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Photo by: Patrick Clark/Athlete Eye Photography
Volleyball Closes Out Regular Season On Four-Game Winning Streak
11/13/2021 11:21:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
Murray State wins five-set thriller at SIUE for fourth-straight win to close out regular season
The Murray State Racers (17-11, 11-7 OVC) closed out the 2021 regular season on a four-game winning streak, beating the SIU-Edwardsville Cougars in five sets for the second time in as many days, 16-25, 25-15, 25-9, 20-25, 15-13 on Saturday afternoon at First Community Arena in Edwardsville, Illinois.
For the third game in a row, the Racers dropped the opening set but came back to win only their second five-set match all season, the other being the previous night.
Brooke Lynn Watts finished the regular season putting down 19 kills on a .269 hitting %.
Kolby McClelland had her third double-digit kill game in a row, hitting 14 on a .250 clip. She also had a season-high three solo stuffs and three block assists and served two aces.
Setter Bailey DeMier handed out 45 assists, just missing a double-double with nine digs while libero Becca Fernandez tallied 23 digs and served two aces.
The Racers will be the #5 seed in the OVC Tournament, finishing conference play with an 11-7 record. They will face #4 seed UT Martin on Thursday (Nov. 18) at 6:00 p.m. CT in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Southeast Missouri plays host as the #1 seed.
For the third game in a row, the Racers dropped the opening set but came back to win only their second five-set match all season, the other being the previous night.
Brooke Lynn Watts finished the regular season putting down 19 kills on a .269 hitting %.
Kolby McClelland had her third double-digit kill game in a row, hitting 14 on a .250 clip. She also had a season-high three solo stuffs and three block assists and served two aces.
Setter Bailey DeMier handed out 45 assists, just missing a double-double with nine digs while libero Becca Fernandez tallied 23 digs and served two aces.
The Racers will be the #5 seed in the OVC Tournament, finishing conference play with an 11-7 record. They will face #4 seed UT Martin on Thursday (Nov. 18) at 6:00 p.m. CT in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Southeast Missouri plays host as the #1 seed.
Team Stats
MSU
SIUE
Kills
54
43
Errors
25
27
Attempts
159
140
Hitting %
.182
.114
Points
70
61
Assists
49
40
Aces
6
8
Blocks
10
10
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
19
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
14
Aces
2
Blocks
6
Kills
7
Aces
1
Blocks
2
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
0
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