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Volleyball Sweeps Morehead State on the Road
10/16/2026 7:09:00 PM | Volleyball
MOREHEAD, Ky. — Southeast Missouri defeated Morehead St. 3-0 on Friday, taking the sets 25-18, 25-23, 25-14. The Redhawks hit .286 with 42 kills and seven aces while holding Morehead St. to a .139 hitting percentage.
SEMO (13-7, 6-1 OVC) erased a 12-9 deficit with eight straight points, moving ahead 17-12 after a Reagan Nelson kill and seven consecutive service points with Nelson at the line. Lucy Arndt, Alaina Lester and Katherine St. John added kills during that stretch, while Southeast Missouri also benefited from two Morehead St. attack errors. The Redhawks closed out the opening set 25-18.
SEMO flipped the second set after falling behind 16-14, using a six-point surge to move in front 20-16. Nina Schuberth served five straight points during the run, with Nelson putting down three kills and Schuberth adding an ace. Morehead St. (7-10, 3-4 OVC) cut the margin to 24-23, but Arndt finished the set with a kill from Megan Holder for a 25-23 Southeast Missouri win.
The Redhawks turned an early 2-1 deficit into a 6-3 lead, moving ahead on Katy St. John's kill and later getting Lucy Arndt's kill plus consecutive Harper Highfill service aces. The visitors kept adding points at the net, including blocks involving Katarina Miscevic with Katy St. John or Marin Johnson, before Reagan Nelson's kill made it 24-14. A final Morehead St. attack error, blocked by Miscevic and St. John, gave SEMO the set 25-14.
Redhawks Top Performers
Reagan Nelson
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- team-high 13 kills
- team-high 15 digs
- 2 service aces
- 15.5 points
Lucy Arndt
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- 12 kills with no errors on 28 attempts
- .429 hitting percentage
- 12.0 points
Harper Highfill
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- team-high 4 service aces
- 12 digs
- 7 assists
Katy St. John
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- team-high 5 total blocks
- 6 kills
- 8.5 points
Megan Holder
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- team-high 17 assists
- 10 digs
- 1 block
SEMO and Morehead State will play again Saturday at 1 p.m. in Morehead, Kentucky.
SEMO (13-7, 6-1 OVC) erased a 12-9 deficit with eight straight points, moving ahead 17-12 after a Reagan Nelson kill and seven consecutive service points with Nelson at the line. Lucy Arndt, Alaina Lester and Katherine St. John added kills during that stretch, while Southeast Missouri also benefited from two Morehead St. attack errors. The Redhawks closed out the opening set 25-18.
SEMO flipped the second set after falling behind 16-14, using a six-point surge to move in front 20-16. Nina Schuberth served five straight points during the run, with Nelson putting down three kills and Schuberth adding an ace. Morehead St. (7-10, 3-4 OVC) cut the margin to 24-23, but Arndt finished the set with a kill from Megan Holder for a 25-23 Southeast Missouri win.
The Redhawks turned an early 2-1 deficit into a 6-3 lead, moving ahead on Katy St. John's kill and later getting Lucy Arndt's kill plus consecutive Harper Highfill service aces. The visitors kept adding points at the net, including blocks involving Katarina Miscevic with Katy St. John or Marin Johnson, before Reagan Nelson's kill made it 24-14. A final Morehead St. attack error, blocked by Miscevic and St. John, gave SEMO the set 25-14.
Redhawks Top Performers
Reagan Nelson
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- team-high 13 kills
- team-high 15 digs
- 2 service aces
- 15.5 points
Lucy Arndt
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- 12 kills with no errors on 28 attempts
- .429 hitting percentage
- 12.0 points
Harper Highfill
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- team-high 4 service aces
- 12 digs
- 7 assists
Katy St. John
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- team-high 5 total blocks
- 6 kills
- 8.5 points
Megan Holder
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- team-high 17 assists
- 10 digs
- 1 block
SEMO and Morehead State will play again Saturday at 1 p.m. in Morehead, Kentucky.
Players Mentioned
Team Stats
SEMO
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Kills
42
32
Errors
14
18
Attempts
98
101
Hitting %
.286
.139
Points
57.0
38.0
Assists
39
27
Aces
7
1
Blocks
8
5
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