CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – The Lindenwood women's volleyball team (15-3, 5-1 OVC) suffered their first conference loss of the season on Saturday afternoon, falling to Southeast Missouri (12-7, 5-1 OVC) by a score of 3-1. It was the Lions' first taste of defeat in over a month, bringing an end to their 10-match win streak.
Lindenwood struggled to establish an offensive rhythm in the contest, hitting just .113 as a team, which was their second lowest attack percentage in a match this season. The Lions hit -.030 in a one-side opening set, with SEMO taking the frame by a score of 25-14.
The Lions trailed 22-14 in set two before using an 8-2 run to pull within two points, but were unable to complete the comeback, dropping the set by a score of 25-22. Lindenwood found their footing in the third set, leading by as many as seven points in the frame before holding off a Redhawks rally for a 25-22 win.
However, the Lions were unable to extend the match any further, surrendering eight consecutive points to begin the fourth set, creating a hole they were unable to dig themselves out of as they lost the frame by a score of 25-13 to concede the match.
Susanna Beretti led Lindenwood in the match with 14 kills on a .242 hitting percentage.
Lauren Ortwerth also finished with double digit kills, tallying 11 terminations.
Defensively,
Dana Grib led the Lions with 16 digs while
Ashley Geluck and
Autumn Bax paced the squad in blocks with three apiece.
Quotable
"Give credit to SEMO. They did a good job of executing. We were able to play out game for a set but could not find any consistency.", remarked Lindenwood head coach
Will Condon, "It's really up to us what happens next. We know what our weaknesses are so it's our responsibility to make some changes and adapt. I don't feel any different about the season. What we have done and what we are capable of doing is still all there. What happens next is still all in our control."
Next Up
The Lions return to Hyland Arena next weekend to host Southern Indiana. Game one is set for 6:00 p.m. on Friday, October 16th with match two scheduled for the following Saturday at 2:00 p.m. Â
