Saturday, September 5
Carbondale, Ill.
11:00 AM
Southeast Missouri State University
2-4,0-0OVC
3
vs
0
Merrimack
0-6,0-0Metro
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeast Mo. St. | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
| Merrimack | 12 | 9 | 16 | 0 |
Photo by: Bill Barrett
Volleyball Bounces Back with Win Over Merrimack
9/5/2026 1:24:00 PM | Volleyball
CARBONDALE, Ill. — Southeast Missouri defeated Merrimack 3-0 on Saturday, winning 25-12, 25-9, 25-16. Southeast Missouri hit .325 with 35 kills and nine aces while holding the Warriors to 19 kills and a -.026 hitting percentage.
After Elizabeth Kenney's ace brought the Warriors even at 4-4, Southeast Missouri scored the next six points to move ahead 10-4, using a kill, a service ace and four Warriors errors during the stretch. The Warriors put together back-to-back points to reach 10-6, but Southeast Missouri kept answering and pushed the lead to 15-9 before a Warriors kill made it 15-10. Consecutive Southeast Missouri kills extended the margin to 18-10, and after the Warriors sided out, Southeast Missouri ran off six straight points to reach 24-11. The Warriors took one point there, but Southeast Missouri closed the next rally to win the opening set 25-12.
After the Warriors opened the second set with a kill, Southeast Missouri scored the next seven points to move ahead 7-1, with Reagan Nelson serving three aces and kills coming from Lucy Arndt, Paige Smith and Katarina Miscevic. The Warriors got back to 10-6, but Marin Johnson put down two kills in a three-point push, and Southeast Missouri later stretched the margin to 18-7 behind a Nelson kill and three Warriors errors. After the Warriors made it 21-9, Nelson and Arndt delivered kills, Nelson added an ace, and a Warriors attack error closed Southeast Missouri's 25-9 set win.
After two Jocelyn Hammerstrand kills, a Vaia Tsioutsioulas kill and a Tsioutsioulas-Naomi Vajda block helped the Warriors move ahead 4-1, Southeast Missouri scored the next six points to take a 7-4 lead. Southeast Missouri stretched the margin to 12-5 with a four-point run that included a service ace, while the Warriors used a Maiella Blandin kill and two SEMO miscues to close to 12-8. Southeast Missouri pushed ahead 20-11 with four straight points later in the set, then traded points down the stretch until a block brought up set point at 24-16. Southeast Missouri closed the set 25-16 on a kill.
Southeast Missouri Top Performers
Lusy Arndt led the Redhawks with nine kills and added two blocks. Reagan Nelson, who was named to the all-tournament team, had six kills and 13 digs, Katarina Miscevic had three block assists with two kills.
Up next, the Southeast Missouri volleyball team travels to Chicago, Illinois, to face Loyola on Thursday.
After Elizabeth Kenney's ace brought the Warriors even at 4-4, Southeast Missouri scored the next six points to move ahead 10-4, using a kill, a service ace and four Warriors errors during the stretch. The Warriors put together back-to-back points to reach 10-6, but Southeast Missouri kept answering and pushed the lead to 15-9 before a Warriors kill made it 15-10. Consecutive Southeast Missouri kills extended the margin to 18-10, and after the Warriors sided out, Southeast Missouri ran off six straight points to reach 24-11. The Warriors took one point there, but Southeast Missouri closed the next rally to win the opening set 25-12.
After the Warriors opened the second set with a kill, Southeast Missouri scored the next seven points to move ahead 7-1, with Reagan Nelson serving three aces and kills coming from Lucy Arndt, Paige Smith and Katarina Miscevic. The Warriors got back to 10-6, but Marin Johnson put down two kills in a three-point push, and Southeast Missouri later stretched the margin to 18-7 behind a Nelson kill and three Warriors errors. After the Warriors made it 21-9, Nelson and Arndt delivered kills, Nelson added an ace, and a Warriors attack error closed Southeast Missouri's 25-9 set win.
After two Jocelyn Hammerstrand kills, a Vaia Tsioutsioulas kill and a Tsioutsioulas-Naomi Vajda block helped the Warriors move ahead 4-1, Southeast Missouri scored the next six points to take a 7-4 lead. Southeast Missouri stretched the margin to 12-5 with a four-point run that included a service ace, while the Warriors used a Maiella Blandin kill and two SEMO miscues to close to 12-8. Southeast Missouri pushed ahead 20-11 with four straight points later in the set, then traded points down the stretch until a block brought up set point at 24-16. Southeast Missouri closed the set 25-16 on a kill.
Southeast Missouri Top Performers
Lusy Arndt led the Redhawks with nine kills and added two blocks. Reagan Nelson, who was named to the all-tournament team, had six kills and 13 digs, Katarina Miscevic had three block assists with two kills.
Up next, the Southeast Missouri volleyball team travels to Chicago, Illinois, to face Loyola on Thursday.
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/ VolleyballTeam Stats
SEMO
Merri
Kills
35
19
Errors
10
21
Attempts
77
78
Hitting %
.325
-.026
Points
51.0
26.0
Assists
34
18
Aces
9
2
Blocks
7
5
Game Leaders
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
6
Aces
4
Blocks
1
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
0
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