SEMO Volleyball hosts Lindenwood With First Place in the OVC On The Line

Match #18

SIUE (14-2, 4-0 OVC) at Southeast Missouri (11-6, 4-0 OVC)

Date: Friday, October 9th
Time: 6 p.m.
Location: Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Series: SEMO leads 19-14
Head Coaches: Julie Yankus (SEMO | 16th Season); Will Condon (WIU | 10th Season)

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Match #19

Lindenwood (14-2, 4-0 OVC) at Southeast Missouri (11-6, 4-0 OVC)

Date: Saturday, October 10th
Time: 2 p.m.
Location: Cape Girardeau, Mo.

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Southeast Missouri volleyball team (11-6, 4-0 OVC) welcomes the only other unbeaten OVC team in Lindenwood to Houck Field House Friday and Saturday as the teams battle for the top of the OVC

Giveaways
Friday fans that attend the match will receive a free Pepsi product drink, while supplies last. Saturday is SEMO's breast cancer awareness day, and SEMO will wear pink jerseys and there will be a pink shirt giveaway for the fans.

Series History
The Redhawks and Lions have met nine times in the past, all since 2022. SEMO enters the match on a three-match winning streak over Lindenwood after two 3-1 wins last season. Lindenwood won three out of the first four matchups, but SEMO responded by winning four out of the next five.

Last Week
The SEMO protected home court with two sweeps over SIUE. The Redhawks only let the cougars eclipse 20 points in one set. SEMO had 11 blocks and 73 digs (12.17 digs per set) to hold SIUE to a .172 attacking percentage and 9.83 kills per set. SEMO on the other hand had a .365 attacking percentage and 15 kills per set.

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 11th 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 18th in the nation. SEMO also leads in total attacks and sits 21st 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 48th in the nation.

Nearing History
Senior L/DS Nina Schuberth is four 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 151 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 five-match winning streak which extends to the team winning nine out of their last 10 matches. In that stretch they have five sweeps, one reverse sweep and two four-set wins.

Defense Is Key
Through four OVC matches the Redhawks are limiting opponents to a .092 attacking percentage and 9.17 kills per set. SEMO is averaging 2.17 blocks per set and 14.75 digs per set.

Holland the Libero
Through the first four matches of conference play, Holland Guilliams has 54 digs and is averaging 4.50 digs per set, which leads the OVC.

The Pins
Reagan Nelson sits in the top 400 in the nation in two statistical categories. Nelson sits 28th in the nation and leads in the OVC in total kills with 229 along with being 35th in the country and also leading the OVC in total points with 257.0. She is also 61st in the country and second in the OVC in total attacks with 580.

Lucy Arndt also sits in the top 100 in the country where she is 76th in total attacks with 560 and she is just outside the top 100 in kills with 200.

The Middle
Alaina Lester leads the OVC and is 12th in the nation in hitting percentage which is .427. She has yet to dip below .400 each of the last five 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.

On the defensive side she is second in the OVC with 17 blocks and averaging 1.42 blocks per set in OVC matches.

Players Mentioned

Lucy Arndt

Ellie Burns

Holland Guilliams

Megan Holder

Alaina Lester

Reagan Nelson

Nina Schuberth

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Upcoming Events

Upcoming Event: Volleyball versus Lindenwood on Oct 9, 2026 at 6:00 PM

Upcoming Event: Volleyball versus Lindenwood on Oct 10, 2026 at 2:00 PM

Upcoming Event: Volleyball at Morehead State on Oct 16, 2026 at 5:00 PM

Upcoming Event: Volleyball at Morehead State on Oct 17, 2026 at 1:00 PM

Upcoming Event: Volleyball at UT Martin on Oct 23, 2026 at 6:00 PM

Upcoming Event: Volleyball at UT Martin on Oct 24, 2026 at 2:00 PM

Results

Completed Event: Volleyball versus SIU Edwardsville on October 3, 2026 , Win , 3, to, 0

Completed Event: Volleyball versus SIU Edwardsville on October 2, 2026 , Win , 3, to, 0

Completed Event: Volleyball at Western Illinois on September 26, 2026 , Win , 3, to, 0

Completed Event: Volleyball at Western Illinois on September 25, 2026 , Win , 3, to, 0

Completed Event: Volleyball at Kansas City on September 19, 2026 , Win , 3, to, 0

Completed Event: Volleyball versus Missouri State on September 18, 2026 , Loss , 1, to, 3