Southeast digest 9/8/06

Waggener takes post at Indianapolis

Stephen Waggener, who had served as a volunteer assistant coach with the Southeast Missouri State baseball team last spring, has accepted a full-time position as an assistant coach at the University of Indianapolis.

Waggener was Southeast's first base coach, assisted the outfielders and catchers, and provided batting instruction. He also coordinated off-season conditioning and handled some administrative duties.

He spent one year at Southeast after serving as a volunteer coach at his alma mater, the University of West Alabama, from which he graduated in 2003.

Redhawks soccer team plays at DePaul today

The Southeast Missouri State soccer team (1-1) plays 4 p.m. today at DePaul (1-2-1).

The game will be played at Wish Field on the north side of Chicago.

Southeast and DePaul, a member of the Big East, have never met before.

The Redhawks return home 1 p.m. Sunday to take on Troy.

The Trojans also are 1-2-1 after losing earlier this week to Southeastern Louisiana.

Volleyball team headed to Tiger Invitational

The Southeast volleyball team, 1-6 and riding a four-game losing streak, competes today and Saturday in the Tiger Invitational hosted by the University of Memphis.

Memphis, 6-0 and off to its best start since 2001, will be making its home debut.

Other teams in the event are Lipscomb (3-3), Arkansas-Little Rock (4-5) and Louisiana Tech (2-6).

Southeast plays UALR at 11:30 a.m. today, then faces Memphis at 7 p.m.

On Saturday, the Redhawks play Louisiana Tech at 11:30 a.m. and Lipscomb at 4:30 p.m.

The Redhawks play Tuesday at Southern Illinois-Carbondale.

-- From staff reports