Southeast Volleyball

Redhawks sweep Austin Peay in finale of regular season (11/10/07)
The Southeast Missouri State volleyball team put an exclamation point on its regular season Friday night. Southeast swept past Austin Peay 30-20, 30-25, 30-25 at Houck Field House. The Redhawks ended the regular season by winning 12 of their last 13 matches...

Redhawks rally for five-game win (11/08/07)
The Southeast Missouri State volleyball team fell behind 2-0 at Tennessee-Martin on Wednesday night. No worries. The Redhawks rallied to win the next three games for their 11th victory in their last 12 matches. They maintained their spot at second in the Ohio Valley Conference standings...

Redhawks keep streak alive with five-game win (10/24/07)
The Southeast Missouri State volleyball team won its seventh straight match Tuesday night, beating visiting Eastern Illinois in five games. Southeast (15-10, 10-4) pulled out a 30-13, 24-30, 27-30, 30-28, 15-10 victory to remain tied for third place in the 11-team OVC. The Redhawks are just one game out of first place...

Pickering notches 24th shutout in win over Govs (10/06/07)
The Ohio Valley Conference's all-time leader in shutouts added to her total Friday. Lindsay Pickering has enjoyed few nights with so little action -- not that she was complaining. Pickering was called on to make five saves -- all of them fairly routine -- as Southeast dominated play during a 2-0 home win over Austin Peay...

Redhawks spikers claim second OVC victory (09/19/07)
The Southeast Missouri State volleyball team posted its second straight five-game Ohio Valley Conference victory Tuesday night. Southeast slipped past host Eastern Illinois 30-27, 25-30, 30-14, 29-31, 15-10. The Redhawks, who won at Tennessee Tech in five games Saturday after dropping a five-game match at Tennessee State the previous night, improved to 5-7 overall and 2-1 in OVC play. EIU is 7-5 and 0-3...

Redhawks capture first win of season (08/26/07)
MUNCIE, Ind. -- The Southeast Missouri State volleyball team bounced back from a loss to nationally ranked Ohio State by notching its first two wins of the season. After being swept by No. 16 Ohio State in Friday's opening match of the Ball State Active Ankle Challenge, the Redhawks won both of their contests Saturday as the tournament concluded...

OVC's shortest player provides spark for Redhawks (08/22/07)
Molly Davis, the shortest volleyball player in the Ohio Valley Conference, admitted with a smile Tuesday that she's not quite as tall as advertised. "I'm 5-1 1/2, but I go by 5-2," said the Southeast Missouri State sophomore during media day at Houck Field House. "It's what I am with my shoes on, and it sounds better."...

Meet the Southeast women's volleyball team (08/21/07)
With links to the players' introduction videos.

Redhawks sign Incarnate Word's Keaton (11/25/06)
Claire Keaton of St. Louis signed a letter of intent to play volleyball at Southeast Missouri State beginning in 2007. Keaton recently completed her volleyball career at Incarnate Word Academy, where she was a three-year starter and played for state championship teams in 2004 and 2005...

Gamecocks sweep past Redhawks (11/19/06)
JACKSONVILLE, Ala. -- Southeast Missouri State's surprising run in the Ohio Valley Conference volleyball tournament ended one victory short of an NCAA tournament berth. The Redhawks, the last seed for the six-team event, had upset third-seeded Murray State and No. 2 Tennessee State in the opening two rounds...

Sixth-seeded Redhawks reach OVC title match (11/18/06)
JACKSONVILLE, Ala. -- Even though her team barely qualified for the Ohio Valley Conference volleyball tournament, Southeast Missouri State coach Renata Nowacki was confident. In fact, Nowacki said prior to leaving for Alabama that she would be disappointed if the Redhawks didn't at least make the championship match...

Redhawks stay alive in five-set thriller (11/17/06)
JACKSONVILLE, Ala. -- Despite losing both matches against Murray State during the regular season, Southeast Missouri State volleyball coach Renata Nowacki was confident the Redhawks could turn the tables on the Racers on Thursday afternoon. Nowacki was right. Southeast, seeded last for the six-team Ohio Valley Conference tournament, upset the third-seeded Racers in a first-round, five-game thriller...

Redhawks take a set from OVC champ JSU, head into tourney (11/12/06)
The Southeast Missouri State volleyball team lost its regular-season finale at Jacksonville State on Saturday, but the Redhawks became the first OVC team this season to take a set from the Gamecocks. Jacksonville State posted a 30-21, 22-30, 30-26, 30-23 victory to wrap up OVC play at 16-0 and finish 22-4 overall. Emily Withers had 61 assists for the Gamecocks in the match, which allowed Jacksonville State to have the seventh perfect run through the OVC...

St. Louis sweeps Redhawks (10/26/06)
St. Louis University made short work of Southeast Missouri State in a nonconference volleyball match Wednesday, winning in three games. The Billikens swept the Redhawks 30-21, 30-19, 30-28. SLU improved to 16-7, while Southeast fell to 11-14. Jessica Koeper had 10 kills for the Redhawks. Sarah Barth had 24 assists and 13 digs, while Molly Davis added 12 digs...

Redhawks end losing streak with victory over Samford (10/22/06)
The Southeast Missouri State volleyball team broke a four-match losing streak Saturday by beating visiting Samford in four games. Southeast won 30-25, 28-30, 30-22, 30-8 as the Redhawks improved to 11-13 overall and 5-5 in Ohio Valley Conference play. Samford is 6-18 and 1-9...

Redhawks volleyball falls to UT-Martin (10/15/06)
MARTIN, Tenn. -- The Southeast Missouri State volleyball team fell to .500 in the Ohio Valley Conference with a 30-20, 25-30, 30-25, 30-26 loss Saturday to the Skyhawks. The teams entered the match tied in the OVC standings. The Redhawks now are 4-4 in OVC play and 10-12 overall. Tennessee-Martin improved to 5-3 in the OVC and 16-6 overall...

Redhawks drop five-set OVC match to Racers (10/14/06)
MURRAY, Ky. -- The Southeast Missouri State dropped a five-set Ohio Valley Conference match to Murray State on Friday night. Murray State, which received 20 kills from former Leopold standout Holly Jansen, defeated the Redhawks 30-20, 28-30, 30-18, 27-30, 15-9...

Redhawks swept by Missouri State (10/12/06)
Missouri State put away Southeast Missouri State 30-23, 30-12, 30-15 on Tuesday night at Houck Field House. The Bears ran their record to 14-4, while Southeast fell back to .500 at 10-10. For the Redhawks, senior setter Jamie Baumstark had 21 assists and freshman middle blocker Hannah Weis had six kills. Freshman libero Taylor Harbster had 14 digs while senior Jessica Koeper added 12 and freshman Molly Davis had 10...

Redhawks volleyball climbs over .500 mark (10/07/06)
For the first time all season, the Southeast Missouri State volleyball team has a winning record. The Redhawks capped a climb from a 1-6 start against a rugged early schedule with Friday night's Ohio Valley Conference victory over visiting Tennessee Tech...

Redhawks volleyball loses to Eagles (10/01/06)
The Southeast Missouri State volleyball team had to settle for a split during its road trip to Kentucky. After sweeping defending Ohio Valley Conference co-champion Eastern Kentucky Friday night, the Redhawks suffered a four-game loss to Morehead State on Saturday...

Redhawks coach not happy with loss to MSU (09/24/06)
The mood of Southeast Missouri State volleyball coach Renata Nowacki did a 180-degree turn in a span of less than 24 hours. Nowacki was all smiles Friday night after the Redhawks opened Ohio Valley Conference play with a dominant sweep of visiting Tennessee-Martin...

Redhawks open OVC play with sweep (09/23/06)
It's hard to imagine Southeast Missouri State beginning Ohio Valley Conference volleyball play with a more dominant performance. The Redhawks pounced on Tennessee-Martin from the start Friday night and romped 30-19, 30-15, 30-22 at Houck Field House...

Tested by Bradley, Southeast wins home opener (09/21/06)
After spending much of the first few weeks of the season on long bus trips and living in motels, Southeast Missouri State volleyball players were elated to finally have a home match. And the Redhawks celebrated their 2006 Houck Field House debut by beating visiting Bradley University in four games Wednesday night...

SIU halts Redhawks volleyball team's streak (09/13/06)
The Southeast Missouri State volleyball team had its four-match victory streak snapped by Southern Illinois on Tuesday night. Host SIU posted a three-game sweep, winning 34-32, 30-27, 30-21. The Salukis are 5-5 while the Redhawks fell to 5-7. Jessica Koeper, the reigning Ohio Valley Conference offensive player of the week, had 17 kills and 14 digs for the Redhawks. Brenna Schlader added 12 kills...