MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Southeastern Louisiana held off a late charge by host Alabama State for a five set victory, 25-21, 25-16, 23-25, 20-25, 17-15, Friday in the ISTAP Collegiate Cup Invitational at Lockhart Gymnasium.
 
The Lady Lions (1-6) turned in their best offensive performance of the season thus far, picking up 58 kills on a .129 attack percentage and serving up seven aces.
 
Stepping it up defensively as well, they also held Alabama State (2-6) to .133 attack percentage, the lowest of any Southeastern opponent in 2017. Ten total blocks are also a season best.
 
NOTES

• Elyssa Purcell, a sophomore from Alvin, Texas, recorded 15 kills to pace the Lady Lion attack. Alli Capps, a freshman from Carthage, Texas, also added a career-high 11 kills.
• Two players, Michelle Mirarchi and Lexie Torres, turned in double-double efforts. Mirarchi, a freshman from Plano, Texas, dished out 22 assists and picked up 13 digs. Both are career bests. Torres, a junior libero from San Antonio, Texas, led Southeastern with 15 digs and also found time to hand out a career-high 11 assists.
• Also reaching double digits were Haley Baker and Macey Stock. Baker, a junior setter from Elkton, Maryland, set up her teammates with 18 assists. Stock, a junior defensive specialist from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, recorded 11 digs.

 
 
UP NEXT
Southeastern plays a pair of matches on Saturday, facing off against Jacksonville (3-4) at 9 a.m. and Western Carolina (1-6) at 3:30 p.m.
 
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LINESCORE
Southeastern La. def. Alabama State 25-21, 25-16, 23-25, 20-25, 17-15
 
Southeastern La. (1-6) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Purcell, Elyssa 15-2-2; Capps, Alli 11-0-1; Vaughn, Tempestt 8-0-4; Holden, Chloee 7-0-3; Alcazar, Savannah 6-0-4; Gomez, Sam 6-0-5; Mirarchi, Michelle 4-4-0; Baker, Haley 1-1-0; Totals 58-7-10.0. (Assists) - Mirarchi, Michelle 22; Baker, Haley 18; Torres, Lexie 11. (Dig leaders) - Torres, Lexie 15; Mirarchi, Michelle 13; Stock, Macey 11; Alcazar, Savannah 9
 
Alabama State (2-6) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Ni'yesha Brown 15-0-2; Briana Dorsey 14-0-7; Payten Clark 11-0-5; Bayle' Bennett 9-0-4; Krysta Medearis 2-0-3; Tamara Martin 2-0-1; Brittany Brown 2-1-2; Candace Martin 1-0-0; Kori Kutsch 1-0-0; Totals 57-1-13.0. (Assists) - Justus Tuiolosega 24; Kori Kutsch 22. (Dig leaders) - Asha Daniels 16; Kori Kutsch 15; Brittany Brown 10; Ni'yesha Brown 9
 
Site: Montgomery, Ala. (Lockhart Gymnasium)
Date: Sep 08, 2017   Attend: 286   Time: 2:16   
Referees: Harold Lockett, Ken Dawkins
Line judges: Keith Edwards, Kenith Booker