Volleyball Heads to UT Martin for Two Matches - Southeast Missouri State University Athletics

Friday, October 23

Martin, Tenn.

6:00 PM

Southeast Missouri State University

UT Martin

10/22/2026 1:29:00 PM | Volleyball

SEMO VBall Notes

Match #22

Southeast Missouri (14-7, 7-1 OVC) at UT Martin (9-10, 4-4 OVC)

Date: Friday, October 23rd
Time: 6 p.m.
Location: Martin, Tenn.
Series: SEMO leads 72-24
Head Coaches: Julie Yankus (SEMO | 16th Season); Jaclynn Wilson (UTM | 12th Season)

Match #23

Southeast Missouri (14-7, 7-1 OVC) at UT Martin (9-10, 4-4 OVC)

Date: Saturday, October 24th
Time: 2 p.m.
Location: Martin, Tenn.

Southeast Missouri volleyball team (14-7, 4-0 OVC) hits the road for the second straight weekend and battle with UT Martin Friday (6 p.m.) and Saturday (2 p.m.).

Series History
The Redhawks and Lions have met 96 times in the history of the two schools. SEMO has a commanding 72-24 lead in the series which includes seven in a row. Over those last seven meetings the Redhawks have only lost three sets. SEMO won the first meeting between the two teams back in 1980 with a 2-0 win. The last time the Skyhawks defeated SEMO was in 2022.

Last Week
The Redhawks hit the road for the first time in OVC play and had two sweeps against Morehead State. SEMO won the first match 25-18, 25-23, 25-14 and the second match 25-23, 25-19, 25-23. In the first match the Redhawks held the Eagles to a .139 hitting percentage and never let Morehead State eclipse 13 kills.

OVC Standings
Lindenwood and SEMO are still tied at the top of the standings, but SEMO carries the tiebreaker over Lindenwood due to point differential in the two matches we played. UT Martin and Eastern Illinois are next tied at 4-4. SIUE comes in fifth at 3-5 ahead of sixth place Morehead State at 3-5. Southern Indiana and Western Illinois are both 2-4 and Tennessee State is still looking for its first OVC win of the season.

Top of the OVC
As a team, SEMO sits atop of the OVC in two statistical categories. The Rehawks are 107th in the country in total attacks with 2,600. They also lead the OVC and are 162nd in total blocks with 147.

SEMO is top 100 in the country in six other categories. The Redhawks are 26th in hitting percentage at .267 and .001 behind Lindenwood who leads the OVC. The squad is also 43rd in team kills with 1,013. They sit 70th in match win loss at 14-7 (.667), 73rd in team assists with 909 and 94th in service aces with 118 and just one behind Lindenwood who leads the conference.

The Pin
Reagan Nelson leads the OVC in two categories which includes total kills and points. Nelson has racked up 292 kills which is also 31st in the nation. She is also 35th in the nation in points with 328. She is also top 100 in the country in points per set (77th, 4.32) kills per set (64th, 3.84) and total attacks 79th (718).

She also leads SEMO and is third in the OVC in service aces with 25 on the season. Nelson is averaging .33 aces per set and had a season high five against Missouri State.

The Middle
Alaina Lester leads the OVC and is up to fifth nationally in hitting percentage at .455. Since OVC play has started she has 49 kills (1.08 per set) on a .566 hitting percentage.

On the defensive side she is third in the OVC in blocks per set averaging .90. She is also at the top of the OVC in total blocks with 65.

Nearing History
Senior L/DS Nina Schuberth is three 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 152 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.

Defense Is Key
Through eight OVC matches the Redhawks are limiting opponents to a .153 attacking percentage and 11.23 kills per set. SEMO is averaging 2.46 blocks per set and 14.85 digs per set.

Droppin Dimes
Megan Holder and Ellie Burns are the setters in the 5-2 system, and the tandem leads SEMO which is 73rd in assists in the country and sits second in the OVC. On the season Holder has 417 assists and Burns has 291. The two have a combined 9.631 assists per set and 16 other Redhawks have recorded an assist.