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Box vs. Ouachita Baptist
THE RUNDOWN
RUSSELVILLE, Ark. – St. Edward's University handed Ouachita Baptist a five-set loss Friday afternoon but fell in three sets to undefeated Arkansas Tech in the morning, splitting matches to open Tech's Holiday Inn Express Volleyball Tournament.
The Hilltoppers handed OBU just its second loss of the season (8-2) with a 19-25, 25-16, 25-19, 24-26, 15-11 victory behind a .196 hitting mark.
ALEXA MCANDREW tied a career high with 19 kills on a .279 hitting mark, while
MIKAYLA PARKER tied a career high with 10 total blocks to bolster the Hilltoppers' defensive effort.
In match one, Arkansas Tech's defense held SEU to a negative -.009 hitting percentage while its offense hit .257 to take the match 25-18, 25-13, 25-14.
HIGHLIGHTS
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MIKAYLA PARKER matched her career high with 10 total blocks (one solo); the last time she had 10 came at Newman, Sept. 29, 2016.
• Parker surpassed 200 career kills in the win over OBU and carries 204 into Saturday's matches.
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JULIA HARTLEY has double-doubles in 7 of 10 matches this season after collecting 31 assists and 15 digs.
• It was Hartley's 14th career match with more than 20 assists and 11th with at least 15 digs.
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KATIE MARTIN notched her fourth double-double of the season and 18th of her career with 13 kills and 10 digs vs. OBU.
• Martin surpassed 600 career digs in the loss to Arkansas Tech and has 612 heading into Saturday's matches.
• It was Martin's 35th career match with double-digit kills and 25th with double-digit digs.
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MADISON MCCLURG's second kill vs. OBU gave her 350 for her career.
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ALEXA MCANDREW tied a career-high with 19 kills on a .279 hitting mark vs. OBU; she last achieved 19 kills vs. Lubbock Christian, Oct. 6, 2016.
• McAndrew tallied a career-high five blocks in the win, passing her previous high of three.
• It was McAndrew's 10th career match with double-digit kills.
• McAndrew surpassed 300 career kills in the win over OBU and carries 311 into Saturday's matches.
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KATE HENDRIX had 12 kills vs. OBU giving her nine career matches with double-digit kills.
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MORGAN BECKHAM's first dig vs. OBU gave her 1,300 for her career; she finished the match with 31 to lead all players, and it marked the 10th time in her career she has recorded at least 30 digs in a match.
• Beckham notched her 40th career service ace to become SEU's active career leader in that category.
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OLIVIA ROME posted her third match this season with double-digit assists, collecting 11 in the loss to Arkansas Tech.
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MADISON HEALD tied a season-high with 18 assists in the win over OBU; it was the sixth time this season the freshman has recorded double-digit assists.
STAT OF THE GAME I
.414 – SEU hit .414 in set three of the OBU victory with 14 kills and just two errors on 29 attacks.
STAT OF THE GAME II
1.8 – Junior middle blocker
MIKAYLA PARKER is averaging 1.8 blocks per set over the last six matches. The reigning Heartland Conference Defensive Player of the Week has 36 total blocks in SEU's last six outings.
THEY SAID IT
SEU Head Coach Mary DeJute on splitting matches Friday …
"It was great to see our kids come back after this morning's loss. Arkansas Tech was a strong team and they pushed us out of our game plan. This afternoon our serve reception was on, and we stuck to the game plan. They stayed focused and together. I was proud of our blocking and offensive efficiency.
MIKAYLA PARKER blocked extremely well.
JACQUE LOZIER stepped in and did a nice job in the middle."
WHAT'S NEXT
SEU closes Arkansas Tech's tournament Saturday with a match vs. Harding at 9 a.m. and will face Christian Brothers at 1 p.m.
