Southeast Volleyball

The Southeast Missouri State volleyball team announced the addition of Bob Crank as an assistant coach on Wednesday. "I am beyond thrilled to add Bob Crank to our coaching staff," Redhawks coach Julie Yankus said in a news release. "His experience as a head coach, a club director, and a player will be instrumental in bringing our program to the next level...

Southeast Missouri State student-athletes combined to post a 3.20 grade point average for the 2016-17 academic year. The women's tennis team led the way with a 3.79 cumulative GPA, while women's cross country and women's soccer were close behind with a 3.75 and a 3.70 GPA, respectively...

The Southeast Missouri State University Athletics Hall of Fame gained six inductees on Friday night with the official inductions of the 2016 class at the Show Me Center. The class included four former players, including volleyball player Lea(Beckemeyer)Nenninger, Heather Jenkins of track and field, baseball catcher Jim Klocke and former football player Eddie Moss...

The Southeast Missouri State athletics department recognized 220 student-athletes who achieved a 3.0 cumulative grade point average or higher during a banquet Wednesday night at the Show Me Center. For the second year in a row, more than 60 percent of the school's student athletes earned a 3.0 GPA or higher...

Southeast Missouri State announced its 2016 Hall of Fame class on Monday, featuring Lea Nenninger (nee Beckemeyer), Dr. John and Judy Holcomb, Heather Jenkins, Jim Klocke, Eddie Moss and Ron Shumate. The group will be inducted in the school's Hall of Fame ceremony on Feb. 3, 2017 at the Show Me Center...

The Southeast Missouri State volleyball team closed out its season on Saturday with a 3-0 (25-15, 25-16, 25-16) win in straight sets against Tennessee Tech at Houck Field House. Prior to the matchup, Southeast (7-23, 6-10 Ohio Valley Conference) honored the team's three seniors -- setter Katarina Rotta, libero Jade Mortimer and student assistant Madalyn Werths...

With the season winding down, Southeast Missouri State volleyball swept visiting UT Martin on Tuesday in the penultimate game of the regular season. The Redhawks (6-23 overall, 5-10 Ohio Valley Conference) used a tight victory in the first set to jump start a 25-22, 25-10, 25-20 result at Houck Field House, the 50th career OVC win for coach Julie Yankus...

Southeast Missouri State volleyball's Jade Mortimer was named Ohio Valley Conference Co-Defensive Player of the Week on Monday. The senior libero helped the Redhawks wrap up the weekend with a road win over Eastern Illinois on Saturday, keeping Southeast in the hunt for a berth in the OVC Tournament. The Redhawks swept EIU for the second time this season and earned their first road win...

The Southeast Missouri State volleyball team dropped a 3-1 result on the road at SIU-Edwardsville on Friday night. The Redhawks (4-23 overall, 3-10 Ohio Valley Conference) took the opening set before SIUE rolled back to sweep the rest of the proceedings 21-25, 25-20, 28-26 and 25-17...

The Southeast Missouri State women’s cross country team came away with its best finish at the Ohio Valley Conference Championships since 2002, placing second on Saturday in Nashville, Tennessee.

The Southeast Missouri State volleyball team lost a pair of Ohio Valley Conference matches on the road, falling to Eastern Kentucky in five matches Friday before dropping a four-set match to Morehead State on Saturday. Eastern Kentucky won by set scores of 25-19, 23-25, 20-25, 25-18 and 15-12, while Morehead State won 25-22, 25-20, 19-25, 25-13...

Southeast volleyball Southeast Missouri State junior Krissa Gearring was named the adidas Ohio Valley Conference Offensive Player of the Week after recording 43 kills in the Redhawks' two volleyball victories over the weekend. Gearring had 17 kills and led the defensive effort with 15 digs in a five-set victory over Belmont on Friday, then matched a career high with 26 kills in a four-set win over Tennessee State on Saturday...

The Southeast Missouri State volleyball team picked up back-to-back Ohio Valley Conference wins, taking out Belmont 3-2 (25-21, 19-25, 25-19, 22-25, 15-12) on Friday and knocking off Tennessee State 3-1 (25-19, 25-22, 28-30, 25-16) on Saturday. Southeast (4-18, 3-5 OVC) was victorious in the opening set in front of the biggest crowd of the season, paced by Krissa Gearring's seven kills...

Southeast Missouri State women's soccer team tied for the third time in four games as it played Belmont to a scoreless deadlock in Ohio Valley Conference play Sunday in Nashville, Tennessee. Redhawks junior goalie Kindra Lierz made six saves through regulation and two overtime periods to record her seventh shutout of the season and 23rd of her career...

The Southeast Missouri State volleyball team slid to 2-17 overall and 1-4 in Ohio Valley Conference play with a five-set loss to Tennessee-Martin — 25-22, 17-25, 25-20, 24-26, 15-11 — on Tuesday night on the road. A quick start helped the Redhawks take the second set, with four blocks from Nzingha Clarke...

Southeast Missouri State senior Katarina Rotta was named the Ohio Valley Conference Setter of the Week, which was announced on Monday. Rotta led the Redhawks volleyball team with 41 assists in a 3-0 win over Eastern Illinois on Friday while also adding nine digs and two kills. She followed the performance up with 58 assists in a loss against SIU Edwardsville on Saturday while also contributing seven digs and a career-high six kills...

The Southeast Missouri State volleyball team got its first Ohio Valley Conference victory and second overall with a Friday night sweep of Eastern Illinois at Houck Field House. The Redhawks (2-15 overall, 1-2 OVC) defeated the Panthers 25-21, 25-21 and 25-22...

The Southeast Missouri State women’s soccer team opened the Ohio Valley Conference portion of its schedule with a 1-0 win over Eastern Illinois on Friday in Charleston, Illinois. Senior Natasha Minor scored the lone goal just before halftime in the 43rd minute on an assist from freshman Esmeralda Gonzales and sophomore Brooke Merseal. It was Minor’s 23rd career goal, which puts her in a tie for third on the Redhawks’ all-time list...

The Southeast Missouri State men's and women's cross country teams took part in the Commodore Classic on Saturday at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, as the women finished 13th out of 25 teams. Kaitlyn Shea paced the squad, placing 34th with a time of 17 minutes, 53.4 seconds. ...

Southern Illinois jumped out to an early lead in the first set before cruising to a 3-0 (25-16, 25-16, 25-23) win over Southeast Missouri State in volleyball action Tuesday at Houck Field House. The Redhawks posted their best effort in the third set, during which junior Krissa Gearring tallied seven of her team-high 11 kills. Southeast led 23-22 during the set before the Salukis secured the final three points to close out the match...

The Southeast Missouri State volleyball team dropped three straight matches at the Popcorn Classic on Friday and Saturday in Valparaiso, Indiana. Valparaiso defeated the Redhawks 3-0 (25-19, 25-19 and 25-19) on Friday before Duquesne won 3-2 (16-25, 25-22, 16-25, 25-23, 15-12) and Central Michigan won 3-1 (25-22, 24-26, 25-16, 25-21) over Southeast on Saturday...

The Southeast Missouri State volleyball team rallied but was overtaken by Evansville 3-2 (20-25, 31-29, 25-21, 10-25, 15-9) on Monday in Evansville, Indiana. The Redhawks (1-6) won the first set before the Purple Aces (1-5) won the next two, including a thrilling win in the second set...

The Southeast Missouri State volleyball team went winless in the first day of action at the UAB/Samford Challenge at Bartow Arena in Birmingham, Alabama, on Friday. The Redhawks (1-4) went down at the hands of Northwestern Sate, 3-1, and Alabama-Birmingham, 3-0...

There was likely a little bit of regret in the locker room following the Southeast Missouri State volleyball team's final game of the Redhawks Invitational on Saturday. The Redhawks were a mere three points away from sweeping Louisiana Tech in straight sets before the Bulldogs siezed momentum and rallied for a 3-2 (20-25, 17-25, 25-22, 25-19, 15-9) victory at the Show Me Center...

The Southeast Missouri State volleyball team opened up its Redhawks Invitational by splitting two contests on Day 1 of competition at the Show Me Center. Southeast topped New Orleans 3-1 (21-25, 25-23, 25-23, 25-11) before falling to Illinois Chicago 3-1 (25-23, 25-19, 22-25, 25-17)...

The Southeast Missouri State volleyball team was picked to finish eighth in the Ohio Valley Conference's preseason poll, which was released Monday. The Redhawks wrapped up their regular season with an eighth-place finish a year ago, falling to Murray State in the opening round of the conference tournament...

Southeast Missouri State coach Julie Yankus announced the signing of Woodland graduate Rachel Poole on Wednesday. Poole, a setter, earned all-conference and all-region honors during her 2015 season at Jefferson College, which competes in the Missouri Community College Athletic Conference. She was also a National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) second team All-American after tallying 1,303 assists. She averaged 11.33 assists per set, which ranked fourth in the NJCAA...

Southeast Missouri State put 29 student-athletes on the list of Ohio Valley Conference Medal of Honor recipients, besting its previous high of 27 a year ago. Each award winner carried a 4.0 GPA for the 2015-16 school year. The Academic Medal of Honor is given annually to student-athletes who achieve the highest GPA in an OVC-sponsored sport...

For a ninth consecutive year, the Southeast Missouri State volleyball team has been honored with the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award. The AVCA created the award in order to honor collegiate and high school volleyball teams that display excellence in the classroom, maintaining a 3.30 cumulative team grade-point average on a 4.0 scale, or a 4.10 GPA on a 5.0 scale...

Southeast Missouri State student-athlete Megan Parks was chosen to serve on the NCAA Division I National Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, it was announced Tuesday. Parks, who competes in track & field and cross country, is the president of SAAC at Southeast and has participated in the Ohio Valley Conference's SAAC as well as the 2015 NCAA Leadership Forum...