Box Score

Hammond - Junior right side hitter Lauren Mayer posted ten kills in the season opener and classmate Jessica Srajer paced the defense with four total blocks as the Southeastern Louisiana University volleyball team tried to rally after dropping the first two sets in their season-opening match against the South Alabama Lady Jaguars on Saturday.  However, a win in set three and late run in set four weren't enough as the Lady Lions fell 3-1 (17-25, 11-25, 25-19, 23-25).

Southeastern started strong by taking the first three points of the first set and jumping out to a 7-2 lead on freshman middle blocker Paige Dollison's first career kill.  However, South Alabama clawed back to tie the score at 10-10 before taking an 11-10 lead on a Lady Lion attack error.

Southeastern rallied to reclaim a 14-13 lead after a South Alabama attack error, the Lady Jaguars used an 8-0 run to pull away before winnig 25-17 in the first set.

The Lady Lions jumped out to a 2-1 lead in set two after a Lady Jaguar attack error, but the South Alabama offense took over with a 7-0 run and reclaiming the lead for good and a 25-11 win in the second set.

Down 2-0 in the best of five match, Southeastern rallied in the third set after falling behind 3-0 early.  After sophomore libero Alex Greer notched consecutive aces, Southeastern tied it at 3-3 to start a back-and-forth battle with South Alabama.

Mayer, Srajer and sophomore outside hitter Allison Jones each notched three kills in the third set and sophomore defensive specialist Margaret Pittman joined Greer with a pair of aces as the Lady Lions took control for a 25-19 victory to force a fourth set.

The see-saw match continued in set four as neither South Alabama nor Southeastern could breakaway for a big run.  Dollison and senior middle blocker LaToya Anthony each rattled off three kills with Mayer adding a pair and recording two digs in the fourth set.  However, the Lady Lions found themselves facing match point after an attack error made it 24-19 in favor of South Alabama.

The Lady Lions put together one last rally, going on a 5-0 run after a pair of kills from Jones, one from Srajer and a Lady Jaguar error.  However, it wasn't enough to force a fifth set as Juliana Almeida posted a kill for the winner.

The Lady Lions are now scheduled to open up the road portion of their schedule with a Wednesday night match in Hattiesburg, Miss. against the Southern Miss Golden Eagles.