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HAMMOND, La. – With four-set victories over in-state rivals Southern and Louisiana Tech Saturday, the Southeastern Louisiana volleyball team swept through a four-team field to win the Tangi Tourism Lion Classic at the University Center.

Southeastern (6-6) knocked off Southern (1-9) by scores of 25-12, 22-25, 25-11, 25-13, in Saturday's second match of the day. Earlier in the day Nebraska-Omaha defeated Stetson, 3-0, in a matchup of the two out-of-state schools in the tournament.

The Lady Lions dominated in the three sets they won, hitting .453 (first set) and .303 (second set) as a team. Rachael Bunn led the way, recording 11 kills without an error. Mikayla Shippy dished out 38 assists while Morgan Todd posted 19 digs and Brooke Balser added 12. Southeastern recorded 13.5 team blocks.

Southern was led by Phalen Clark with six kills, 22 assists and 10 digs. Diamond Williams led the Lady Jaguars with 13 digs and Simone Beasley contributed 12.

Stetson, in its final match, defeated Tech, 3-1, and Southern dropped its contest to Omaha.

In the tournament's final match, Southeastern came from behind to knock off Tech, 15-25, 25-18, 25-20, 25-21.

Tiffany Thomas, who transferred to Southeastern from Tech, led the Lady Lions with 16 kills. Bunn (11) and Parrie Hartley (10) each added double-digit kills to the comeback effort. Shippy handed out 41 assists and recorded nine digs. Todd (13 digs) and Cherish Krohn (12 digs) led the Lady Lion defensive crew down the stretch.

Three Lady Techsters, Xzache Mathis (16), Rebecca Redgen (12) and Dalane Guidry (10), tallied double-digit kills in a losing effort. Maria Coelho turned in a double-double with 38 assists and 10 digs while Alexandra Aviles led all players with 23 digs.

Aviles and Redgen represented Tech on the Tangi Tourism All-Tournament Team. They were joined by Kim Bailey and Kelley Wollack of Omaha as well as Tiffany Creamer and Ellen Hawks of Stetson. Phalen Clark was the lone representative of Southern while Lady Lions Bunn, Shippy and Todd were honored.


All-Tournament Team
Alejandra Aviles, Louisiana Tech
Kim Bailey, Nebraska-Omaha
Rachael Bunn, Southeastern Louisiana
Phalen Clark, Southern
Tiffany Creamer, Stetson
Ellen Hawks, Stetson
Rebecca Redgen, Louisiana Tech
Mikayla Shippy, Southeastern Louisiana
Morgan Todd, Southeastern Louisiana
Kelley Wollack, Nebraska-Omaha

Final Standings
Southeastern - 4-0
Nebraska-Omaha - 3-1
Stetson - 2-2
Louisiana Tech - 1-3
Southern - 0-4


Southeastern Louisiana def. Southern 25-12, 22-25, 25-11, 25-13
Southern-BR (1-9) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Burden, Deyshia 6-0-1; Clark, Phalen 6-3-3; Macias, Marisol 5-1-0; Lealaimatafao, Leila 4-0-1; Beasley, Simone 3-0-1; Mitchell, Payton 2-0-0; Malone, Melodie 2-0-0; Watts, Jaquel 2-0-0; Bennett, Keya 1-0-0; Totals 31-4-4.0. (Assists) - Clark, Phalen 22. (Dig leaders) - Williams, Diamond 13; Beasley, Simone 12; Clark, Phalen 10; Malone, Melodie 8

Southeastern La. (5-6) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Bunn, Rachael 11-0-4; Bullock, Landry 9-0-4; Hartley, Parrie 7-0-3; Ramee, Elizabeth 7-0-0; Thomas, Tiffany 6-0-1; Shippy, Mikayla 3-0-4; Turk, Veronica 2-0-5; Balser, Brooke 2-2-0; Grace, Lindsay 1-0-1; Devlin, Shelby 0-0-2; Krohn, Cherish 0-1-0; Totals 48-3-13.5. (Assists) - Shippy, Mikayla 38. (Dig leaders) - Todd, Morgan 19; Balser, Brooke 12; Shippy, Mikayla 9; McMillin, Megan 8

Site: Hammond, La. (University Center)
Date: Sep 14, 2013  Attend: 197  Time: 1:32


Southeastern Louisiana def. Louisiana Tech 15-25, 25-18, 25-20, 25-21
Louisiana Tech (5-7) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Mathis, Xzache 16-0-0; Redgen, Rebecca 12-0-1; Guidry, Dalane 10-0-1; Germany, Caitlin 6-0-2; Coelho, Maria 2-2-3; Papach, Angela 2-0-2; Rosania, Isabella 0-3-0; Totals 48-5-7.0. (Assists) - Coelho, Maria 38. (Dig leaders) – Aviles, Alejandra 23; Coelho, Maria 10; Redgen, Rebecca 9

Southeastern La. (6-6) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Thomas, Tiffany 16-0-0; Bunn, Rachael 11-1-2; Hartley, Parrie 10-0-2; Shippy, Mikayla 4-1-1; Grace, Lindsay 3-0-1; Turk, Veronica 3-0-3; Ramee, Elizabeth 1-0-0; Bullock, Landry 1-0-0; Balser, Brooke 1-1-0; McMillin, Megan 0-5-0; Todd, Morgan 0-1-0; Totals 50-9-5.0. (Assists) - Shippy, Mikayla 41. (Dig leaders) - Todd, Morgan 13; Krohn, Cherish 12; Shippy, Mikayla 9; McMillin, Megan 9

Site: Hammond, La. (University Center)
Date: Sep 14, 2013  Attend: 190  Time: 1:43