Racers Swept by SEMO

Saturday, October 12

Racer Arena

2 p.m.

Murray State

12-8 (2-4,OVC)

Southeast Missouri

10-10 (3-3,OVC)

Team	1	2	3	Final F
Southeast Missouri	25	25	25	3
Murray State	23	22	12	0

10/12/2013 4:56:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

Murray State women's volleyball couldn't build on their win from last night over UT Martin as they fell in straight sets (23-25, 22-25, 12-25) to Southeast Missouri. The Racers drop to 12-8 (2-4, OVC) while SEMO improves to 10-9 (3-3, OVC).

Set No. 1 was a wild affair with neither team gaining more than a three-point advantage. The score was knotted up several times, including as late as 17-17. The Redhawks then scored the next four points, thanks in part to a kill and service ace from Taylor Masterson to take their largest lead of the game, 21-17. MSU tried to rally, bringing the score to one, 24-23, but with a chance to tie, Colleen Yarber ended the set with her third kill to give the Redhawks a 1-0 lead.

The second set was a near repeat of the first. A back and forth stanza that saw seven ties and five lead changes. SEMO jumped ahead early, 11-5 thanks to a 5-0 run aided by three Racer attack errors. Trailing 16-11, Murray State made their move, scoring six straight points to take their first lead since the opening point. The Racers pushed the lead ahead to 21-18, getting a pair of kills from Sam Bedard and kills from Scottie Ingram, Alyssa Lelm, Emily Schmahl and Taylor Olden during the 10-2 run. The lead was short-lived though and the Redhawks sealed a 25-22 win scoring the final six points of the set, getting two service aces from Yarber and a kill from Masterson.

After trailing 4-3 in the third and final set, SEMO scored four straight points to claim a lead they would never relinquish, cruising to a 25-12 win. The Redhawks scored 12 of the final 16 points in the set.

Murray State shot themselves in the foot committing 38 attack errors and finishing with a .000 attack percentage, both season worsts. By comparison, the Redhawks committed just 11 attack errors. They also finished with 17 blocks to the Racers one.

Alyssa Lelm led the Racers with a game-high 10 kills and a .368 attack percentage. Sam Bedard mediated the offense with 27 assists, a match-high. She was also one of four Racers with double-digit digs. Katlyn Hudson led the defense with 15, followed by Ingram (14), Bedard (13) and Olden (10).

Andrea Baylin led the Redhawk attack with eight kills. She also contributed nine digs and 3.5 blocks. Masterson finished with 4.5 blocks, six kills and five digs.

Murray State will take the week to regroup before hitting the road for back-to-back games against SIU Edwardsville and Eastern Illinois Friday and Saturday Oct. 18-19.