Volleyball Looks for Fourth Straight Win Friday

Friday, October 2

Cape Girardeau, Mo.

6:00 PM

Southeast Missouri State University

SIU Edwardsville

10/1/2026 3:13:00 PM | Volleyball

Match #16

SIUE (3-11, 1-1 OVC) at Southeast Missouri (9-6, 2-0 OVC)

Date: Friday, October 2nd
Time: 6 p.m.
Location: Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Series: SEMO leads 19-14
Head Coaches: Julie Yankus (SEMO | 16th Season); Mari Silva (WIU | First Season)

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Match #17

SIUE (3-11, 1-1 OVC) at Southeast Missouri (9-6, 2-0 OVC)

Date: Saturday, October 3rd
Time: 1 p.m.
Location: Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Series: SEMO leads 19-14

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Southeast Missouri volleyball team (9-6, 2-0 OVC) look to keep its hot streak rolling as it hosts SIUE for a weekend series

Giveaways
For fans that come to the matches this weekend there are multiple giveaways to enjoy. On Friday, it's a Redhawk Refresh which includes a free Pepsi product giveaway. Saturday there is a Peace Love and Energy drink giveaway along with a free kid's camp, with the team, which is available to 1st-8th graders after the match.

Series History
The Redhawks and Cougars have met 33 times in the teams' history and SEMO carries a 19-14 record int the match. The Redhawks swept the Cougars last season and has won nine out of the last 10 matchups.

Last Week
The Redhawks opened up OVC action with two 3-0 sweeps of Western Illinois. SEMO limited the Leathernecks attacking percentage to .024 and 8.5 kills per set over the six sets compared to SEMO's .277 attacking percentage and 12 kills per set. Reagan Nelson led SEMO with 22 kills on a .365 attacking percentage. Alaina Lester added 14 kills on a .609 attacking percentage without an error.

The Middle
Alaina Lester leads the OVC and is 19th in the nation in hitting percentage which is .424. She has yet to dip below .400 each of the last three matches and has only gone below the .300 mark in two matches this season. To open OVC play she racked up 14 kills on 23 total attacks to improve her hitting percentage.

Top of the OVC
As a team, SEMO sits atop of the OVC in four team statical categories. The Redhawks are first in team kills and they also sit 11^th in the nation in that category with 649 kills. Megan Holder and Ellie Burns as a tandem lead SEMO to the top of the team assists list with 590. That mark also sits 18^th in the nation. SEMO also leads in total attacks and sits 21^st in the nation with 1,738 and the final category SEMO is pacing the OVC in is team total blocks with 83.

The lone individual who leads the OVC in a stats category is Alaina Lester, her .398 attacking percentage tops the OVC and is 48^th in the nation.

The Pins
Reagan Nelson sits in the top 60 in the nation in three statistical categories. Nelson sits 35th in the nation and second in the OVC in total kills with 197, 45th in the country and second in the OVC in points with 220.0 as well as 49th in the country and second in the OVC in total attacks with 519.

Lucy Arndt also sits in the top 100 in the country when she is 58th in total attacks with 510 and 94th in total kills with 177.

Nearing History
Senior L/DS Nina Schuberth is six service aces away from eclipsing the school record. She is nearing this mark after recording two aces in the Redhawks first two OVC matches at Western Illinois. Schuberth stands at 149 aces through her career, and she is chasing Ally Dion who recorded 154 in her time at SEMO. Schuberth has the two-highest single season service aces record with 54 in 2025 and 49 in 2023.

The Hawks are Hot
SEMO enters the weekend series against SIUE on a three-match winning streak which extends to the team winning seven out of their last eight matches. In that stretch they have three sweeps, one reverse sweep and two four-set wins.