schellhaas now trails only Cherelle Lampkins (2,082) and Kristina Schoo (2,215) on the MSU career list.
The Redhawks fell to 13-12 overall and 5-5 in the league. MSU has now won six straight against SEMO and owns 29 consecutive OVC regular-season road wins since 2010.
Morehead State also saw senior outside hitter Courtney Smith (16 kills, 15 digs) and junior setter Colbey Cameron (52 assists, 16 digs) tally double-doubles. Juniors Alex Fitzmorris (12) and Laura McDermott (11) contributed double-digit kills. Senior defensive specialist Lindsey Roth chipped in 11 digs.
The Eagles nearly doubled the hosts in kills (68-35) and had a significant margin in digs (85-67). MSU held the Redhawks to .121 hitting.
SEMO grabbed a 4-3 advantage in the fifth set, but McDermott and Bohannon keyed a 9-0 run with a trio of kills apiece.
MSU broke an 11-all stalemate in the first set with a 10-2 run keyed by four Fitzmorris winners. The Eagles landed 17 kills in the second set and used a 9-3 start to distance themselves.
Southeast Missouri never trailed in the third frame and relinquished the lead just once in the fourth set. The Redhawks jumped to a 5-0 lead to set the tone in the third and wiped out a 7-1 Eagle lead in the fourth with a 15-2 run.
Colleen Yarber and Andrea Baylin had 10 kills apiece for SEMO. Berkley Idel came up with 21 digs.
Morehead State Head Coach Jaime Gordan will look for his 300th win as a collegiate head coach Saturday when MSU visits OVC foe UT Martin. First serve is scheduled for 3 p.m. ET.
