Otahk spikers pound Tennessee St.

Southeast Missouri State University's volleyball team got back on the winning track Friday night by rolling past Tennessee State 30-14, 30-15, 30-18 at Houck Field House.

The Otahkians improved to 13-13 overall and 9-6 in Ohio Valley Conference play. TSU fell to 4-20 overall and 0-14 in the OVC as the Lady Tigers suffered their 68th consecutive conference loss.

Southeast was led by Bobbi Carlile, who recorded her 13th double-double of the season with 11 kills and 11 digs.

Emily Johnson added nine kills, 12 digs and four service aces for the Otahkians while Emily Scannell dished out 35 assists.

The Otahkians will close out the regular season and have their final home match today as they take on Tennessee Tech in a noon start.

CC in regionals

Although they are longshots to make the national meet, Southeast's men's and women's cross country teams will compete in the NCAA Regional today in Carbondale, Ill.

Southeast's women are coming off a third-place finish in the OVC Championships, led by sophomore Kaci Pilcher and senior Amy Arteme, who were fifth and 15th, respectively. Freshman Kris Woolf placed 16th.

"This will be a chance for our younger runners to get a good look at great competition," said Southeast coach Tammy Wenkel. "This will help them realize what's out there, eventually making them train harder to get to that level."

Southeast's men were fifth in the OVC, led by Danny Copeland and Blake Popp, who placed 25th and 27th, respectively.

-- From staff reports