WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Southeastern Louisiana volleyball team dropped a pair of matches Friday at the Black Knights Invitational, falling to Albany in the tournament opener, 25-20, 15-25, 25-18, 25-14, and then dropping straight sets to Hofstra, 25-21, 25-12, 25-20.
 
In the first match, Southeastern (1-4) recorded a better attack percentage than Albany, .227 to .226, but it was not enough to overcome the Great Danes (1-3).
 
Sophomore transfer Maddy Katchen tallied a career-high 11 kills, leading the Lady Lions in the opening match. Jo Simovic contributed nine kills and Elyssa Purcell added eight for Southeastern. Michelle Mirarchi dished out a team-high 20 assists. Haley Baker handed out another 16 assists. Katchen, Mirarchi and Tempestt Vaughn each served up an ace.
 
Sam Gomez, a sophomore from Mandeville, Louisiana, had a hand in four of the Lady Lions' six blocks.
 
Lexie Torres led Southeastern with 14 digs. Alexis Pratt and Mirarchi, with nine and eight digs respectively, were also key contributors on defense.

Hofstra's high-powered offense put away the Lady Lions in the day's second match, as the Pride (4-1) posted a .363 attack percentage over the course of three sets.
 
UP NEXT
Southeastern matches up with host Army West Point (2-2) to conclude the weekend at 11 a.m. (CT) Saturday. The Black Knights outlasted Albany in five sets to close out Friday's tournament action.
 
Live stats are available for every match in the four-team, round-robin event. The Patriot League Network will offer streaming video of all three Army West Point matches, including Southeastern's final tournament appearance, via Stadium. Links for stats and video can be found on the volleyball schedule page at www.LionSports.net.
 
In addition to an online stream of the match, fans can also watch Southeastern's match against Army West Point using Stadium's app, available for mobile devices, both Apple (App Store) and Android (Google Play), and TV devices such as Android TV, Apple TV and Roku.
 
DIGGIN' IT CLUB / S CLUB
Fans interested in becoming active supporters of the Southeastern volleyball program are encouraged to join the Diggin' It Club. Lady Lion volleyball alums are encouraged to join the exclusive S Club, which is restricted to Southeastern athletic letter winners. S Club members also gain membership in the Diggin' It Club.
 
All membership fees and donations to both the Diggin' It Club and S Club (volleyball) are available for the exclusive use of the Southeastern volleyball program. Membership information is available by contacting the Lion Athletics Association at LAA@Southeastern.edu or (985) 549-5091.
 
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