Morehead, Ky. -- Morehead State ran their win streak to 10 matches with another sweep over Southeast Missouri (25-15, 25-19, 26-24) Saturday afternoon in Houck Field House in Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Morehead State (16-5, 10-0 OVC) was again led by the tandem of senior
M.E. Hargan and junior
Hollan Everett. Hargan notched 15 kills to go with 11 digs for her 30
th career double/double. She also smacked four service aces, matching her career high, set last season.
Everett finished with 10 kills giving her 226 terminations on the season. Junior setter
Sydney Sennett posted a match-high 40 assists, running an offense that hit a .336 attack efficiency for the match.
Morehead State got out to a fast start, with Hargan accounting for four of the Eagles' first seven points, with three kills and an ace. The Eagles used three 3-0 runs to take an early 13-7 lead, then got a five-point run to push out to an 18-8 advantage. MSU outscored the Redhawks 4-1 to close out the first set. MSU hit .333 in the set with 14 kills on 36 attacks and held SEMO to just eight kills with eight errors for a .000 hitting percentage.
Southeast Missouri (12-12, 4-6 OVC) got an early four-point run to go ahead 4-1 to open the second frame. The Eagles responded with an 8-1 to take a 10-6 lead. The Redhawks pulled to as close as 13-12; MSU answered with a 4-0 run and saw their lead never get below four the rest of the set. The Eagles smacked five service aces in the set, led by Hargan with two. Morehead State again was very efficient on the attack, posting a .364 hitting percentage on 14 kills with just two errors.
The SEMO attack awakened in the third set. The tandem of Lucy Arndt and Marin Johnson combined for 15 kills and led a Redhawk attack to a .378 hitting percentage in the set. Arndt paced the hosts with 13 kills while Johnson finished with 11. The set had 13 tie scores and four lead changes. Morehead State fell behind 24-22, then held off two set points for the Redhawks. Everett responded with two straight kills to end the match.
Morehead State will return to the road next weekend when they travel to Little Rock to take on the Trojans. Friday's match is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. ET. Saturday's start is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. ET.
NOTABLE
- Morehead State held a 47-40 edge in digs. Junior libero Courtney Fitzgerald led the Eagles with 12. Hargan had 11 and Logan Smith picked up 10. SEMO libero Nina Schuberth collected a match-high 15 gets.
- The teams tied at 8-8 in service aces. Hargan led with four, matching her career high. Sennett added two and Smith and Tinsley Brown each added one. Schuberth led SEMO with three.
- SEMO posted five total blocks to four for MSU. Senior Bailey Brasher led with three total blocks, including one block solo. Sennett and Sarah Heath each added two block assists for MSU. Brashear leads MSU with 60 total blocks on the season.
- The match was the eighth sweep for Morehead State in conference play, their fourth in a row and their 11th on the season. The Eagles are 11-3 in three-set matches this season. MSU is 4-2 in four-setters (including 2-0 in conference play). Morehead State's lone five-setter was their win over UIC on September 5.
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