MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. – Southeast Missouri volleyball (3-4) picked up the first win of the Chippewa Invitational over Green Bay (1-6) by a final score of 3-1. The Redhawks secured the match with scores of 25-18, 16-25, 25-16, and 25-15 for the third win of the season. 
 
Sophomore Lucy Arndt led the attack finishing with 14 kills on 48 total attacks for a .208 hitting-percentage (four errors). Marin Johnson (7), Avery Torrey (6), and Abby Johnson (5) chipped in offensively for the Redhawks. 
 
SEMO's defense was on point in Friday morning's match led by freshman middle blocker Alaina Lester. Lester, who leads SEMO in blocks so far this season, finished with five total blocks. Abby Johnson was second with four total blocks at the net. 
 
The setter pair of Jenny Shook and Megan Holder dished out 30 total assists between the two as the Redhawks finished with a .140 team hitting-percentage compared to just .037 from Green Bay. Shook registered 14 as Holder finished with 16 assists to lead the squad. 
 
Set 1
The Redhawks got out of the gate fast behind five first set kills from Lucy Arndt. SEMO scored the first four points of the opening frame as they led 4-0 before Green Bay registered their first point. 
 
Freshman Megan Holder dialed up a service ace to push the lead to 11-4 as the Phoenix were forced into an early first set timeout. 
 
In the first set, SEMO hit .176 as a team including 12 kills, two blocks, and two service aces compared to just a .091 hitting-percentage from Green Bay. SEMO would take the first set 25-18. 
 
Set 2
Green Bay took the second set as they found an offensive groove to tie the match at a set a piece, 25-16. 
 
A back-and-forth set saw the Phoenix take a 15-12 lead into the media timeout before they went on a 3-0 run out of the break. SEMO would win a challenge on a ball that appeared to hit off Abby Johnson, but a successful challenge would halt the run to make it 18-13. 
 
A kill from Alaina Lester cut the deficit to just four, 18-14, but the Phoenix closed the set on a 4-0 run to take the set 25-16. 
 
The Phoenix outhit SEMO by a .135 to .022 from the Redhawks in the second frame. 
 
Set 3
The Redhawks pulled away late in the third set to take it 25-16 and a 2-1 lead in the match as Lucy Arndt's 10^th kill of the match found the court for the set win. 
 
Tied at 10-10 midway through the set, the Redhawks went on a 4-0 run to make it 14-10 nearing the media timeout. The Phoenix used a SEMO error, and two straight kills from Kendall Schara to make it 14-13 before another Green Bay error made it 15-13 at the break. 
 
After a Green Bay kill, a quick 3-0 run from SEMO thanks to miscues from Green Bay and a Nina Schuberth ace extended the lead to 18-14. 
 
A Marin Johnson kill following a kill from Schara regained a four-point advantage for SEMO as that was as close as the Phoenix would get. The Redhawks would close the set on a 6-1 run to take it 25-16. 
 
SEMO outhit the Phoenix by a .178 to just .057 from Green Bay in the third frame. 
 
Set 4
The Redhawks dominated the fourth set by a final score of 25-15 to close the match with a 3-1 victory. 
 
The Redhawks registered 11 kills in the set and four blocks to win the first match of the Chippewa Invitational. 
 
SEMO led by as many as 10 points two different times (19-9, 21-11) prior to winning the match by 10 points as an error by Green Bay gave the Redhawks the win. 
 
The Redhawks outhit Green Bay by a .182 to -.128 in the fourth and final frame. 
 
Looking Ahead
SEMO volleyball will be back in action on Friday night to take on host Central Michigan. First serve is slated for 6:30 p.m., CT. from McGuirk Arena.