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Southeast Missouri vs. Southern Illinois
Match Information
Venue: Houck Field House
Location: Cape Girardeau, Missouri
When: Sunday, Sept. 21; 1 p.m.
Live Stats: GoSoutheast.com
Live Video: OVCDigitalNetwork.com
Twitter Updates: @SEMOvb
 
Complete Southeast Missouri Match Notes
 
There's No Place Like Home
The Southeast Missouri volleyball team will open the home portion of their schedule Sunday when they host regional rival Southern Illinois. The match is slated to begin at 1 p.m. Fans can watch for free in the OVC Digital Network.
 
Houck "FILLED" House
Southeast Missouri will attempt to break a Houck Field House attendance record when they host Southern Illinois in the home opener on Sunday. Southeast Missouri will attempt to break the attendance record of 1,168 set on November 9, 1993 when Southeast played Murray State. The Redhawks defeated Murray 3-1 in the match. Free "Houck "FILLED" House" t-shirts will be given out to the first 1,000 students through the gate. During the inaugural Houck "FILLED" House event a year ago, the Redhawks came up 141 fans shorts of their goal.
 
Silent Auction
Along with the Houck "FILLED" House event Sunday, the Redhawks volleyball team will hold a silent auction. All money raised will go directly to the Redhawks volleyball program. Items include a pair of 2015 Cardinals tickets, Guest Coach for a Match, a one-hour practice session with the team, a German Beer experience worth $300 from Broadway Biergarten, and much more. The auction will open at 12:30 Sunday and will close following the second set. Winners will be announced during the third set.
 
Looking Back
The Redhawks finished tournament play last weekend. Southeast went 3-1 at the ISTAP Collegiate Cup 2 hosted by Alabama State. The Redhawks picked up sweeps against Alabama State, Savannah State, and The Citadel before falling in five sets to Southern Mississippi to close the tournament. Kelsey Keeve and Andrea Baylin earned all-tournament honors for their performances on the weekend. Keeve tallied 37 kills and a .444 hitting percentage last week. She made just seven errors on 72 attempts. In the win over The Citadel, Keeve recorded a career-high 15 kills while hitting .737. She had 12 kills, 10 digs and a .455 attack percentage against Alabama State. Keeve also finished the week with seven blocks. After a strong offensive preformance in Alabama, the Redhawks fell to UMKC Wednesday in four sets. Offense was hard to come by as Southeast had seven players with a negative hitting percentage.
 
Waking the Offense
Currently, the Redhawks are hitting .190 as a team, which ranks fourth in the Ohio Valley Conference. Southeast ranks towards the middle of the league in the kills category with 11.66 kills per set. After a stellar weekend, Kelsey Keeve is hitting .338 on the season, good enough for sixth in the league. Taylor Masterson's .341 hitting clip ranks fifth.
 
Young Blocker
Freshman Nzingha Clarke is making an impact on the net in her young career with the Redhawks. With over a block per set (1.03), she is among the best blockers in the Ohio Valley Conference. Clarke has 33 total blocks (12 solo, 21 assisted).
 
Record Against
The Salukis hold a 16-9 advantage over the Redhawks in this rivalry that dates back to 1977. These teams last met on Sept. 7, 2013. Southeast took the match in five sets. Prior to the 2013 season, Southeast had four-straight losses to the Salukis.
 
Setting Up
Following Sunday's match, the Redhawks will turn their attention to Ohio Valley Conference play. Southeast will hit the road to take on Murray State on Sept. 26 followed by Austin Peay on Sept. 27. The Racers are currently undefeated on the season.