Southeast turns away Tenn. State for OVC win

The Southeast Missouri State University volleyball team bounced back after its loss to the nationally ranked Missouri Tigers on Thursday night, beating Tennessee State 30-19, 30-27, 30-25 on Friday.

After opening the match with a convincing first set victory 30-19, the second and third sets were a bit different. Southeast held Tennessee State off in the second set, winning 30-27. The Otahkians kept the momentum into the third set, again barely squezzing by 30-25.

The Otahkians kept Tennessee State winless in the OVC with the victory.

Southeast (14-11) was led by Emily Scannell, who had 41 assists. Emily Johnson added 11 kills while Suzanne Gundlach contributed 17 digs.

Tennessee State (13-14) was led by Jennifer Corral who had 14 kills. Jennifer Washington added18 digs and Kristin King had 30 assists.