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MOREHEAD, Ky. – No. 4 Southeast Missouri fell to No. 5 Austin Peay in the first round of the Ohio Valley Conference Volleyball Tournament Thursday evening, 3-1.
 
Southeast Missouri finishes the season 17-16 overall, 9-7 in OVC play.
 
Southeast Missouri and Austin Peay split their meetings in the regular season, with the Lady Govs winning in four sets in Clarksville on Oct. 11 and the Redhawks sweeping the Lady Govs at home, Nov. 9.
 
The opening stanza was close as the set was tied 12 times and the lead changed six times. Tied at 21, the Lady Govs went ahead 24-21; while Southeast tried to put together a late comeback, APSU held on for the important, early lead. Colleen Yarber came into the match ready to swing as she recorded 40% of the Redhawks' kills in the first set (six kills) and hit .429.
 
The Redhawks came out hot in the second set with an impressive 9-1 run to open the second stanza. Southeast never trailed from there on out, taking the set, 25-19; tying up the match at a set apiece. The Lady Govs were able to pull within three points of Southeast but just couldn't overcome the early deficit.
 
Austin Peay shut down the Redhawks in the third set, 25-15. Southeast only recorded five kills and hit in the red as a team in the set.
 
Austin Peay brought the Redhawks' 2013 campaign to a close with a fourth set win, 25-23. Trailing much of the set, Southeast pushed to tie up the set at 17. Facing an end to their season, Southeast poured on the passion but it wasn't enough to overcome the Lady Govs. Yarber added six kills while Emily Coon added four to try and extend their amazing careers a little longer.
 
Yarber finished the match with 20 kills to lead the Redhawks. Coon tallied nine, while Alex Rohlfing added a season-high seven. Setter Julie Shives added six kills of her own on 11 attempts, while adding 37 assists. Shives finishes her amazing setting career with 4,601 assists. Taylor Masterson added six blocks in the match. Berkley Idel had 15 digs, bringing her career total to 1,534 digs, which now ranks fourth all-time.