HAMMOND, La. – The Southeastern Louisiana volleyball team rallied late Tuesday to force a fourth set against Southern Miss, but eventually fell short by a score of 25-19, 25-17, 25-27, 25-19, at the University Center.
Southeastern (2-9) rallied from an eight-point deficit in the third set, eventually tying the Golden Eagles (10-4), 24-24. Late substitutions by coach
Jim Smoot paid off as
Sarah Friedman and
Lindsay Grace provided key plays for the Lady Lions in the final stages of the comeback.
Riding the comeback momentum, Southeastern jumped out to a 6-2 lead in the fourth set. This time Southern Miss rallied with a 12-4 run, building a five-point advantage. The Lady Lions attempted to put together another rally of their own and force a fifth set, but the Golden Eagles held on for the win.
Parrie Hartley led the Lady Lions with 12 kills (.211 attack percentage), recording a double-double with 13 digs.
Mikayla Shippy handed out 18 assists while
Morgan Miller chipped in an additional 15 for Southeastern.
Morgan Todd led the team with 18 digs.
Stephany Purdue, one of three Golden Eagles to reach double digits, led all players with 14 kills. Quinci Hayward added 11 kills and Jasmine Crowell chipped in 10. Kristen Fleming handed out a team-high 24 assists and picked up 14 digs to record a double-double. Makareta Rademakers dished out an additional 15 assists. Southern Miss libero Mary Pursell posted a match-high 33 digs.
Southeastern opens Southland Conference play a week from Tuesday at the University of New Orleans.
Southern Miss def. Southeastern La. 25-19, 25-17, 25-27, 25-19
Southern Miss (10-4) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Purdue, Stephany 14-1-0; Hayward, Quinci 11-0-4; Crowell, Jasmine 10-1-1; Bonner, Lydia 9-0-3; Ames, Elise 9-0-4; Joyce, Chanel 1-0-0; Fleming, Kristen 0-1-0; Rademakers, Makareta 0-1-0;
Totals 54-4-7.0. (Assists) – Fleming, Kristen 24; Rademakers, Makareta 15.
(Dig leaders) - Pursell, Mary 33; Fleming, Kristen 14; Pfefferle, Alex 8
Southeastern La. (2-9) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Hartley, Parrie 12-0-0; Thomas, Tiffany 7-0-3; Turk, Veronica 6-0-2; Ramee, Elizabeth 6-0-0; Friedman, Sarah 5-1-1; Bullock, Landry 1-0-2; Bunn, Rachael 1-0-0; Grace, Lindsay 0-0-1; Shippy, Mikayla 0-0-1; Balser, Brooke 0-1-0;
Totals 38-2-6.0. (Assists) - Shippy, Mikayla 18; Miller, Morgan 15.
(Dig leaders) - Todd, Morgan 18; Hartley, Parrie 13; Balser, Brooke 9; Ramee, Elizabeth 9
Site: Hammond, La. (University Center)
Date: Sep 16, 2014
Attend: 250
Time: 1:56
Referees: John Cline, Kevin Wiemken
