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MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Southeastern Louisiana volleyball team dropped a pair of matches Saturday in the final day of competition at the ISTAP Collegiate Cup.
Southeastern dropped a three-set decision to South Dakota (3-1), 25-23, 25-23, 25-15, after falling in four sets earlier in the day to Tennessee State (2-1).
The Lady Lions (1-3) were led offensively by senior
Courtney Donald. The senior recorded at least 10 kills in both matches, including 12 in the South Dakota contest. Donald hit .409 against the Coyotes and added a pair of assisted blocks for 13 points.
Senior-transfer
Becky Bekelja contributed 26 assists against South Dakota while
Megan McMillin (14 digs) and freshman
Morgan Todd (11 digs), a Mandeville native, each contributed double-digit dig totals.
Against Tennessee State, the Lady Lions jumped out to an early lead. Behind a pair of kills from seniors
Tamra Grayson and
Courtney Donald, Southeastern took built a 5-2 advantage in the first set. Though Tennessee State would narrow the deficit, the Lady Lions twice pushed their lead to five points in taking the set, 25-20.
Tennessee State found their offensive stroke in the second set and carried it through the remainder of the match, taking the finals three sets, 25-17, 25-16, 25-14. Naomi Wells led the way with 22 kills while Sherryce Butler and Rachel Ambroch both contributed double-digit kills to the effort.
Donald again led the Lady Lions offensively with 10 kills and a .226 hitting percentage. She added in a pair of assisted blocks. McMillin contributed a team-high 11 digs and Bekelja set up the offense with 25 assists.
Southeastern returns to action Tuesday against Grambling State in the University Center. First serve of the home opener is scheduled for 7 p.m.
Tennessee State def. Southeastern Louisiana 20-25, 25-17, 25-16, 25-14
Tennessee State (2-1) (Kills-aces-blocks) – Wells, Naomi 22-2-0; Butler, Sherryce 14-0-3; Ambroch, Rachel 13-0-3; Hornsby, Lindsay 6-1-2; Piper, Jordan 3-2-1; Cooper, Jaime 1-0-0; Hathorn, Britani 1-2-0; Moss, Erika 1-1-0; Williams, Calasia 0-1-0;
Totals 61-9-5.0. (Assists) – Moss, Erika 49.
(Dig leaders) – Hathorn, Britani 17; Wells, Naomi 11; Williams, Calasia 9; Moss, Erika 8
Southeastern La. (1-2) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Donald, Courtney 10-0-2; Ramee, Elizabeth 6-0-0; Turk, Veronica 5-0-0; Young, Lindsey 2-0-0; Mueller, Stephanie 2-0-1; Grayson, Tamra 2-0-0; Bekelja, Becky 2-0-1; McMillin, Megan 1-0-0;
Totals 30-0-2.0. (Assists) - Bekelja, Becky 25.
(Dig leaders) - McMillin, Megan 11; Krohn, Cherish 8
South Dakota def. Southeastern Louisiana 25-23, 25-23, 25-15
South Dakota (3-1) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Kendall Kritenbrink 14-2-1; Amber Aschoff 11-0-1; Lindsey Sathre 7-0-1; Tori Kroll 6-0-0; Natalie Walseth 5-0-0; Kim Bulaga 2-0-2; Kaitlyn Hastings 0-0-1; Katie Bunkers 0-1-0; Riley Haug 0-2-0;
Totals 45-5-3.0. (Assists) - Tori Kroll 33.
(Dig leaders) - Katie Bunkers 13; Tori Kroll 11; Kaitlyn Hastings 8
Southeastern La. (1-3) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Donald, Courtney 12-0-2; Ramee, Elizabeth 6-0-0; Young, Lindsey 4-3-0; Bekelja, Becky 3-0-0; Turk, Veronica 3-0-0; Grayson, Tamra 2-0-1; Mueller, Stephanie 1-0-1; McMillin, Megan 0-1-0;
Totals 31-4-2.0. (Assists) - Bekelja, Becky 26. (Dig leaders) - McMillin, Megan 14; Todd, Morgan 11; Garrity, Katie 8; Krohn, Cherish 8; Bekelja, Becky 8
