Box Score
HAMMOND, La. — Southeastern Louisiana swept a three-set decision from Southern Thursday, 25-14, 25-15, 25-12, to open play in the 2012 Tangi Tourism Lion Classic.
The Lady Lions (2-3) were led by senior
Courtney Donald and freshman
Veronica Turk. Donald led all players with 10 kills and Turk contributed six kills, three blocks and a service ace for Southeastern.
Becky Bekelja added 26 assists, five digs and three kills while libero
Megan McMillin tallied 10 digs.
As a team, Southeastern recorded a .378 attack percentage against the Lady Jaguars (0-5). Michelle Williams' six kills led Southern while Marisol Macias recorded 10 digs.
In the first set, Southeastern built a 10-3 lead and extended it to 19-10. Turk recorded half of her six kills in the first set and one of her three blocks. The Lady Lions picked up five points courtesy service aces, including a pair by junior
Lindsey Young.
Southeastern started slowly in the second set. Southern stayed within a point, 7-6, but falling behind, 13-8, called a timeout. Out of the timeout, the Lady Lions extended the lead to eight on another Young service ace, sparking her teammates to finish off the set.
On the serving effort of freshman
Morgan Todd, Southeastern built a 6-2 lead in the third and final set. The Lady Lions extended the lead to 15-4 before Southern called a timeout. Donald helped finish off the Lady Jags, recording five of her 10 kills in the final set.
Day two of the Tangi Tourism Lion Classic begins at 9 a.m. With Louisiana Tech facing Texas-Pan American. Southern returns to the floor at 11 a.m. to challenge Weber State.
Southeastern's first match of the day is scheduled for 1 p.m. against UTPA. Louisiana Tech and Southern tangle at 3 p.m. while Southeastern wraps up second-day action against Weber State at 5 p.m.
Southeastern La. def. Southern 25-14,2 5-15, 25-12
Southern (0-5) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Williams, Michelle 6-1-0; Macias, Marisol 4-0-1; Watts, Jaquel 4-0-1; Shelby, Amber 2-0-0; Beasley, Simone 1-0-0; 21 1-0-0; 14 1-0-0;
Totals 19-1-1.0. (Assists) - Journet, Chanda 10.
(Dig leaders) - Macias, Marisol 10; Journet, Chanda 5
Southeastern La. (2-3) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Donald, Courtney 10-1-1; Turk, Veronica 6-1-3; Young, Lindsey 4-3-0; Bekelja, Becky 3-0-2; Grayson, Tamra 3-0-1; Devlin, Shelby 3-0-1; Shippy, Mikayla 2-0-0; Douglas, Zoe 2-0-1; Ramee, Elizabeth 1-0-0; Mueller, Stephanie 1-0-0; Balser, Brooke 0-2-0; Todd, Morgan 0-2-0;
Totals 35-9-6.0. (Assists) - Bekelja, Becky 26.
(Dig leaders) - McMillin, Megan 10; Todd, Morgan 5
2012 Tangi Tourism Lion Classic Schedule
Thursday, September 6
Southeastern Louisiana 3 – Southern 0
Friday, September 7
9 a.m. - Louisiana Tech vs. UTPA
11 a.m. - Weber State vs. Southern
1 p.m. - UTPA vs. Southeastern Louisiana
3 p.m. - Louisiana Tech vs. Southern
5 p.m. - Weber State vs. Southeastern Louisiana
Saturday, September 8
8 a.m. - Southern vs. UTPA
10 a.m. - Weber State vs. Louisiana Tech
12 p.m. - Weber State vs. UTPA
2 p.m. - Louisiana Tech vs. Southeastern Louisiana
