NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Privateers were in a tough battle and wound up on the short end of a 3-0 (25-15, 25-13, 25-12) decision at the hands of the Southland leading Southeastern Lady Lions on Tuesday at the Human Performance Center.
The win by Southeastern marked their 15
th consecutive victory of the season.
The Privateers and Lady Lions went back and forth in the early stages. The set was tied at 9-9 but the Lady Lions' offense started to take over. They hit .464 with just one error. Southeastern also had a 14-6 advantage in the kill department.
Southeastern put their stamp on the second set early. The Lady Lions raced out to a 12-4 lead and never relented. The offense went for 20 kills as a team and they hit .500 for the second set. Kailin Newsome had six kills while Jacqueline Arrington had five kills to lead the Lady Lions' offense in the second set.
New Orleans closed an early five-point deficit down to two behind
Molly Kehoe's swings and block at the net. Kehoe finished with five kills and two solo blocks. However, Southeastern finished off the match behind an attack that committed just six errors in 84 swings and posted an attack percentage of .476 for the night. Southeastern is 6-1 in their last seven meetings against the Privateers.
INSIDE THE BOX
Ryan Williams finished with four kills on the night.
Defne Eciroglu had 16 assists.
Lani Alleman had seven digs while
Micah Hall finished with six.
Rachel Hartmann finished with 11 kills in 16 attempts and added five digs defensively. Arrington (11) and Newsome (10) were also in double figures in kills.
NEXT UP
The Privateers will travel to Texas A&M-Commerce on Thursday. First serve is scheduled for 6:30 p.m.
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