STARKVILLE, Miss. – Coming off two of its best offensive performances of the season, the Southeastern Louisiana attack came up short Saturday in the Maroon Classic, 25-22, 25-18, 25-16, against Mississippi State in the Newell-Grissom Building.
 
Southeastern (2-11) posted a .333 attack percentage in the initial set, running out to a 21-18 lead. Mississippi State (9-6) scored seven of the final eight points to claim the set and the Lady Lion offense struggled the rest of the match.
 
Sophomore hitter Chloee Holden (Alvin, Texas) led Southeastern with eight kills. Sophomore middle Jodi Edo (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) added seven more kills. Junior setter Haley Baker (Elkton, Maryland) handed out 13 assists and freshman Michelle Mirarchi (Plano, Texas) dished out another 10 for the Lady Lions.
 
Sophomore middle Savannah Alcazar led Southeastern in digs (10) for the third straight match and freshman middle Tempestt Vaughn (Beaumont, Texas) had a hand in all six of the Lady Lions' blocks.
 
ALL-TOURNAMENT
Dayjah Stewart – Jackson State
Morgan Kath – Mississippi State
Jelena Vujcin – Mississippi State
Karley York – North Texas
Valerie Valarian – North Texas
Jodi Edo – Southeastern
Chloee Holden – Southeastern
 
Most Valuable Player: Holly Miliam - North Texas
Most Valuable Libero: Anna Ibarra - North Texas
 
NOTES

• Mississippi State served up eight aces in the match, improving to 2-2 against Southland Conference competition this season.
• North Texas (3-0) won the Maroon Classic and host Mississippi State (2-1) finished as the runner up.

 
UP NEXT
Southeastern returns home to open Southland Conference play Thursday at 7 p.m. against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in the University Center.
 
The match will feature the annual Dig the Lions student promotion, featuring free t-shirts for the first 200 Southeastern students in attendance.
 
Admission is free and fans are asked to enter the arena upstairs at Gate 3. Volleyball posters and magnet schedules will be available in the Fan Zone, and students can earn points toward their LionUp Loyalty account by checking in on the app while in attendance.
 
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