Box Score

HAMMOND, La. – For the second-consecutive match the Southeastern Louisiana volleyball team won an intense, five-set Southland Conference contest, knocking off Incarnate Word on homecoming Saturday, 23-25, 26-24, 13-25, 25-18, 15-13.

After splitting a pair of tight, offensive-minded sets, the Southeastern (9-16, 3-10 Southland) defense took control in the final two for the comeback win over UIW (10-10, 5-6 Southland).

Mikayla Shippy established a new career high with 55 assists and chipped in 12 digs for a double-double. Freshman Parrie Hartley (18 kills), Tiffany Thomas (14 kills), Landry Bullock (12 kills) and Rachael Bunn (nine kills, three service aces) combined to lead the Lady Lion offensive attack.

Morgan Todd (24 diggs), Megan McMillin (23 digs) and Brooke Balser (12 digs) combined with blockers Bunn (seven total blocks), Hartley (four tb), Thomas (three tb), Veronica Turk (three tb) and Bullock (two tb) shut down the UIW offense in the final two sets to help seal the win.

McMillin, who now has 1,161 digs in her career, moved past Southeastern great Anne Bauer into eighth place on the school's all-time digs list.

Shaina Garza led all players with 24 kills while Brittani Dear chipped in 12 kills for the Cardinals. The setting duo of Danielle Suarez (24 assists) and Taylor McClelland (19 assists) combined to guide the offense. Dear (24 digs) and Garza (14 digs) each recorded a double-double while Sarah Cardenas added 18 digs for UIW on defense.

Southeastern returns to the University Center floor in one week, hosting the University of New Orleans, Nov. 2, at 2 p.m. in a conference contest.


Southeastern Louisiana def. Incarnate Word 23-25, 26-24, 13-25, 25-18, 15-13
Incarnate Word (10-10, 5-6 Southland) (Kills-aces-blocks) – Garza, Shaina 24-1-3; Dear, Brittani 12-0-4; Vidaurri, Angelique 8-0-2; Soukup, Elizabeth 5-0-0; Jackson, Jaina 3-0-4; Patterson, Meaghan 2-2-6; Suarez, Danielle 2-1-0; McClelland, Taylor 1-0-0; Ruiz, Jordan 1-0-1; Totals 58-4-11.0. (Assists) - Suarez, Danielle 24; McClelland, Taylor 19. (Dig leaders) - Dear, Brittani 24; Cardenas, Sarah 18; Garza, Shaina 14; Suarez, Danielle 9

Southeastern La. (9-16, 3-10 Southland) (Kills-aces-blocks) – Hartley, Parrie 18-0-4; Thomas, Tiffany 14-0-3; Bullock, Landry 12-0-2; Bunn, Rachael 9-3-7; Turk, Veronica 7-0-3; Grace, Lindsay 1-0-0; Balser, Brooke 1-0-0; Shippy, Mikayla 0-0-1; McMillin, Megan 0-1-0; Totals 62-4-11.0. (Assists) - Shippy, Mikayla 55. (Dig leaders) – Todd, Morgan 24; McMillin, Megan 23; Balser, Brooke 12; Shippy, Mikayla 12

Site: Hammond, La. (University Center)
Date: Oct 26, 2013   Attend: 150   Time: 2:22   
Referees: Paul Albright, Angelle Simms