Match Notes / Lives Stats

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - The Redhawks make their final stop in their recent three game road trip as Southeast heads to Murray, Ky. to take on Murray State at 7 p.m., CT. Tuesday evening.
 
Earlier This Season Against Murray State
Southeast Missouri defeated Murray State 3-2 (22-25, 25-15, 29-27, 15-15, 15-11) in five-set thriller in the Redhawks home opener on Sept. 20th at Houck Fieldhouse. Southeast was led by Sophomore Julie Shives, who earned a triple-double on the night with 10 digs, 10 kills and season-high 46 set assists. Junior Brittney Kalinoski had a team-high 12 kills. Sophomore Emily Coon added 11 kills and senior Paige Dossey added and season-high 11 kills and a career-high 20 digs. Reynolds had a career-high six blocks and added seven kills for the Redhawks.
 
We Own the Night
The Redhawks are 7-1 in night games in Ohio Valley Conference Matches. The Redhawks have won four of those matches in the friendly confines of Houck Fieldhouse.   
 
Double-Double Trouble
Sophomore Julie Shives of Grove City, Ohio is a double-double machine for the Redhawks this season. Shives has recorded 18 double-doubles this season in 24 games. She has recorded double-doubles in 12 of 13 OVC games this season as her streak was snapped against Morehead State as Shives fell one kill short of extending her streak. Earlier this season against Murray State Shives recorded a triple-double with 10 kills, 10 digs and 46 assists. 
 
Step Up
Sophomores Colleen Yarber and Berkley Idel have played key roles in the Redhawks success over the last few weeks as the tandem has led the Redhawks both offensively and defensively. Over her last four matches Yarber has averaged 3.88 kills per set. She had a career-high 18 kills against EKU. Idel is averaging 5.24 digs per set in her last four starts. She had a career-high 28 digs at Jacksonville State on Saturday.
 
The Dig on Murray State
The Racers come into Tuesday night's match with a 5-19 overall record and a 5-8 record in the Ohio Valley Conference. Over the weekend, Murray State dropped a pair of 3-1 matches at JSU and TTU.

Murray State is hitting .173 as a team on the season averaging 12.6 kills per set. The Racers average 11.8 set assists per frame and 0.70 service aces per set. Defensively, the Racers average 17.1 digs per set and 1.3 blocks per frame.

Murray State is led by Teresa Krog who is averaging 3.45 kills per set on the season. Krog has 293 kills on the season, hitting .196. Cassy Woolverton is averaging 2.86 kills per set to go along with a team-high 46 blocks on the season. Sophomore Lia Havili has 759 set assists on the season averaging 9.61 per set.

Defensively, Kayleah Sauer has a team-high 379 digs on the season averaging 4.57 per set. Sauer also has 30 kills on the season for the Racers. Wendi Zickfield has 39 blocks on the season ranking second on the Racers.