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CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – The Redhawks will take on the Missouri State Bears Tuesday for their last non-conference match of the 2013 season. First serve is slated for 6 p.m. from Springfield.
 
Let's Review
Southeast hosted Eastern Kentucky and undefeated Morehead State last weekend for a pair of Ohio Valley Conference interdivision matches. In the match against the Colonels, the Redhawks went up 2-0 but the Colonels had other plans as they came back to tie the match and force a fifth set. Southeast came out on top in the five-set match. It was a similar tale against the Eagles as Morehead took the first two sets but Southeast rallied to tie up the match. Morehead kept their undefeated streak alive as they downed the Redhawks in five.
 
A Look Ahead
Southeast Missouri enters the final six matches of the season with an road trip to SIUE and Eastern Illinois Nov. 1-2. Southeast returns home for three straight matches to close-out the 2013 home schedule against Murray, Austin Peay, and UT Martin. Southeast finishes the regular season with a trip to Tennessee Tech, Nov. 16.
 
Scouting Trip
The Missouri State Bears are sitting at 14-9 this season overall and 6-5 in Missouri Valley Conference Play. Kayla Walton has 158 kills this season with a .315 hitting clip and 31 blocks. Olivia Brand has 188 kills in 545 attempts also with 31 blocks this season. The setteer is Carly Thomas and she has 890 set assists this season, averaging 11.27 per set. Ashley Mason leads the team in digs with 389 (4.74 digs/set).
 
Playing a Wall
Southeast Missouri has consistently led the OVC in blocking this season. Southeast has tallied 245 blocks (105 solo, 280 assisted), 2.43 blocks/set. Taylor Masterson (1.11 blocks/set) leads the OVC in blocking with Emily Coon (0.90 blocks/set) ranks 6th in blocking in the OVC.
 
1,000 Kill Club
Wednesday against Saint Louis, senior middle blocker Emily Coon recorded her 1,000th kill of her career. Coon currently sits outside the top-ten in career kills. In order to break the top-ten, she must record 213 more kills this season.
 
Records Watch
Berkley Idel has broken the top ten list of career digs with 1,393 while Colleen Yarber has broken the top-ten in career attack attempts with 3,261.
 
Start it Up
As a team, the Redhawk's offense ranks in the middle of the conference in hitting (.177 hitting percentage) and ranks last in kills (10.93 kills/set); however, individually, Emily Coon ranks sixth in the OVC in hitting percentage (.283) and Colleen Yarber ranks ninth in the kills category (276; 2.94 kills/set).
 
Not a Queen, but an Ace
Freshman defensive specialist Jade Mortimer ranks among the most aggressive servers in the conference with 26 service aces. Her 0.30 aces/set ranks her eighth in the OVC. Southeast tied a season-high 10 aces in  last Wednesday's match against Saint Louis as both teams combined for 19 aces altogether.