Southeast Volleyball

The Southeast Missouri State volleyball team has added a pair of freshmen to the fold, as coach Julie Yankus announced Friday the signings of Kendall Washington and Caroline Draver. The duo joins Elissa Moylan, Colby Green and Claire Ochs, who signed during the early signing period in November, in a five-player signing class...

Southeast Missouri State senior gymnast Alexis Brawner finished 30th out of 42 competitors in the floor exercise Saturday at the NCAA Regional in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Brawner's 9.750 mark in the event matched her best Regional performance in her third appearance at that level of the postseason...

A return to the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament was a nice accomplishment for the Southeast Missouri State volleyball team, and it will have to settle for that. The eighth-seeded Redhawks fell in straight sets to No. 1 Austin Peay -- 24-18, 25-19, 25-13 -- in the opening round of the postseason Thursday in Clarksville, Tennessee...

Southeast Missouri State volleyball seniors Krissa Gearring and Nzingha Clarke earned first-team All-Ohio Valley Conference honors, the league announced Wednesday at the OVC banquet in Clarksville, Tennessee. It was Gearring's second consecutive first-team conference selection, and Clarke's fourth career end-of-year conference accolade...

Southeast Missouri State volleyball coach Julie Yankus announced on Monday the addition of three signees during the early signing period. Middle blocker Elissa Moylan, rightside hitter Colby Greene and setter Claire Ochs will join the Redhawks next season...

The Southeast Missouri State volleyball team understood what was at stake and, when push came to shove, it played like it. Facing a must-win regular-season finale in order to keep postseason hopes alive, the Redhawks battled through a five-set match, coming alive in the clutch to dispatch Eastern Illinois 25-17, 20-25, 25-22, 21-25 and 15-7 on Senior Day on Saturday afternoon at Houck Field House...

Not for the first time this season, a five-set match ended in disappointment for the Southeast Missouri State volleyball team on Friday night. In the penultimate contest of the regular season, the Redhawks battled with SIU Edwardsville but were ultimately outlasted 25-18, 17-25, 11-25, 25-19 and 15-9 in an Ohio Valley Conference matchup at Houck Field House...

Ray Kowalski and Ledarrius Brewer each finished with 15 points to lead a group of five double-digit scorers for the Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team in an 85-77 exhibition win over Missouri Southern on Saturday at the Show Me Center. The Redhawks held a 40-24 lead after Mark Laros knocked down a jumper with 5 minutes, 49 seconds remaining in the first half, but Missouri Southern went on a 15-0 run to pull within a point...

Adrianna Murphy stuffed the stat sheet and the Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team pulled away late to pick up a win in its final exhibition game. A junior, Murphy scored 23 points, had seven assists, seven rebounds and added eight steals as SEMO out-scored Indiana University Southeast by 18 points in the fourth quarter to secure a 76-53 win at the Show Me Center on Friday. Murphy scored 20-plus points in both exhibition contests...

The Southeast Missouri state volleyball team won its second consecutive match Friday, sweeping Tennessee Tech. Southeast (10-16 overall, 5-7 Ohio Valley Conference) beat the host Golden Eagles (3-21, 1-11) 25-21, 25-13, 28-26, in Cookeville, Tennessee...

Krissa Gearring had a double-double with 18 kills and 19 digs, as the Southeast Missouri State volleyball team rallied to defeat UT Martin 3-2 (24-26, 22-25, 25-23, 25-22, 15-10) in Ohio Valley Conference action Tuesday at Houck Field House. Southeast (9-16, 4-7 OVC) had a .611 hitting percentage in the decisive fifth set, during which it committed no errors and jumped out to an 11-8 lead. ...

A day after a straight-set win, the Southeast Missouri volleyball team was on the other end of a three-set match. Southeast (8-16 overall, 3-7 Ohio Valley Conference) fell to Eastern Kentucky 25-21, 25-23, 25-22 in an OVC contest Saturday at Houck Field House. Friday, SEMO swept Morehead State...

Thanks to a season-high hitting percentage, the Southeast Missouri State volleyball team eased past visiting Morehead State on Pink Up Night. Southeast (8-15 overall, 3-6 Ohio Valley Conference) beat the Eagles (11-11, 2-7) in three sets (27-25, 25-13, 25-23) at Houck Field House on Friday, as the Redhawks compiled a .371 hitting percentage...

After success on Friday, the Southeast Missouri State volleyball team couldn't pull out another victory on Saturday, falling in straight sets on the road at Belmont, 25-18, 25-10 and 25-21. The loss dropped the Redhawks to 7-15 overall and 2-6 in the Ohio Valley Conference...

The Southeast Missouri State volleyball team picked up a conference sweep on Friday, taking out Tennessee State 25-19, 25-22 and 25-16. The victory was the first on the road this season for the Redhawks (7-14 overall, 2-5 Ohio Valley Conference). With the result, Southeast has matched its win total from 2016...

Southeast Missouri State volleyball won a lengthy first set but ultimately lost the match to Southern Illinois Edwardsville on Saturday in Edwardsville, Illinois. Southeast fell in four sets (31-29, 14-25, 23-25, 16-25) and suffered its fourth consecutive loss...

In its final road contest of the regular season, the Southeast Missouri State women's soccer team went to extra time for the fourth time in conference play, settling for a 1-1 draw with Austin Peay on Friday night in Clarksville, Tennessee. Esmie Gonzales scored her second goal of the season in the 30th minute, off an assist from Lauren Kaempfe...

Southeast Missouri State volleyball won the opening set but was unable to build on that strong start in a loss to Murray State on Saturday. After losing in straight sets to Austin Peay on Friday, the Redhawks ensured they wouldn't get swept for a second consecutive day with a first-set win. But the Racers rebounded with a four-set victory (27-29, 25-17, 25-22, 25-20) in the Ohio Valley Conference match at Houck Field House...

Early letdowns turned out to be too much of an obstacle for the Southeast Missouri State volleyball team on Friday night. After coming up just short in each of the first two sets, SEMO (6-11, 1-2) fell in straight sets (25-23, 25-22, 25-16) to Austin Peay at Houck Field House...

Southeast Missouri State volleyball ended an eight-match losing streak with a three-set win over visiting Jacksonville State on Saturday at Houck Field House. It was SEMO's first Ohio Valley Conference win of the season. Southeast won 25-14, 25-22, 25-20 to extend its home winning streak to five...

The Southeast Missouri State volleyball team began Ohio Valley Conference play Tuesday, dropping its eighth straight match. UT Martin lost the opening set but won the next three to claim a 3-1 (22-25, 27-25, 25-19, 25-20) victory over the Redhawks in Martin, Tennessee...

The Southeast Missouri State volleyball team battled for five sets against a tournament host but was unable to end a lengthy losing streak Saturday. SEMO fell 25-27, 25-20, 23-25, 25-23, 13-15 to Chicago State at Jacoby D. Dickens Center in its final game at the Chicago State Invitational. It was also Southeast's final non-conference game...

It took every ounce of five sets to determine a winner, but the Southeast Missouri State volleyball team suffered its fourth straight defeat, falling to regional rival Southern Illinois on Tuesday in Carbondale, Illinois. The Salukis (1-7) took the victory by scores of 20-25, 25-21, 21-25, 25-17 and 15-13 to grab their first win of the season...

Southeast Missouri State volleyball capped off the Drake Invitational with its third loss of the tournament Saturday, falling in four sets to Omaha (25-23, 28-30, 14-25, 23-25). The Redhawks went 0-3 in the two-day event, losing to Montana in five sets and Drake in three sets on Friday...

With her team locked in a 13-13 deadlock with Western Illinois in the decisive fifth set of Monday's match, Southeast Missouri State volleyball coach Julie Yankus was curious to see how her younger players were going to react. Yankus called a timeout and turned to one of those players, designing a play that got the ball to sophomore outside hitter Mikayla Kuhlmann...

Southeast Missouri State volleyball claimed the Redhawks Invitational Tournament title Saturday with a win over previously unbeaten Evansville at the Show Me Center. SEMO went 3-0 in the tournament, which was capped by its five-set victory over the Aces. For the first time since the 2013 Maroon Classic at Mississippi State, the Redhawks have won a non-conference tournament...

The Southeast Missouri State volleyball team lost its final match in the New Orleans Invitational on Saturday. SEMO fell in five sets to host New Orleans, 25-12, 18-25, 19-25, 25-19, 15-12, at the Human Performance Center. After losing the first set, the Redhawks (1-2) claimed the next two before losing the fourth. Mikayla Kuhlmann had six of her team-high 14 kills in the second set...

The Southeast Missouri State volleyball team began the regular season Friday with a pair of games at the New Orleans Invitational, splitting the contests with an opening loss to Fordham before rebounding for a victory over Alcorn State at the Human Performance Center in New Orleans...

The Southeast Missouri State volleyball team continued its preseason preparation Wednesday as it played its first-ever exhibition match, traveling to Hyland Arena at Lindenwood University to take on Quincy. The game gave the Redhawks an opportunity to experiment with different lineups and test the team's ability to adjust during game situations...

The Southeast Missouri State women's volleyball team was picked to finish ninth in the Ohio Valley Conference preseason poll, which was released Tuesday morning, while seniors Krissa Gearring and Nzingha Clarke were each named to the Preseason All-OVC team...

Twenty-six Southeast Missouri State student-athletes were recognized Wednesday as the Ohio Valley Conference announced its Academic Medal of Honor winners for the 2016-17 academic year. Awarded to student-athletes who achieve the highest grade point average in each sport, all 221 OVC student-athletes honored carried a perfect 4.0 GPA...

The Southeast Missouri State volleyball team was honored with the American Volleyball Coaches Association Team Academic Award for the 10th year in a row on Monday. The Redhawks had a cumulative team GPA of 3.50 for the 2016-17 academic year. "I am very proud of our student-athletes and their academic accomplishments," Southeast coach Julie Yankus said in a news release. ...

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...