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THE RUNDOWN
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The St. Edward's volleyball team (3-1) split matches Saturday at the McArthur Center defeating West Georgia 25-11, 24-26, 25-8, 25-16 and falling to the hosts of the Eckerd College Invitational, 25-21, 25-21, 25-20.

JULIA HARTLEY, KATIE MARTIN and MORGAN BECKHAM all had double-doubles to propel the Hilltoppers in a four-set win over UWG. Hartley collected 23 assists and 16 digs, Martin led SEU with 18 kills and 18 digs, and Beckham had 10 assists to go along with 16 digs. The Hilltoppers continued their efficient offensive output with a .336 hitting percentage in the win.

Eckerd College held SEU to a .148 hitting mark in the Hilltoppers' final match of the weekend. KATE HENDRIX led St. Edward's with nine kills in the losing effort, while MORGAN BECKHAM led defensively for SEU with 19 digs.

HIGHLIGHTS
•    JULIA HARTLEY surpassed the 700-career assists mark in the first match against West Georgia where she finished with 23. That gave her 10 career matches with at least 20 assists; she had 34 assists combined Saturday.
•    Hartley surpassed the 500-caerer digs mark in the first match against West Georgia finishing with 16 in the match and 22 combined on the day.
•    Hartley's double-double vs. West Georgia was the 17th of her career.
•    MIKAYLA PARKER's first block vs. West Georgia Saturday gave her 150 for her career, and she finished the day with four total blocks combined.
•    KATIE MARTIN surpassed the 500-career digs mark in the West Georgia match, where she finished with 18 and combined for 33 on the day.
•    Martin's 18 kills and 18 digs vs. West Georgia gave her 16 career double-doubles. It also gave her 32 career matches with double-digit kills and 21 with double-digit digs.
•    MORGAN BECKHAM's double-double vs. West Georgia (10a, 16d) was the second of her career and the first since Sept. 11, 2015 vs. CSU Pueblo (13k, 10d).

STAT OF THE GAME I
3 – Three Hilltoppers recorded double-doubles in SEU's four-set win over West Georgia with JULIA HARTLEY, KATIE MARTIN and MORGAN BECKHAM leading a balanced offensive and defensive attack.

STAT OF THE GAME II
.148 – After three strong offensive outputs, the SEU offense stalled just a bit in the fourth match of the season as the Hilltoppers' 14 attacking errors were too much to overcome in the three-set loss to Eckerd College.

TOP QUOTES
SEU Head Coach Mary Dejute on the win over West Georgia
"It was a well-balanced win over UWG. Our serve receive was on, which allowed us to control the tempo of the match. Offensively we solid play and our back court defense was scrappy."

DeJute on the loss to Eckerd …
"Our serve receive didn't allow us to follow our game plan. Eckerd was a very strong team with a quick offense. Our blockers struggled to control the net, which hurt our defense. We need a more consistent offense in order to be successful moving forward."

DeJute on the takeaway from the weekend …
"Overall, I am very pleased with the weekend. Everyone contributed. We see how we can play and the areas we need to focus on in practice. It's a process and the players understand that it takes one step at a time. They will continue to work hard and I'm confident we will make the adjustments needed."

WHAT'S NEXT
SEU takes its turn playing host to a tournament with the Hilltopper Classic Friday and Saturday. SEU's first opponent is Southern Arkansas Friday at 11 a.m. at the RCC.