CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Southeast Missouri volleyball (20-5, 12-2 OVC) completed the weekend going 2-0 by downing Western Illinois (7-18, 6-8 OVC) 3-1 on Saturday night at Houck Field House in front of a crowd of 281. 
 
Libero Tara Beilsmith continued to break records as during Saturday's match she became fourth all-time in NCAA Volleyball history in career digs, surpassing the previous fourth place 2,791 record. 
 
Tara now has 2,832 digs for her career after finishing Saturday's match with 48 digs and a .944 reception-percentage, committing just one error on 17 attempts.  
 
SEMO won the match 25-22, 20-25, 25-22, and 25-14 to improve to 12-2 in the Ohio Valley Conference with just four matches left in the regular season. 
 
Saturday's match marked senior day for nine Redhawks seniors as Talia Gouard, Tara Beilsmith, Mackenzie Meehan, Rachel Eddy, Izzy Lukens, Marisa Guisti, Zoey & Taylor Beasley, and Lexie Smith were all honored in a pre-match ceremony. 
 
Freshman Lucy Arndt finished with a double-double. The standout, Freeport, Ill.-native finished with 19 kills and 15 digs from her outside hitter position. She finished the match with 20.0 points on Saturay. 
 
Izzy Lukens finished with another stellar performance, dishing out 56 assists on 140 attempts (.400). The senior from Omaha, Neb. Finished the weekend with a total of 125 assists over nine sets. SEMO, as a team, hit .238. 
 
Seniors Zoey Beasley and Marisa Guisti each finished in double-digits for kills with 14 and 13, respectively. 
 
Beasley had her 14 kills on 43 attempt for a .163 hitting-percentage (seven errors) as Guisti finished with her 13 kills on 25 attempts for a staggering .520 hitting clip. 
 
Third in the Ohio Valley Conference in service aces coming into the weekend, freshman Nina Schuberth finished the match with a pair of aces to lead the Redhawks in the category. 
 
Senior Lexie Smith entered the match in the fourth set recording two kills, including the decisive one as SEMO dominated the fourth set to win the match. Smith finished with two kills on three attempts on senior day. 
 
SEMO volleyball will return to action next weekend, Nov. 10-11, when they travel to Cookeville, Tenn. to take on Tennessee Tech. First serve is slated for 6 and 7 p.m., respectively.