Aug. 27, 2010

Box Score  

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The Redhawks won the first set 25-19 and only made two errors. They posted a .256 attack percentage, compared to a .146 percentage by the Spartans.

Junior Paige Dossey led the way for the Redhawks with her three kills in four attempts. Meagan Webb had seven digs, while Kelly Benacka finished with five.

In the second set, the Redhawks could not finish off Spartan rallies, as they fell 25-17.

Freshman Julie Shives led the offense with a perfect 2-2 in attacks, and also accumulated five digs. Colleen Yarber had three kills on ten attempts and three digs.

The Redhawks found themselves down 12-3 to start the set, but cut the Spartans lead to 17-13. They were unable to slow down the Upstate attack, and eventually fell 25-17.

The third set was more of the same as Upstate won 25-21, though the Redhawks showed signs of life early in the match. The Redhawks and Spartans battled back and forth throughout the set, with the final score being the largest margin. Claire Keaton had five kills in ten attempts, while Kelly Benacka and Karlee Lursen finished with five and four digs respectively.

Freshman Emily Coon showed off her strong arm in the fourth set, hitting three balls that had no chance at being returned. She finished the set with a 1.000 attack percentage, while Claire Keaton finished with five kills and six digs.

The Redhawks finished the match with a .148 attack percentage, and had 69 digs. Claire Keaton ended the match with 16 kills, two aces, 11 digs, and three block assists.

Southeast plays Western Illinois tomorrow at 9:30 a.m., and Bradley at 7:00 p.m.