STATESBORO, Ga. – Southeast Missouri Volleyball (19-14) concluded the 2024 season in the first round of the Women's National Invitational Volleyball Championship (NIVC) with a 3-0 loss to host-Georgia Southern (22-6) on Friday night from Hanner Fieldhouse. 
 
Outside hitter Lucy Arndt led the Redhawks with nine kills on 36 total attacks (four errors) for a .136 hitting-percentage. Rightside hitter Abby Johnson chipped in seven kills of her own and finished with a .105 hitting mark. 
 
Georgia Southern was led offensively behind 13 kills from Reagan Barth who totaled 31 total attacks, finishing with a .355 hitting-percentage. GSU outhit the Redhawks by a .296 to .080 advantage. 
 
The two sides battled into extra points in the opening frame. Trailing 24-23, GSU served one into the net to extend it to 24 a piece. A kill by GSU's Jillian Gray put the Eagles back on set point, but the Redhawks weren't done yet. 
 
Rightside hitter Avery Torrey recorded one-of-her-three kills In the match, off an assist from Nina Schuberth, to make it 25-25. 
 
Back-and-forth, the Eagles would eventually take the opening set by a score of 28-26 to give them a 1-0 advantage heading into set two. 
 
The final two sets was all Eagles as the home side hit north of .300 in both sets, including a game-high .400 in the second set. 
 
OVC Defensive Player of the Year Nina Schuberth finished with 16 digs on the night and a .900 reception-percentage as the only Redhawk with double-digit digs. 
 
Jackson, Missouri-native Holland Guilliams got on the stat sheet in the third set with a dig as she played in all three sets Friday night. Fellow freshman Alaina Lester chipped in four kills on 11 total attempts, recording a team-high .364 hitting-percentage. 
 
The 2024 season concludes for the Redhawks with a 19-14 record and three All-OVC honorees. SEMO won the 2024 Ohio Valley Conference regular season, pushing the program total to 11 regular season championships.