SKYHAWK VOLLEYBALL DROPS 3-1 DECISION IN OVC OPENER AT SOUTHEAST MISSOURI

Tuesday, September 24

Cape Girardeau, Mo.

6 p.m.

UT Martin

4-11, 0-1OVC

Southeast Missouri

9-6, 1-0OVC

UT Martin

Southeast Missouri

SKYHAWK VOLLEYBALL DROPS 3-1 DECISION IN OVC OPENER AT SOUTHEAST MISSOURI

9/24/2019 9:15:00 PM | Volleyball

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CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – The University of Tennessee at Martin volleyball team opened Ohio Valley Conference play this evening, falling by a 3-1 margin (13-25, 17-25, 25-22, 13-25) at Southeast Missouri.

Gintare Mackeviciute equaled a match-high with 11 kills tonight, hitting .381 on 21 attempts. Kenzie Hinshaw distributed 28 assists while Kayla Carrell tallied a team-best 10 digs in her first career start. Jamie Rys tied a career-high with three service aces while chipping in nine digs for the Skyhawks (4-11, 0-1 OVC).

Southeast Missouri (9-6, 1-0 OVC) scored the first three points of the match and did not trail for the duration of the first set. A Jessica Reynolds kill brought UT Martin within two points at 10-8 but the Redhawks immediately answered with a 12-2 run. The Skyhawks were able to nab three late points due to Southeast Missouri attack errors but the Redhawks finished out the set to take a 1-0 match lead.

After the Redhawks scored five of the first six points in the second set, UT Martin battled back to take a 10-9 lead as Addison Conley, Carrell and Rys each produced a service ace during a 9-4 surge. Southeast Missouri reeled off six unanswered points to reclaim the advantage before kills by Conley and Justine Walker closed the gap to 16-13. However, the Redhawks scored eight of the next 10 points to go on top by a 2-0 margin.

A Mackeviciute kill and Rys service ace began the third set as the Skyhawks never trailed in the stanza. Walker collected two kills and two service aces in the span of six points early as UT Martin nabbed a six-point advantage. Mackeviciute dialed up kills on four consecutive Skyhawk points but the Redhawks were able to tie the score at 11-all. UT Martin used a pair of brief 3-0 runs to create some breathing room, fending off a Southeast Missouri comeback attempt that pulled within one point on five different occasions. With the Skyhawks holding a 23-22 lead, Walker came through with a kill and a Redhawk attack error followed – leading to a fourth set.

Conley delivered a pair of kills in UT Martin's first three points of the fourth set. With the score knotted at 4-all, Southeast Missouri went on a 7-1 run before a Reynolds kill momentarily sapped the Redhawk momentum. Southeast Missouri scored five of seven points quickly thereafter, opening up a 16-9 advantage. Hannah Phillips posted a kill to nudge the Skyhawks within six points but the Redhawks wrapped up the match on an 8-2 run.

UT Martin continues its four-match road trip on Saturday, Sept. 28, traveling to OVC foe Jacksonville State. First serve from Jacksonville, Ala. is scheduled for 2 p.m.