Skyhawks hold off Redhawks in five games

The Southeast Missouri State volleyball team won two of the first three games, but host Tennessee Martin rallied to win the last two for the victory Saturday.

The loss dropped the Redhawks to 5-5 in the Ohio Valley Conference, while the Skyhawks improved to 5-5 in the conference.

Claire Keaton led the way for the Redhawks with 17 kills, while Emily Hughes and Aubrey Dondlinger added 14 apiece.

Sarah Barth put up 46 assists, and five Southeast players finished with double-digit digs. Dondlinger and Keaton each had 20 digs, Molly Davis had 17 and Barth and Amanda Rickhoff has 10 each.

Taylor Noland led the Skyhawks with 23 kills.

Game scores were 19-25, 25-21, 22-25, 25-22, 15-13.

The Redhawks came out on fire, hitting .389 in the first game. But they cooled off, hitting minus .097 in the fifth game.

Southeast returns to action Tuesday when it faces Southern Illinois Edwardsville at 7 p.m. at Houck Field House.