CONWAY, Ark. – Central Arkansas snapped Southeastern Louisiana's eight-match winning streak Saturday, handing the Lady Lions a 25-18, 25-22, 23-25, 25-23, loss in Southland Conference action at the Farris Center.
 
Southeastern (11-4, 9-3 Southland) hit above their season average and had three players record 15 kills each, but it was not enough to overcome the Sugar Bears (10-7, 8-4 Southland).
 
Crispin Adams, Jolie Hidalgo and Kailin Newsome each tallied 15 kills in the match as the Lady Lions combined for a .247 attack percentage. Addison Vidrine hit .381 while chipping in nine kills.
 
Adams enjoyed a well-rounded performance, leading the team with three total blocks as well as contributing four digs, one assist and one service ace. Both she and Hidalgo both hit .480 in the match.
 
Newsome (15 kills, 10 digs) recorded her 10th consecutive double-double, and 11th overall this season, while Ariana Hebert (33 assists, 10 digs) recorded her third-straight and sixth overall. Calli Collins handed out an additional 21 assists.
 
Freshman libero Ansley Tullis led the team with 19 digs.
 
Southeastern, which is guaranteed a winning season for the first time in nearly two decades, qualified for the conference tournament last week. The Lady Lions are looking for its first win at the Southland tournament in program history.
 
UP NEXT
Southeastern is the No. 3 seed in the 2020-21 Southland Conference Volleyball Tournament. Scheduled to run March 31-April 3, the tournament is being held at the Dugan Wellness Center on the campus of Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. The top eight teams in the Southland will qualify with the top four seeds drawing a first-round bye and the top two seeds drawing a bye directly into the semifinals.
 
The Lady Lions received a first-round bye, and will face the winner of No. 6 seed Central Arkansas and No. 7 seed Abilene Christian at 4 p.m. Thursday on ESPN+. The winner of that match will advance to face No. 2 seed Sam Houston at 12 p.m. Friday for the right to advance to Saturday's championship game.
 
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