NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Three Redhawks finished with double-digits kills as Southeast Missouri women's volleyball (3-2, 3-2 OVC) defeated Belmont (0-3, 0-3 OVC) 17-25, 25-15, 25-21, 25-10, Sunday afternoon at the Curb Event Center.
 
Zoey Beasley led the SEMO attack with a career-best 17 kills on a .333 hitting clip. Colby Greene added 13 kills, converting at a .296 rate with four blocks, for her fourth straight double-digit kill match this season.
 
Laney Malloy and Claire Ochs each registered double-doubles in the series opener with the Bruins. Malloy tallied 11 kills and 15 digs for her second double-double this campaign (34th career) while Ochs finished with 43 assists and 13 digs as the Redhawks hit at a mark of .200. Ochs has posted a double-double in each of the last four SEMO matches and now has 40 in her career.
 
For the third straight match, SEMO dropped the opening set before rallying for the four set victory.
 
The Bruins jumped out to a 6-3 lead in the first set and extended their margin to 11-5 after a Redhawks attack error. After a SEMO timeout, the Redhawks would go on a 5-1 run to cut the advantage to 12-10.
 
A Bruins block assist coupled with a kill from Kristen Clements widened the gap to 21-15. SEMO would come as close as 23-17 before Belmont nabbed the next two points for the opening set win.
 
The Redhawks struggled hitting in the first set, posting eight kills and eight errors. Belmont notched its best percentage of the match with a .194.
 
SEMO responded from its slow start with a dominating second set to even the match at 1-1. The Redhawks hit at a rate of .222 during the frame.
 
SEMO burst out to a 6-1 advantage that swelled to 15-4 after an 8-0 Redhawks rally.
 
Back-to-back kills from Malloy and Greene pushed the edge to 20-8. Ochs added a service ace to make the scoreboard read 21-8.
 
Belmont then went on a 5-0 run to cut the SEMO lead to 22-13. Beasley connected with two of her six second set kills down the stretch to claim the set, 25-15.
 
The third set was a back-and-forth affair with 15 ties and 10 lead changes. Kendall Washington made her 2020-21 debut with a service ace to provide SEMO a slight 6-5 lead. She also tallied a dig in the contest.
 
Down 15-13 in the set, head coach Julie Yankus called a timeout. Out of the break, SEMO would go on a 3-0 rally to pull ahead 16-15.
 
Maggie Adams tallied a kill to knot the set at 17-17. Beasley and Malloy then each added rally stoppers to bring the lead in favor of SEMO, 22-20.
 
Tara Beilsmith placed a service ace to bring on set point, 24-20, before a kill from Greene provided SEMO a 25-21 third set win.
 
The Redhawks posted a match-high hitting percentage of .467 in the fourth and final set.
 
With a 5-4 lead, SEMO went on a 5-0 rally to pull ahead 10-4.
 
A block assist from Greene and Adams extended the lead to 16-7. Greene and Beasley then blasted a pair of kills to grow the margin to 20-8.
 
Elissa Moylan and freshman Lexie Smith both made their season debuts in the fourth set. Smith tallied her first collegiate kill right after she was substituted in to make the score, 22-9.
 
Moylan then hit a kill to make the SEMO advantage, 23-10.
 
Addy McAleer then sealed the Redhawks victory with a service ace, 25-10.
 
Beilsmith led the defense with 17 digs and four assists. Ally Dion chipped in 16 digs.
 
SEMO tallied six blocks in the match while Belmont had seven. Adams led the Redhawks with five blocks to go along with three kills.
 
The Bruins hit at a .066 percentage in the match. Laura Shoopman led Belmont with 11 kills and five digs. Carly Mason dished out 17 assists. Rachel McBride led the Bruins defense with 21 digs.
 
The Redhawks complete their two-match series against Belmont Monday. First service is scheduled for 4 p.m., CT at the Curb Event Center in Nashville, Tennessee.