NEW ALBANY, Ind. - IU Southeast volleyball was defeated 3-0 at home by Saint Mary of the Woods Pomeroys Saturday afternoon at the IUS Activities Building.
Nicole Stratford led IU Southeast in kills (10) and digs (11). Carly Mason, who was honored before the game for recording 2,000 career assists, added a game-high 34 more assists. Mason also led IU Southeast with two serving aces.
Grenadier volleyball dips to 9-14 overall and 6-5 in River States Conference play. IU Southeast will stay at home Tuesday for the final game of their current five-game homestand when they take on the Campbellsville Tigers at 6:00 p.m.
Set 1: SMWC 25, IU Southeast 16
After an attacking error by the Pomeroys put the Grenadiers up 4-3, the Pomeroys rattled off ten consecutive points and went up 13-4. IU Southeast scored seven of the next nine points to cut the lead to 15-11, but were unable to close the gap any further. SMWC would go onto take set one 25-16.
Set 2: SMWC 30, IU Southeast 28
Set two was neck-and-neck throughout and went to a deuce. The Grenadiers had leads of 24-23, 25-24, and 26-25 but were unable to put the Pomeroys away. SMWC had leads of 27-26 and 28-27 but kills by Stratford and Natalie Pierce kept the set alive. SMWC would go onto win the set after taking the next two points and took a 2-0 match lead.
Set 3: SMWC 25, IU Southeast 21
SMWC took a 13-8 lead early in the set, but the Grenadiers would score five of the next seven to cut the lead to 15-13. Later, with the Pomeroys leading 22-17, the Grenadiers scored four straight points to cut the lead to 22-21, but would not get any closer. The Pomeroys scored three consecutive points, won the set 25-21 and won the match 3-0.
