CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Southeast Missouri Volleyball (11-10, 8-1 OVC) dominated Eastern Illinois (6-15, 2-9 OVC) to complete the series sweep on Friday night by scores of 25-23, 25-18, and 25-17 to win their sixth match in a row in league play. 
 
Sophomore Lucy Arndt dominated the Panthers with a season-high 21 kills on 56 total attacks (with just three errors) for an overall hitting-percentage of .310. Arndt chipped in 11 digs as well for her ninth double double of the season. 
 
Freshman Marin Johnson finished with the second most kills, registering eight on the night, as eight Redhawks recorded at least one kill on the evening. 
 
SEMO outhit the Panthers by a .303 to .155 hitting advantage as three Redhawks hit over .300 with at least three attacking attempts. SEMO totaled 50 total kills on the night compared to just 38 from EIU. 
 
The Redhawks trailed by as many as seven in the opening frame, falling behind by a score of 20-13. SEMO would put together a 7-0 run to force EIU into a timeout at 21-19 before a block from Abby Johnson and Alaina Lester got the Redhawks to within a point. 
 
Back-to-back EIU attack errors gave the Redhawks a 22-21 lead as SEMO stormed back to take a 25-23 set one win off a kill from Marin Johnson. 
 
From that point on it was all Redhawks. In the second set, SEMO gained a 5-4 advantage early off another kill from Marin Johnson. 
 
SEMO led by a score of 11-7 before the Panthers were forced into an early set two timeout. Out of the timeout, EIU registered a kill before SEMO rattled off four points in a row capped off by a kill from Abby. Johnson to lead 14-8. 
 
Alaina Lester recorded a kill with the Redhawks winning 16-12 later in the frame to give the Redhawks a five-point advantage.  
 
A service ace from Ramiri Gardner put the Redhawks on set point as they took the second frame by a final score of 25-18. 
 
SEMO would dominate the third and final frame with a .350 to .139 hitting advantage over EIU to win their eighth OVC game of the season. 
 
Sophomore libero Nina Schuberth continued her defensive masterclass with 20 digs and no reception errors on the night. 
 
Setters Megan Holder and Kennedey Johnson dished out 22 and 17 assists, respectively, as the Redhawks totaled 47 assists as a team on the night. 
 
Looking Ahead
SEMO Volleyball will return to Houck Field House next Friday, November 1, to host Tennessee Tech. First serve is slated for 6 p.m. in Cape Girardeau.