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HAMMOND, La. – The Southeastern Louisiana volleyball team swept a pair of matches Friday during the first day of action at the Tangi Tourism Lion Classic.

Southeastern (4-6) defeated Stetson, 25-16, 16-25, 25-23, 25-22, in its first contest of the tournament.

Against Stetson (6-4), three Lady Lions tallied double-digit kills. Elizabeth Ramee recorded a career-best 16 kills to lead Southeastern while Tiffany Thomas and Rachael Bunn added 14 and 13, respectively. The 48 assists by Mikayla Shippy temporarily set the top mark in her career while Morgan Todd led the Lady Lions with 25 digs. Brooke Balser added 10 digs. Both Bunn and Todd's totals were career bests.

Kaley Melville's 11 kills led the Stetson offense with Kayla Weller dishing out 28 assists. Mellville achieved a double-double, chipping in 11 digs, while Michelle Kastner led the way with 14 digs for the Hatters.

Southeastern turned around later in the day to defeat Omaha in four sets as well, 25-15, 23-25, 25-23, 25-22.

Thomas led the way with a career-best 23 kills while Bunn (12 kills) and Ramee (10 kills) also contributed in double digits. Shippy set a career high for the second-consecutive match as she dished out 54 assists. Todd posted 17 digs to lead Southeastern while Balser again added 10 to aid the defensive effort.

In other action Friday, Stetson defeated Southern, 3-0. Omaha topped Tech, 3-2, and Tech knocked off Southern, 3-0.

Saturday at the Tangi Tourism Lion Classic, Omaha faces Stetson at 9 a.m. while Southeastern clashes with Southern at 11 a.m. Saturday. In the third match, Stetson wraps up tournament play against Tech. Omaha faces Southern at 3 p.m. and then Southeastern closes out the event at 5 p.m. against Tech.

Admission is free for all matches in the tournament. Streaming video and live stats will also be available for all matches. Links to both can be found on the tournament page at www.LionSports.net.

Southeastern La. def. Stetson 25-18, 16-25, 25-23, 25-22
Stetson (6-4) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Melville, Kaley 11-2-0; Creamer, Tiffany 8-1-4; Hawks, Ellen 7-1-4; Akins, Madison 7-1-5; White, Erika 5-0-4; Weller, Kayla 1-4-0; Bassett, Julie 0-2-0; Totals 39-11-10.0. (Assists) - Weller, Kayla 28. (Dig leaders) - Kastner, Michelle 14; Melville, Kaley 10

Southeastern La. (3-6) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Ramee, Elizabeth 16-0-2; Thomas, Tiffany 14-0-3; Bunn, Rachael 13-0-2; Grace, Lindsay 4-0-1; Turk, Veronica 3-0-3; Bullock, Landry 2-0-2; Devlin, Shelby 1-0-1; Shippy, Mikayla 0-1-0; Todd, Morgan 0-1-0; Totals 53-2-8.0. (Assists) - Shippy, Mikayla 48. (Dig leaders) - Todd, Morgan 25; Balser, Brooke 10

Site: Hammond, La. (University Center)
Date: Sep 13, 2013  Attend: 175  Time: 1:40



Southeastern La. def. Nebraska-Omaha 25-15, 23-25, 25-23, 25-22
Nebraska-Omaha (2-6) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Kelley Wollak 11-1-3; Diane Banderas 8-0-2; Megan Schmale 7-0-5; Kristy Wieser 5-0-0; Amy Taylor 4-0-4; Michaela Schimmer 2-1-0; Nicki Carson 1-0-0; Rachelle Kruml 0-1-0; Kimberly Bailey 0-1-0; Bailey Baxter 0-2-0; Totals 38-6-7.5. (Assists) - Bailey Baxter 16; Michaela Schimmer 15. (Dig leaders) - Michaela Schimmer 10; Kelley Wollak 9

Southeastern La. (4-6) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Thomas, Tiffany 23-0-1; Bunn, Rachael 12-2-1; Ramee, Elizabeth 10-0-0; Turk, Veronica 6-0-2; Grace, Lindsay 6-0-1; Hartley, Parrie 2-0-1; Balser, Brooke 2-0-0; Shippy, Mikayla 0-3-0; McMillin, Megan 0-2-0; Totals 61-7-4.0. (Assists) - Shippy, Mikayla 54. (Dig leaders) - Todd, Morgan 17; Balser, Brooke 10; Krohn, Cherish 9

Site: Hammond, La. (University Center)
Date: Sep 13, 2013  Attend: 145  Time: 1:50


Saturday, September 14
9 a.m. Nebraska-Omaha vs. Stetson
11 a.m. Southern vs. Southeastern Louisiana
1 p.m. Louisiana Tech vs. Stetson
3 p.m. Nebraska-Omaha vs. Southern
5 p.m. Louisiana Tech vs. Southeastern Louisiana