Stephen F. Austin
18-2, 5-0SLC
Southeastern Louisiana
1-16, 0-5SLC
Defensive-Minded Ladyjacks Take Care of Southeastern Louisiana, 3-0, in Hammond
10/4/2018 8:25:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
Four SFA players scoop up 10 or more digs, Brewer dishes out 1,000th career assist
HAMMOND, La. - Although no SFA volleyball player hit double-digit kills, the Ladyjacks made use of a strong all-around defensive effort to shake off an upset-minded Southeastern Louisiana squad Thursday night at the University Center.
With the 3-0 Southland Conference win, SFA ran its winning streak to 15 matches and remained perfect in league action. Junior setter Ann Hollas turned in her seventh double-double of the season by passing out 20 assists to go along with 13 digs. Getting the start in the back row, freshman Marisabel Torres scooped up a match-high 17 digs and was one of four SFA players with 10 or more scoops.
SET ONE | SFA 25, Southeastern Louisiana 13
• Searching for their first home victory in nearly two years and hoping to put an end to a 14-match losing skid, the Lady Lions came out of the gates hot by notching four of the first six points of the night.
• That start did not faze SFA in the slightest, however, as the visitors answered with a backbreaking 10-2 run featuring one kills each from senior outside hitter Haley Coleman, junior setter Ann Hollas and sophomore middle blocker Anyia Williams.
• Four unforced errors - three on the attack and one on the serve - by Southeastern Louisiana helped SFA increase their lead to 12-5 before the Ladyjacks' run concluded.
• Another SFA run - this one of the 7-1 variety - upped SFA's lead to 20-9 and effectively put the set out of reach.
• The Ladyjacks hit at a .286 clip in the set and received six terminations from Coleman - one fewer than the seven Southeastern Louisiana conjured up.
• Defensively SFA held the Lady Lions to an attacking clip of .023 and received a pair of blocks up front from Anyia Williams.
• Freshman Marisabel Torres got the start and showed off her defensive skills throughout the one-sided frame by running down 10 of the Ladyjacks' 25 digs in the frame.
SET TWO | SFA 25, Southeastern Louisiana 21
• Instead of fading away, the Lady Lions did the opposite in the middle frame. Southeastern Louisiana led for the vast majority of the set and upped its advantage to five points on two occasions before SFA stormed back.
• The Ladyjacks hit only .188 in the frame but against held strong defensively by limiting the Lady Lions to an attacking clip of .022.
• Down 16-11 after their usual quality passing went by the wayside, the Ladyjacks were able to regroup with a 10-3 scoring spree to go up 21-19.
• Five unforced Southeastern Louisiana errors during the Ladyjacks' run gave SFA half of its points while kills from Daron, Hollas and Anyia Williams helped chip away at the home team's lead, too.
• Southeastern Louisiana managed to tie things up by scoring a pair of points, but two terminations from Redmond, another from Daron and combo block by Daron and Hanna fueled the Ladyjacks' 4-0 run to close out the set.
SET THREE | SFA 25, Southeastern Louisiana 14
• A back-and-forth set through the early stages, SFA was finally able to gain some separation for when Makenzee Hanna fueled a 5-1 run with two terminations and a block assist that broke a 9-9 tie and put the visitors ahead 14-10.
• Consecutive terminations from Jodi Edo and Caroline Golden pulled the home team back within two, 14-12, before SFA stepped on the gas.
• The Ladyjacks ended the set - and the match - by drilling Southeastern Louisiana with an 11-2 run. Five SFA players dropped in kills during that surge while Daron fired in the Ladyjacks' second and final service ace of the frame.
KEY PERFORMERS/STATISTICS OF NOTE
• Putting on a floor defense clinic, SFA had four players finish with 11 or more digs in the team's fifth consecutive triumph over Southeastern Louisiana. In addition to Hollas and Torres, Coleman racked up 15 scoops while Redmond added 11. Both Coleman and Redmond neared double-double territory, too, as they finished with nine and eight kills respectively in the tilt.
• Those defensive efforts held Southeastern Louisiana's attack percentage to a mark of just .008 for the match. The Lady Lions' hitting percentage was the lowest by an SFA opponent in a match this season
• Senior setter McKenzie Brewer reached an impressive milestone in Thursday night's win when she dished out the 1,000th assist of her collegiate career. The helper came on a kill by Hollas in the third set which increased SFA's lead to 22-13.
• After pounding down six kills in the opening frame, Coleman was limited to just three the rest of the night but the rest of the Ladyjacks picked up the slack. Hanna finished with seven kills and hit a match-best .538 while Daron added six terminations to go along with her three blocks.
• Anyia Williams racked up match-high four rejections to go along with a quartet of terminations.
• Caroline Golden led the Southeastern Louisiana attack with six kills but only two player hit .100 or above for the home team.
COMING UP NEXT
• SFA's two-match week concludes Saturday morning in Natchitoches, La., when the Ladyjacks do battle with Northwestern State in another important Southland Conference showdown. First serve inside Prather Coliseum is slated for 11:00 a.m.
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