Arkansas State 3 Southeast 2 - Box Score / Photo Gallery

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – The Southeast Missouri volleyball team had their six game winning streak snapped Tuesday night at Houck Field House in a 3-2 (19-25, 25-25, 21-25, 25-22, 7-15) loss to Arkansas State.
 
The Redhawks drop to 12-7 overall as the Red Wolves improve to 12-8.
 
“We couldn't get our offense going tonight, but I'm pleased with the way we battled,” said head coach Julie Folliard.
 
Tuesday marked the opening match of the 2012 Dig for Life Campaign that helps raise awareness of breast Cancer in the Southeast Missouri community. Southeast will play seven home matches at Houck Field House during the month.
 
Emily Coon had a big night for Southeast with season-high 15 kills and a season-high nine blocks. Her nine blocks was one shy of her career-high.
 
“Emily had a great night as she worked so hard from pin-to-pin and we had to get her the ball offensively,” said Folliard.
 
Julie Shives moved into seventh place all-time in career assists at Southeast with 35 on the night. She now sits at 2,857 in her career as she passed Sarah Barth, who recorded 2,846 from 2006 to 2009.
 
“Julie pushed the ball to all of our hitters tonight ,” said Folliard.
 
The Red Wolves took the first set 25-19 recording a match-high 21 kills and hitting at an impressive .500 clip.
 
Southeast battled in the second frame and used a 10-2 run to jump out to a 13-7 lead. They also used a 6-0 run in the frame as they took the set 25-15 and tied the match at 1-1.
 
Arkansas State opened the third frame on a 7-3 run. Southeast used a run of their own in the frame, but the Redhawks recorded seven errors as the Red Wolves took the set 25-21.
 
The Redhawks held on for a 25-22 win in the fourth frame. Southeast jumped out to a 6-1 lead in the set, led by a pair of blocking assists by Coon.
 
Southeast was up by as much as seven at 17-10, but the Red Wolves used a run after a timeout to push within one at 21-20, but the Redhawks took the frame with a kill from Karlee Lursen.
 
“The crowd gave us great energy all night and really pumped us up in the fourth set,” said Folliard.
 
The Red Wolves dominated the fifth frame jumping out to a 6-1 lead on their way to a 15-7 win. ASU recorded 10 kills in the stanza as they took the match from Southeast 3-2.
 
Colleen Yarber added 11 kills and a team-high 20 digs to go along with five blocks.
 
Jasmine Terry led the Red Wolves with a match-high 24 kills, hitting .296. Allison Kearney added 56 assists on the night.
 
The Redhawks return to OVC action at home on Friday against Austin Peay at 6:30 p.m. at Houck Field House.